3 amazing tips for a safer workplace

You’re spinning a whole load of plates when you start up a business – and the last thing you want smashing is one of your employees’ limbs.

Yet accidents in the workplace are still a blight on a large number of employer’s records. According to government figures, 1.2 million people suffered a workplace related illness or injury in 2013/14.

And we can all imagine the kind of boss that would allow such injuries to persist. Their cigar ash drops carelessly on their wife beater vest as they shrug off another injury in their workplace with a cackle and a cheer.

Yet not every health and safety shirker is an evil grotesque – some are just thoughtless.

No matter their excuse, you don’t want to be one of them. So what can you do to ensure your employees are safe when they’re working?

Call in the pros

After an ambulance, your worker will call the injury at work claim experts first. These guys and girls know every nook and cranny of health and safety legislation – so why not give them a ring before your staff get hurt?

Invite a work injury specialist to come and view your workplace, checking for any danger hotspots. Once they’ve helped you, you’ll be unlikely to find an injured member of staff limping on your shop floor.

A fresh pair of eyes can prove vital to your workplace’s progress – so don’t hesitate to get regular checks from safety officials.

Listen up

After a while, your staff will know far more about your workplace than you ever could. They’re the ones operating the machinery, learning quick fixes to problems and trying to make their job as efficient as possible.

So you better listen to them if you want to improve your premises.

Maintain an open door policy once a week where employees can visit your office and tell you any problems they’re having in their job. With that info you’ll know exactly the places requiring improvement.

Staff have a keen eye when it comes to their place of work – listen up and you’ll be able to harness their expertise to its fullest extent.

DON’T hesitate

Some think of accidents or workplace hazards as purely fiscal. Will it cost much to plug that leak? Can’t people just work around that tripping hazard? Can’t that ageing machinery be replaced next year?

Cast those thoughts far from your mind when you’re running a business. Why? Because an accident will cost you far more than a simple repair.

Ultimately, you’ve got to consider the safety of your employees – before you can think of profit.