Prevention in occupational health and safety - acting instead of reacting

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Sustainable occupational health and safety improves operational procedures and business processes and reduces costs.

Improved working conditions and an appreciation of employees' performance increase their motivation and reduce absenteeism.

This screenshot from the DGUV's cultural prevention page describes six fields of action: 1 Leadership 2 Communication 3 Participation 4 Error culture 5 Working atmosphere 6 Safety and health. These six fields of action describe the essential coordinates of a vision, the development towards a company culture characterized by prevention.
  1. Guidance
  2. Communication
  3. Participation
  4. Error culture
  5. Working atmosphere
  6. Health and safety

Further information on these six fields of action can be found here:

Quick check on the fields of action

The quick check uses six short questions to give companies and institutions an initial impression of the areas in which they can take action.

Are you looking for starting points for your goal of reviewing or improving the "culture" in your company, your department or your project team?

Try out this quick check:

Short check on the fields of action The short check uses six short questions to give companies and institutions an initial impression of the fields of action in which they can become active. Ideally, the short check should be completed together with at least some of the employees. Anyone who goes through the short check will come across fields of action where those involved see opportunities for improvement. The quick check can therefore serve as a starting point for taking action. To this end, concrete operational examples from the field of action and initial possible ideas for changes can be collected together.

https://www.dguv.de/medien/inhalt/praevention/visionzero/kulturderpraevention/dguv_kurzcheck_betriebe.pdf

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Dear customers and partners,

As 2024 draws to a close, I would like to thank you for your trust and successful collaboration. Together, we have achieved a great deal in creating safe working environments and overcoming challenges.

I look forward to continuing to work with you on solutions and achieving new goals in 2025.

I wish you and your families a peaceful holiday season, a happy new year and a year full of health, success and security.