What Does
Workplace Safety Perception Mean?
Workplace safety perception refers to employee awareness regarding the knowledge of basic safety, workplace hazards, risks associated with those hazards, implementation of hazard preventions, and use of safer methods, techniques, processes and safety culture in practice in the workplace. Surveys are conducted to explore the employee workplace safety perception, effectiveness of safety programs and to determine employee morale, safety training needs, safety compliance requirement and align these with the organization’s strategy.
Safeopedia Explains Workplace Safety Perception
Workplace safety perception has a number of elements, which include: employee attitudes, awareness programs, employee involvement, safety goals, safety policy, procedure and regulations, safety management, safety assessments, communication, discipline, training, hazard elimination, accident and near miss reporting and investigation, safety inspections, operating procedures, supervision, award and punishment, housekeeping and support for safety.
Workplace safety perception of the employees of any organization is the key indicator of an effective human resource and compliance policy. Employees with good safety perception produce high quality products and services, work at a higher efficiency, save money and valuable time that would be otherwise used for accidents and injuries. The employee workplace safety perception depends on the owner and the management’s attitude towards safety. More attention to safety aspects requires a significant percentage of a company's budget.