Unit II Assessment

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Second Unit in this course has us covering Chapters 6 and 7.

One of the really important ideas for a safety professional to embrace and communicate to management is the concept of good safety metrics increasing a companys competitiveness.  One of the most important and ongoing aspects of your job as a safety professional may be to get your company to move from seeing safety as a cost burden and a deterrent to productivity, to seeing safety as a means to differentiate your company and add economic value.

With an integrated approach to safety and a strong focus on safety culture, the safety professional must focus managements attention to following potential advantages that can be realized:

Increased personnel and machine safety
Decreased insurance and liability costs
Reduced downtime
Better product quality
Greater operating efficiencies and higher productivity
Improved reputation for safety that benefits employee morale, stakeholders and customers
This weeks Chapter material covers the basics of workers compensation and accident investigation procedures two important aspects of a safety professionals job that go hand in hand toward managing a companys liabilities and costs, as well as reducing the potential for future injuries and insurance claims by identifying hazards and initiating swift and appropriate corrective actions.