Hazard Control Is Good Business

Liberty Mutual, in its 2007 Workplace Safety Index, estimated that in 2005 employers paid almost 1 billion per week in direct compensation costs for disabling workplace injuries and illnesses. Senior leaders must make hazard control a priority function. Proactive efforts can help reduce workers compensation premiums, injury costs, and lost productivity. Liberty Mutual sent a 

Anticipates, recognizes, and identifies hazards Evaluates and investigates past incidents or accidents 

Analyzes and determines risks Uses risk management to control losses 

Controls hazards to reduce accident potential Satisfied with reducing accident recurrence 

Educates and encourages safe behaviors Disciplines unsafe actions and behaviors 

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