Addressing safety and health issues in the workplace saves employers money and adds value to their businesses. According to the National Safety Council’s Injury Facts 2017 Edition, estimates place the total costs associated with work-related deaths and injuries at $142.5 billion in 2015. These are expenditures that come straight out of company profits. When employees stay safe and healthy, employers realize substantial direct and indirect cost savings, and increased productivity and profitability. Employees and their families benefit because their family lives are not hindered by injury or illness, their stress is not increased and their incomes are protected. The safety and well-being of employees do not have to be sacrificed to drive business performance.
Injury Facts 2017 Edition also reports that the education and health services, manufacturing and retail trade industry sectors had the highest number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work.