Title of Article: Risk Management – Investing In Workplace Safety
Author: Corey Berghoefer
Source: Risk Management Magazine
Date: November 1 2018
Summary:
A workplace does not come around accidentally but is the result of a planned idea. Workplace safety comes from a well-executed plan conceived and successfully invoked into the company’s strategy at all possible levels. Building a safe working condition means that the company should explore extraordinary safety protocols. Some employers that comply with the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) argue that they are immune to possible hazards. Regulations under this administration offer a framework for safety and require sophisticated organizations to know that they should follow the rules, which can help raise employee morale and increase engagement in protecting themselves from hefty fines. In addition, non-compliance can increase the risk of employee turnover, which can become a costly affair. To reduce these risks, companies tend to try to understand what is at stake, which requires an upgrade at work and improvements in their safety strategies.
According to the article, OSHA continually revises its rules, which is an indicator of its awareness of its beneficiaries’ best interests. Possibly, this awareness increases its attention to routine research, which seeks to include the latest information about the industry and region. Monitoring of walking-working surfaces is the first step highlighted in this article. In this step, the United States Bureau of Labor and Statistics calls out trips and falls as the significant cause for injuries and severe fatalities in the workplace. To protect workers from such accidents, OSHA has finally issued a ruling as to how employees should operate around walking surfaces. Such cases are there to advise the organization regarding horizontal and vertical surface requirements, further improving the workplace location in general.
Newly implemented provisions indicate that organizations must fix ladders and rope systems in their workspaces for emergency preparedness purposes. In as much good pay and proper treatment of employees are the most relevant factor for employers to follow, it is still essential for companies to ensure that the working conditions of these employees are safe enough. All these provisions are in place to keep organizations’ management in check and possibly reduce the chances of accidents at the workplace. Previously, numerous employees have suffered from repeated disasters at work and companies have had to spend so much in the name of treatment. In this case, OSHA intends to create a future where only minor accidents happen, increasing hope for employees because their health is a priority for their employers and OSHA alike.
The mitigation of risks is an important concept we have come across in class. Just like all other risks, occupational safety must improve to reduce the risk of accidents for employees. By doing this, it is easy to retain the employees because they get the perception that the company needs them and shows them love by ensuring that their security is a top priority for the business. This approach is one that all companies in the current generation should copy because humans are becoming more emotional and such small factors count when it comes to employee retention. OSHA is a piece of legislation that aims at delivering the best safety standards for employees. As times have moved, changes to federal and state laws ensured buildings come with the best safety standards possible. Equally, companies can and should prove that they handle their employees with care by assisting their employees in cases of illnesses and accidents.
Works Cited
Berghoefer, Corey. "Risk Management – Investing In Workplace Safety". Rmmagazine.Com, 2018, http://www.rmmagazine.com/2018/11/01/investing-in-workplace-safety/. Accessed 7 Nov 2018.
