01/01/2025
Happy New Year! Make workplace safety your 2025 resolution
As we head back to work after some time off for the holidays, many of us have made resolutions to help make 2025 our best year yet. While many of these resolutions tend to center around well-being, such as getting fit or spending more time with friends and family, few of us take the time to think about how we could make more of an effort to ensure our own health and safety on the job. In 2025, why not make the resolution to make workplace safety more of a priority in your life? Whether you are working part-time or starting your career, health and safety should always come first. Not only will you be ensuring your own safety, but you will be paying it forward by helping to make the workplace safer for others as well!
Here are some tips for making workplace safety a priority:
1. Ask questions: Have you been wondering about the safety of certain tasks at your job, or have you noticed something at work that you think might be a safety hazard? Speak up! Make a resolution to communicate more with your employer about your health and safety questions and concerns.
2. Take some time to check your personal protective equipment (PPE) for wear and tear: Are your safety boots worn? Can you still see clearly through the lenses of your safety glasses? Start the year off right by ensuring your PPE is effective and properly fitted.
3. Resolve to do away with distractions: Do you gossip with co-workers while performing your duties, or send messages to your friends in between tasks using mobile phone? These types of activities take your concentration away from the task at hand, which can increase your chance of having a workplace accident. Save those chats for break time, and keep your mobile phone in a locker or a drawer to ensure you arenβt tempted to text or tweet.
Best wishes for a SAFE and healthy new year!