Because Safety Never Hurts - Welcome

Welcome to the Design Safety, LLC blog page!  This page will be used to post important updates in OSHA compliance standards, new and improved ways to train, tips/tricks in the EHS world, to even new services from our company.  

​What makes workplace safety important? 
Every time I tell someone what I do for a living, (Manage safety and health) I sort of get a blank stare and then followed with "well, what do you do."  Then we go into the trainings, the inspections, the record keeping, accident investigation and if they're still awake, we might wonder into workers compensation.  (That should put them to sleep!)  After my boring, nerdy safety discussion, I normally get a surprised face and a "Wow.  I didn't know that was a career!"

After thinking about it, they're sort of right.  Why is there a career that manages SOMEONE else's safety and health?  Why is someone responsible for when YOU get hurt.  

At the end of the day, safety starts and ends with YOU.  The worker.  The person who is actually performing the task day in and day out.  When an accident occurs, the worker suffers the consequences.  Not being able to go home to your loved ones in the same condition as when you started your shift does not make for pleasant times.   

According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the definition of the word safe is, “Free from harm or risk.”  Take a couple minutes and think about what you do and accomplish on a daily basis.  After thinking about it, there really is not much in your daily routine that can relate to the true definition of safe.  Unfortunately, that is the world we live in and we do everything in our power to keep ourselves, our family, friends, and co-workers free from harm or risk.  Safety is not just part of our lives at work, it’s not just the trainings, quizzes, or safety agreements you sign, it’s a part of our lives.
Safety starts when you wake up in the morning and ends when you go to bed at night.  There are no on and off switches, no pause buttons, and no re-dos.

Here at Design Safety, LLC we take the safety of our clients seriously and will always adhere to our motto of, “Safety starts with YOU.”  We look upon the employees like you that represent the company in a professional, respectable, and outstanding matter.  We notice the hard work that comes out of your occupation and your safety motivated personalities that keeps hundreds of employees out of harm’s way.  

Until next time, stay safe. 
-David M. Grum
Design Safety, LLC - President