Safety is one of the most important investments you’ll make in your workplace. After all, it’s what protects your most important asset – your employees.

When employees underperform, especially on safety, it’s easy to blame them for the problem. After all, they’re responsible for their performance, right?

How do you avoid workplace injuries? There are plenty of strategies, but one of the simplest is to learn from the mistakes of others. The good news is that there’s an annual top ten list of the most common workplace injuries OSHA sees every year, hand-in-hand with OSHA’s most frequently cited violations.

We can all agree that having a safe and healthy work environment is important for businesses in all industries. But the health of employees also matters. What company doesn’t want healthy people coming to work every day? One of the best ways to stay on top of the health of your employees is by offering workplace safety screenings.

What makes safety work? The right equipment? The right rules? As most safety professionals know, safety often comes down to awareness.

These days, there are so many OSHA workplace safety standards and policies that it’s easy to overlook the latest compliance requirements. Following these standards is best to ensure the health and safety of your employees, as well as what’s best for your bottom line. Here are some best practices that will allow you to do that.

The quest for knowledge and information should be an ongoing goal for all companies. They should always be looking for ways to be more productive and do things more efficiently. But the same applies to workplace safety. They should always be striving to keep workers informed and give them better safety training to keep employees better protected from workplace hazards.

No matter the industry, it’s a good bet that things are changing. Methods or procedures that might have been standard five or 10 years ago may not be that way anymore. This also holds true with regard to industrial health and safety.

A common theme in our society that has risen since the prominence of COVID-19 is the increased emphasis on mitigating risk and increasing safety, both at home and the workplace. A strong workplace culture that puts priority on safety is critical for the success of any business in any market no matter what. With vaccines being distributed at a rapid rate in the United States, many businesses in several states are bringing employees back to the office for business as usual.

When it comes to occupational safety and health (OSH), so much of it boils down to education.