1. Management Enhance Employee Safety in Workplace
Accidents and injuries impact on a company since unsafe environments lead to morale and production decrease and
turnoverandabsenteeismincrease. Theycause lossof wages,payof medical bills, increase in insurance premiums, the
company’simage andquality can be severely damaged. They can be avoided by training people to be alert to hazards.
The areas where hospitalityemployeessufferaccidentsinclude kitchens, bars, stairways, boiler rooms, elevator shafts,
laundry rooms but these are not the only ones.
The most important steps to enhance employee safety in the workplace are:
 To know the applicable safety regulations so actions to comply with them are taken.
 To develop procedures, methods and guidelines to maintain a safe work environment.
 To conduct training for all staff, especially for those in contact with potentially dangerous materials and
equipment.
In order to comply with those steps, different methods can be followed, some of them are:
Safetyand SecurityMeetings: these are held in order to promote safety and security by addressing topics such as slips
and falls, ladder safety and electrical dangers among others, insurance carriers can offer classes to reduce accidents.
SafetyandSecurityCommittees:theyare formedbyselectedhourlyemployeesandmanagersthat meet periodically to
discuss unsafe work conditions and ways to deal with them.
Employee Rewards: To praise departments that reduce/eliminate accidents or unsafe conditions is of interest to the
company’s employees, they can go from special recognitions to bonuses.
Differenttopicsare addressedwhenplanninghow toenhance employee safetyatthe workplace:
Emergency and Natural Disaster: having an evacuation plan (this can be practiced at least every month). Any given
evacuationplanshouldconclude withheadcountingforemployeesafter exiting the building. Emergency supplies that
should be kept on the desk include a flashlight, bottled water, shelf-stable food and an evacuation map.
Personal Safety:policiesshouldbe divulgatedandenforced.Theygofromrelatedtoharassment to leaving the building
accompanied in case of being late.
Accident and Injury: equipment manuals and instructions should be given to the staff that will work with it. Best
practices for lifting heavy or awkward items, use of carts, back braces and toxic chemicals or hazardous substances
should be instructed.
Equipment: to help control staff access, especially during off work hours, include keys and pass-cards. Surveillance
cameras also help alert security personnel about people in unauthorized areas.
ProblemEmployeesmonitoring: staff membersthatare prone to violence should be identified and kept a close eye on
since they could disturb safety through intimidation, bullying and threats.
To conclude, it is important to highlight what is needed in order to implement these planning procedures:
 Create awareness through implementation of health, safety and security at the workplace.
 Keep track of training sessions, divulgate company policies and procedures. Issue appropriate personal
protective equipment and clothing, have safe facilities.
 Monitor procedures, updating them after of accidents (record these) or new laws.