Living Safety
Your health and safety programs help protect employees while they’re on the job, but who protects them off the job?
Employees are far more likely to suffer an injury at home, on the road or during leisure activities than on the job. Off-the-job injuries vastly outnumber those suffered on the job.
The Canada Safety Council estimates that 90 per cent of the injuries that keep employees away from work occur outside the workplace. The absence of a capable employee may jeopardize important schedules. The company may have to spend time and resources to hire and train a new person. Whether or not the injured person is replaced, it’s likely productivity will suffer. In cases of prolonged absence, corporate disability insurance premiums may go up.
Safety is not a switch that is turned on at work. Employees have fewer on-the-job accidents when safety is part of their value system and lifestyle. It really doesn’t matter where the accident occurs. It is to no one’s benefit if an employee is lost temporarily or even permanently. Even an injury to a family member may require an employee to take time off as care giver. That is why smart businesses are moving to a holistic approach to employee safety and wellness, encompassing not only the individual but also the family.
By showing your employees how to live and play safely off the job, you’ll increase productivity and profits, while providing them with a clear message that you care about their safety 24 hours a day.
The benefits of adding the Canada Safety Council’s LIVING SAFETY magazine to your safety program can be enormous:
- reduced absenteeism;
- fewer production breakdowns;
- better employee and company morale;
- increased productivity that reflects directly on your company’s bottom line;
- helps to contain the spiralling costs of hospitalization, insurance premiums and benefit plans.
Why Living Safety?
The Canada Safety Council is a national, non-government, charitable organization dedicated to safety. Our mission is to lead in the national effort to reduce preventable deaths, injuries and economic loss in public and private places throughout Canada. We serve as a credible, reliable resource for safety information, education and awareness in all aspects of Canadian life – in traffic, at home, at work and at leisure.
Over the past 20 years, employers have been turning to the LIVING SAFETY magazine to inexpensively expand their safety programs.
LIVING SAFETY features current developments on . . .
- traffic safety
- home safety
- family health and safety
- recreational safety
- environmental concerns
- and much more.
How much does it cost?
Four issues of Living Safety in English or French cost only $11.25 a year. The savings, of course, are realized when you order in bulk. Contact Canada Safety Council for information on bulk pricing.
By ordering LIVING SAFETY today, you’ll be doing everything you can to maximize your worker’s off-the-job safety.