VSM Benefits
VSM Benefits (click on a topic below for more details)
The organized and systematic approach of VSM sends a strong message to all employees that safety is important. Employees soon learn that regardless of the department in which they work or the job they perform, they will be equipped to work safely, expected to work safely and held accountable for performing in a manner that protects themselves and those working around them. Using VSM leads to the creation of a Company wide safety culture that reduces injuries/illnesses, lost work time and ultimately leads to improved employee morale, productivity and profitability.
With VSM, things get done. Policies and procedures are written and in place. Compliance activities are documented. Employee training is completed on schedule. Employee training records are created and properly filed. Information flows from the frontline employee, through mid-level management to corporate level management. Those at the top can know that the safety program is in place and working to protect employees.
VSM provides the tools with which mid-level management is able to effectively create a safe and healthy work environment. By following the built in prompts, the safety and health program is better organized, compliance activities are completed on schedule, activities are properly documented, and surprises are eliminated. Safety is no longer relegated to the “back burner” nor dealt with “when time allows”. Managers can rest assured that things are in order.
Frontline employees are the direct recipients of VSM benefits – more knowledge leads to fewer accidents and injuries. Written policies and procedures effectively communicates management’s commitment to safety and expectations for everyone’s performance. Frontline employees are given the tools to perform tasks in a safe and healthy manner and are expected to do so. Bottom line - frontline employees learn how to protect themselves and those around them. Everybody wins.
VSM also offers benefits in these areas
Employee Safety Handbook
An important aspect of an effective safety and health program is ensuring that all employees know and understand the basic concepts of working safely. Communication of company policies, expectations and employee responsibilities is critical if this goal is going to be achieved... [Read more]
Employee Training
Maintaining a safe and health work environment requires identifying all hazards and potential hazards that exist. An effective program analyzes the work and the worksite to anticipate and prevent harmful occurrences... [Read more]
Worksite Hazard Analysis and Safety Audits
Maintaining a safe and health work environment requires identifying all hazards and potential hazards that exist. An effective program analyzes the work and the worksite to anticipate and prevent harmful occurrences... [Read more]
Creating a Safe and Healthy Work Environment
The goal of an effective safety and health program is to reduce work related injuries and illnesses. If that goal is achieved, employers most often see a boost in employee morale, improved productivity and profitability, and an overall reduction in workers compensation costs. It’s win-win for everyone – management and workers... [Read more]
Hazard Prevention and Control
A major goal on any safety and health program is to prevent worksite hazards. Unfortunately, not all hazards can be prevented because some hazards are an integral part of the physical facility (powered industrial trucks) or operational processes (handling hazardous chemicals). In such cases, the hazard must be controlled in a manner to minimize potential harm to workers... [Read more]