On this occasion, the safety talk will be about the importance of the culture of prevention of occupational risks in safety and health at work. Then we go with it.
What is the culture of prevention?
They are the positive actions and affirmations adopted by workers to reduce the rates of accidents, incidents and occupational diseases.
The prevention culture seeks a greater commitment of workers in matters of safety and health at work.
The foundation of the culture of prevention
The culture of prevention is essentially based on 2 elements to achieve its objective in occupational health and safety:
- It requires the participation of all workers in the organization.
- It requires a voluntary (not obligated) commitment to wanting to perform tasks correctly and safely.
It is on the basis of these two elements that the culture of prevention can be carried out, and the reduction of accidents can be achieved effectively.
The importance of a culture of prevention
The reduction of incidents, accidents and occupational diseases is one of the major objectives of safety and health at work, which is why by adopting a culture of prevention and other complementary methods, compliance can be achieved.
As important as it is to establish prevention measures, standards or guidelines to improve safety management, it is compliance with these measures and actions by workers who must comply with the rules to avoid suffering workplace accidents.
The cult of prevention achieves that from the incorporation of good values, behaviors and work practices in workers, their risks at work are reduced.
The benefits of implementing a culture of prevention
The main benefits of maintaining a culture of prevention of occupational risks are:
- The decrease in incidents, accidents and illnesses presented in the organization.
- Improve the work environment and the confidence of workers.
- Reduce the costs of the organization due to absenteeism from work that lead to occupational accidents.
- Maintain a pleasant work structure that all workers feel proud to integrate.
Likewise, it is important to emphasize that the positive results of implementing the prevention culture will be seen and maintained over time.
Last conclusions
Improving the culture of prevention of workers is a task that requires time, since it must start from the worker himself as an initiative and the participation of all, but once achieved, a significant reduction in risks in the organization is achieved.
