“Start with the end in mind, then develop a plan to get there.”
•The Annual Goals, Objectives & Action Plan should reflect ways to IMPROVE your Safety Performance (TRC/DART Injury rates). The Goals/Objectives must reflect Responsibility & Accountability & Measurements!! If you do not put much effort into it, you won't get much in the way of results either! If you develop safety activities to identify and correct hazards, conduct regular inspections and toolbox safety talks to keep safety at the forefront of everyone's mind, then you will start meeting your Goals and Objectives.
•People will go above and beyond expectations to be recognized for their efforts. The Safety Recognition must be linked to achieving the Annual Goals and Objectives. If you do what you've always done, you will get what you've always gotten. Don't link the recognition to injuries, people may fail to report those minor injuries which will end up being major injuries because you didn't know about them and did nothing to fix the problems. Link the recognition to what you are doing (safety activities like inspections, observations, toolbox safety talks, stepping up and taking initiative without being told to do something), not to what isn't happening.
•Participation + Recognition=Motivation to Excel: Managers & Supervisor must motivate everyone to participate in S&H activities! Enthusiasm is contagious! Leadership is the ability of a single individual, through their actions to motivate others to a higher level of achievement! Recognition motivates people to do better and to exceed your expectation.
•People don’t do what you EXPECT, they do what you INSPECT. Inspections should be done in EVERY area at least EVERY week. Identifying and correcting hazards will reduce or eliminate potential for an employee to have an injury. Track the inspections to ensure they are being done and to ensure they aren't all just checking "OK". If they are not finding hazards, they are not looking very hard!
•What gets measured gets done. What gets' recognized gets done well! If you do not measure what you are doing to meet your goals, you will not know if you are improving or getting worse. Immediate recognition gets immediate results!!
•Don’t bring a problem without a solution”, Employees are encouraged to report hazards or near miss incidents so we can investigate and reduce potential for more serious injuries But with a twist-"bring your ideas for solutions too".
Author: Deborah Grow, Safety Consultant
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