Health And Safety Programming
Darren Preston
- Establishing
- a
- Health
- and
- Safety
- program
- in
- the
- workplace
- is
- one
- of
- the
- most
- effective
- ways
- of
- protecting
- our
- most
- valuable
- asset,
- our
- employees.
- Losing
- workers
- to
- injury
- or
- illness,
- even
- for
- a
- short
- time,
- can
- cause
- significant
- disruption
- and
- cost
- to
- the
- business
- as
- well
- as
- the
- individual
- and
- their
- families.
- It
- can
- also
- damage
- workplace
- morale,
- productivity,
- turnover,
- and
- reputation.
- Health
- and
- Safety
- programs
- foster
- a
- proactive
- approach
- to
- "finding
- and
- fixing"
- site
- specific
- hazards
- before
- they
- can
- escalate
- into
- injury
- or
- illness.
- Rather
- than
- reacting
- to
- an
- incident,
- leadership
- teams
- and
- colleagues,
- collaborate
- to
- identify
- and
- solve
- issues
- before
- they
- occur.
- This
- collaboration
- builds
- trust,
- enhances
- communication,
- provides
- a
- safe
- working
- environment,
- and
- often
- leads
- to
- other
- business improvements.
