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Safety and Health



If you could save money, improve produc-tivity, and increase employee morale, wouldyou?

Businesses spend $170 billion a year oncosts associated with occupational injuriesand illnesses—expenditures that comestraight out of company profits. But work-places that establish safety and health man-agement systems can reduce their injury

and illness costs by 20 to 40 percent. Intoday’s business environment, these costscan be the difference between operating inthe black and running in the red.

Injuries and illnesses increase workers’ com-pensation and retraining costs, absenteeism,and faulty product. They also decrease pro-ductivity, morale, and profits. Businessesoperate more efficiently when they imple-ment effective safety and health manage-

ment systems. A Fortune Five companyincreased productivity by 13 percent, whilea small, 50-person plant decreased faultyproduct and saved more than $265,000with a strong safety and health program.

OSHA can help take the guesswork out of workplace safety and health by providinginformation and expertise to help business-es tailor solutions to meet their needs.

To Your

Business

“We can’t make a quality

product with an unsafe

process.”

Ken Lindgren, DACO, Incorporated



Safe workplaces provide the consistencyand reliability needed to build a communityand grow a business. Workplaces withactive safety and health leadership have

fewer injuries, are often rated “betterplaces to work,” and have more satisfied,

more productive employees. These employeesreturn to work more quickly after aninjury or illness and produce higher-qualityproducts and services. Each year, OSHAworks with thousands of companies tohelp create better workplaces, providingassessments and help in implementing safetyand health management systems.

Safe environments improve employeemorale, which often leads to increased pro-ductivity and better service. Lost produc-tivity from injuries and illnesses costs com-panies $60 billion each year. OSHA hascommitted to reducing the rate of lost pro-

duction by 2 percent per year, so that com-panies focused on safety and health canalso enjoy a healthy bottom line.

To Your

Workplace

“It makes sense to run an

effective safety and health

program because yourpeople deserve it, your

customers demand it, and

your business practices

and future will not be there

without it.”

Dan Fergus, Genesee Stampings



When it comes to safe and healthful work-places, OSHA helps to join employers andemployees as partners for life. Since 1970,more than 75,000 lives have been saved and

millions of injuries and illnesses have beenprevented through effective occupationalsafety and health management systems.

Millions of Americans work hard everyday so they can build a better life for their

families. OSHA helps to make sure thatthey return to their families in the same

condition they began their day. Every

injury prevented is a person kept whole;every life saved is a family preserved intact.

Safe workplaces not only save life, theypromote successful, vibrant lives. Workerswho suffer a disabling injury can lose 40

percent of their income over five years.Families can lose even more because of theincreased stress, conflict, and divorce asso-ciated with occupational injury and illness.On the other hand, safe workplaces pro-vide an environment for healthy workerswhose jobs become vehicles for making alife—not just a living.

“I want to see and hear my

grandchildren, and because

of the safety program at

Curtis Lumber, I’m going to

be able to.”

John Meier, Curtis Lumber

To Your

Life



OSHA is committed to the design andimplemention of safety and health systemsthat protect workers and promote success-ful business practices. OSHA offers a vari-

ety of tools, services, and programs to fitthe needs of employers, employees, andsafety and health professionals.

Businesses that partner with OSHAthrough the Voluntary Protection Programs

(VPP) have 50 percent fewer lost workdayinjuries and illnesses than the average fortheir industry and incidence rates 50 per-cent below the national average. VPP com-panies have saved more than $1 billionsince 1982.

Small employers participating in the Safetyand Health Achievement RecognitionProgram (SHARP) have also saved their

companies and their employees significantmoney and hardship. OSHA’s StrategicPartnerships and Alliances benefit employ-ers and employees in many industries byencouraging, assisting, and recognizingefforts to promote workplace safety andhealth.

“We are honored to be a partnerwith OSHA. There’s a mutual

respect between OSHA and our

company.”

Torry McAlvain, McAlvain Construction

Preventing Injuries and

Illnesses Together



The Occupational Safety and HealthAdministration has been helping save lives,prevent injuries, and protect the safety andhealth of America’s workforce for more than

30 years. Since 1970, occupational fatalitieshave been cut in half and injuries and ill-nesses have been reduced by 40 percent.

OSHA continues to help reduce injuries,illnesses, and fatalities through extensive

outreach, education, and compliance assis-tance efforts that complement strong, fair,and effective enforcement of safety andhealth regulations. OSHA’s leadership in

advancing safety and health is supportedby an expanding array of programs thatadd value to business, workplace, and life.

OSHA’s national and regional offices,together with state plan organizations,develop partnerships, alliances, and con-sultation programs to help companiesimplement safety and health managementsystems.

U.S. Department of Labor

For more OSHA information orto contact OSHA’s national

headquarters, regional offices,

or state plan organizations, visit

www.osha.gov. For general

information, including copies of

publications, call (800) 321-OSHA.

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