Module 2—Management Commitment and Employee Involvement

1. Module 2—Management Commitment and Employee Involvement Management Commitment and Employee Involvement Safety and Health Training Worksite Analysis Safety Management Hazard Prevention and Control

2. Module 2 Objectives At the end of this module, you will be able to: • Identify the factors OSHA includes under management commitment and employee involvement. • Identify management roles in providing leadership in a safety and health management system. • Write a policy statement that describes your management’s commitment to a safety and health management system.

3. Module 2 Objectives—continued • Determine safety and health roles and responsibilities. • Identify types of employee involvement tools. • Analyze barriers and challenges to employee involvement. • Identify ways to proactively involve employees in the safety management system.

4. Activity Instructions Review the factors that demonstrate management commitment and employee involvement, then check the items you feel your organization does well.

5. Leading Safety and Health • Play a strong and visible role. • Create safety and health policy and make it visible. • Practice what you preach. • Require every job description to have a safety and health component.

6. Leading Safety and Health • Require employees to have safety and health objectives. • Set safety and health goals for yourself. • Constantly show concern for safety and health. • Provide adequate resources.

7. Leading Safety and Health • Foster a workplace where employees feel free to speak up. • Hold meetings where employees are encouraged to share their safety and health ideas. • Lead the annual process of evaluating the safety and health management system.

8. Policy Policy Statement Core Beliefs Operating Principles Procedures Policy A policy is a written document that describes how an organization intends to conduct its business and act under certain circumstances.

9. Safety and Health Policy Policy Statement Core Beliefs Operating Principles Procedures Safety and Health Policy Safety and health policy is a policy that describes an organization’s policies relating to safety and health.

10. Safety and Health Policy Policy Statement Core Beliefs Operating Principles Procedures Policy Statement The policy statement describes the purpose of the policy and states a common goal for an organization.

11. Safety and Health Policy Policy Statement Core Beliefs Operating Principles Procedures Core Beliefs Core beliefs are the underlying principles of the organization.

12. Safety and Health Policy Policy Statement Core Beliefs Operating Principles Procedures Operating Principles Operating principles are guidelines that describe how managers and employees should make decisions.

13. Safety and Health Policy Policy Statement Core Beliefs Operating Principles Procedures Procedures Procedures describe required steps employees must follow in performing a task or job.

14. Safety and Health Poster

15. Policy Statement Activity Instructions Brainstorm ideas for your organization’s safety and health policy • What should be in your policy statement? • What ideas for core beliefs and operating principles do you have?

16. Activity Instructions In your group, identify the important safety and health roles of each of the following groups. Top Management Supervisors Employees

17. Getting Employee Involvement What is employee involvement? Employee involvement is creating an environment in which people have impact on decisions and actions relating to their jobs.

18. Activity Instructions • What are the benefits of getting employees involved in the safety and health management system? • What are the potential barriers and challenges you face in fostering employee involvement?