Attention to WH & S Improves Morale, Productivity and Retention

Whatever the size of business, the safety of your workplace should always be at the forefront of your mind. The legislation behind health and safety at work is very severe, so a large number of business owners are of the opinion that to comply with the law means a lot more unnecessary administration. But it needn?t be that way and with the most efficient safety systems in place the financial position of your business can be improved for years to come.

With the help of high quality health and safety consultants, a business owner can ensure that not only will they comply with the current legislation (not the main reason for adopting this mindset) but also gain trust from employees, their management team and customers and suppliers. This has to be a top down strategy if it is to work efficiently and be perceived by all as a major benefit.

Improving the morale of the workers is probably the biggest benefit of implementing a good health and safety system. By committing themselves, business owners and senior management will demonstrate to their workers that they truly care about them and this in turn will make employees feel a lot happier about their employment and their place of work, which will lead to them becoming much more loyal to the company. This will in turn lead to happier employees all round and will reduce the number of ?out of the blue? sick days off that unhappy workers tend to take.

Productivity will also be increased as fewer accidents are likely to occur with a good work safety program in place. If an accident does occur then recovery times will be improved by a good health and safety program. It is all about the prevention of accidents and a good program will always increase productivity.

Most business leaders will be aware that high quality employees are key to the success of their business. When people think about their work they will consider many things but their safety at the workplace will figure highly in those thoughts. If business owners fail to recognize this then they are likely to face a situation where the really good workers will leave and then they will have to spend a lot of time, effort and money trying to find good replacements.

The risk of legal cases being brought against the organisation is also significantly lessened with a good workplace safety program in place. The health and safety laws are very strict and a lot of organisations have already paid out hefty sums in a lot of the legal cases that have been fought in the courts. Many of these compensation claims could have been avoided had the companies concerned taken heed of the laws and chosen to implement a quality safety system.

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Learn about Barringtons WH& S Consultancy here.

?Blayne Webb, Director Barringtons?

Source: http://www.getprotected.com.au/2012/attention-to-w-h-s-improves-morale-productivity-and-retention/

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