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80 A P P E N D I X D OSHAâs Web-Based Assistance on Safety and Health Topics Recently, the Occupational, Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) posted on its Web site a Safety and Health Topics Page, intended to provide information to help safety managers and others demonstrate the value â or âthe bottom lineâ â of safety and health to management. OSHA states that employers who invest in workplace safety and health can expect to reduce fatalities, injuries, and illnesses. This should result in cost savings in a variety of areas, such as lowering workersâ compensation costs and medical expenses, avoiding OSHA penalties, and reducing costs to train replacement employees and conduct accident investigations. In addition, employers will often find that changes made to improve workplace safety and health can result in significant improvements to their organizationâs productivity and financial performance. The OSHA Safety and Health Topics Web Page is: http://www.osha.gov/dcsp/products/topics/businesscase/index.html The Web page is a product of several OSHA alliances. Found on the Web site are case studies and e-Tools that can help demon- strate the business case for safety and health. OSHA offers resources that help answer the following questions: ⢠What are the costs of workplace injuries and illnesses? ⢠How can I show the economic benefits of workplace safety and health? ⢠What information is available by industry or safety and health topic? ⢠How can designing for safety improve workplace safety and health and improve my bottom line? ⢠What additional information is available on making the business case for safety and health? ⢠How do I get started improving workplace safety and health? **Source for above write-up: Stevens Publishing Occupational Health & Safety Online news (see www.stevenspublishing.com).
