Ensuring the wellbeing of employees is critical, particularly for businesses operating within health and safety regulated industries.  In manufacturing, engineering, transportation, and other heavy industrial environments , it’s critical that teams have easy access to important information about their workplace. 

Digital screens are a key element of a comprehensive approach to workplace health and safety. In plants and on worksites, digital displays can be used in any number of ways, including: maps and wayfinding, safety announcements, PPE checklists, hazardous area reminders, schedule and shift change information, personnel directories, and even key metrics sharing. 

In this article, we’re diving into the topic of digital screens for workplace safety, and exploring how a powerful digital signage software can help teams to easily and quickly create safer, healthier workplaces. 

Easily deliver critical, up-to-date information across your operations   

Workplace health and safety is a top priority for any business. And when employees work in fields where they can be exposed to potentially dangerous sources of workplace risk – including noise or dust, moving vehicles or equipment, hazardous chemicals or substances, and more – organizations must take extra care to ensure the wellbeing of their staff. 

There are many ways that organizations can utilize technology to support the health and safety of their workforce. Workplace wearables, ergonomically designed workstations and tools, cloud-powered analytics programs that identify problem areas, and online courses for continuing education are all crucial components of an effective and modern approach to workplace safety. And when digital screens are added to an organization’s health and safety toolkit, the impact is clear. 

Digital screens are an eye-catching, clear way to convey critical information and updates to employees. When used alongside your core health and safety initiatives, digital screens can help ensure that your teams always have access to up-to-date safety information, regardless of where they are. 

Here are a few of the key ways that digital screens can support workplace safety:

Safety alerts, news, and announcements: With strategically-placed digital screens, you can ensure that your teams never miss an important safety announcement. From incidents and extreme weather alerts, to hydration reminders and other workplace safety information, digital screens are an easy and effective way to get your most important messages across. 

Wayfinding and hazardous area information: From manufacturing plants and factories, to airports and warehouses, teams are often operating in large, loud areas. It’s within these environments, in particular, that employees need access to clear and up-to-date information about their environment. Digital screens can be used to map floors, departments, and equipment, and they can even show where hazardous areas or zones are located. 

KPI and productivity tracking: By providing teams with instant visibility into tasks, timelines, and output, digital screens can support better, faster, more efficient ways of working. With digital signage, duty holders and safety managers can easily track, highlight, and update key metrics, including Overall Equipment Effectiveness, to optimize processes – and boost productivity – in real time. 

PPE checklists: The improper use of PPE (personal protective equipment) is one of the most common causes of workplace injury and illness. Whether it’s a reminder to wear hearing protection on a loud plant floor, or an alert to put masks on in certain dusty areas across a warehouse, PPE reminders are critical for the health and safety of workers. Digital screens are a convenient and effective method for the delivery of PPE reminders and checklists: By installing screens in key areas, you can ensure that all team members are aware of what equipment is required, and when.

Stress-free software that simplifies your approach to health and safety communications

To be effective, health and safety information must be easy to understand, easy to access, and easy to update. 

Digital screens make it possible for organizations to create and deploy visually appealing, engaging content without difficulty. From static text to web pages, images, video content, documents, and more, digital screens are the easiest way to deliver compelling content that gets your exact message across.

Plus, because digital screens can be updated remotely, you can be sure that the content being shared with your staff and employees is as up-to-date and relevant as possible. And for content that can be created and scheduled in advance, playlists are an easy and convenient way to circulate important information without any hassle at all. 

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Yodeck is the first and only intelligent digital signage platform. With apps, features, and templates that make it easy for organizations to deploy critical information across their operations, Yodeck powers a more comprehensive, more impactful approach to health and safety communications.

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*Katie Rose Hester is a senior content strategist and writer working with product-led businesses bringing interesting, helpful innovations to market.