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Organizational Health and Safety

Introduction

Today's workplaces consist of workers who are not educated enough about safety training and the effects this has on employee and the organization. Workers who are well trained are less likely to have injuries; less likely to causes other incidents (such as property damage) and if they are trained they are able to get the work done in a timely manner and most importantly safety. To have a safe environment, everyone must take action to prevent an injury by taking time to ensure procedures are followed. This paper will discuss the benefits of educating workers on safety training and explore the necessary types of training available in a workplace and make recommendations that will lead to a safe and productive workplace.

Discussion

Workplace safety is defined as the practice of an employer taking measurements in their organization to prevent hazards to their employee's health and personal safety. Employees must be responsible to ensure they are taking all the precautions to protect themselves and their fellow workers. Safety training is a major concern in today's workplace for both employers and employees in which action have been taken to overcome this problem.

Importance of occupational health and safety standards

In the first place, because the highest value is always a man, his life and health. Neither the wage nor the level of profitability or the value of manufactured product cannot justify disregard of safety rules and the justification of the threats to life or health of employees. In addition, in this case it is also about the value of a particular person as an employee with the inherent knowledge, skills and experience.

Second, the work is properly organized to ensure the safety of workers increases the self-discipline, which in turn leads to increased productivity, reduced the number of accidents, equipment breakdowns and other emergency situations, that is, increases in the long run efficiency.

Third, labor protection means not only ensuring the safety of employees during the performance of their duties. In fact, there are also a variety of activities: for example, prevention of occupational diseases, the organization of proper rest and nutrition workers during work breaks, providing them with necessary clothing and hygiene products and even the fulfillment of social benefits and guarantees. The correct approach to safety at the plant, competent use of various intangible ways to provide incentives for workers last needed sense of security, stability and governance in the interest of its employees. Thus, thanks to an established health and safety and reduced staff turnover, this is also beneficial to the stability of the entire enterprise.

An occupational hazard is something that can cause harm if not controlled in the work environment. Occupational hazards include physical hazards such as exposure to ionizing radiation or noise; biological hazards such as exposure to bacteria or infectious diseases; chemical hazards such as exposure to asbestos or highly reactive fumes; mechanical hazards such as falls or collisions; and psychosocial hazards such as stress, overwork, or the threat of ...