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Business Case for Workplace Health & Safety

You invest in your workers with training, by developing their skills - grooming them to succeed in their jobs so they can contribute to your business. Many have been with you for a long time with that relationship being built on loyalty & trust.

Valuing your people adds value to your company. The best companies, large and small, build a brand reputation that is synonymous not only with superior service or an excellent product, but also an outstanding management philosophy where safety and health is a core value.

The value for businesses makes sense: focusing on safety and health programs is the right thing to do; it saves money and adds value to the organization.

Direct cost savings to business when workers stay whole and healthy (there are many more!):

•  lower WSIB costs,
•  decreased layout for return-to-work programs,
•  less faulty products,
•  lower costs for job accommodations for injured workers,
• reduced MOL fines

Focuing on your safety and health program can significantly reduce indirect costs, too:

•  lost productivity,
• costs of recruitment and/or training for replacement workers,
• incident investigation costs,
• injured worker follow-up procedures, paperwork and reporting,
• overtime expenses

In respect to the value to workers, the relationship is even clearer.

Getting hurt or sick is not just physically painful. On-the job injuries and illnesses can significantly reduce income, increase stress and hinder a full family life.

And on the value added side, fewer injuries and illnesses also lead to:

• higher morale,
• better labor/management relations,
• reduced turnover,
• and better use of human capital.

In addition, business benefits from an enhanced corporate reputation as a caring employer.