Reduce Health and Security Incidents

A PREVENTATIVE APPROACH TO REDUCING WORKFORCE RISK

The importance of limiting risk exposure and reducing health or security incidents is increasing. Governments around the world are asking organisations not only to protect employee health and safety, but to promote it. Even with measures to reduce COVID-19 transmission - such as the adoption of PPE, routine testing and vaccinations for essential sectors - pre-pandemic risks remain. This includes exposure to workplace hazards, as well as the risk of incidents, or near misses, due to working conditions.

Added to these is the increased risk of chronic disease as a result of home, remote or rotational working, as well as anxiety and burnout. Failure to address the mental health of employees could signify a backwards step in productivity and could even result in increased absences. The good news: we see a major shift among employers towards addressing the psychosocial risks of the pandemic, especially in those who work unconventional shifts.

For organisations operating in challenging environments, security issues have not gone away. In some of the more fragile security locations, COVID-19 has exacerbated the challenges faced by organisations. Certainly, managing incidents has become more complex due to travel restrictions.