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EMPLOYEES’ HEALTH AND SAFTY

 

INTRODUCTION

At present employers face major financial issue related to the injuries and illnesses at work places. Whether the organisation is small or big all suffer financial burden due to work related injuries and illnesses. We need to find out the reasons for these work related injuries and illnesses. It is very important that these work related injuries to be reduced. Employees absenteeism due to work place injuries create problems in day to day business operation(Phillips, n.d.)

Therefore, organisation should adopt the new corporate culture to promote health and safety. It is the growing challenges for small organisations construction to adopt this new corporate culture to promote health and safety.

COST ASSOCIATED WITH WORK PLACE INJURIES AND ILLNESSES



Organisations face two types of cost related to the work place injuries and illnesses to the organisation such as direct cost and indirect cost (hidden cost) (Subbiah et al., 2018).

Direct cost: Financial expenditure for injured employees

Indirect cost:

  • Cost for lost work time

  • Cost for replacement employees

  • Managerial costs
  • Cost associated with low morale
  • Cost associated with declined productivity
  • Overtime payment to the other workers

Organisations must improve work place safety and illnesses. As a result, accidents will be reduced and profits will be increased.

 

EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT AND HEALTH AND SAFETY

Employees are sensitive and cultivate their perception on activities demonstrated by the employers in daily incidences which make bonding towards their subordinates, their work as well as their organisation. If employees feel they are being looked after well specially in safety the bond they create is very strong. As a result of this strong bond organisation benefit with less absenteeism, smaller number of accidents, and increased productivity.  Final outcome is more productivity and improved quality and more profit to the organisation.

 

HEALTH AND SAFETY BEGINS AT THE LEADERSHIP LEVEL

Safety of the organisation to be started at the leadership level. The level of the embracement of health and safety by the leadership create the value of health and safety to the entire organisation. When leadership of the organisation are geared with health and safety and establish the mechanism to monitor and reward the health and safety performance, employees will be willing to adhere to the health and safety procedures. Health and Safety of the organisation should not be a primary concern of the organisation; it should be a part of the organisation culture(Phillips, n.d.)

. It is essential to appoint high rank officer to educate, promote, overseer the safety equipment, monitor the workers and investigate the work safety procedures. Workers attitude can be change positively towards health and safety. It is important to making health and safety a” mission” focus throughout the company.

ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND SAFETY SYSTEM

  • ·         Institute health and safety as a principal value of the organisation
  • ·         Values are demonstrated in actions and behavior
  • ·         Training is ongoing and follows at all levels
  • ·         Communication is open and circulates
  • ·         Innovation and integration are powerfully cheered
  • ·         Health and Safety is appreciated

 

MESURES TO PROMOTE GOOD HEALTH CONDITION AMONG EMPLOYEES

The most important asset to the organisation is employees, therefore safety and health of the employees are most important to the organisation. Following measures and conditions are promoted to the employees to encourage better safety and health in the organisation(Kapur, n.d.)

  • ·         Emphasis on Prevention
  • ·         Encourage Eating of Healthful Diet
  • ·         Improve a Smoke Free Workplace
  • ·         Boost Partaking in Physical Activities
  • ·         Develop Mental Health
  • ·         Evade Long Chair Time 
  • ·         Encourage In good physical shape Body Weights 
  • ·         Lessen Alcohol Intake
  • ·         Encourage Informative Opportunities
  • ·         Take Precautions

 

 MESURES TO PROMORT SAFTY AMONG EMPLOYEES

Following action to be taken to promote safety among employees(Kapur, n.d.)

  • ·         Making Provision of Equal Rights and Opportunities
  • ·         Create a Workplace Safety Culture
  • ·         Providing Adequate Training
  • ·         Formulation of Policies and Programs
  • ·         Promote Effective Communication
  • ·         Implementation of Safety Protocols from the Initial Stage
  • ·         Reward Employees for Safe Behaviour
  • ·         Partner with Occupational Clinics
  • ·         Inspection of Tools and Machines
  • ·         Bring about Improvements on Continuous Basis

CONCLUSION

Present days most of the new comers to an organisation comes with all necessary hard and soft skills to perform their duties as well as achieve their goals. They cannot work isolate in the work place. They have to interact with other workers to achieve desired outcome. Therefore, maintaining good health and safety is very important to every employees of the organisation. If health and safety is embedded as a part of the culture, new comers will learn the desired health and safety while they are working. The level of the embracement of health and safety by the leadership create the value of health and safety to the entire organisation.

  


 

 

 

 REFERENCES

 Hofmann, D. A., Burke, M. J., & Zohar, D. (2017). 100 years of occupational safety research: From basic protections and work analysis to a multilevel view of workplace safety and risk. Journal of Applied Psychology, 102(3), 375–388. https://doi.org/10.1037/apl0000114

Jonathan, G. K., & Mbogo, R. W. (2016). Maintaining Health and Safety at Workplace: Employee and. Journal of Education and Practice.

Kapur, R. (n.d.). Health and Safety of Employees in Organizations.

Phillips, D. (n.d.). WORKPLACE SAFETY AND EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT.

Putri, D. O., Triatmanto, B., & Setiyadi, S. (2018). The effect of occupational health and safety, work environment and discipline on employee performance in a consumer goods company. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 337, 012036. https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/337/1/012036

Subbiah, V., Moorthy, K., & Basha, R. (2018). Measuring the Effectiveness of Health and Safety Practices at Work Place. 5.

Umugwaneza, C., Nkechi, I. E., & Mugabe, J. B. (2019). Effect of Workplace Safety and Health Practices on Employee Commitment and Performance in Steel Manufacturing Companies in Rwanda. European Journal of Business and Management Research, 4(5). https://doi.org/10.24018/ejbmr.2019.4.5.84

 

Comments

Lahiru Disala Perera said…
Your content is so impressive and health and safety is paramount because it bulwarks your employees and any visitors to your business, such as clients or customers. Employers have an obligation of care to ascertain a safe working environment under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, but more than that, it’s good business practice to adhere to health and safety laws. Businesses that flout the law face losing staff, higher recruitment costs, lower retention rates and lower profitability.

Worse still, poor health and safety can lead to illness, injury and even death - you can be prosecuted for breaching health and safety regulations which can lead to fines, confinement and the loss of your business altogether.
April 4, 2023 at 1:48 AM
The Human Resource Insider said…
Great article! My question to you is, how would providing for all that you have discussed in this article change in the hybrid or remote working contexts? What are the feasibility issues and challenges that HRM would be faced with?
April 7, 2023 at 4:24 AM
Udesh Guruge said…
The article highlights the value of upholding appropriate health and safety procedures at work, particularly for new hires who must connect with coworkers to accomplish organisational objectives. The article stresses the significance of integrating health and safety into company culture, with leadership playing a key role in developing a safety culture that is embraced by all employees. Organisations may safeguard the wellbeing of their employees and boost overall productivity and success by giving health and safety procedures first priority.
April 15, 2023 at 9:43 PM
Gayathri Kuruneru said…
A modern take on a very crucial topic such as Health & Safety. The blog is very user friendly and easy to understand with the aid of multimedia, thus catering to both novice and professionals to the topic. Furthermore, the blog covers the key factors that organisations must look into in regards to employee health and safety, with the aid of previous literature such as studies conducted by Hofmann,D, A., Burke, M. J., & Zohar, D. (2017) and Umugwaneza, C., Nkechi, I. E., & Mugabe, J. B. (2019). The blog acts as a foundation for further studies on the key factors that govern employee health and security.
April 21, 2023 at 4:56 AM
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