How to Safeguard Your Workplace

When you employ a team to work for you, their health and safety rest on your shoulders. The last thing you want is for someone to get into a serious accident when they are on the clock. This doesn’t have to be a daunting prospect if you take precautions and keep your standards up. There are things you can do to help you safeguard your workplace and prevent injuries.

Check Your Work Space
Check your projects regularly to ensure everything is in good condition. Look out for general wear and tear, which could lead to a bigger issue, such as a leak or a wobbly work surface. By identifying and fixing these minor details early, you could prevent an accident from happening. Also, it is essential to ensure that all equipment you have operates smoothly and efficiently at all times.

Train Your Employees
Knowledgeable workers are safer workers. Ensure your employees are clued up about safe machine operation and are fully qualified to operate heavy machinery before doing so. This will give them every chance of staying safe when around machinery; it will also enable them to identify an issue as soon as it occurs. Besides equipment training, make sure you keep up with mandatory requirements and that your workforce are up to date with essential first aid and health and safety training.

Provide Essential Personal Protective Equipment
If your employees are exposed to certain elements that could be harmful to their health, you should provide them with PPE to help keep them safe as an employer. Tradefix Direct offers a range of PPE to protect your workers from harm.

Dust Protection
Dust masks prevent employees from inhaling harmful and toxic particles and should fit securely around the nose and mouth. They are used on construction sites and in some circumstances when cleaning.

Ear Protection
If your employees are exposed to ear-splitting machinery or work in a similarly high sound environment, earplugs and earmuffs can offer protection.

Eye Protection
The eyes are a sensitive organ in the body that are easily damaged. In industrial settings such as in laboratories, protective goggles and safety glasses should be worn to prevent splashes of liquid and third-party particles from entering the eyes. Medical safety glasses are designed with thicker lenses and a stronger frame. They are used in places where laser and radiation exposure are likely, such as in a hospital. Staring at a screen all day can also be damaging to the eyes; computer glasses are designed to reduce glare from a screen and can help to prevent eye strain.

Head Protection
Wearing a helmet, or a hard hat, in a high-risk workplace can prevent serious head injuries and even death. There are many types to choose from, but the main requirement is to fit snugly on the head.

Encourage Correct Work Wear
Crowded and busy work spaces, such as warehouses and factories, can be a hotbed for accidents. Remaining visible at all times is a must in these types of environments. High-visibility clothing can prevent collisions and injuries from occurring and should be provided to employees who are exposed to risks. Steel toe boots with an anti-slip sole should also be worn in these types of environments to protect feet from heavy impact.

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Milo Senalle

Milo Senalle

Managing Editor at Chispa Magazine
As one of the managing editors of Chispa Magazine, Milo Senalle is the go-to man for all things technology, ethical, and financial concerns. Providing laughs with his style of writing and problem-solving techniques, Milo is a voice of reason among the girly staff at Chispa. Married with children, living in Atlanta, he works 24/7 on becoming a man of courage and believes honor begins at home.

Milo Senalle

As one of the managing editors of Chispa Magazine, Milo Senalle is the go-to man for all things technology, ethical, and financial concerns. Providing laughs with his style of writing and problem-solving techniques, Milo is a voice of reason among the girly staff at Chispa. Married with children, living in Atlanta, he works 24/7 on becoming a man of courage and believes honor begins at home.