HR Basics: Employee Safety and Health 2e

HR Basics is a series of short courses, designed to highlight what you need to know about a particular human resource management topic. In today’s HR Basics, we explore employee safety and heath, defining compliance and unpacking the four elements of all good employee safety programs.

Safety and health is about ensuring the safety, health and welfare of people at work. The activities of Safety and Health include employee safety, security and workers compensation.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is the federal agency responsible for protecting the health and safety of workers. OSHA makes sure that employers follow occupational safety and health regulations and keep the workplace safe.

The terms health, safety, and security are closely related and can often be considered together when it comes to managing the wellbeing of employees on the job. Realize the safety, health and security of employees through proactive management leadership, hazard analysis, control and education.