Management Leadership in Occupational Safety and Health
Management Leadership in Occupational Safety and Health
Management Leadership in Occupational Safety and Health
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<strong>Management</strong> <strong>Leadership</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Occupational</strong> <strong>Safety</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Health</strong><br />
Benefits of good safety <strong>and</strong> health<br />
Address<strong>in</strong>g health <strong>and</strong> safety provides opportunities<br />
to improve bus<strong>in</strong>ess efficiency as well as safeguard<strong>in</strong>g<br />
workers. These have been analysed <strong>in</strong> the recent<br />
European Survey of Enterprises on New <strong>and</strong> Emerg<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Risks (ESENER) ( 2 ).<br />
Benefits can <strong>in</strong>clude:<br />
• reduced costs <strong>and</strong> reduced risks — lower employee<br />
absence <strong>and</strong> turnover rates, fewer accidents <strong>and</strong><br />
a lower threat of legal action;<br />
• ensur<strong>in</strong>g better bus<strong>in</strong>ess cont<strong>in</strong>uity, thereby <strong>in</strong>creas<strong>in</strong>g<br />
productivity — by avoid<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>cidents, accidents,<br />
breakdowns <strong>and</strong> process failure;<br />
• improved st<strong>and</strong><strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> a better reputation among<br />
suppliers, clients <strong>and</strong> other partners.<br />
© EU<br />
-OSH<br />
A/Do<br />
m<strong>in</strong>ic Wigley © EU-OSH<br />
A/Jim Holmes<br />
‘Prevention is about manag<strong>in</strong>g risks.<br />
Risks are managed by people<br />
work<strong>in</strong>g together.’<br />
2<br />
( 2 ) http://www.esener.eu<br />
EU-OSHA — European Agency for <strong>Safety</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Health</strong> at Work | 9
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