Online Exclusive: National Safety Survey: The Price of Safety

“Despite an increase in spending from the previous year, managers are still working with limited resources when it comes to safety. About 71 percent of those who took EHS Today’s National Safety Survey said that their budgets increased in the 2015-2016 year.

However, budgets are still miniscule when it comes to providing a world-class safety and wellness to their employees. Survey takers listed they would improve their company’s wellness programs, provide top-of-the-line PPE and, above all, greatly increase the amount of training if they had more money to spend.

Improving wellness programs was a common theme. One survey respondent said they would build an effective wellness program, an onsite gym and safety sponsored programs/activities that would boost employee morale if their budget allowed. Another safety manager said they would hire a professional cleaning staff and provide onsite health care.

In addition, the pressure of a limited budget means safety managers more closely consider price when purchasing PPE. In fact, out of the six choices provided on the survey, price was a close second to the product certification level. Another top answer was comfort/fit of the PPE. If resources were not an issue, respondents agreed that they would provide better quality protection for their employees.” (EHSToday)

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