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What Best Practices Improve Workplace Safety?
Author(s) -
Jacobs Mike
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
opflow
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1551-8701
pISSN - 0149-8029
DOI - 10.5991/opf.2014.40.0053
Subject(s) - best practice , workplace safety , occupational safety and health , business , workplace violence , operations management , risk analysis (engineering) , forensic engineering , human factors and ergonomics , medical emergency , engineering , medicine , poison control , management , pathology , economics
Workers are injured or killed at workplaces across North America every day. The best way to prevent such losses is to develop a solid, working accident prevention program. Systematically reviewing workplace operations, establishing correct job procedures, and ensuring all employees are properly trained can help prevent workplace injuries and illnesses.