Editing Business (section)

=== Safety ===
{{Main|Safety}}
[[File:Safety plan of a small Italian business, Chieti, Italy.jpg|thumb|This safety plan of a small Italian business provides information regarding emergency instructions ([[earthquake]] and  [[fire]]), [[emergency telephone number]]s, [[Emergency evacuation|escape routes]] and locations of [[first aid kit|first aid box]] and [[fire extinguisher|fire exstinguishers]].]]
Injuries cost businesses billions of dollars annually.<ref>Leigh, J. (2011). Economic Burden of Occupational Injury and Illness in the United States. Milbank Quarterly, 89(4), 728–772. {{doi|10.1111/j.1468-0009.2011.00648.x}}</ref> Studies have shown how company acceptance and implementation of comprehensive safety and health management systems reduce incidents, [[insurance]] costs, and workers' compensation claims.<ref>Rowe, Kelly P. (2007). OSHA and small businesses: A winning combination: When small businesses tap into OSHA's many resources, everyone benefits. Occupational Hazards, 69(3), 33.</ref> New technologies, like wearable safety devices<ref>Goldberg, S. (2016). Business Technical: Wearable Devices at Work. Business Insurance, 50(2), 1.</ref> and available online safety training, continue to be developed to encourage employers to invest in protection beyond the "[[:wikt:canary in a coal mine|canary in the coal mine]]" and reduce the cost to businesses of protecting their employees.