Commit to workplace safety

​​​Like any task that you have undertaken, you need commitment to see it through. Understand that you may encounter challenges and frustrations along the way, but know that the results will make your efforts worthwhile.

Take a moment to think of a few reasons why workplace safety and health is important to you.

Three good reasons to commit to workplace safety

1. The law requires it. Employers must do what they can to ensure their workers are protected from injury and illness arising from the workplace. There are serious consequences for not complying with safety and health legislation.
2. It makes financial sense. Loss of any type—involving workers or equipment—can be costly. In a year where you might otherwise have shown a profit, an injury can cause you to record a loss.
3. You have a moral responsibility. You don’t want to see your workers injured. Most small businesses are like families, and no one wants to see a family member suffer because of a workplace injury.

Show your commitment

Let everyone know you are committed to the safety and health of your workers. Post your safety and health policy in a prominent place in your workplace—or in multiple locations:

• safety & health bulletin board
• entryway
• lunchroom
• common room
• boardroom

Live your commitment

Celebrate a good safety record at your workplace:

• Set a goal just beyond your current record and reward workers for meeting the goal.
• Recognize a worker or team for their safety record at a workplace meeting.
• Recognize workers for their ideas on improving safety.