Why Should You Care About Workplace Safety?

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported 4,693 workers died on the job in 2011 – that translates to 13 people every day who went to work and never made it home.

Workplace Safety Pays.

Minimize Legal Risks.

OSHA provides you with the foundation to put an effective safety plan into place for your organization with rules and regulations that aren't just mandates, but also performance standards. These standards help minimize legal risks for employers.

Protect Your People & Profits.

Don't view workplace safety training as a "have to." Instead look at it as a way to help your employees and co-workers maintain a healthy, safe environment.

Reduce Worker Injuries & Comp Claims.

Effective safety planning and training will help reduce worker injuries and compensation claims.

Provide Workplace Safety Training.

However, being a governmental, regulatory body, OSHA doesn't always make its requirements and regulations clear. For instance, how do you do the action to keep a safe work environment? What are the performance standards that need to be met? That's where you need to make sure you have an effective workplace safety training program in place.

Over the longer term, of course, safety pays; good safety and health management tends to translate into profitability and a stronger national economy by preventing worker injuries, saving on a host of costs, spurring worker engagement, and enhancing the company’s reputation.

David Michaels Former Assistant Secretary Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Excerpt: Statement made before the Committee on Education and The Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, October 5, 2011.

Workplace Safety Pays

Run. Hide. Fight. Surviving an Active Shooter Event.

This video is a Department of Homeland Security Grant Funded Project, produced by the city of Houston’s Mayor’s Office of Public Safety and Homeland Security. The city grants permission to use the video in the format provided for its intended purposes only, information and awareness training for the general population.

Workplace Accidents.

This is a compilation of all five workplace accident ads from Prevent-it.ca highlighting workplace health and safety.

It is age-restricted and must be watched on YouTube.

Donnie's Accident 2013.

Donnie’s Accident – Electrical Arc Blast
May 19, 2009
Visit Donnie’s Accident to read the full story.

This video is age-restricted and must be watched on YouTube.

Safety Expert

As an OSHA-authorized and safety training expert, I provide workplace safety training solutions that go beyond the rules and regulations – focusing on safety first and showing how to keep OSHA violations to a minimum.
Top Ten Violations

OSHA – Occupational Safety & Health Administration – gives us requirements and guidelines to follow to assure that everyone has safe, healthful working conditions.

OSHA’s Top Ten Most Frequently Cited Violations
Did You Know ...

Safety training can lead to other jobs within your current organization or elsewhere. Understanding the safety needs of your company is key. Being able to communicate and transfer what you know is critical.

Document, document, document!

From OSHA’s perspective, if it’s not documented, it’s not done. Workplace safety training can help identify things to help develop and document your safety program.

» Safety plans customized to your specific company are needed. Using work-related injury and illness data can assist in developing plans.
» Written documentation shows how safety plans are customized to your specific company.
» Initial and ongoing training records demonstrate retention and application of your safety practices.

Related article: Documenting Workplace Safety Training.