One of the best ways to demonstrate the value of your safety program to management is to link it to the productivity of the workers it protects. Of course, it's one thing to assert that safety measures increase worker productivity and another to prove it. What makes this especially challenging is that traditional views of productivity are being challenged by a concept known as "presenteeism." Here's what presenteeism is all about and how to build a business case for safety initiatives on the basis of minimizing presenteeism. How Safety Contributes to Productivity In its simplest form, productivity is about getting the most […]