February 07, 2023
Is it your company’s slow season? Are workers idly pushing brooms just because the production line is down for routine maintenance? Then it’s the perfect time for safety training.
Why, you may ask? Because:
- most safety training is required by OSHA anyway and must be completed at some point
- safety training leads to fewer injuries, which will save the company money, and
- safety training can’t really be considered downtime since it’s both a necessary and constructive activity.
OSHA’s thoughts on the value of training
“Education and training are important tools for informing workers and managers about workplace hazards and controls so they can work more safely and be more productive,” according to OSHA.
This provides workers, managers and supervisors with: