The three areas of concern are:

• People (staff, contractors, visitors, etc.)
• Infrastructure (the building, structural weak points, etc.)
• Assets (stock, machinery, equipment)

People

It goes without saying that people need protecting. Whether they are your workers, visitors to site, contractors or any other number of people who could be at your facility at any given moment, measures need to be in place to ensure they can work and travel through your factory safely. 

Infrastructure

At busy sites and facilities, damage to infrastructure such as walls, doorframes and flooring are incredibly common. However, it’s important to have procedures in place to ensure these are properly protected too. That may mean minimising scuffs and knocks to corners or providing more robust protection for support beams or columns. It could even be maintaining the areas of your site that are prone to wear and tear, such as carpets or tiling.  

Assets

The term ‘assets’ can seem quite ambiguous but actually it covers most valuable things at your facility that are worth protecting. Machinery, vehicles and equipment are all vital to the smooth running of your business, so they must be protected to prevent not only injury but also outages and downtime.  

Stock is also classified as ‘assets’. Your stock is incredibly valuable, so it’s important to ensure that the stock itself, as well as the storage facilities you use, are properly protected.  

Once you identify who and what is at risk at your facility, you can start to zero in on the right protection for each area. At A-SAFE, we understand workplace safety needs and can help you find the right solutions.