As the boss, you take employee safety very seriously. The last thing you want is for someone to get hurt on your watch, so you want to do everything possible to protect your team. Of course, you can’t do this all on your own. You need employees to take responsibility for their safety — and… Read more »
You’ve worked hard to create strict protocols to keep employees safe, but sometimes accidents happen. If a worker is injured on the job, getting the appropriate medical treatment should always be your top priority. Acting quickly can make a world of difference in their recovery. Reporting the accident is also imperative. The Occupational Safety and… Read more »
As a manager, it’s your job to spot and address workplace safety hazards. However, getting employees to buy into safety practices and hear your concerns isn’t always easy. You want every member of your team to leave work in the same physical condition in which they arrived, so you have to approach the issue in… Read more »
As a responsible employer, worker safety is your top priority. When your team sets foot onto your worksite, you want them to end their shift in the same physical condition. Keeping employees safe requires careful diligence on everyone’s part, but it starts with you. In 2016, approximately 2.9 million non-fatal injuries and illnesses were reported… Read more »
The last thing you want is for one of your employees to be injured on the job, but accidents can happen at any company. In fact, private industry employers reported approximately 2.9 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in 2016, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. No work environment is free of hazards, but… Read more »
Employees expect to end each shift in the same physical condition in which they started; unfortunately it doesn’t always work that way. Workplace accidents happen every day, resulting in a myriad of injuries — and even death. In 2016, private industry employers reported approximately 2.9 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses, according to the Bureau… Read more »
By nature, some jobs are more dangerous than others, but no company is exempt from workplace injuries and illnesses. In 2015, private industry employers reported 2.9 million nonfatal injuries and illnesses to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) — and many more likely went undocumented. Tragically, OSHA stats revealed 4,836 on-the-job injuries were fatal… Read more »