Workplace safety is always a concern for business owners as they strive to provide a safe and healthy workplace that promotes the welfare of their employees. Beyond that, workplace injuries decrease employee morale and productivity while increasing workers’ compensation costs and regulatory inspections or violations. Employers who consider worker safety to be as important as executing core business functions have already taken a step in the right direction.
Creating a comprehensive and continuous process that recognizes and mitigates safety hazards, prepares and protects workers, and records and follows up on incidents is an effective way of managing workplace safety. Understanding and complying with state and federal health and safety guidelines is also an important part of this process. Professional Employer Organizations (PEOs) are designed to assist business owners with workplace safety and risk management through a variety of products and services that includes:
- Insight from various work-sites, industries and geographic locations
- Best practice advice before, during and after emergency situations
- Setup and administration of an Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Up-to-date legal and regulatory knowledge
- Sample emergency prep action plans
- Work-site hazard assessments
- Drug-free workplace programs
- Best practice advice for handling accident records and corrective actions
- Assistance in handling employee discipline and re-training
- Elimination of upfront workers’ compensation deposits, premiums & deductibles
- Elimination of year-end audits
- Assistance with claims reporting
- Medical case management
- Employment Practice Liability Insurance (EPLI)
In 1970, Congress passed the Occupational Safety & Health Act to protect private employees from unsafe work environments. The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) became part of the Department of Labor and workplace injury and fatality statistics have been decreasing every since. The below infographic shows the progress OSHA and employers have made over the past 40 years and offers some steps employers can take to protect their employees.
About OSHA
With the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, Congress created the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)* to assure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training, outreach, education and assistance.
About SOI
SOI is a leading professional employer organization (PEO) for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) serving as a trusted partner in integrated human resource (HR) compliance, risk management, employee benefits, employment practices liability insurance (EPLI), and payroll processing. SOI is based in Charlotte, NC and supports tens of thousands of worksite employees throughout the U.S. For more details, visit SOI.com.
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