Introduction to Human Resource Management

After identifying the causes of accidents, organization should take steps to prevent them. Education and training of employees plays an important role in understanding the causes of accidents and preventing them. Further, frequent inspections by the top management will enable them to know the practical problems being faced by the employees so that they can be tackled effectively. This will also enable employees to air their grievances to the management as and when a problem arises. Another important aspect of preventing accidents is analyzing and tabulating the causes for accidents. This analysis will give a clear idea as to the location or situation of a large number of accidents and the steps that an organization should take to reduce these accidents. Other measures to reduce accidents include conducting employee wellness programs, designing and conducting a well organized health program. Stress at the workplace is a serious concern in most organizations. A decrease in productivity and increase in abseentism results in huge losses for organizations. It is the responsibility of the employees as well as the organization to reduce stress at the workplace.