Health and Safety in the Workplace

Policy development, and the development of procedures and system, were not seen as a part of workplace health and safety.
             This is why it is important to create awareness and educate both the employers and employees regarding workplace health and safety through the use of all the media and mediums available at the organizational level, which may include newsletters, magazines, the company website, social media feeds and notice boards inside the organisation premises. Health and safety trainings should be conducted as a necessity, to help the employers and employees understand their roles in promoting and obtaining workplace health and safety. The managers who attempt to initiate changes within their organization, face a lot of difficulty in getting support from the entire organization, for the new strategies and methods they present.
             The Responsibilities for Managing Health and Safety in Workplace.
             It can be stated that the managers and authoratative personnel of the organization have their priorities set towards the company's strategic planning and the functions affecting the company's performance levels directly. Carol Wilkinson's research and study, identified that managers have various different perceptions about health promotion. It was identified that the majority of the managers considered health promotion at a very basic level, like for example flyers regarding the harmful effects of smoking. Even though the managers did not fully understand workplace health and safety problems, they did acknowledge that it was their responsibility, and also accepted that the necessary steps regarding these problems should be taken at an organisational level. The research also concluded that the majority of the maangers, and health promotion specialists had diffculties in fully understanding the role and funtion of health and safety promotion in an organisation (Wilkinson, 1999).
             The United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has developed policies, procedures and guidelines to help organizations and employers in understanding how health and safety related incidents can have a negative impact on the workplace.