Things You Need To Know About Occupational Safety

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Truly,there are so many employees who are injured and die each year from occupationalaccidents. On the other hand, if these occupational hazards are identifiedearly, the management can do something by creating a committee responsible forimplementing safety management plans in the workplace. Here is a list of themost occupational safety measures that can be applied in the work area to keepboth employers and employees safe at all times.
Educate Workers AboutWorkplace Accidents And Occupational SafetyItis easier for employees to be cautious at work when they know what to becareful of.  Managers should teachworkers about how to recognize common occupational hazards and how they canreport them so that further injuries can be prevented and solution will beprovided. Employers can also place OSHA posters in prominent areas at work. These posters are very useful inproviding fact sheet information like avoiding common accidents at work. Bymaking these posters visible, you are following the law and ensuring its timelyreinforcement. It also means that you care for your working because you areproviding them the information they ought to know.
Place Safety EquipmentAt WorkSafetyequipment and first aid kits are life savers. A good rule is to have one firstaid kit for 30 employees. This kit should be well-maintained and updatedregularly. Safety equipment gears on the other hand, vary from one work placefrom another. Mines use different safety equipment from other work areas like aconventional office.  The safetyequipment at work always depends on the nature of your job. There are someareas called hard hat area thus requiring safety helmet while working. It isimportant to follow company safety rules for employees’ protection.
Hire Health And SafetyExpertsEmployersshould consider hiring health and safety specialists and occupational nurses toensure that every workers are safe. They can easily assess the work environmentand review protocols used at work. Moreover, these specialists can helpemployers identify the safety issues and implement procedures to preventaccidents at work. Company should hire them for their employees’ welfare.
Duringher Workers Memorial Day speech on April 26, 2012, Hilda Solis, the Secretaryof Labor said that "Every day in America, 13 people go to work and nevercome home. Every year in America, nearly 4 million people suffer a workplaceinjury from which some may never recover. These are preventable tragedies thatdisable our workers, devastate our families, and damage our economy. Americanworkers are not looking for a handout or a free lunch. They are looking for agood day's pay for a hard day's work. They just want to go to work, provide fortheir families, and get home in one piece."  It is a fact that workers are injured and dieeach day at places of work. Each year, there are lots of cases being filed dueto work accidents. Employers should do something in order to reduce the numberof work-related accidents and promote safety of their employees.