As a small business owner, you have as much obligation to your employees and customers to provide a safe work environment as does any other business. Even those who are self-employed must ensure the work

Your company should have plans in place to help you minimise the risks of injury on your worksite, no matter what your business does. Office employees, as well as those in more dangerous occupations, can

Something as simple as a safety vest can help your company reduce the cost of insurance premiums and medical expenses for employees who may file worker’s compensation claims due to injuries they sustain on the

On the job injuries can cost your company more than lost productivity when an employee has to miss work. If the injury is found to be caused by neglect on the part of the company

It can help you reduce your insurance rates if you can prove that your employees have had some sort of safety training for the work they do. Even if you don’t get that benefit, having

Filling out incident reporting forms and insurance claims can be time consuming work, especially if you cannot find the proper forms in your office. Since they are used so infrequently, they can easily get lost

Industries involving manual labour, such as mining, construction, shipping and receiving, and manufacturing, usually have more incidences of workplace accidents than most types of jobs. There are more hazards involved in these occupations and, with

Reducing costs for your business is sometimes necessary in order to survive during bad economic times. However, reducing costs at the expense of the health and safety of your employees, customers or even those who

It is important that your business knows its risks when it comes to the health and safety of your employees. Not knowing what your liabilities are can cost you when employees are off because of