Everyone has the right to feel safe at work, its where we spend a third of our day. To ensure this happens, it’s not only our employer’s responsibility, but it’s everyone’s responsibility, including you!
Maintaining a safe workplace and regular communication between employer and employees is vital for keeping safety at the forefront of everyone’s mind within the workplace.
Here at Modus, one of the things we pride ourselves on is the ability to access and rank your site’s existing hazards with a clear focus on mitigating or minimising the risk.
By having an independent ‘set of lenses’ go over your operations being it internal or external, large, or small, we are able to identify potential issues which you thought may not have been a concern to start with.
Displaying clear warning and regulatory signs in areas where pedestrians and traffic mix aimed at either prohibiting pedestrians, vehicles, or mobile plant (forklifts), and creating pedestrian zones and dedicated walkways and crossings, as well as dedicated areas for large, heavy vehicles to safely load and unload.
A Site Safety Audit (SSA) along with preparation of a Traffic Management Plan (TMP) provides clear documentation on all these issues plus many more and explains how the risks will be managed, monitored, and reviewed, empowering employers and employees to all feel safe at work and know their responsibilities and actions to maintain a constant level of safety and compliance.
Modus will focus on improving the pedestrian and traffic management systems at your site in line with best practice and current standards, legislation and regulations.
In the last week of National Safe Work Month (NSWM) take the time to look at your site and ask the question, “do you feel safe?”
Images Source: SafeWork Australia –General Guide to Workplace Traffic Management – 2021
