Why should you Hire a Safety Consultant?

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Why should you Hire a Safety Consultant?

• Health and Safety of your employees at work is
  always a priority and is critical for business
  success. Unfortunately, there are a lot of core
  business issues that take up most of your time
  and energy. You may be owning a small company or
  leading a large organization, but safety at
  workplace will always remain your responsibility.
  At the same time, delivering business results
  and ensuring a healthy bottom line are also your
  biggest responsibilities.
• There are laws and guidelines that govern
  Workplace Health and Safety (WHS), also known as
  Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) which have
  to be adhered to without exception. Not
  following them may lead to legal action or fines.
  By following the laws and guidelines, you can
  make your work environment safe and avoid major
  accidents, injuries and illness related to
  workplace.

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• Some organizations or companies see safety at
  work as an additional cost which hits their
  bottom line, often forgetting that if followed in
  the right spirit and proactively, it can actually
  help you save money. Some companies hire a
  dedicated Health and Safety Manager, but more
  often than not, most companies give this
  responsibility as an additional charge to a
  Senior Manager, an Admin Manager, an HR Manager
  or an Operations Manager to save the cost. The
  outcome of doing so is that the said manager is
  already over-burdened with his or her own
  responsibilities and sees safety at work as a
  last priority. They usually end up reacting to a
  situation (say an accident at work) rather than
  acting proactively to prevent it happening in the
  first place. You suddenly see fire drills,
  evacuation drills or first aid training sessions
  happening after there is an unwanted event
  occurring on your premises.

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• With all these considerations, it is
  recommended to hire a Safety Consultant. There
  are a lot of advantages of hiring an external
  Safety Consultant rather than hiring a resource
  on your company payroll
• You can contract a Safety Consultant as per your
  company's requirement, i.e. you can hire someone
  for a full time, part time or a fixed number of
  hours a month based on the size of the company.
  If you are a small organization, you may even opt
  for a weekly, monthly or quarterly service. This
  can save you a huge cost compared to if you hire
  a full time employee on your payroll.
• The overhead costs are reduced if you hire a
  consultant as you do not have to pay any
  employment taxes, benefits, equipment or space.
• You can ask the Safety Consultant to train your
  staff as required on the current laws, guidelines
  and also share best practices that are being
  followed by your industry.

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• An external Safety Consultant is not affected by
  the internal issues of the company and by
  carrying out a thorough audit, can give you an
  honest picture of the health and safety concerns
  related to your workplace and can guide you how
  to rectify them. These recommendations will be
  always in line with the currently enforceable
  laws and guidelines. This also means that should
  there be an audit by any government or other
  regulatory bodies, you are in a good position and
  can avoid legal action or the hefty fines.
• Safety Consultants are better informed and
  updated about any changes or updates in laws or
  guidelines made by the government or other
  regulatory bodies.
• So, if you are convinced that you require a
  Safety Consultant for your organization, you can
  get in touch with us or visit our website for
  more details about our Safety Consulting Services
  in Brisbane.

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• Contact Information
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  info_at_link-resources.com.auM 0423756191
  (Tiffany Irving)M 0427807979 (Angela Bradby)