If you get enough people involved in some activity for enough time, an accident is going to happen eventually. That is a fact of life.

However, while absolute safety is not possible, there are ways to make accidents and injuries a lot less likely in a given workplace. If you've been looking to reduce accident risks, here are some tips that can help you with that.

1 - Perform a risk assessment

There are plenty of workplace safety checklists out there, and it's a good idea to print one and take a walk around your workplace every so often. Look for any potential risks and causes of injuries. Some dangers are less obvious than others, so having a checklist can be helpful.

2 - Mind tripping accidents

Slipping or tripping can lead to a serious injury in any workplace, so it's important to be careful. Common tripping hazards include power cords, misplaced chairs, loose carpets, and more.

Trips and slips can also be prevented by making sure the workspace has sufficient lighting. Low light can make it harder to spot hazards on the floor, especially for employees with reduced vision.

It's also worth noting that if a guest to your workplace slips and falls, that may give them grounds to contact a personal injury lawyer and sue your business, as this page shows. Try to be extra careful when maintaining areas that are open to visitation.

3 - Keep track of overworking

Employees are more likely to make mistakes and cause accidents when they are overworked. Exhaustion and stress can both make workers less alert and less careful.

The ideal solution, of course, would be never to have employees overwork themselves. But that is easier said than done. The second-best option is to keep track of how much everyone is working to make sure the people working with the most dangerous equipment are at least taking regular breaks.

4 - Insist on protective equipment

Protective equipment is a legal requirement in many fields of work and for a good reason. Protective equipment can both prevent accidents and reduce the severity of the accidents that do happen.

The issue is that it's easy for employees to become less diligent about wearing equipment and following procedures over time, especially if some of the procedures are legitimately pointless or perceived as pointless.

It's up to management and other leaders in the team to make sure this doesn't happen. Both for the employees' safety and because the business may be held responsible for its lax safety procedures when an accident happens.

Staff training and regular inspections can help make sure the procedures are being followed.

5 - Train the staff

It's important to offer basic training to new team members, even those who have previous experience in the field. Training makes sure everyone is on the same page in terms of how to use different pieces of equipment and what safety procedures to follow.

Training is also important to make sure everyone on the staff knows how to respond to an accident. A fast response can help prevent a small accident from cascading into something more serious.