{"id":12059,"date":"2023-03-22T11:36:12","date_gmt":"2023-03-22T16:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scottburrows.com\/?p=12059"},"modified":"2023-03-22T11:36:12","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T16:36:12","slug":"scott-burrows-workplace-safety-speaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottburrows.319heads.com\/scott-burrows-workplace-safety-speaker\/","title":{"rendered":"Scott Burrows, Workplace Safety Speaker\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
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How safe do you feel on your job? As a workforce safety speaker<\/a> who once suffered a tragic workplace related accident, I ask you to think carefully before answering. The data for 2022<\/a> were not <\/em>encouraging in terms of improvement. U.S. Workforces are still experiencing more than 2.8 nonfatal accidents each year (with nearly 5,000 fatal accidents).<\/p>\n According to the most recent statistics:<\/p>\n \u201cIn the United States, 84% of all nonfatal injuries resulting in time away from work are caused by overexertion and bodily reaction, slips, trips, falls, and contact with objects and equipment.\u201d<\/p>\n What does that have to do with you and your co-workers? Everything<\/em>.<\/p>\n It could get much worse<\/strong><\/p>\n It is time for workforce safety honesty and as a workforce safety speaker, I need to point out the obvious: companies are finding it difficult to get qualified employees; experienced employees are \u201caging out\u201d or going on to other opportunities; workers who were previously locked down are back in offices part-time and as much as organizations try, virtual safety lessons are never as impactful as on-the-job training.<\/p>\n Whether you are highly experienced or a newbie, you have probably faced at least one of the factors I have stated above \u2013 and then some.<\/p>\n Whether you work in a large restaurant, an office, construction or production facility, it is clear that workplace accidents have not gone away. Often, the lack of safety training affects both clients and customers.<\/p>\n