Shollenberger Januzzi & Wolfe, LLP

Company buy-in is vital regarding workplace safety

The deaths of four workers earlier this year in two separate industrial accidents in south-central Pennsylvania illustrates the dangers that many workers face on the job every day.

In February, three workers died and two more injured at the Manitowoc Cranes plant on a windy day in what was reported as an “outside crane accident.” Then in March, a teenage worker was killed when heavy machinery fell on him at Mellon Manufacturing.

Changes employers can make

This is news that no employer, co-worker, family member or friend wants to hear. Safety of employees should always take precedent over everything else at a company. Here are some moves that employers can do to better instill a stronger safety culture at the workplace:

Sadly, workplace fatalities and injuries can occur. However, a collaborative environment when it comes to safety can identify solutions that will minimize workplace accidents.