The onus for providing a safe workplace falls with the employer. When an injury occurs, there can be a great deal of damage done in terms of workplace relations, reputation and even legal fees. One of an employer's greatest defences in the event of a legal claim is being able to demonstrate that they have taken all reasonable steps to prevent the injury from occurring in the first place. Have you?

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Listed below are the costs just one workplace injury can create:

Insured costs
•  post injury medical follow-up
•  disability, lost time (workers' compensation).

Uninsured costs
•  wages paid for lost time
•  wages paid other than compensation
•  overtime costs for other staff
•  supervisor's time
•  decreased output of worker on return
•  cost of training new or replacement worker
•  administrative time
•  time spent on accident investigations
•  emergency supplies.

Organisational losses
•  impact on morale

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