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Best Work Site Safety Practices
To ensure the safety of the workers of a company, employers conduct programs that aim to provide each and every employee with the necessary knowledge about workplace safety. These programs include measures that include distributing proper work uniforms, issuing safety harnesses for those that work at great heights, ensuring adequate lighting across the facility, and conducting training for proper equipment and hazardous material handling.
Workplace safety is important not just to the employees, but the employers themselves. Having proper workplace safety practices can be considered worth it if the workplace-related injuries and accidents in the company are reduced the moment the precautions are implemented. This will save them more money better than having employees sent to hospitals every now and then. Also, having employees clear from injuries saves time as they no longer have to train employees that are new to the job.
However, there are times that employers take safety precautions for granted that every time a rule was implemented, it just stays the same over time without them realizing that they are being overlooked. This could bring dangers to the employees if action and regular checking has not been enacted. Here are eight overlooked workplace safety practices from Progressive Safety Equipment.
![8 Overlooked Work Site Safety Practices [Infographic]](https://cdn.confessionsoftheprofessions.com/media/2019/03/health-safety-work.jpg "8 Overlooked Work Site Safety Practices [Infographic]")
