Loss Control and Risk Management Solutions

These are questions you should be asking when faced with increasing workers compensation costs, employee disloyalty or declining production and service.

Incorporating safety in the workplace as a permanent and proactive component is often met with hesitation.  There are a great deal of fallacies and misconceptions of what a safety system involves and what it truly provides.

There is never a one size fits all approach to developing a safety system.  The common elements existing in almost all health and safety systems are: management leadership, worker participation, hazard identification and assessment, hazard prevention and control, education and training, and program evaluation and improvement.  These elements are both interrelated and interdependent but necessary to ensure the success of any program.

Why the reluctance?  Injury and Illness prevention programs (I2P2) are neither new, nor are they untested.  Years of research has provided evidence at both establishment and corporate levels noting the effectiveness of an I2P2.  Let’s explore the successes of companies with a dedication to the safety of their employees. 

Estimated national costs range in the billions for occupational injuries and illnesses; this is reflected in direct and indirect costs to the employer.  Companies that do not now have an I2P2 are estimated by OSHA to reduce injuries from 15 to 35% through implementation of such a program.  The direct and indirect costs related to injuries have shown positive correlation with the implementation of an I2P2.