The primary goal of workplace safety is to strive for a hazard free environment. However, despite our best efforts, events occur that demonstrate gaps in the system. Properly recognizing these events and determining the correct follow-up actions can be tricky. To help safety managers better respond to these events, it is important to understand the distinction between them:

Every year, employees are injured in workplace safety incidents that are entirely preventable. These unplanned events lead to workman’s compensation claims, time off work, lost wages, and unnecessary pain and suffering for workers. To help you learn how to protect your employees, we have put together a free downloadable infographic, The Top 10 Preventable Workplace Incidents And What You Can Do About Them.