October 03, 2021
Though safety is sometimes perceived to be an impediment to operations, research shows that a safer workplace results in a more productive workforce.
Over the past crazy year, organizations have learned many important lessons—some, the hard way.
From these many lessons that we are still experiencing, managers and supervisors have seen how ongoing, well-planned safety impacts productivity and quality of work. However, it is a major misconception that workplace safety and productivity are mutually exclusive, and in order for one area the benefit, the other must be negatively impacted. The reality is that safety and productivity actually complement each other.
When safety improves, so does productivity. In fact, each priority feeds each other in ways that have become clearer with the recent increase in remote and telework. According to a recent study in Occupational Health Science, “employees’ safety and health are of primary importance, as both are key elements