This is a contributed post.
Workplace safety is imperative to have in place and to ensure all employees are making a proactive effort when it comes to their safety and those of their colleagues.
As a business owner, it’s your responsibility to ensure your staff are looked after and are in a safe environment. All employees should feel like they’re operating in a safe place and one that they feel comfortable in and not in harm’s way. With that being said, here are some helpful workplace safety tips that every business owner needs to know.
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1. Prepare a health and safety policy
Make sure to prepare a health and safety policy when it comes to running a business. If you don’t have one already, or you feel as though the current one is a little outdated, then it’s good to spend some time on improving it or creating one from scratch.
There are plenty of templates to work from online but it’s something that might need a tailored touch when it comes to making one. There may be some elements of the workplace that operate a little differently from others, so it’s good to have a proper health and safety policy in place to ensure
2. Get fire and safety inspections done routinely
The building is an important part of your worker’s safety because if it’s not in good condition or adhering to safety standards, then it’s putting your employees at risk.
That’s why you should have regular fire inspections done routinely so that you’re keeping on top of much-needed building maintenance as and when required.
Be sure to check whether the fire or safety inspection is overdue and make sure to get this done so that you can avoid any fallout or potential harm that might come to your employees by not having the inspections done often enough.
3. Report accidents and illnesses via the correct processes
Reporting accidents and illnesses via the correct processes and means is important. Every accident or illness needs to be logged properly so that it provides you with the evidence you may or may not need further down the line.
It’s important to ensure a proper process is in place when it comes to your staff, especially when they injure themselves or have an accident within the workplace. Illnesses are similar in that you want to know how often people are getting ill and whether this is something that may be connected to the workplace.
4. Communicate your with workers
Make sure you’re communicating with your workers when it comes to health and safety in the workplace. Effective communication is going to keep everyone and the same page and hopefully avoiding problems withi the workplace.
5. Train your staff in first aid
Finally, make sure you’ve trained your staff in first aid. This is an important one because if you’re not keeping on top of first aid, then it’s going to the health and safety of your staff. It’s good to have staff trained in first aid so that they can help with providing the urgent care that a staff member or gues within the building might need at any point.
Workplace safety is important to have so make sure it’s in place for your business moving forward.