{"id":9518,"date":"2025-03-21T05:39:58","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T11:39:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/limblecmms.com\/?p=9518"},"modified":"2025-05-30T12:59:01","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T18:59:01","slug":"facility-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/limblecmms.com\/blog\/facility-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Ways to Improve Safety at Your Facilities"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row kd_background_image_position=”vc_row-bg-position-top”][vc_column][vc_column_text]According to <\/span>The 2022 State of Employee Safety Report<\/span><\/a>, 79% of employees say they are concerned about their health and safety at work.<\/span><\/p>\n

Workplace safety policies along with various technologies can be effective tools for preventing injuries and increasing employee productivity. Overlooking or underutilizing these resources can leave you vulnerable to serious problems and legal consequences.<\/span><\/p>\n

Engaging the whole company, including upper management and every single employee, in using these resources is the only way to truly achieve facility safety. Here\u2019s how.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle” kd_background_image_position=”vc_row-bg-position-bottom” kd_top_separator_style=”skew-left” kd_top_separator_height=”separator-height-small” kd_bottom_separator_style=”skew-left” kd_bottom_separator_height=”separator-height-small” kd_top_separator=”true” kd_bottom_separator=”true” css=”.vc_custom_1682969636891{margin-bottom: 40px !important;padding-top: 120px !important;padding-right: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;background: #dde4e8 url(https:\/\/limblecmms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cta-laired-hex-4.webp?id=9077) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;border-radius: 0px !important;}” css_tablet_landscape=”.vc_custom_1682969636891{padding-bottom: 80px !important;}” css_tablet_portrait=”.vc_custom_1682969636891{padding-bottom: 80px !important;}” css_mobile=”.vc_custom_1682969636892{padding-bottom: 80px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_row_inner kd_background_image_position=”vc_row-bg-position-top”][vc_column_inner]

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What is facility safety?<\/span><\/h2>\n

Facility safety is when an organization has the appropriate infrastructure in place to ensure the working environment is as safe as possible for all employees. It requires the development of <\/span>standard operating procedures<\/span><\/a> (<\/span>SOPs<\/b>) and use of <\/span>best practices<\/b> to address and resolve safety risks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition, various <\/span>tools and approaches<\/b> are used to enhance safety \u2014 from PPE (personal protective equipment), regular toolbox talks, and facility monitoring, to technology solutions like the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and CMMS.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Let\u2019s tackle them one by one.<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Get buy-in from all levels<\/span><\/h2>\n

Safety must be driven by upper management. The moment they show interest and commitment to protecting every single employee from injuries and hazards is the moment the company’s safety program is set up to succeed.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>To reach this level of commitment, management must understand all the benefits of facility safety improvements (we’ll go over these later).<\/span><\/p>\n

Only then will they be ready to make serious investments into facility safety programs in the form of formal procedures and policies, and new safety tools and technologies.<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Have a safety management system<\/span><\/h2>\n

A safety management system (SMS) is an organization-wide process of managing safety risks in the workplace. It should be applied to any facility, irrespective of its type and industry sector.<\/span><\/p>\n

There are <\/span>four main components of an SMS<\/span><\/a>:<\/span><\/p>\n