7 Reasons Why Workplace Safety Is so Important?

Published: March 8, 2016 |Updated: November 9, 2023

Why is workplace safety so important? There is more to this question than you think. In a day and age where people still get injured on the job, you would think safety would be a banner held high by everyone, but unfortunately, it isn't. Money and apathy seem to be the two leading reasons why safety sometimes takes the back seat. The importance of workplace safety can't be stressed enough. We've listed 7 reasons why putting safety in the driver's seat is a winning proposition for everybody.

There are obvious reasons why workplace safety should be our priority including:
1. Injury
2. Death.
These two reasons should need no explanation. There were 4,679 workers killed on the job in 2014 according to OSHA. There were almost 3 million recorded injuries during that same period. Improved safety training and awareness can help save lives and reduce injury.

Along with the above-mentioned pain, suffering, and death, there is the financial impact.
3. Corporate financial loss
4. Property damage
In order for a company to survive and employ people, it must be profitable. Death and injury impact the company financially. It is in the best interest of both employee and employer to put safety first, minimize risk to life, and therefore reduce financial loss and property damage.

Why do we work safely? When a company puts its employees first and implements proper safety training and education and then enforces it, several positive results happen.
5. Worker productivity increases
6. The service or Quality of the product improves
7. Corporate reputation / public relations improves

Why is safety so important in the workplace? Nobody wants to do business with corporations that risk the quality of the product and the safety of their employees to increase the bottom line. Companies who care about their employees put them first and when that happens, productivity increases. Suddenly, the employee is no longer a number, but a person who can make a difference. The benefits of safety in the workplace will be clearly seen by employees and outside visitors.

Establishing good safety practices including training, education and the appropriate safety supplies (PPE) begins with the employer's commitment to safety. Why is workplace safety so important? Workplace safety benefits both the company and the worker. The benefits of workplace safety are overwhelming. Safety transforms a company and its employees into a team of people with a common goal. It is a win for everybody.

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Contributing Expert

Mike Brinker

Mike Brinker has been working in the first aid industry for over 35 years. He has worked with thousands of businesses,groups, and organizations to provide a healthy and safe work environment. Mike helped create “Make-A-Kit”, the internet's only online first aid kit creation tool. He has also authored many helpful first-aid and safety-related resource articles found at the MFASCO Learning Center.

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