Features of Health and Safety

Question

What are the features of Health and Safety (H & S) in a risky areas of an organization?

Answer 1

Health and safety is imperative to effectively manage the workplace environment as it protects the employer and the employee from risks relating to workplace incidents through applying safe techniques and good practice.  

H&S systems reduces company loses through reducing time spent away from the work place by employees who have  been injured or become sick due to workplace incidents and accidents.

H&S is the responsibility of all employees at all levels in the organization and cannot be delegated to others – each person is a H&S stakeholder. 

H&S is managed through sound and consistent  risk management evaluations of the working environment.

H&S is key to achieving the commercial aims of the organization–customers perceptions, lower production costs, higher productivity.

H&S cements and improves employee/employer relationships.

Consequences of poor H&S practices effect a wide range of stakeholders and it is not limited to the organization only.

H&S is not a “nice to have” but a business essential.

H&S is regulated in each county so ensure all regulations/laws are complied with to avoid risk / accidents / injury/penalties.