Is your facility safe for your employees? Maintaining a safe workplace is necessary if you want to have a successful business. Aside from reducing expenses from employee compensation costs and avoiding federal regulated fines, keeping your facility safe can greatly help in boosting employee morale. When employees feel that the company is taking good care of them and are being valued, they become more productive and motivated to perform better.
Keeping your facility safe for your workers shouldn’t be as daunting as it may seem. There are ways to promote safety without sounding scary or intimidating. Keeping it simple and light can be effective in establishing safety awareness among your employees. Here are few tips to make your safety program running smoothly and effectively:
In any organization, employees will look up to their supervisors and managers. Leading by example is one of the best ways to make your employees realize that you take safety seriously. And if management is able to establish a culture of safety and show a deep sense of commitment and accountability, your employees will surely follow suit.
One way of showing your commitment to keep your employees safe is by establishing safety and health programs that everyone will benefit from. You can use trainings and seminars to highlight the importance of workplace safety. And as a leader, making yourself visible by taking an active part in these trainings will set a level awareness for everyone to follow.
Get everyone involved
Everyone – from rank and file employees to middle management and senior executives – should take an active role in keeping your facility safe and conducive for work. It’s also important to note that you shouldn’t overlook your employees’ knowledge because as the main force of the company, they have better insight when it comes to the company’s daily operations and the risks that come with it.
The first step to get everyone involved is by incorporating safety information as part of your employee orientation process. In addition, you can set a rating system and accident reporting program to evaluate critical incidents in your facility. By making your employees more involved in issues that are important to the entire organization, they would feel more accountable and careful with their actions.
Don’t sound too imposing
Maintaining a safe workplace is indeed a serious issue but providing precautionary messages doesn’t have to seem unpleasant for your employees. Instead, you can use motivational safety banners and posters to keep it light and non-imposing. By using a more inspirational and encouraging tone, your employees will get your message without feeling intimidated all the time.
Keeping everyone in your workplace highly motivated and well-informed is one of the key factors in maintaining a safe facility. In any kind of work environment, you should treat safety as more than just a set of rules that everyone should follow. Instead, this should be treated as a major part of work culture with everyone taking equal active roles and responsibilities.
Venus Czarina Santos is a content contributor for Seton.com.
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Motivation and positive safety attitudes are a better way to create a safety culture than frightening posters and threats, and are more likely to keep lines of safety communication open. Safety shouldn’t only be important during annual meetings or reviews.