Safety Made Simple Handbook
The "
Safety Made Simple: A Practical Guide to Protecting Your People, Your Business, and Your Bottom Line
" HANDBOOK was developed jointly by the American Chamber of Commerce of Trinidad and Tobago (AMCHAM T&T) and the ILO Decent Work Team and Office for the Caribbean to provide small and medium-sized businesses with a simple and practical approach to managing safety and health at work.
It is designed for business owners, managers, and supervisors who may not have formal safety training or dedicated safety staff but want to keep their workplaces safe, organized, and compliant with the law.
It explains how to meet basic legal duties, improve working conditions, and make safety a normal part of daily business. By protecting workers and creating safer workplaces, companies can also protect their reputation, reduce costs, and build stronger, more reliable teams.
WHO SHOULD USE THIS HANDBOOK?
This handbook is for anyone involved in running or supporting daily business operations. It is especially useful for organizations that do not have dedicated safety professionals but want to manage risk responsibly.
It will help:
• Business owners and managers who want to organize work safely and meet safety and health requirements.
• Supervisors who guide staff and maintain safe work practices.
• Workers and safety representatives who can identify hazards and share
ideas for improvement.
• Contractors and service providers who must follow your company’s safety
rules while working on site.