Accidents may happen all the time. It is inevitable no matter where you are or whatever you are doing. According to business and industry portal, "A hazard is something with the potential to cause harm." So to keep away to these hazards, the key is to understand it, know what to do about it, and to have focus.
Workplace hazards involving the risks of injury and illness include:
- Substance and chemical hazards such as asbestos, lead and waste management.
- Infectious diseases and biological hazards like hendra and legionella virus.
- Physical hazards such as electrical hazard, working at heights, and equipment.
- Environmental hazards such as lighting, noise, cold, heat stress, and dust.
- Phychosocial hazards like work-related stress, fatigue, occupational violence, and workplace harassment.
Given all of these risks you might think being safe can be difficult. But NTWorkplace assured that by following safety measures a safe workplace can still be possible.
Safety measures for a safer workplace are:
1. Provide the correct supervision and training for every employee in the company to do their tasks safely and properly. Complete information should also be given for every machine or other instruments they use in their tasks to help them be safe. They should also be taught how to report a hazard or other safety issue as soon as the incident happened.
2. Employers and employees should have an open communication on how to maintain the safety in the workplace. It is better to share ideas on the hazards that the employees are probably facing at the moment so that the upper management can do something about the problem soonest.
3. Properly manage the risks and hazards that could cause accidents in the long run. Start it by identifying the hazards in the place. Then you can assess it all to health and safety. After that, you can try to control and eliminate it. Lastly you can review and monitor the control measures to ensure of on-going safety.
As you keep the workplace safe, you're also protecting the company's most valuable asset which is the employees, just like what NonProfit Risk stated. So safety first before anything else and surely everyone would benefit from it.
