Employers

I sat up tall in my chair when I read an article this week in one of the many workplace blogs I follow, Construction News, which, to my horror, reported on how some companies are cutting safety processes hoping to reduce costs during these recessionary times!

Apparently, I am not the only one horrified by the prospect of companies cutting corners in safety processes, safety training, safety equipment in their workplace in the hopes of staying in business.

Teaching about workplace health and safety at the Business Graduate School level... now there's a GREAT idea!!

That's exactly what  a new partnership between the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), and the Williams College of Business at Xavier University in Cincinnati, is achieving.

You know the CSA symbol on your toaster... well, what about a stamp of approval for employers who demonstrate that  they are "safety champions"?

Sound crazy? I don't think so, and the idea came from a great source: one of the high school students I speak to each year. He stepped up to the mike at the end of my presentation and asked:

"Mr. Ellis, how do we know which companies we should work for; is there some kind of stamp of approval out there for health and safety?"