SECURITY AWARENESS - REASONS FOR MAINTAINING GOOD STANDARD OF HEALTH AND SAFETY

 REASONS FOR MAINTAINING GOOD STANDARD OF HEALTH AND SAFETY

Moral Reasons:

statistics published by (ILO):

•        Every 15 seconds, a worker dies from a work- related accident or disease.

•        Every day, 6,300 people die as a result of occupational accidents or work-related diseases

•        more than 2.3 million deaths per year.

•        317 million accidents occur on the job annually

As millions of employees die, suffer accidents or ill health every year

              

Duty of care: it is the duty / responsibility of the Employer to care about people / protect people from any harm & prevent their suffering by providing safe work place.

 

Legal & Social Reasons:

Its legal requirement & social expectation to manage health and safety

Most Countries have laws that set standards for how organization should conduct health and safety Failure to achieve these legal minimum standards can lead to actions against organization:

•        Prosecution

•        Fines

•        Imprisonment for individuals concerned

 

Financial Reason:

Direct Costs:

measurable costs arising directly from the accident

Examples:

•        Fines in criminal Court

•        Compensation to victim

•        First-aid treatment

•        Worker sick pay

•        Repair/replacement of damaged place/equipment

•        Lost/damaged product

•        Overtime costs for lost time

 

In-Direct Costs:

costs arising indirectly as consequences of the event

Examples:

•        Lost working time

•        Cost& time for investigations

•        Loss of staff morale which impact productivity

•        Replacement/re-training for injured worker

•        Increase insurance Premium

•        Legal Expenses: lawyer fees

•        Loss of business Reputation