Today, safety managers are faced with more challenges than ever before. Developing new methods to increase safety awareness, while managing tighter budgets, is a daily struggle. The recent hard economic times have only magnified this situation, as senior managers focus more attention on profitability and return on investments.
Unfortunately, too often the rising costs associated with workers' compensation insurance is overlooked. What is surprising is the fact that this expense is normally ranked within the top ten for corporate non-production-related expenditures.