Why health and safety in the workplace is important and should not be underestimated? Apart from being a Law, it is part and parcel of being a good employer to make sure your staff is not at risk of any injury as a result of the work they do.Furthermore, it's not just your staff, that health and safety is important for, it's there to protect visitors, customers, sub-contractors and the general public who come into contact with the organisation in any way. Businesses that flout the laws face losing staff, higher recruitment costs, financial loss, risk losing business, lower retention rates, lower profitability, reputational risk and legal suits.