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The most important component of developing a safety-first culture is making sure that employees understand their right to a safe workplace, and their right to report any violations without repercussions.
Everyone in the industry has heard at least one horror story about someone getting fired or demoted for reporting a safety violation.
In fact, OSHA’s whistleblower department investigates approximately 3,000 such cases a year. Reporting a safety violation is rarely easy....