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safety, a business can increase employee satisfaction and listen to feedback from businesses and adapt their training
retention, and reduce absenteeism and health care costs, programmes accordingly. Businesses must look for a
while enhancing its reputation as a responsible and caring training provider who is responsive and willing to work
employer. collaboratively to ensure that their training programmes
are effective, and open communication must always be a
Safety first, results follow top priority.
Selecting the right OHS service provider with which to 5. Results: Finally, businesses should evaluate the
partner is essential to ensure that businesses receive effectiveness of the OHS service provider by measuring
the necessary training, support and motivation to the results of their training programmes. This could take
establish a culture of safety in the workplace. To the form of tracking injury rates, considering employee
make the right decision, businesses must consider the feedback or looking into other metrics that demonstrate
following factors: the impact of training on employee behaviour and
1. Customisation: The OHS service provider should offer workplace safety.
customised training programmes that are tailored to the
specific needs and requirements of the business. One- Taking responsibility for safety
size-fits-all training programmes will not be effective and By partnering with a dedicated, expert OHS service provider,
a good OHS service provider will work with businesses companies acknowledge that safety is an issue that is bigger
to develop a training programme that is relevant to their than the business itself. As such, it is necessary to give it due
specific needs. respect by letting the professionals handle it. In allowing
2. Expertise: The OHS service provider must have the a specialist OHS service provider to handle occupational
necessary expertise and experience in delivering safety health and safety training and compliance, businesses
training programmes in the industry relevant to the ensure that they are always up to date on the latest safety
business. It must have qualified instructors who are regulations and best practices, and rest assured that their
knowledgeable and experienced in their field and who can safety procedures are in line with industry standards.
provide guidance and support to employees as needed. Organisations will know that they have chosen the right
3. Relevance: Safety regulations and best practices in South OHS service provider because the provider will simplify
Africa are constantly updated. The OHS provider must safety procedures, effectively communicate the importance L O GI S T I CS NEWS
be on top of these updates and its training programmes of a safety-first culture and obtain buy-in and commitment
should reflect this. from employees at every level. In short, with the right OHS
4. Feedback: The OHS service provider must be willing to partner, safety will make sense. •

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