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Supervisory Safety Leadership Best Safety Practice # 10. Employee Commitment: Personal Risk Management. Best Practices Getting Employee Commitment. Personal Responsibility (Risk Management) Training: Following and being held accountable for Safety rules
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Supervisory Safety Leadership Best Safety Practice # 10 Employee Commitment: Personal Risk Management
Best Practices Getting Employee Commitment • Personal Responsibility (Risk Management) Training: • Following and being held accountable for Safety rules • Wearing Personal Protective Equipment • Behavior/Attitude: “Think prevention before acting” • Aware on their own unsafe acts • Error => State Recognition triggers ‘Preventative Action’ • Report/correct unsafe conditions
Best Safety Practices Employee Attitudes Employee Attitudes & Behavior Shifting Paradigms & Creating Responsibility
Supervisory Leadership ResponsibilitiesEH&S Excellence Paradigm Shift
Safety Leadership: Employee ParadigmsFive Stages for changing a safety culture Unacceptable # of Accidents & Incidents • Ignore • The University is responsible for safety • There are no hazards with my job • I have always done it this way 15 • Deny • I don’t get hurt that often • My personal actions have no effect on my safety or the environment • Blame Others • The workplace is unsafe • There is too much focus on getting work done quickly • Management doesn’t care about safety 10 Incident Rates • Assume Responsibility • I can influence my personal safety • I will not allow myself to get hurt at work today • I can have an effect on the environment 5 • Change Behavior • I make safety 1st priority • I wear all PPE • I follow safety procedures • I change the way I work Zero Accidents & Incidents
Traditional Mindset Management is responsible for Safety Accidents & releases are just a risk of work Personal Control Mindset I am responsible for Safety Accidents & releases are completely preventable. Employee ExpectationsParadigm Shift A
Traditional Mindset I have to take short cuts to get the job done. I recognize safety hazards could hurt someone or the environment ... I hope that it gets fixed. Personal Control Mindset I’m not going to take short cuts. I will follow procedures. It is my responsibility to take action on recognized risks. Employee ExpectationsParadigm Shift B
Traditional Mindset I won’t get hurt today. It won’t happen to me. Accidents and incidents are not my fault. Personal Control Mindset I won’t get hurt if I continuously manage the risks I face each day. Fault is not the focus. Going home in the same condition you arrived in is the focus. Employee ExpectationsParadigm Shift C
“Accident” Behavior Personal ResponsibilityRisk Management Risk Management Situational Risk Daily Home & Work Activities
Employee Safety Responsibilities Managing their daily risk & behavior EXAMPLES: What taking “Personal responsibility for your own safety means”, • Thinking before you act • Before you work, doing stretches every day • Getting assistance with lifting, pushing & pulling as needed, or using a mechanical assist device to lift/push/pull • Getting the right tool & following procedures • Wearing the required Personal Protective Equipment • Taking time to do the job right (Done once, done right) • Being aware of your surroundings • Paying attention to hazards