Boost Workplace Safety and Compliance with 360-degree OHS Services from Safix
When they hear the term “workplace health and safety compliance,” most business owners assume that “it doesn’t apply to my business.” The truth is that OHS (Occupational Health and Safety) is for all companies irrespective of the size and nature of the business.
Whether you run a factory with thousands of employees handling the assembly line, or you run a startup with just a handful of employees working at desks, OHS is for all. What differs across industries are strategies that are used to implement OHS compliance.
Most countries have laws that require businesses to be fully OHS compliant and have a proper safety plan in place. The OHS laws and rules vary from one country to another, but you can be sure that OHS compliance is a must across regions.
What is OHS Compliance?
In a nutshell, OHS compliance is a specific set of rules and regulations that all employers must adopt. It involves certain practices, methods and processes that ensure the safety of employees at the workplace. This involves providing employees with a safe and secure work environment that is free from known hazards like mechanical dangers, exposure to chemicals and toxic substances, excessive noise levels, extreme temperatures, stress, unsanitary conditions and more.
Simply put, it’s all about ensuring that the workplace does not subject employees to harmful conditions that are detrimental to their health and safety.
Why OHS Compliance Matters to your Business?
Let’s take a look at the top 3 benefits of compliance with your business.
1. Reduced Legal Problems
This is the most obvious benefit of safety compliance. When you abide by all the workplace safety rules and regulations, you don’t have to worry about fines, penalties, lawsuits, and other expensive legal challenges.
Let’s imagine this scenario – an accident happens in your workplace and an employee is injured. The employee can sue your business. However, if you have ensured that all workplace safety rules are followed and the accident was due to negligence on the part of the employee, the case against your business fails.
As you can see, OHS compliance prevents your business from becoming a victim to expensive and complicated legal challenges.
2. Improved Operational Productivity
Safety rules and regulations help your business in more ways than you can imagine. For instance, workplace rules regarding discrimination and harassment create a better working environment, which, in turn, boosts productivity.
Similarly, by ensuring that all equipment is fitted with safety guardrails, employees get better confidence to handle and operate all equipment. Additionally, when employees see that you have taken extra efforts to ensure their safety, they are likely to stay at your business.
3. Better Public Relations and Increased Business
This is one of the biggest benefits of workplace safety and health compliance. Let’s assume that you are an exporter. You manufacture goods in your factory and export it overseas to countries in Europe, the US and other places.
Your overseas partner is sure to have strict OHS rules that they must comply with. If you fail to provide them with international standards of safety, then they are not likely to consider you as their partner. If you wish to partner with overseas importers, then you need to up your workplace health and safety standards to their levels.
Not just business partners, even consumers today, are highly aware. They prefer socially responsible brands. And, by boosting workplace safety, you can score a PR victory and win over customers as well as partners.
Are you a Business Owner – Here’s what Safix can do for you?
Ever wonder why your business orders are reducing? Wonder what’s going wrong when a prospective buyer visits your factory but never commits to an order? Do you ever wonder why you are not getting the right orders, in spite of having the best infrastructure?
The chances are that you could be going wrong with workplace health and safety. This is where our 360-degree OHS services come into the picture.
Are you an International Buyer looking for the Right Local Partners – Here’s what Safix can do for you?
Are you an international brand looking for local suppliers and buyers in India? Not sure how to ensure that your local partner matches your global health and safety standards? Worry not, Safix can help you out.
We offer 360-degree OHS safety audits. What makes our audits unique is that we don’t just find out what’s wrong with your local suppliers and partners, but also provide you with efficient solutions on how to improve the compliance of your local partners.
Our expert team of safety professionals is acquainted with all the latest international and national safety guidelines. We use a unique methodology to identify the strengths and gaps in the workplace safety of your local partners and make them OHS compliant.
Transform your OHS Compliance to International Standards with Safix 360 OHS Services
Safix offers a three-tiered approach to OHS compliance. Here’s a quick rundown of what we offer:
Step 1: Factory Assessment
The first step of OHS compliance starts with a factory visit. Our team of safety experts visits your factory or business premises to conduct a thorough assessment of your current safety levels. We then evaluate your current safety levels with international OHS (Occupational Health and Safety Standards) to find out what’s missing and what needs to be improved.
Step 2: Planning and Implementation
Once we gather the current safety scenario at your workplace, we define the goals you need to achieve to meet international safety compliance standards. Our team works with you to plan, design and formulate a customized safety plan for your business. We close any gaps in workplace safety and implement the latest safety procedures to ensure that your safety standards match with international standards.
Step 3: Safety Maintenance
Our job doesn’t end with implementing the latest safety procedures at your workplace. We work with your team to ensure that you maintain 100% compliance levels throughout the year. This includes regular visits to your factory, sudden assessments, employee training, and reworking on new safety procedures and more.
Don’t Take a Risk with Safety
Safix helps businesses of all sizes improve their OHS compliance. Our teams combine their technical expertise with a keen organizational understanding to provide you with a safe workplace. Partner with Safix today and ensure that all your workplace safety norms are met.