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Health and safety is a very important factor not only in human terms but also at occupational point of view. Health and safety at any workplace helps to reduce or even avoid workers’ pain, injury and other sufferings. What is more, it is a way of ensuring that company is successful and sustainable. Any company has certain goals, to achieve it, it is necessary to ensure cost effective work which can be gained through subordinates. Health and safety of the workers guarantee the Company’s ‘brand image’ and ‘brand value’. In this way, the motivation and the commitment of employees to the business is increased, company enables to meet customer expectations. Good image and high interest into workers safety reduce absences and increase the productivity of the workers. In other words, Health and safety at workplace reduces the costs of accidents and ill-health, as a result, business is successful and makes profit. Otherwise, Health and safety problems might lead to irreversible consequences. The business deals with disruption, damage of the machinery, insurance costs, claims for damages and loss of confidence in management may lead to collapse or even bankruptcy. For the individual, there are the costs of care, loss of earnings etc. The research shows that investing in safety and health leads to better company performance. This report concentrates mainly on the Health and safety at the Construction area. The paper presents the major threats that appear in the construction workplace, what steps might be made to improve Health and safety in the workplace and what systems, in outline, might be implemented. What is more, two more questions should be discussed, such as, effective communication as a stakeholders in the group and the changes of the culture of the workplace to one that is Health and safety positive. The report is based on several books and internet sources.
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