With so much at stake for manufacturing businesses, an Employment OS (Employment Operating System) can help streamline safety processes, manage compliance, and keep everything running smoothly.
When it comes to safety in the workplace, there’s no room for error. From operating machinery and maintaining rigorous safety standards, every day. presents risks. And when your workforce is your biggest asset, keeping your team safe at work is always front and centre.
From workplace policies and safety training, to incident reporting, an Employment Operating Systemcan help manage your workforce with clarity and confidence. Trade manual admin for smart automation, centralise your HR, recruitment and payroll processes, and stay ahead of safety risks before they become costly problems.
We’ve outlined our favourite features of our Employment Operating System for creating a culture of workplace safety in the manufacturing industry.
Access workplace policies to safeguard your business
From operating heavy machinery to handling hazardous materials, your people face risks at work every day. Without clear policies and procedures in place, just one preventable incident can have devastating consequences for your team, impacting employee trust, halting operations, and even causing costly legal battles.
With Employment Hero, building a solid foundation is simple. Our built-in policy library gives you access to a wide range of customisable templates, including workplace health and safety, drug and alcohol policies, codes of conduct, and many more.
With easy digital acknowledgement, you can assign policies directly to your team, saving time, reducing paperwork, and taking the guesswork out of safety compliance. Which leads us to our next point…
Keep track of critical policy acknowledgements
It’s all very well creating policies, but that’s just the first step – having your team read and acknowledge them is what really matters. In manufacturing environments where the stakes are high, this follow-through is critical.An Employment OS makes
it is easy to assign policies to the right team members and track their acknowledgements in real-time. Our admin dashboard gives you a clear view of who’s completed what, and who still needs a nudge. Managers can easily follow up with outstanding team members to keep things moving.
Create your own safety training modules
Keeping your team informed about safety processes and procedures has never been easier with an Employment OS. With Employment Hero’s Learning Management System, you can create, deliver and track essential training in one place.
Choose from a range of pre-built training courses, or create your own safety modules that are specific to your business.
You can distribute safety training modules as part of onboarding, or upskill your team as they move into new roles, and easily track progress and completion rates in real time. Plus, you can add quizzes and tests to keep it interactive, and feel confident that course content is fully understood.
But don’t just take our word for it – here’s how Gilmour Space Technologies puts safety first with Employment Hero.
“All our new starters complete mandatory safety training through Employment Hero. We also use it to roll out new compliance training, like bullying and harassment education, when legislation changes.”
Put workplace safety first with induction checklists
In the manufacturing sector, a thorough onboarding process is essential. From factory floor walkthroughs and machinery training, to personal protective equipment protocols and policy sign-offs, there’s a lot to get right from day one.
In our Employment OS, you can access a checklist feature to make sure every safety requirement is met from the start. Choose from ready-made templates or customise your own to suit your existing processes. The best part? Checklists can be created in just a few clicks once your new hire signs their employment agreement.
Create a robust process to manage safety incidents
Even with the best processes in place, incidents and near misses can still happen. When they do, employers have a legal responsibility to record and manage them appropriately. And in some cases, notifying the workplace health and safety regulator in your jurisdiction is a must.
With our safety incident reporting feature, you can log and store every report in one place, making it easier to track events over time and take action.
Employment Hero has all the tools you need, in one place
Managing health and safety in the manufacturing sector can feel like a workplace hazard in its own right. Fortunately, our Employment Operating System offers all the tools you need in one sleek, digital toolbox.
Our Employment Operating System offers customisable health and safety training modules, workplace policy templates, an incident reporting system, and on-demand guidance through our HR advisory service. Plus, you can manage your entire workforce from the same place – recruit with SmartMatch, onboard with ease, digitally assign policies and training, manage leave requests, payroll and so much more.
If you’re ready for a new approach to HR, compliance and safety management, get in touch today and take a look at how we can help your manufacturing business.