External Effects on Workplace Health and Safety

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External Effects on Workplace Health and Safety HRM/240 August 10, 2012 Daphne Woolfolk External Effects on Workplace Health and Safety In order for a company to grow and become competitive in what they do, they need to improve their quality of work, and cut cost where they can. All companies whether they are big or small they need to be able to adapt to change, and change being the environment they work in, so they can keep up the level of performance that is expect. It’s all to common that employers expect more out of their employees, and this is generally done so that the company is prepared for anything that may happen. Amongst all the unexpected challenges that may come up, it so very important that each and every company need to protect the health and safety of each of their employees in the areas they work. It’s important for companies to keep policies in place for every department, and this will help keep the employees out of harm’s way. Employees tend to let what is going on at home affect them at work, and the employee needs to try and leave what’s happening at home, at home. A person’s performance is affected a lot of time by what is on their minds, and if they aren’t totally into what they are doing, that’s generally when problems occur. Personal issues such as a divorce, illness, death in the family, drugs, emotional issues, and so on, can all take your mind off of what’s most important at that time, and that’s keeping safe at

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