Making sure that all employees are concerned with safety awareness can often be a difficult task. There are several things that employers can and should be doing to promote safety awareness in the workplace.
It is everyone persons job to work safely and efficiently but it is the owner,manager or safety leaders job to make sure all employees understand what working safely means.
Safety awareness in the workplace starts at the top and makes it way down to all workers. If the boss isn’t using safety gear than why should the workers. This of course is not true but many people often say if he isn’t doing it then why should I do it the right way. The best way to teach safety awareness in the workplace is to practice safety awareness in the workplaces. Below is a list of things you can do to help boost safety awareness.
Promoting Safety Awareness In The Workplace
Have monthly safety meetings. This is a great time to cover the safety protocols of the company. Also it gives people an opportunity to ask questions and get answers about their safety concerns.
Hang safety related posters in common areas such as break rooms.
Pick safety leaders that can check all equipment for malfunctions and also answer questions or show an unsafe worker how to do the job safely.
Make sure any employee that uses a machine while working is trained to use it properly. They should also know what to do in an emergency.
Show your employees that you are a safe worker. This will encourage them to work safe as well. These are just a few small things that you can do to promote safety awareness in the workplace.
Reward Safety Awareness In The Workplace
Rewarding safety is easy to do. There are several ways you can reward safety it can be on an individual base or a company wide reward. The rewards can be anything you see fit. Here are a few examples of rewarding safety awareness in the workplace.
If you are rewarding an individual one thing you can do is pick a Safety Employee of The Month. This person could get a free lunch or get to leave early on day. You can also put their picture of the wall of safety. Small prizes for a job well done often encourage others to do their best.
If you are rewarding the entire team for a job well done. You should first decide how long they must work safe with injury. Will it be a quarter or a whole year? What exactly do you expect from the workers? It is a good idea to let them know you plan to reward them for working safe. This will give them something to work toward.
You could have a company picnic or holiday party as a reward. If you don’t like the idea of partying than how about calling the local favorite deli and having lunch brought in for the entire crew. This will give them something to get excited about and will help keep safety awareness on everyone’s mind.
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