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Health and safety policies might not sound like the most interesting topics to many people. But without them, a company risks serious interruption of its operations, whether it’s due to illness, injury or accident. There are several components to crafting effective health and safety policies, and good reasons to make sure an organization gets it right.

 
What Do Health and Safety Policies Cover?

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With enterprise risk management (ERM), business decisions are approached with regards to the risk they oppose. Opportunities are rated against their most likely outcome, and threats are mitigated based on their potential impact. ERM strategies can be applied to critical parts of your operations, or to the company as a whole.

There are several lists available online that comment on best practices when implementing enterprise risk management methodologies

A crisis is not something a company wants to deal with on its own. Having crisis management software in place helps you, your department and company better manage and prevent environmental, health and safety (EHS) risks.

With crisis management software, you can easily approach an issue from various angles, including EHS. Using this type of software allows for scenarios to be established in advance. In the event there is a crisis or the need to prepare for one, your company will have t

Poor physical and mental health are some of the leading contributors to inadequate employee performance. These conditions can be easily prevented or treated, but are often overlooked. This is especially true in offshore locations as employees are away from their familiar environment, friends, and family for long periods of time.

Employees are most productive in a workplace that is safe, healthy, and in a conducive environment. While it may not be possible to keep workplace injuries and illnesses at zero, it is possible to minimize them, and that is what safety leadership is all about.

As a safety leader, you will be expected to identify and control workplace hazards with the goal of achieving safety excellence. This can be done by implementing safety strategies which may

Work-related musculosketal disorders (MSDs) are one of the most frequently reported cases of lost or restricted work time and can be significantly reduced by properly fitting a job to a person, also known as the study of ergonomics. Ergonomics involves evaluating the physical aspects of an environment (e.g. workstations) as well as the way in which people work to help prevent MSDs.

MSDs, typically acquired at work, are injuries to the body’s joints, ligaments, muscles, nerves, t

Have you ever attended a meeting in your workplace that began with someone informally presenting a Safety Share? If you typically work in an office environment, you’ve probably wondered why your organization even requires these for non-field employees. How could you possibly benefit?