" We have had to be significantly more dynamic in how we approach safety at work. Although
we had a pandemic policy which was prepared for H1N1 in 2009, it took significant work to
ensure control measures were updated for this particular illness. Gathering the information
from public health authorities has been difficult, as we are not health care practitioners."
—Managing respondent
MANAGING & PROACTIVE
in the Managing and Proactive cohorts,
87%
of respondents agreed
with this statement
REACTIVE & LEADING
the Reactive and Leading
categories weren't far behind,
with
83% and 84%
respectively, and
72%
START OF
JOURNEY
respondents agreed
OVERALL, RESPONDENTS INDICATED THAT THE
PANDEMIC RAISED THE IMPORTANCE OF HEALTH
AND SAFETY IN THEIR ORGANIZATIONS.
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GLOBAL PANDEMIC
Half of the survey respondents identified the pandemic as their number one
business challenge over the past year. Organizations that were ill-prepared and
forced to shift focus to health and safety amidst a crisis will undoubtedly work
hard to avoid this level of exposure and vulnerability in the future.
Frequently changing and often confusing legislation and regulations spurred
a sharp incline in the number of businesses paying attention to legislative
compliance. Compliance was identified as the second driver for improving
health and safety by 73% of respondents. The number of Leading organizations
reporting a focus on compliance jumped from 53% in 2019 to 75% in 2020.
The vast majority (
82%)of respondents report they have been focused on
implementing health and safety protocols during the pandemic. The top three
areas of focus:
1
Additional cleaning 86%
2
Provision of PPE 86%
3
Work arrival screening 66%
