Stay Safe and Speedy While Manufacturing Your Goods

These days, nearly all of these items have been made using machinery, which is subject to wear and tear, as well as being potentially dangerous to those working it.

Staying safe
In this day and age, safety regulations are more rigorous than ever, and non-compliance can lead to vast fines as well as a bad reputation amongst workers and other companies alike. From safety gloves, masks and boots to disposable workwear, a good company will provide its employees with exactly what they need to stay safe in the work environment. From the food industry, to electricians, to the explosives industry and more, each manufacturing company has its very own requirements that must be met in order to ensure the utmost safety and productivity of the employees.

Yet it is still not enough. So many companies have decided that they are above health and safety regulations that they will not make the investment necessary to keep their workers’ safe. In 2012, the Trade Union Congress made a stand against the declining respect for health and safety measures, calling on anyone and everyone to shout out and get their voice heard. While the government is still constantly worrying about its affairs overseas, the TUC feels that the safety of the UK employee has been brushed aside due to cost cuts and lack of enforcement.
In a time of economic failure, saving a pound here and there has become more important to most businesses than the lives and health of their employees. A sad state of affairs indeed, when industry relies on these self-same employees to then purchase the goods they have been actively risking their health to produce.
Some companies, such as Aspli Safety Ltd, Safety Wear World and engelbert strauss GmbH provide a business with every possible safety measure necessary to ensure a smooth running and highly productive system, approvable by the TUC. Take a look at their website for some examples: http://www.engelbert-strauss.co.uk/product-categories.html

Staying Speedy
Properly maintaining equipment and machinery, not to mention workers’ safety, will greatly decrease any necessary downtime, ensuring that goods and produce are manufactured when they should be. Many a company has found its downfall by skimping on maintenance costs and losing valuable time, not to mention having to pay more than they originally would have just to get the business back up and running. Also, a well maintained and safe system will have a lot less chance of being slowed or stopped by an inspector’s visit, and avoid the wrath of the Trade Union Congress, who has only the workers best interests in mind.