Is Your Employer Taking Health and Safety Seriously?
When you work for someone else, you generate more profit than you receive in your paycheck at the end of the month. However, many people feel that this is worth it for some of the security and benefits that come hand in hand with working in an employed position. When you work for someone, they provide you with benefits such as parental leave, annual leave, and sick leave. They also take on responsibility over your general health and wellbeing while you are undertaking tasks for them in the workplace. This is why health and safety is so important! Health and safety is your employer’s process of ensuring that the commercial property they get you to work in is as hazard-free as possible and that you know how to undertake any tasks they expect of you. Here are a few steps that you can take to check that your employer is taking your health and safety seriously!
Know What to Do Should You Experience an Issue
First and foremost, it’s extremely important that you know what to do if you do experience health and safety issues in the workplace. If you identify a problem that hasn’t yet affected anyone, you need to report this to your employer. It is then up to them to eliminate the hazard. If you already experienced injury or illness, you should see Emroch & Kilduff today. They will be able to survey your situation and can create a case that could see you receive compensation. This could then be used to cover your medical costs and replace any lost earnings associated with your recovery time.
Check for Signage
There may be hazards in your workplace that can’t really be changed or altered. Perhaps there are low ceilings, steps, or other structural issues. It is important that your employer puts up appropriate signage to warn people of the potential danger.
Ensure You Have Received Training
Every employee should receive training before being put to the job. If you haven’t received any training, it’s extremely important that you confront your employer about this and request appropriate training. This could be specific to your role or could be something as simple as being taught how to lift and move heavy boxes around the workplace.
As you can see, you do need to be upfront when it comes to ensuring your employer is taking health and safety in the workplace seriously. Don’t feel afraid to ask! The longer things are left, the more likely you are to experience illness or injury in the long run. Not only will confronting issues help you, but it will help your colleagues and anyone else in the space too!
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