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MEMBER NEWS MARCH 2023 starksafetycouncil.org 2022 ♦ VOLUME 20 ♦ ISSUE 2 10 Reasons WhyNOVEMBER Safety is Important Provided by Curt Speck, President of Safety Resources Company of Ohio and SCSC Steering Committee Member
Why should you implement workplace safety programs? Some might answer “Because OSHA requires it.”, and while that might be partially true, it’s not the whole story. Workplace safety programs provide a number of benefits, including increased productivity, highly engaged workforces, reduced costs of operation, and more. First, safety programs help to foster more productive work environments. By creating a strong safety culture on the job, workers are able to perform their tasks confidently without fear of injury. This allows them to accomplish more because they are not second guessing their tasks as they perform them. This causes a ripple effect of increasing employee job satisfaction and reducing absenteeism because employees have a safer work environment. Well implemented programs that draw from employee feedback also give workers a sense of ownership in their work environments, and this pride can boost morale even further. The benefits of protecting your most valuable assest, your workers, can never be overstated. Additionally, there are significant financial benefits to a well implemented safety program as well. Happier, safer workers are less likely to be absent or injured, which reduces turnover rates. Training new workers is costly, so anything that helps you retain valuable experience is a boon to your bottom line. The same goes for the increased productivity. Not only will your workers have more to be proud of with their work, but your business will be able to accomplish more. Safe work environments also cost less to operate. Combining the effects of lower productivity and morale, the costs of training new workers due to high turnover, the costs of higher insurance premiums and worker’s compensation claims, without having safety programs is like gambling, with terrible odds and no winnings. Don’t forget your client’s perspectives. Customers trust businesses who protect their workers, and are less likely to do business with those who do not. When a potential client sees that you take the extra steps to ensure employee’s safety, they have reason to believe that you will take that same care for them. Nothing is more valuable than earning your customers trust, and nothing demonstrates that more effectively than a genuine commitment to protecting the people who work for you. Some people hesitate to implement safety programs because they cost money at first, and that much is true. True safety isn’t free, but it’s a lot cheaper than the alternative.
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