On Health and Safety Regulations

Health and safety regulations have been branded as a grey area within the cleaning industry. This is probably because of the broadness of the two concepts which causes confusion among the parties involved in the process.

A number of health and safety companies, as well as cleaning companies receive new regulations every now and then, and this constant changing of the rules and regulations makes the companies perplexed and irritated. Also, some companies view the regulations as a means for the government to control them, limit their freedom and extract more income from their businesses. The most common conception about the health and safety regulations is that these are simply bureaucratic procedures and additional paperwork for the employees who are already overworked and stressed out.

New regulations are perceived by some companies as something which they cannot implement because of the lack of time, money and expertise. Small cleaning companies believe that the health and safety regulations cannot be applied to the work that they do. They also believe that these things should only be applied to huge companies. What most people do not understand is that the health and safety measures exist because they are needed especially in the areas where the hazards are high and the dangers are just lurking around the corner. The size of the company is negligible since cleaning itself is very important to maintain the safety and health of the people working in the workplaces.

The employer is responsible for ensuring that every person working under his or her custody is safe from any threats. Work-related injuries and deaths should never be neglected; instead, these should be properly addressed in order to prevent more cases from happening.

The truth of the matter is, health and safety management is indeed necessary in any company. A significant decrease in losses, accidents and other mishaps can be achieved through effective health policies and relevant training for the employers and the employees. A safe and healthy environment should be the goal of every safety policy being implemented in the workplaces. This would encourage the employees to work better and produce better outputs in their work.

Without the participation of the company’s owner and employees, the health and safety policies will just be another failed attempt to reduce the incidents of work-related accidents and deaths. We must all work together in fostering a safe, healthy and conducive place for working.