There are many reasons why occupational health and safety should be made a priority in the workplace, besides an inherent need for the safety of ourselves and all those around us.
These aspects include:
- Communities naturally assume that employers will safeguard their employees.
- Commitments that are legal and binding.
- Worker’s compensation insurance, which is directly linked to occupational health and safety performance.
- Expenses, such as health services, rehabilitation, and many more similar matters, which the community incurs.
- Costs incurred by employees due to the reduction in the quality of their lives, resulting from workplace injuries, diseases, etc.
Why OHS Training for Companies?
- It forms part of safe working procedures and execution.
- Non-compliance to mandatory training for businesses in South Africa could result in fines, penalties, or imprisonment. This alone makes training a better choice than ignoring the obvious benefits.
- SA Companies are given additional points towards their OHS and skills development of their employees.
- Obviously, OHS training increases employees’ awareness of the risks and dangers in their workplace, which could reduce incidents and risks.
- For companies to obtain tenders, OHS training is a prerequisite.
Training is beneficial for many reasons, besides the advantages to employees, such as:
- Helping employees determine their roles and responsibilities.
- It helps build trust in their employer, resulting in boosted productivity and morale.
- Skills development is upgraded, as employees can be taught in their own language.
- Less time is spent on straightening out mistakes, as efficiency is improved.
- Employees will feel an increased sense of responsibility towards themselves and their fellow workers, encouraging them to obtain the highest levels of safety in their shared workplace.
All told, there are only advantages and benefits to attending these Health and Safety workshop courses, so give our onsite OHS Training partner; Exssential Safety a call on 082 852 3261.