Safety Training Does a Lot More Than Prevent Casualties

Most often, safety exists in a silo. This separation from other business processes makes safety vulnerable to fluctuation in priority even for companies who have “Safety-first” as their core value. For most companies safety plays a second fiddle to production.

If safety was truly the first priority in many companies across various industries, and if it didn’t exist separate from other business practices, then safety managers wouldn’t have to fight for budgets and training time for every safety initiative beyond the basic compliance required by law. But they do.

While most people including decision makers at companies think safety training is useful only to prevent accidents at workplaces, analysis have proven it does a lot more than prevent casualties and has a direct impact on the profit margins of the company. A study published in Accident Analysis and Prevention in 2011 reviewed how financial managers at medium and large companies view workplace safety. Researchers found that CFOs and other execs believe that “for every budget allocated to improving workplace safety, more than 4 times the money spent would be returned on the investment.”

Spending on safety training is a way of avoiding larger expenditures down the road (similar ratios of savings have also been reported by recognized Safety & Health organizations around the globe). Safety doesn’t just stop companies from losing money but increases productivity and thus improves their ability to make money.

It’s clear that safety and productivity are inextricably linked. Once you teach people how to pay attention to hazards and adjust their actions to avoid the errors that can get them hurt, you can translate those skills and habits into the production environment with fewer performance errors. This will increase productivity and consequently the company’s profit margins.

Now the big question is, what safety training is suitable for your employees and where can I find a good company offering safety trainings. NOIAA LTD a subsidiary of NOIAA Corp, with Main office in 2425 West Loop South (Suite 200) Houston, Texas 77027 USA offers a variety of offshore and onshore safety training programs at affordable rates. You can find a list of training programs they offer on this link: training.noiaa.com.

NOIAA LTD, is situated at Cape Limboh – Limbola Limbe II, in the Southwest region of Cameroon. For more information regarding safety training programs you can write an email to africaoffice@noiaa.com or call  +237 233 433 779. They are currently serving Cameroon, Central and West Africa with safety training programs like BOSIET, HUET, Confined Space Entry and Rescue, and Work at Height.