The Safety Master

Accidents and injuries do happen a lot of times in the industry. Indirect costs such as loss of worker life, productivity, poor quality of goods and services, and damage to customer relations and public image can be two to four times the direct costs. The impact of accidents, injuries, reaches far beyond the physical safety of the workplace. Workplace injuries often require employees to take time off or result in restricted work duties or the need to transfer to less physically demanding positions. In addition, there is the cost to repair and replace damaged equipment and the cost of lost or limited production stemming from an unexpected disruption of operations, all of which decrease operational effectiveness and productivity. Companies and Industries that are serious regarding protecting their employees should do far more than react after an injury or rely on awareness-based safety efforts and usually, this approach only delays the next injury. Safety is not just about res...

Nowadays, we are becoming more aware of the importance of taking human factors into account in our management of occupational health and safety management in the workplace of an organization. Usually, when an accident has occurred, human error is conveniently cited as a cause of the accident. When accidents are investigated, many of the systemic causal factors are human in their origins, for example, inadequate training for the workers, bad design of workplaces, fatigue due to shifting structures, inadequate tools, and equipment, or an overall poor safety culture in place. Behavior-based safety programs let workers know the proper acceptable steps to follow if an accident or injury occurs. Proper safety training also results in higher profits by teaching workers to perform their duties safely and efficiently. Furthermore, companies with a proper safety culture prevent and reduce more accidents and injuries. A behavior based safety program can provide positive outcomes to ch...