Any business knows that employee attrition and absenteeism can be major obstacles. When you create a healthy and safe workplace, issues are reduced in several ways. By budgeting for safety improvements and making safety part of your operational plan, you engender trust. When you involve employees in safety decisions—through reporting, committees, walk-throughs and meetings—it’s evident that their opinion matters to you. By following through on their input and improving safety, its proved quite tangibly that you care about their well-being. Workers typically respond by working harder, showing more pride in their jobs and remaining loyal.