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You know your workers are one of your most critical
assets. Does your culture focus on keeping them
safe?
A culture of safety can help:
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4 Steps to Building a Culture of Safety
Create an environment where employees want to work safely
Engage employees at all levels to work together to make safety improvements
Attract and retain a skilled workforce
Create brand recognition in the community and industry
In 2014, 28% of workers compensation claims made to Travelers
occurred within the first 90 days of employment.*
Many of these injuries may be avoided when safety training is part of
the onboarding process.
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8 Key Components of a Safety Management Program
A job safety analysis can help:
An organization select and train employees
Analyze risk and make safety improvements
Continuously match work to an injured employee’s restrictions and capabilities
* Source: 2014 Travelers data
Some job tasks and workplace factors put employees at risk of
musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), which cost between $45 and
$54 billion in annual lost wages, lost productivity and
compensation costs*.
An ergonomics job analysis can help:
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Tips for Effective Workplace Ergonomics
Improve workstation design, making work safer for employees performing the tasks
Develop ergonomic knowledge to integrate ergonomic principles into the design or
redesign of work stations
Reduce the frequency of MSD-related injuries
* Source: National Research Council and
the Institute of Medicine.
A good accident analysis can help identify important areas
for improvement.
An accident investigation program can help:
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5 Top Manufacturing Workplace Injuries
Discover the root causes of an accident
Develop corrective actions that can help prevent a similar accident in the future
Continuously improve safety management practices
Understand some of the unique exposures to loss that can
impact your people, your property and your business
operations.
Having the appropriate fire protection in place can help:
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Facility-Specific Fire Risks
Protect your employees from situations involving fire and/or explosions
Protect your property from fire loss
Protect your business from interruptions
From the NPE floor:
Infrared sensors detect over-temperature conditions, and can de-energize the heat
source to help prevent fire hazards and keep employees safe.
From the NPE floor:
Air cushion technology can help reduce hoisting movements, which may cause
injury on the manufacturing floor.
For more manufacturing risks and trends,
visit www.travelers.com/manufacturing
This program or presentation is only a tool to assist you in managing your responsibility to maintain safe
premises, practices, operations and equipment, and is not for the benefit of any other party. The program or
presentation does not cover all possible hazardous conditions or unsafe acts that may exist, and does not
constitute legal advice. For decisions regarding use of the practices suggested by this program or
presentation, follow the advice of your own legal counsel. Travelers disclaims all forms of warranties
whatsoever, without limitation. Implementation of any practices suggested by this program or presentation is
at your sole discretion, and Travelers or its affiliates shall not be liable to any party for any damages
whatsoever arising out of, or in connection with, the information provided or its use. This material does not
amend, or otherwise affect, the provisions or coverages of any insurance policy or bond issued by Travelers,
nor is it a representation that coverage does or does not exist for any particular claim or loss under any such
policy or bond. Coverage depends on the facts and circumstances involved in the claim or loss, all
applicable policy or bond provisions, and any applicable law.