Employee Perceptions and Employer Policies for Workplace Safety are Not Aligned
A new report says workplaces miss the mark in critical communication and planning, and could be unprepared to meet the future needs of employees.
The report by Rave Mobile Safety said that emergency plans need to get with the times. With strict regulations that have been enforced for some time, respondents made it clear that they were aware of their workplace's fire drill policy, as 87% said these plans are established and have been practiced at their work. However, in a world where mass shootings, cyber-attacks and other life-altering events drive the news headlines daily, only 57% of respondents indicated their workplace had preparedness drills in place for events such as hazardous materials incidents, weather alerts and active shooter incidents.