Focus On Bottom Line, RMs Urged
To make necessary advances for worker safety and to reduce workers compensation costs, risk managers need to redirect their focus from regulatory requirements to the bottom line, one loss control expert contends.
“If we continue to look at safety and loss control in the traditional way and think about [Occupational Safety and Health Administration] compliance, were nuts,” said Steven Anderson, portfolio executive, risk engineering at Zurich North America Services in Dallas. “Its not about OSHA, its not even about safety. Its about profit.”
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