Small Businesses
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“Without safe and healthy employees we wouldn’t have a business, which is the number one thing that’s important to us.” Ben Church, Kaiser Industries, Inc. "As a small business owner, your employees are nearly family and I certainly want every avenue of safety in place for my workers." Jeffrey L. Walker, Just Cabinets, Inc. "Just being a phone call away gives me piece of mind. In our safety oriented world it's good to know your organization is available to help." Robin Tobey, Kempton Tobey & Son, Inc. |
If you own or manage a small business, you don’t have spare time and money to devote to safety. We don’t want running a safe shop to be an extra burden for you --- we want it to be a business asset that makes your life easier and your business more profitable. With razor thin profit margins, a safe workplace --- without the costs of injuries --- can make the difference between success and failure for a small business.
And many small businesses in Maine are like families --- you know and care about your employees and don’t want them to get hurt. That’s another reason to pay attention to safety.
Maine is a small business state. Over 60% of businesses in Maine have fewer than 50 employees. And 36% have less than 10 employees. As a small business operator, your safety and health needs are different than those of large businesses. You need help that is free, practical, and a phone call away --- and that spells SafetyWorks!. Through this website and through our free services and materials, SafetyWorks! can help you eliminate costly injuries and make your business a better place to work.
- Find out more about how safety pays.
- Invite SafetyWorks! in to do a free and confidential safety audit
- Take a SafetyWorks! class
- Bring free SafetyWorks! training to your workplace – saves you time and money
- Download SafetyWorks! tips and use them to hold short safety meetings.
- Download sample programs
- Put together a safety management system that works for your business
- Get recognition for your safety efforts
- Use research to keep workers safe
If there's anything we can do to help you make your workplaces safer, e-mail us (bls.general-safetyworks), call us toll-free at 1-877-SAFE-345 or use our Ask the Expert page.