Having a safe workplace is not only a legal responsibility, but it is also how you will maintain your employee’s loyalty. Being negligent on the safety and quality of your workspace can lead to massive lawsuits, fines, and even jail time. Don’t risk it, and instead invest in making sure that your workspace is a safe place for your employees to conduct their work in. The safer the environment and more protections you put in place, the more you protect yourself from any misconduct and your employees from harm.

• Create Anti-Harassment Policies

One of the first things that you should do to increase the safety of your workplace is to create comprehensive anti-harassment policies. That way your employees can feel safe coming forward with any misconduct occurring, and you will already have the associated consequences outlined. The last thing you want is for your employees to be sexually, verbally, or physically harassed in any way. Not only is this bad business, but it could also lead to bad press that ends up with you closing your company down.

• Ensure Your Building is Up to Code

Another area that you should look at to improve the safety and quality of your company is to get it checked. This means either undergoing an internal review or getting an outside company to check that your workspace is up to code and regulated standards. This is particularly important if your workplace deals with heavy machinery. You absolutely do not want an employee to get hurt because something was old, broken, or not up to code.

• Check All Systems Regularly

You need to perform regular system checks on all items, from fire alarms to carbon monoxide detectors, to every other failsafe protection your company has. This should be done at least every three months, but can be done at more regular intervals to ensure that everything is working smoothly and that your employees are safe. The more complicated and dangerous the equipment your employees are working with, the more often these checkups should occur.

You should also have an expedited method of relying on any breaks or faults with the equipment that occur. That way you can know of problems before they become a problem.

• Have Your Employees Trained

You’re not the only one that should be responsible for safety. Every employee you have should go through onsite safety training. That way they will not only have the know-how, but the tools that they need to ensure that they and their coworkers are safe. Ensure that the training program you choose for your employees provides a certification at the end of it for the most benefits to your employees and your company.

Making your company a safe place to work in should be the priority of every employer. Your business cannot run without your employees. That is why they should feel safe both working with the equipment and amongst each other. You cannot stop every bad thing from happening, but you can make sure that you, your workplace, and your employees are prepared for it.