Safetyology 101

Written by pdcsafety on August 10th, 2008

Goodyear's Safety at Work Needs Safetyology

I read in the Birmingham Post today that Goodyear has a lack of concern for Safety at work. Sometimes it amazes me that such large organizations can still take shortcuts and think they can get away with it. I love the following quote taken directly from the news snippet:

Speaking after the case, Health and Safety Executive inspector Amarjit Kalay said: "It is important that individuals and employers remember their duties under the law to take reasonable care of the health and safety of others.

"The injuries inflicted could have been significantly worse, or even fatal. Operators of lift trucks must ensure that they operate them in accordance with training and employers must ensure that they are used safely."

Taking care of your employees should take a front seat in my opinion! Goodyear did get fined in this case. However, I think there should be much more done to the company. I believe they should have to take a close look at there safety management systems and begin what I call, "Safetyology".

It is critical to business! If your consistently injuring workers due to your safety at work policies, how do you expect the public to work with you. Customers will see that safety is not a priority and that will ultimately lead them to your competition. In the oil industry, companies like BP and Shell will not go into a contract unless they feel comfortable with the safety record and policies within the drilling company that owns the rig.

If this is occurring in what is sure to be one of the most unsafe working environments, then why is it places like Goodyear is being fined for accidents like the one mentioned in the article? Look, Safety at work must take a priority! Whether your the CEO or newest employee, you all have to be on the same page with concerns of safety.

If your the CEO, you should be making it priority number one! If you have a system in place like Safetyoloy, then you would be spending less money on insurance, workers comp. and would even be able to save money by refining your processes and procedures.

It just makes sense to use a solid Safety Management System to run your company!