Premises Liability & Safety Services

To address premises liability and safety, a business or other organization must:

Demonstrate management involvement, such that ownership and other managerial leadership must lead by example. Every day. Every shift. Ensure that there is a visible demonstration that those at the top embrace a safety culture and provide the essential time, budget, and other resources necessary to create and support a safety program.

Communicate their safety plan clearly – The safety plan must be published and available to all employees. Reminders and updates should be timely and effective. Allow employees to contribute their suggestions for making the workplace safer.

Get everyone involved – A safety program will only be effective when employees at all levels are involved. Standardized policies should outline responsibilities and accountability for all employees. Safety goals must become part of job descriptions and employee reviews. Safety committees can help verify that safety practices are understood and reinforced throughout the company. Positive reinforcement of safe behaviors can be an effective way to help build the desired culture.

Train your employees to work safely – Safety training should begin from the moment an employee is hired. Ongoing training is also essential to creating a safety culture. This is particularly important for businesses that are in transition. When the prior owner’s policies and practices are left in place, it is more difficult for the new ownership group to effectively communicate just how their own cultural and practical priorities are to be implemented to better serve team members and customers alike.

Review, revise, improve – A safety program should be dynamic, especially since most business environments continue to evolve. An effective safety program should be flexible enough to adjust to changes. Regularly review, evaluate and identify risks that could affect safety, and make the changes necessary to keep your workplace safe.

Create safety standards – Each division or department should set safety standards through a Job Safety Analysis (JSA) to make sure every task is done correctly and safely. Recognize good safety performance and continually cite and correct unsafe practices. Consider offering performance bonuses to team members who devise innovative solutions to improve safety and security.

Investigate every incident and accident thoroughly – Properly trained staff with experience in investigation, analysis and evidence collection should conduct an accident analysis as soon as possible after an incident. Report any claim immediately to help ensure prompt response and injury management.

Manage every injury – Even with the best safety program, an employee injury can still occur. Planning helps you to react immediately when an employee is injured on the job.

While initiating a comprehensive program can seem like a major hurdle to safety, PPC RISK helps businesses like yours take the necessary steps to begin creating an enduring safety-first culture.