The main reasons
why organisastion must maintain standards of health and safety in the
workplace are centered around Moral, Legal, Social, and Economic reason:
Moral –
the need to provide a reasonable standard of care and to reduce the
injuries, pain and suffering caused to workers by accidents and
ill-health.
Legal –
compliance with the law and ILO and other international standards to
avoid criminal penalties and to comply with the employer‟s common law
duty to take reasonable care of workers.
Social –
the need to provide a safe place of work, safe plant and equipment, safe
systems of work, competent workers and a high standard of training and
supervision.
Economic –
economic benefits would include a more highly motivated workforce
resulting in an improvement in the rate of production and product
quality; the avoidance of costs associated with accident investigations;
the avoidance of costs associated with accidents such as the hiring or
training of replacement staff and the possible repair of plant and
equipment; securing more favourable terms for insurance and maintaining
the image and reputation of the organisation with its various
stakeholders.
(NEBOSH Paper)