HEALTH

We know you want your employees to go home injuryfree at the end of each shift. That’s why this whole magazine issue is dedicated to workplace safety. SAIF is here to help.

Our vision is to make Oregon the safest and healthiest place to work. That starts with every workplace, including restaurants and hotels. I’m so proud of the work our team does each day to help our policyholders.

Safety culture is critical to ensuring our workers and workplaces stay safe. Safety is also good business. By preventing injuries from happening, you keep claims costs down.

There are many ways to make your workplace safer today. These include:

• Providing ongoing safety training, including new employee orientation

• Ensuring workers have the right equipment and enough resources to do the job safely.

• Maintaining open lines of communication

• Creating a process for workers to report and resolve issues

To help you enhance your safety program, SAIF has extensive safety resources on our website in English and Spanish at saif.com/kitchensafety. This includes free trainings, videos, posters, and talking points available for businesses of any size (you don’t have to be a SAIF policyholder).

One component of keeping workplaces safe is having enough employees to get the job done. Creating a safe workplace can help differentiate your business in today’s difficult labor market. Recruiting and retention is easier when you have a strong safety culture. We know workers want to work where their well-being is top-of-mind.

When it comes to hiring, many of our policyholders don’t have immediate access to HR and legal counseling. We’ve developed free resources—including recent webinars on recruiting, hiring, and retention available for replay—at saif.com/HR

With 67 safety and health experts, SAIF has built the largest network of workplace safety professionals of any insurance carrier in Oregon, and we’re standing by to help. If you’re a policyholder, you can get in touch with us directly by contacting your safety management consultant or our safety services team directly at safetyservices@saif.com.

Just like ORLA, we are here to help Oregon’s restaurant and lodging employers. If you have any questions or want to learn more, visit saif.com/kitchensafety  CHIP TERHUNE, PRESIDENT & CEO, SAIF CORPORATION

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