Importance of health, safety & environment to your business

Introduction

Every business has legal responsibilities to ensure the health and safety of employees and other people, and to protect the environment. But the right approach isn't about doing the minimum required to comply with the legal requirements. It can also benefit your business.

Poor health and safety leads to illness and accidents and significant costs for your business. Excessive energy consumption doesn't just harm the environment, it hurts your profits, too.

Effective health, safety and environmental practices pay for themselves. They also improve your reputation with customers, the local community and your own employees.

This guide explains more about how the right approach can benefit your business.

Subjects covered in this guide

• Introduction
• Compliance with health, safety and environmental rules
• Avoid the costs of illness, accidents and incidents at work
• Improve your reputation through health, safety and environmental practices
• Introduce environmental cost-reductions
• Health, safety and environmental practices and your insurance costs
• Plan ahead to get health, safety and the environment right