Importance of Safety Culture in Human Resource Management

HUMAN RESOURCES
MANAGEMENT

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
LEGAL RESPONSIBILITIES........................................................................................................1
LITERATURE REVIEW IN SAFETY CULTURE.......................................................................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
In the present era, the management of workplace safety is the one of the key tasks of
human resources management (Aswathappa, 2013). Without appropriate focus on the safety
aspect of the business the chances of accident occur and productivity of the business gets
affected (Silvestri, De Felice and Petrillo, 2012). Thus, the focus of management on workplace
safety is most significant in the manufacturing. In this context, the present report is based on the
case study of safety culture of the Parker Smallgoods applied by employers. For this purpose,
critical evaluation has been done on the safety culture and legal responsibilities of employers
towards the workplace safety.
LEGAL RESPONSIBILITIES
In order to ensure the safe workplace, employers are responsible and accordingly they create
appropriate work environment. In this regard, there are following responsibilities of the employer
which creates the safe working environment for the employees-
 Risk assessment- In order to minimize the risk in the workplace, it is the duty of the
employer to assess the risk in an advance and prevent the hazardous situation in the
organization. In the same manner, the employer of the Parker Smallgoods predicts the
occurrence of the future risk and provides the solution for avoiding that risk in the future.
 Fair treatment- The fair treatment is one of the key aspects which enhances the
satisfaction level of employees and motivates them to effectively perform their task
(Australian Apprenticeship, 2015). In this regard, the employer of the organization does
not harass any employee in the organization and fairly treat them. In this context, the
Australian government rule, the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 is complied by the
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