Proxxi’s May Newsletter - 2021
You think about safety every day - and so do we. This month we have taken a step back from safety for individual employees to look more closely at best business practices for workplace safety initiatives.
How Much Money is Reasonable to Spend to Save a Life?
Often implementing safety measures comes at a cost to the organization, and depending on the likelihood that those measures will prevent an injury or fatality, this cost can outweigh the benefit. For example, even though outfitting all employees with fireproof gloves will lessen the chance of burns to their hands, the cost benefit analysis will show that doing this is not a practical decision for workers who are unlikely to be exposed to that risk.
To dive deeper into this topic, check out our blog post.
Safety in the Workplace: Who is Responsible?
Depending on who you ask, there are different schools of thought as to who should bear the responsibility for workplace safety. Some feel that the organization should take ownership of safety and ensure a safe working environment. Others believe that individuals should hold the responsibility.
We reviewed policies from around the world, and from region to region there are a lot of similarities between the responsibilities assigned to each role in the workplace. Read more about responsibility for safety in the workplace in this post.
Are there topics you wish we would talk more about? Do you have feedback for us? If so, let us know!