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Successful Partnerships

Exploring the benefits of employer-union-employee alliances for long-term health and safety improvements. Collaboration, open communication, and shared interests lead to a safer and more productive working environment.

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Successful Partnerships

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  1. Successful Partnerships What is a Health & Safety Partnership? It’s about employers, unions and employees working together to create long-term positive relationships Focus on improving the working life of everyone in Vitafoam Health and Safety is important in every business and active employee involvement is an essential part of successful Health and Safety Management

  2. Successful Partnerships What are the Benefits? Effective partnerships help to solve health and safety problems and secure improvements and commitment to change Partnerships are not about one side winning, one side losing, it’s about finding common interests, where gains can be found for the benefit of all concerned:- Win - Win situation No more ‘Them & Us’

  3. Successful Partnerships What improvements will we see? Greater consultation on Health & Safety issues Joint understanding of Health & Safety issues Greater openness regarding Health & Safety An improved working relationship for managers / employees Leading to: Improved morale Reduced accident and injury rates A merging of ideas for better Health & Safety Abetter and safer working life for all Vitafoam employees

  4. Successful Partnerships The story so far in Vitafoam…. Commitment from Peter Hudson / Backing of the Unions Monthly Steering Committee: managers / employees Selection of trainer for Partnership Skills - TUC Partnership training (2 courses) Partnership launch & update document Health & Safety Values Health & Safety “Fair Play” Policy Culture Survey Tool Box Talks

  5. Successful Partnerships What are we going to do? Behavioral benchmark auditing Further partnership skills training Continue with Tool Box Talks Identify future training needs Safety inspections Individual businesses to have sub-committee groups Invite employees to rotate / participate in these groups Share best practice ideas Process improvement teams Presentation skills training Improve the working lives of everyone in Vitafoam! Safer workplace!

  6. Successful Partnerships Any Questions?

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