Health and safety in the workplace
Learn about health and safety practices and find out how to integrate them into your workplace to protect employees and enhance business performance.
The importance of health and safety
Every employer in Wales has a legal duty (opens in a new window) to ensure a safe and healthy work environment.
A strong health and safety culture benefits both employers and employees by:
- Protecting employees from workplace accidents and illnesses
- Reducing absenteeism and staff turnover
- Improving employee morale
- Enhancing company reputation
- Increasing productivity and profits
- Lowering insurance premiums and legal costs
- Strengthening corporate responsibility
If you don’t embed health and safety practices, it can result in regulatory actions or compensation claims.
See the latest key facts about health and safety at work for Wales in this infographic from HSE (opens in new window).
Page last reviewed: 11th March 2025
