Workplace Safety: A 3-Tiered Approach to Preventing Accidents on Worksites

April 6, 2016

No matter what kind of workplace you’re overseeing, workplace safety should be a priority for you. An unsafe workplace can be inefficient for your goals, expensive for your company, and most important of all, harmful to your workers.

Because of this, you’ll want to do everything you can to make sure your place of work is as safe as it can be for you, your customers and your employees. To help you with this, here’s a 3-tiered plan for preventing accidents in the workplace.

Emphasize Safety Rules

Every workplace should have a set of safety rules and guidelines for employees to abide by. These guidelines should outline the safest way to go about procedures, store important items, and move about any dangerous areas. Once you’ve developed these rules, you’ll want to make sure that every employee knows how to follow them.

This can be done with clearly-posted safety rules and guidelines, as well as training for employees both new and old. You can also document your safety guidelines in a company handbook, available to every employee.

Perform Audits

An audit is a thorough inspection of a workplace, with the goal of ensuring that everything within is up to the safety guidelines you’ve set. You’ll want to schedule audits regularly to make sure things stay completely safe year-round. While you’re auditing, take notes of places where you think your safety procedures are a bit weak, so you can brainstorm changes later to strengthen them.

Keep Everything Clean

Though it can be easy to neglect, cleanliness is one of the most important parts of a safe workplace. Dirty or disorganized workplaces pose health risks, and can be incredibly dangerous in certain workplaces. This is where Image One Facility Solutions can help you! As you audit, note what parts of the environment are dirty or un-kept.

Then, to make sure the environment stays clean, contact them as soon as possible. They’ll give you a free quote and let you know how they can help keep your workplace accident-free.