OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY &

HEALTH FOUNDATIONS AND

ITS BENEFIT
www.reallygreatsite.com
What Is Occupational
Health and Safety?
Occupational health and
safety is the field of public
health that studies trends in
illnesses and injuries in the
worker population and
proposes and implements
strategies and regulations to
prevent them.
10 BENEFITS OF OCCUPATIONAL
HEALTH AND SAFETY
MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
Improved health and safety
performance

There’s absolutely no doubt that adopting a

systematic approach to OHS management and using
a specific system WILL make managing your
business easier!
Having a proper system in place will make your OHS
management strategies much more effective.
When every worker is clear about the precise
protocol to follow and everyone uses the same
approach every time, your organization’s OHS
performance will improve.
Reduced cost associated with
accidents and incidents
If your organization currently has no OHS
management system in place, you’ll be painfully
aware of how expensive it can be to correct
mistakes and problems.
You see, without a system to track and monitor
accidents and incidents, you have no formula for
reducing the risks faced by your employees.
Every time an accident occurs, your business will
be on the back foot, at the mercy of the
consequences.
Improved staff relations and morale
The third benefit of OHS management systems is that they
increase employee satisfaction and help to improve staff
relations and morale.
If your organization currently has no OHS management system
in place, you may kid yourself into thinking that members of
staff haven’t noticed.
All of this changes when a company invests in an OHS
management system. Employees will start to feel more
comfortable and secure as they’ll have a set of clear OHS
practices in place. After completing their training, they’ll know
the exact guidelines to follow in any situation, helping them
gain confidence while at work.
Improve business efficiency
Implementing an OHS management
system is one of the best ways to
improve the efficiency of your
business.
Improved efficiency SHOULD be a
strong incentive for taking action and
an OHS management system offers
unbeatable advantages compared
with having no system or one of
limited effectiveness.
Improved public image and PR
Whoever coined the phrase “There’s no such thing as bad
publicity” obviously never worked in PR for a
multinational!
For modern organizations, serious health-related
accidents and injuries DO become public and CAN cause
irreparable harm to a company’s public image.
When it comes to building brand appeal and gaining new
customers, you’re swimming against the tide. The last
thing your organization needs is a major incident to
detract from your good work.
That’s why putting in place an OHS management system
is a sensible precaution to take. It shows your employees
that you value their rights to a safe and healthy working
environment and have every intention of respecting this.
 LOWER INSURANCE PREMIUMS

WHEN MOST BUSINESSES START CONSIDERING A FORMAL OHS

MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, ONE OF THEIR FIRST CONSIDERATIONS IS
COST.
WHILE COST IS CERTAINLY PART OF THE EQUATION, IT IS
IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND HOW THE OUTLAY IS OFFSET BY
COST SAVINGS.
F YOU CAN USE AN OHS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TO REDUCE
INJURIES AND ILLNESSES BY – SAY – 20 PERCENT, THIS IS
VALUABLE EVIDENCE THAT YOU CAN USE WHEN YOU COME TO
RENEW YOUR PREMIUMS. YOUR ORGANIZATION’S PERCEIVED
RISK IS LOWER AND THIS MAY RESULT IN COST SAVINGS THROUGH
LOWER INSURANCE PREMIUMS.
EASIER ACCESS TO FINANCE

Gaining finance from banks and

investors is never easy, especially
in today’s challenging business
climate.
But an OHS management system
is an important part of proving to
potential investors that your
organization is well-managed.
Increased regulatory compliance
If there are two words that strike fear into
the heart of most business owners, then
these two may be it: ‘regulatory
compliance’.
Regulations are increasingly stiff and the
punishments are ever-fiercer.
A proper OHS management system will
help ALL of your staff stay aware of current
legal requirements. This improves your
regulatory compliance and lowers the risk
of you having to pay a fine.
 IMPROVED CONFIDENCE

A comprehensive OHS management system help ensure that

your staff members are more protected from a wide range of
threats and health problems,
dopting an OHS management system is one way of building
confidence that complements other actions you can take. For
example, you could apply for an AS/NZS 4801 and/or OHSAS
18001 certification for your business as a way of showing staff
that you are committed to workplace safety. These
certifications are some of the best routes towards setting up
formal procedures for managing health and safety risks.
Boost corporate and social
responsibility
According to a poll from YouGov
Omnibus, almost 90 percent of
Aussies believe that businesses
have a responsibility to do social
good. This finding suggests that
Australian brands should put
corporate social responsibility
(CSR) at the heart of their
agenda.
 THANK YOU

JABAO, URIEL MARIE

BSGE 2A