Importance of health and safety in project management
Effective health and safety at your workplace warrants employee satisfaction, happiness and productivity and can also help you minimise the human and business cost of unnecessary lawsuits and injuries. By making health and safety a priority in your workplace, you are communicating effectively to your employees that they are valuable resources in your company.
From a business perspective, improved Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) standards allow companies to become leaner, helping them finish projects on time and improve stakeholder credibility.
Management should not only provide workers with the proper safety tools but equip and induct them with a detailed understanding of safety standards. Health and safety standards are technical specifications that help bridge the gap between theory and real-world application of risk assessment and mitigation. The management must provide a method statement that provides detailed instructions on performing a work-related task while maintaining safety standards.
A vital component of this statement is to include durable and long-term benefits. A risk assessment determines the risk’s quantitative and qualitative value at a specific site, highlighting recognised hazards. Similarly, job safety analysis helps to identify and control workplace habits and hazards, thereby preventing personal loss.
Additionally, safety analysis helps identify and control workplace hazards, ensuring that nothing is missed and that health and safety remain an integral part of every job.
Edara system health and safety software can guide managers to successfully implement HSE standards for the long-term benefits of the organisation, instilling a deep knowledge and understanding through proper induction and training.
