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With so many potential hazards and dangers in any modern place of work, the need for keeping your staff safe has never been more important. After all, a safe workforce is also a productive workforce. And in these uncertain times, safeguarding your employees is just as important as protecting your business from unexpected events in life.

Whether it’s through comprehensive training, up-to-date safety guidelines, or looking into workers’ compensation insurance, there are many ways to keep your employees safer and make them feel supported in order to keep your business going in difficult times.

Are you looking into the best possible support for your workers that’ll also benefit your business? Here are the 5 best ways to protect your employees.

Implement Regular Safety Training

It’s easy to forget that sometimes focusing on the basics can keep your employees the safest. Staying up to date with safety training and procedures can make all the difference to your employees.

Plan ahead and schedule regular training sessions on safety. Be sure that everyone understands what’s expected of them. Have documentation for them to sign confirming that they are aware of these protocols as a reminder.

Encourage Feedback and Open Conversations

When your members of staff feel comfortable approaching management to discuss safety concerns, the chances of an accident occurring are immediately diminished.

Be sure to encourage your workers to report safety hazards and other potential problems. Chances are that they’ll not only have a solution to the issue but that there’s a more productive way of doing it that’s safer and easier!

Implement Sanitization Stations

As we all begin to return to a normal working situation after the pandemic, it’s essential to cover all bases to maintain good hygiene in the workplace. Doing so can be the difference between a healthy workforce and an outbreak of flu, Covid, and other infections.

Encouraging social distancing whenever possible and regular visits to hand washing and sanitizing stations will keep your staff protected.

Use Clear Signage for Better Safety

Establishing very clear boundaries and limits in dangerous areas of the workplace is important. Simple things like putting down a sign when there’s a spillage to warn others can make all the difference.

Regular maintenance and being mindful of safety for the smaller, everyday tasks of your business are important. If you notice that some painted safety lines are looking a bit faded then be sure to redo them so that it’s kept clear, colorful, and easy to see.

Workers’ Compensation Insurance

Workers’ compensation insurance is the ultimate combination of coverage and support to protect your loyal workforce. Workers’ comp can cover the costs of medical bills and other expenses in the event of an accident on the job.

Workers’ compensation insurance gives benefits to the injured party regardless of who was at fault. It even provides compensation for families in the event of an employee’s death. Not only this, but it protects your business from lawsuits associated with any accidents.

 

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Kossi Adzo is the editor and author of Startup.info. He is software engineer. Innovation, Businesses and companies are his passion. He filled several patents in IT & Communication technologies. He manages the technical operations at Startup.info.

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