Due diligence, within the context of workplace safety, refers to the obligation that employers have to establish and maintain company standards based on policy and procedure regulations for all employees to follow. Employers set a precedence by enforcing protocol measures that define terms such as eligibility, safety, and disciplinary action, and relating them to its employees on a need-to-know basis.
Due diligence relates to an employer’s responsibility to lay the groundwork of various conditions, including instructional training, workplace safety, employee rights and privileges, and disciplinary action. This is a legal criterion that covers the gamut of company standards for which liability is the primary factor. Due diligence relies upon the practical application between employers and employees to uphold policy and procedure guidelines for the betterment of the company. The failure to follow or deviate from these regulations can be detrimental to a company’s integrity, productivity, and ultimately its reputation.
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