Supervisory Safety Leadership Best Safety Practice

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Supervisory Safety Leadership Best Safety
Practice 10
Employee Commitment Personal Risk Management
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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 gt State Recognition triggers Preventative
  Action
• Report/correct unsafe conditions

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Best Safety Practices Employee Attitudes

• Employee Attitudes Behavior
• Shifting Paradigms Creating Responsibility

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Supervisory Leadership Responsibilities EHS
Excellence Paradigm Shift
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Safety Leadership Employee Paradigms Five
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

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• Deny
• I dont 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 doesnt care about safety

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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

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• Change Behavior
• I make safety 1st priority
• I wear all PPE
• I follow safety procedures
• I change the way I work

Zero Accidents Incidents
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Employee Expectations Paradigm Shift A

• 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.
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Employee Expectations Paradigm Shift B

• 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
• Im not going to take short cuts. I will follow
  procedures.
• It is my responsibility to take action on
  recognized risks.

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Employee ExpectationsParadigm Shift C

• Personal Control Mindset
• I wont 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.

• Traditional Mindset
• I wont get hurt today.
• It wont happen to me.
• Accidents and incidents are not my fault.

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Personal ResponsibilityRisk Management
Accident
Behavior
Risk Management
Situational Risk
Daily Home Work Activities
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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