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is your safety culture driving dollars — or costing you big?

Written by Ryan Galloway | May 28, 2019 1:27:17 PM

The fact that U.S. businesses right now are spending more than $1 billion every week on workplace injuries should give you some idea of how directly safety practices impact the bottom line. But that's just the tip of the iceberg. Subpar safety practices can cost you in a host of other ways as well, from decreased retention to increased turnover — and worse.

Today, almost all manufacturing and logistics organizations can be lumped into one of the following two buckets when it comes to safety. Where do you think you stand?

reactive/calculative

substantially higher risks of serious workplace injury

history of making changes only after injuries occur, rather than working proactively to prevent them

loosely defined safety programs that aren’t tied to bigger-picture goals

leadership lacks comprehensive buy-in around the value of best-in-class safety practices

proactive/transformative

“culture of safety” that aligns with higher-level strategy and mission

leadership believes safety is a priority — and demonstrates that belief daily

safety-management programs built around proactive planning and forward-looking assessments

employees are engaged, retained a higher rate and suffer fewer injuries

higher overall levels of workforce productivity

diagnose your safety maturity

Recognize your own organization somewhere in the mix? You aren’t alone. With almost 13,000 U.S. workers injured on the job every single day, there’s clearly room for safety improvements at many manufacturing and logistics companies today. 

So how does your organization stack up? Are you a safety leader — or still a long way from best in class? 

Fill out our diagnostic survey to find out. It shouldn't take more than two minutes to complete, and your results will include recommendations and actionable advice to help you finally move the needle on safety. For example:

how to conduct forward-looking risk assessments

why you should create (and empower) safety teams within your organization

how to use data to drive safety improvements

...and so much more

Your journey to best-in-class safety practices starts here.