Manufacturing Excels in Environmental, Health, and Safety Initiatives

Technology Transforms Safety in the Workplace

Manufacturers see workplace safety as an important business tool. Rather than simply a cost of doing business, safety programs reduce costs. As a consequence, many companies have incorporated safety into their lean manufacturing culture. Safe practices reduce absenteeism and improve productivity, quality, and morale.

Between 1994 and 2013, the rate of occupational injuries in manufacturing facilities decreased by two-thirds, from 12.2 injuries per 100 workers to only 3.6. This is a substantially faster rate of improvement than that of the overall private sector.