Safety and Office Workwear: Tips for Encouraging Compliance in the Workplace
In a regular warehouse, flying debris, collisions, and impact cause around a large proportion of all worksite fatalities.Given the risks to workers, industries must comply with strict Occupational Health and Safety Regulations. That means providing workers with the right skills, workwear, and personal protective equipment. However, along came Covid-19 in 2020, and similar legislation moved over to the corporate sector.
Each industry comes with its own set of risks and dangers. However, with Covid-19 in the picture, businesses had to shut their doors – not just because of financial reasons brought on by lockdown, but non-compliance. The hazards posed by Covid-19 are identifiable, and businesses – small and large – must comply with new workplace adjustments to protect employees as well as their investment.
Mask-up and Limit Traffic
At Top 2 Toe, we take Occupational Health & Safety seriously – and so should you. According to the Occupational Health and Safety Act, not only does non-compliance lead to hefty fines, but it can also lead to liquidation. Compliance directly affects a business’s return on investment, so besides mandating facemasks, putting up cubicles between employees’ workstations, and providing hand sanitisers throughout the workplace, it is essential to limit office traffic in the workplace by implementing remote working policies and more.
Social Distance and Keep Windows Open
Businesses must also keep their employees 1.5 metres from each other, and they must not promote shaking hands, hugging, or fist and elbow bumping in the workplace. Further, avoid air-conditioners and keep windows open for a consistent flow of fresh air. Finally, reduce the spread of germs with the necessary workwear. Winter is coming and dressing for cold weather means so much more than just slipping on a pair of thick gloves, pants, socks, and a beanie, coupled with a mask and visor. It means dressing for cold weather and viruses.
Dress Employees in Quality Seasonal Workwear
Excellent quality workwear can go a long way in protecting workers against cold temperatures and contagions. So, dress your employees in quality insulated long-sleeve tops, overalls, jackets, and casual wear that are both durable and easy to wash and dry. However, since safety workwear and masks stole the headlines last year in 2020, prices tripled throughout South Africa, placing a burden on budgets. The good news is that the prices at Top 2 Toe remain the same.
Top 2 Toe Provide Wholesale Prices
As one of South Africa’s leading suppliers and authorities of safety, promotional and corporate workwear, we provide the top international personal protective equipment and clothing brands – and at wholesale prices. At Top 2 Toe, not only do we dress employees, but we also stitch brands together. Boasting an exclusive embroidery branding department with a team of designers, we meet tight deadlines, and we deliver to your door.