When Employees Don’t Follow the Safety Rules — April 10, 2024
As an employer, or even a fellow employee, have you ever seen or witnessed someone not following safety rules? How did it make you feel? Frustrated? Upset? Indifferent?
It’s important, as the employer, to understand the root cause of why the employee may not be listening to your company safety and health policies. Some common misconceptions that people have are that it won’t ever happen to them or they will never have an accident.
Getting ahead of that mindset and addressing the behavior is key to a successful safety culture.
We’ll discuss:
Why employees aren’t abiding by company safety and health policies
How employers can help protect themselves against OSHA citations due to employee negligence
Action steps to take to prevent employee misconduct when it comes to their safety and health
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