Module 6—Assessing Organization Status and Planning for Improvement

1. Management Commitment and Employee Involvement Safety and Health Training Worksite Analysis Safety Management Hazard Prevention and Control Module 6—Assessing Organization Status and Planning for Improvement 6-1

2. Module 6 Objectives At the end of this module, you will be able to: • Identify a process you can use to build a safety and health system at your organization. • Evaluate your organization’s safety and health system by comparing it to OSHA’s guidelines. • Determine several priorities you can work on to advance the development of a safety and health system at your organization. • Determine the one next step you need to take to improve your safety and health system. 6-2

3. Creating Your Safety and Health System • Determine who should be the main champion (or leader). • Determine what information, resources and tools you need. • Conduct the baseline survey. • Determine what you can do on your own and where you need help. 6-3

4. OSHA’s Voluntary Safety and Health Program Management Guidelines Creating Your Safety and Health System • Consider how you will get everyone involved. • Create a written plan based on the baseline survey results. • Consider how you will communicate the effort. 6-4

5. Commit? Management Commitment What will be your biggest challenge in getting management commitment? 6-5

6. Baseline Survey Baseline Survey How will you conduct the baseline survey? 6-6

7. Activity Instructions Management Commitment and Employee Involvement Using Module 2, Page 2, write: • Which items your organization does well. • Which items should be a priority. 6-7

8. Activity Instructions Worksite Analysis Using Module 3, Page 3, write: • Which items your organization does well. • Which items should be a priority. 6-8

9. Activity Instructions Hazard Prevention and Control Using Module 4, Page 3, write: • Which items your organization does well. • Which items should be a priority. 6-9

10. Activity Instructions Safety and Health Training Using Module 5, Page 2, write: • Which items your organization does well. • Which items should be a priority. 6-10

11. Safety and Health Policy Policy Statement Core Beliefs Operating Principles Procedures Consistency? Are your priorities consistent with your ideas for a written safety and health policy statement? 6-11

12. Your Next Step What is the ONE next step you will take when you return to your job after this training? 6-12

13. Susan B. Harwood Grant Congratulations! Conclude-1

14. Program Conclusion Objectives • Identify the resources and content available to you on the Tools and Resources CD. • Recognize how you might teach this program to people back at your worksite. • Review your learning goal from the beginning of the program. Conclude-2

15. Program Conclusion Objectives - continued • State one concept from the program that stands out as important. • Create a new learning goal to practice back on the job. • Evaluate your experience in this program. Conclude-3

16. Program Resources Participant and Facilitator Guides Additional Reading PowerPoints Web Resources Tools and Resources CD Conclude-4

17. Learning Goal Did you meet your learning goal? Conclude-5

18. Learning Goal What is your new learning goal? Conclude-6