It's a simple 3 Year Plan to Drive that Safety Culture Change to achieve Success!
Having worked with numerous companies to implement an effective Safety & Health Management System, so they could achieve SHARP approval, I'd like for you to consider the 3 Phase Safety Plan I developed to achieve success. The first phase includes assessment of the Safety & Health Management Program to evaluate what elements are effectively in place and establishing an action plan to implement all 58 elements. One of the first steps is improving employee and supervisor participation while at the same time increasing the hazard inspections so you can find and fix hazards before someone gets hurt. By seriously involving employees, you will gain their insight and knowledge of hazards that exist in your workplace that are just waiting to cause an accident.
Utilizing OSHA’s Safety & Health Management plan, first, jot down what you already have in place and what you would need to develop. It can be hard to figure out where to start, if you don't already have much in place. So, I'd like to suggest that you start with your Vision, and then use my 3 Phase Safety Plan scorecards to monitor your progress. The scorecards are a simple tracking system to measure performance and hold everyone accountable. I developed the 100 point matrix for each of the 3 phases to help many clients achieve OSHA's SHARP certification. I'd love to share the plan and the matrix with your company to help you create a strong safety culture where safety is integrated into the day to day operations so it saves you time and money. Remember to utilize the Plan-Do-Check-Act steps as you go
What is your vision or mission?
Our vision for safety and health is to create a safe workplace by reducing hazards which will reduce our accidents
In order to reach this vision we will implement the following long term safety goals using a partnership approach with management and employees
1. We need to improve employee, supervisor, and management involvement and visibility
2. We need to establish a baseline (by conducting a gap analysis of inspections, hazards, close call, and accident statistics) for what we plan to measure so we can establish a recognition program for those employees who step up and go above our expectations
3. We strive to achieve ZERO accidents, but we'll absolutely expect to reduce our accidents by X % each year
4. We need to conduct inspections for physical hazards, fix the hazards, and train employees about the hazards we found so they can help to prevent them from reoccurring
5. We strive to identify hazards so they can be fixed so employees do not get injured. So, we absolutely expect X inspections to be conducted
6. We need to conduct observations for unsafe behaviors, motivate employees to change their behaviors, and train all employees about safe vs. unsafe behaviors so they can help us prevent them from re-occurring
7. We strive to identify unsafe acts so they can be turned into safe acts so employees do not get injured. So, we absolutely expect X behavior observations to be conducted
I will be launching the 3 Phase Safety Action Plan soon. So, be sure to follow me on Facebook or sign up for updates!
Watch a short video about My 3 Phase Safety Action Plan, then give me a call to schedule your free consultation.
Author: Deborah Grow, Safety Consultant
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