In the busy day-to-day, it’s hard to find time for anything out of the ordinary. Stopping work for any reason is always hard to justify in the moment. Even if the long-term benefits are obvious, it’s always easy to put off long-term goals to keep things humming in the short term.
That’s why it can be so hard to get safety training on the schedule. There’s always a reason to put it off until next week or next month. Until, of course, an accident happens, and the reasons for delay seem ridiculous in retrospect.
Avoid regret and recrimination. Make sure to make time for safety training on a regular basis. Here’s a list of four reasons safety training is a must:
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People Come First
Look at safety as an investment, not just in terms of money, but in terms of people too. There are a number of good fiscal reasons to hold regular safety training. But the main reason to make the time is to avoid accidents and injury. A bad moment can ruin someone’s life. You should take any reasonable steps to avoid that.
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Avoid Expensive Work Stoppages
The main argument against having safety training is the time it takes from normal business. But, time spent now on instilling safe habits gets returned in fewer missed work days and a more predictable routine. A single injury or accident can wreak havoc on a production schedule. In comparison, the brief time spent on regular safety training will seem minuscule.
It’s like insurance: pay a little every month to avoid the potential for a big payment in the future. And while there’s no way to guarantee there will never be an accident, everything you can do to limit the risk is a step in the right direction.
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Avoid Potential Lawsuits
A workplace injury can be devastating to an employee. It can also have a devastating impact on your business. If proper safety procedures aren’t in place, then any accident could open the door to a lawsuit. Having the right procedures in place will avoid the accident before it happens. And even if an incident does take place, the safety training can help protect you from expensive judgments.
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Improve Productivity
It may sound counterintuitive to say safety training will improve productivity. After all, the training time, as well as the added safety procedures you are putting in place, alter the workflow and conceivably cut into work time. However, that’s a short-sighted view of the matter.
Safety in its most basic form is a correct procedure, the same as any operational procedure. Workers in a safe environment are confident in their surroundings. They know what to do. There are fewer surprises and fewer potential distractions. That leads to improved efficiency and ultimately improved productivity.
Got Safety?
The best way to have a safe workforce is to hire the right people. A good professional workforce goes a long way to improving safety. Contact Qualified Staffing about the best ways to find the safest workers you can.