There are many workplace safety mantras, such as “safety is a habit” and “safety is everyone’s business.” While there is truth in the maxims, they nevertheless are just words — and cheap, as they say. Danger arises when the words become substitutes for the work of actively teaching safety and monitoring a workplace for unsafe situations.
It’s the job of safety managers to move a company beyond just talking about safety — and that job is a tough one. A safety manager’s very worth to a company ultimately is measured by how many accidents or injuries do not happen on his
