Unless senior staff are fully committed to a safe workplace the workers may not ‘buy in’ to safety programs.
Management should attend training sessions with their workers and they must provide the resources required for everyone to work safely. It is important that they let their workers know that they take safety seriously by being actively involved. Supporting safety with more than just words will show your workers you mean what you say.
Research has identified ‘workplace culture’ as one of the most important factors in successful safe manual handling programs. Management commitment is a major influence on developing a safe workplace culture.
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