Only Half of Employees Feel Their Employers Are Prepared for a Severe Emergency
Despite severe winter weather and spring storms that have caused nearly half of the businesses in the United States to close temporarily, many employees polled in a new survey say their employers have not reassessed safety plans as a result of natural disasters.
Only half of employees believe their workplaces are prepared for a severe emergency, according to the third annual workplace safety survey by Staples Inc. And nearly two-thirds of those polled said recent natural disasters have not led to their employers reassessing company safety plans.
The survey, in honor of National Safety Month, also reveals that in the past six months, nearly half of businesses have closed due to severe weather, costing the economy nearly $50 billion in lost productivity.
