Easy Ways to Improve Workplace Safety

Last Updated on 11 December 2025

When it comes to workplace safety, you can never be too careful. The health and well-being of customers and staff depend on it. However, for the most part, it seems too many employers are sadly falling behind, and the rise in workplace accidents across the world is a testament to the fact that workplace safety isn’t always where it is news to be.

With this in mind, as employers, what can you do to strengthen the policies and measures you have in place to ensure that you’re reducing the risk of people being injured in work or when visiting your premises?

Training

Training is vital to ensure employees have the tools, skills, and knowledge to protect themselves and those around them. Each employee must have adequate training and be assessed personally to ensure they have understood regulations and policies and the required actions in relation to safety.

Training must also extend to using safety equipment and any equipment too, so employers are confident everyone can complete their job roles properly without resorting to incorrect techniques.

Use Occupational Experts

Occupational experts can be instrumental in helping you understand the unique risks people face in the workplace. They can conduct a comprehensive overview of the processes and working methods and show you where injuries might be sustained and what you can do to reduce the risk or eliminate it entirely if possible.

Used in conjunction with extensive training, this means you can get a more in-depth insight into exactly what you need in terms of policies, correct handling, and more, so the training you deliver fits and isn’t just generalised and ineffectual.

Surveillance

Safety in the workplace can be compromised in multiple ways. It can be via unsafe working practices, employees not taking care to work correctly, from outside threats, including delivery drivers, criminals, or general accidents in places such as warehouses, parking lots, and more.

This is where a physical security system can keep everyone safe. It can alert you to issues such as unauthorized access in areas employees shouldn’t be in, or criminals or customers accessing sensitive areas or the premises after closing hours. It can record footage to assess unsafe situations, to give instant feedback and advice, or to help you watch incidents that occur so you can improve policies and training to keep others safe.

Labels and Signs

It seems rather simplistic, but labels and signs can be one of the best ways to keep people safe. Suppose you have emergency exits — label them correctly. If you have a dedicated place for first aid equipment, again, put a label on it. Heavy equipment that requires special handling or more than one person to lift? Yep, a label can warn people before they attempt to move it.

The same goes for labels and signs for things like slippery flooring, hazardous materials, restricted areas, and warnings for high-traffic areas like loading bays or crossings across warehouses. They’re easy, safe, and simple, and they get the message across so people have warnings for what to expect at any given moment.