Occupational Health & Safety Program

Successful businesses realize that health and safety is more than a legal obligation. Workplace injuries and illness can be devastating for any business. When a worker suffers an injury or illness, there is a personal loss that can’t be measured in dollars. For your business, that injury can mean the loss or absence of a valued employee with specialized knowledge and skills.

Consider the costs associated with a workplace injury:

Additional training of new employees or temporary help
Damage to property, equipment or product
Downtime for other workers
Valuable time to complete related paper work
Increased WCB premiums
Lower morale and productivity
Disruption in production scheduling
Prosecution and fines
Impact on the worker's life

Protecting workers from injury and illness isn’t just the law; it’s also the right thing to do. Informed employers realize that health and safety is good business, and that safety pays in more ways than one. A safe business is usually a successful business. Many businesses, large and small, have found that the quality of their product(s) improve with a proper safety program in place. Like quality, safety has to start at the top with management leadership and commitment. Developing and maintaining an effective OH&S program, with high standards of performance will result in identifying workplace hazards and reducing workplace injuries and illness.