Of the major incentives to improve safety, by far the most compelling is that of economics. The moral incentive, which is most evident following an accident, is more intense but is relatively short lived.
— Jerome Lederer
Businesses are all about the money, how to reduce costs and how to improve revenue. Aviation is just like any other business. Unfortunately, we pay for mistakes until we make them. Some managers don't see the benefits of complying with OSHA, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration which, in the other side, it keeps employees hazard safe. Comply with the safety standards and regulations from OSHA is not cheap, the company has to buy the appropiate equipment to make a better work environment for the employees but, the main reason why managers decide to comply is because it's cheaper to have everything according the regulations, otherwise, fines and penalties and of course deaths can make the business lose thousands of dollars and maybe, the whole business.
Every year, every business have a budget they can use for all kind of business matters, and is very common that managers leave the safety area abandoned. The truth is that accidents are not a common thing to occur on a daily basis, this is a good thing, the bad thing is that people get use to it and forget about keeping the safety area improving. For me, safety is pretty much like an insurance for the business; You don't know when are you going to need it, but at least you know that your business has all the tools to prevent an accident. You might not see how much money you are saving when you have everything according to OSHA but at least, you're not seeing how much money you're wasting paying for fines and penalties. Believe me, this are huge savings!
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