Administrative-Cum-Accounts Officer & Head of Office, Sardar Swaran Singh National Institute of Renewable Energy (Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, Govt. of India), Kapurthala (Punjab), India
Dr. Gupta is Working in Finance & Administrative, Department at Management Level Since Over Twelve Years
Health and safety of the employees is an important aspect of a company's smooth and successful functioning. It is a decisive factor in organizational effectiveness. It ensures an accident-free industrial environment. Proper attention to the safety and welfare of the employees can yield valuable returns to a company by improving employee morale, reducing absenteeism and enhancing productivity, minimizing potential of work-related injuries and illnesses and increasing the quality of manufactured products and rendered services. Every person has a right to maintain good health, so it is necessary for the state to make provisions for the health care of the employees. In, India, provisions of health care services is complex. It is provided mainly by the public and private sector. The public sector provides health services through the central government, state governments, municipal corporations and other local bodies. Accidents, ill-health and irregularity of attendance reduce productivity of an organization. So, management is concerned with keeping the accident rate at the lowest possible figure and health at the highest possible level. To operate adequate programs for health and safety is one of management's most effective means of demonstrating its continuing interest in the welfare of every employee, regardless of his organizational status. Right attitude towards the safety of workers, contractors, customers and the public is required. Occupational health & safety (OH&S) shouldn't be seen as an additional cost, by the management, it is better to deal with health and safety issues with right attitude, before they escalate.
