— Hiring for Safety The role of smart hiring in building a safety culture

In 2013,

4,405people diedin the US simply doing their jobs.1

1 https://www.osha.gov/oshstats/commonstats.html

That’s one death every two hours.

The same year, more than five workplace injuries or illnesses were reported every minute.2

2 http://www.bls.gov/news.release/osh.nr0.htm

Clearly, it pays to do everything you can to improve safety performance and eliminate accidents, injuries and ill health.

Training is essential.

Sitting new hires down on their very first day, and showing – or reinforcing – what they need to do to keep everyone safe.

So is creating a safety culture.

Making your workplace the kind of workplace where safety always comes first.

But there’s another, potentially even more important lever.

But there’s another, potentially even more important lever.

One that, at present, far too few employers even consider.

Who you hire.

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