The biggest workplace safety issue worldwide is, first of all, the salary issue.
Until salaries are adequate, no one will truly consider safety problems as real issues. Therefore, the debate should focus on the fact that if you pay low salaries, safety professionals will not be able to give proper attention to workplace safety.
In addition, safety professionals must be given proper authority and facilities. The situation in Pakistan and India is already very poor, and now even in GCC countries, safety professionals are not being paid appropriately.
Under these circumstances, how can a safety professional genuinely focus on workplace safety issues when they are struggling with their own financial problems? Naturally, their energy and attention will remain consumed by financial stress rather than safety improvement.
