“Businesses can benefit from good health and safety at work”
Businesses have legal responsibilities to provide safe and healthy conditions for
all employees, customers, suppliers and anyone else that could be affected by their
activities. Furthermore, businesses can benefit from good health and safety at work.
Effective health and safety (H&S) practices pay for themselves, because they
help to avoid staff illness and accidents, and all associated costs. Moreover, effective
H&S can improve your reputation with customers, regulators and employees.
Good health and safety in the work place is important for a number of reasons.
For
example to:
- Protect your staff - Effective H&S practices help you protect your staff from
injury;
- Reduce absences and sick leave – clear H&S measures can reduce employees sick
leave, which can save the business the direct and indirect costs of staff absence;
- Reputation - Good health and safety measures will help build a positive reputation
with your clients and staff. The resulting good public relations can help to increase
sales, for example.
- Productivity and profits - Good health and safety measures mean that your staff
can do their work more easily and safely. This will boost morale, increase productivity
and reduce costs.
- Save insurance and legal costs - A good standard of health and safety in the workplace
can reduce your insurance premiums, as well as the costs of accidents which aren't
covered by your insurance.
What can TEKS do for you?
As experienced engineers TEKS have a vast understanding of H&S in an industrial
environment. We take a “hands on” & practical approach to H&S in the work place.
Moreover, TEKS’ offer services to help you manage workplace risk & comply with UK
safety regulations, which include:
- Preparation and Reviewing of Policies
- Risk Assessments
- Fire Safety
- Lifting and Handling
- PPE Assessments