There is no question that accidents are costly to industry and society. Today, failure to try to prevent injuries to employees is indefensible.

I've always loved the line by Mark Twain where he wrote, 'It's better to be careful 100 times than to be killed once'.

If a freak accident happens in your workplace, the DoL may forgive you for not seeing it coming. But this isn't always the case.

My dad almost sliced his finger off on-site, what should we do?It's not as far-fetched as one would think...

That's right, it happened to my father (who owns and manages a concrete and brick factory) just the other day...

On a scale from 1 to 10, how would you rate your effectiveness when it comes to accident prevention

When an accident happens in your workplace, you must investigate it immediately. This means you need to follow procedure, collect evidence and, most importantly, interview people.