Benefits of OHS Training

Why is it Important to Have Occupational Health & Safety Training

Occupational Health and Safety Training, or OHS Training as it is more often known, is not something that many businesses even entertain the notion of engaging in. However; there are a number of different benefits to OHS training. On this page I am going to take a little look at some of the most important of them.

Introduction

First and foremost; OHS training ensures that you meet legal requirements. Sure; there may be no legal requirement in place to actually have safety training for your business, but it is still important. This is because this type of training will teach you the legal requirements when it comes to health and safety in the workplace. Basically; OHS training will ensure that your employees know exactly what is expected of them in the work environment. This means that you will not be breaking the law (unless your employees do something incredibly stupid). This means that you will not have to deal with the hefty fines that health and safety executives like to toss out on a regular basis.

Looking After Employees

Remember; safety training will also help to protect your employees, the people around them, and even property. OHS training is all about teaching your employees how to work safely so they do not cause injury to anybody or any property. Basically; safety training, the right type of course, will save you money as you will not need to pay compensation for any injuries or damage that occurs. This may also help to save you a considerable amount of money in the long-term on insurance premiums (insurance companies absolutely love companies that do not make claims after all!)

Important Factors

Most occupational health and safety training should also encompass first aid training. As you may know; first aid could quite often mean the difference between life and death in some situations. If first aid is not administered quickly enough then people could die. Sure; the majority of businesses out there will have at least one person on the team who is fully trained in first aid. I am sure you do not want to run around trying to find them when every second counts though, right? This is why you need first aid training. Absolutely every employee that you have should be trained in the basics of first aid.

Most occupational health and safety training will also cover fire safety training as well. The intention of fire safety training is to ingrain into the mind of people exactly what needs to be done in the event of an emergency. You want them to work on autopilot. You will be surprised at how many people get confused in the event of a fire (mostly down to the panic), so you want everything to come as naturally as possible to them.

Conclusion

Finally; employees absolutely love when you invest in them. They love additional training. Regular safety training (or first aid training, or even fire training for that matter), will ensure that your employees are motivated to work. You will be surprised at how much of an impact training will actually have. After all; all employees want to work on a site which is safe.

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