The Purpose of Safety

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Introduction

Work safety involves the welfare, safety, and health of employees in a workplace. Poon, Tang, and Wong (2008) opine that employers have the general legal responsibility to their employees. It is a legal requirement that employers ensure that they provide a workplace that is without any risk to employees’ health and safety. Besides, safety at work is also the responsibility of employees as they must guarantee and safeguard their health and safety as well as that of others. The implementation of safety procedures in the construction industry benefits both the companies and employees involved in different ways.

Purpose of safety in the construction industry

            The incorporation of safety procedures aims at implementing, promoting and maintaining the welfare, safety, and health of all workers at any given construction site. The purpose of safety helps in eradicating factors that contribute or bring about issues that compromise the health and safety of employees at a construction site. As a result, to deal with such problems, employers incorporate safety and guideline procedures in company operations. In the construction industry, safety makes certain that employees...