Workers Memorial Day
April 28, 2010 was Workers Memorial Day. U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis issued a nice statement in honor of the memory of workers killed on the job. Employees are the life blood of most businesses. They are who get the work done and keep a business going.
Employees are injured on a daily basis in workplace accidents. When this happens it affects a business operations and finances. It causes employees to lose time from work to recover, it diverts the attention of other employees to cover the work of the injured employee, and it will affect an employer’s worker’s compensation rating.
What can you do to prevent workplace injuries?
• Make sure your employees have the proper safety equipment.
• Make sure employees have the proper training.
• Make sure employees keep their work areas clean.
If you provide a safe work environment, and train your employees, you won’t have workplace injuries affecting your company’s bottom line.
