All jobs are exposed to accidents and this trend is increasing. This basically happens for 3 reasons: ignorance, little training and lack of awareness and involvement of both the company and the workers themselves.
How can you reduce workplace accidents and make your company a safe space?
All jobs are exposed to accidents and this trend is increasing. This basically happens for 3 reasons: ignorance, little training and lack of awareness and involvement of both the company and the workers themselves. In prevention we have a basic premise: “identify it before it happens.” To avoid an accident, it is best to be prepared and “see it coming.” In fact, this is the first key that I would like to emphasize.
We are going to see 8 keys that will allow you to reduce the number of accidents in your company.
Study the terrain
Knowing the risks that may be associated with each job in your company will give you an advantage to avoid them. I recommend that you make a list identifying all those possible risks that could jeopardize the functionality of your company in order to establish the necessary measures to, on the one hand, prevent it from happening and, on the other, be prepared in case it happens.
Prepare for action
Assess risks, prioritize, and plan for changes. Once you have the list with the risks, establish with what you can equip all those spaces that need elements to prevent these risks. Obviously, depending on the sector, the equipment will be different. For example, ergonomic chairs for offices, helmets and / or gloves for industrial companies, etc.
Training
When you have already identified the risks and planned the necessary equipment, you must train and inform your company staff so that they know what to do and what not to do. Remember that for preventive training to be effective you must do it from the perspective of improving the worker’s perception of risk.
Action plan for emergencies
Develops an action manual to have a protocol planned and established in the event of accidents. Thus, your workers will know how to act in case of being involved in an accident at work, or have to provide help.
Order and cleanliness
Make sure that the workspaces maintain a protocol of hygiene and basic and strict order to avoid unnecessary risks.
Prevent your workers from being distracted
Try to make your employees aware of what they are doing at all times to avoid distractions and possible injuries. That is, all workers must be aware at all times of the movements, tasks and actions that their work entails. By paying attention, employees will do exactly what they have been taught: how to type on the computer, how to sit correctly in a chair to avoid future pain and illness, how to manipulate machinery, how to lift a box, how to make hotel beds, etc (I insist, depending on the sector).
Encourage workers
Value a job well done and their effort, and invite them to always ask if in doubt.
Invest in occupational risk prevention
Hire specialized advice if necessary. Let yourself be helped and make your company a safe company to work for.
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* Information obtained from acciopreventiva.com
