What is Workplace Safety?

Low Workplace Safety

• Negative consequences of interpersonal risk-taking
• Low trust in colleagues and leadership to safeguard psychological safety
• Higher exposure to physical hazards without policies and practices to safeguard physical safety

High Workplace Safety

• Positive consequences of interpersonal risk-taking

• High trust in colleagues and leadership to safeguard psychological safety
• Lower exposure to physical hazards supported by policies and practices to safeguard physical safety

Why does it matter in the workplace?

Low Workplace Safety leads to

• Higher chance of workplace incidents
• Greater harm exposure
• More accidents

High Workplace Safety leads to

• Greater chance of incident-free work environment
• Less harm exposure
• Fewer accidents

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Related Resources

CDC NIOSH - Total Worker Health Tools

OSHA - Safe and Sound Program Tools