HSEHealth&SafetyExecutiveDevelopmentofaleadershipresourcepackPreparedbyErnst&YoungfortheHealthandSafetyExecutiveOFFSHORETECHNOLOGYREPORT2000/098HSEHealth&SafetyExecutiveDevelopmentofaleadershipresourcepackErnst&YoungBecketHouse1LambethPalaceRoadLondonSE17EUUnitedKingdomHSEBOOKSii©Crowncopyright2001Applicationsforreproductionshouldbemadeinwritingto:CopyrightUnit,HerMajesty’sStationeryOffice,StClementsHouse,2-16Colegate,NorwichNR31BQFirstpublished2001ISBN0717619885Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproduced,storedinaretrievalsystem,ortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans(electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recordingorotherwise)withoutthepriorwrittenpermissionofthecopyrightowner.ThisreportismadeavailablebytheHealthandSafetyExecutiveaspartofaseriesofreportsofworkwhichhasbeensupportedbyfundsprovidedbytheExecutive.NeithertheExecutive,northecontractorsconcernedassumeanyliabilityforthereportsnordotheynecessarilyreflecttheviewsorpolicyoftheExecutive.iiiEXECUTIVESUMMARYThisreporthasbeenpreparedfortheOffshoreSafetyDivisionanddescribesthedevelopmentofthe‘LeadershipResourcePack’.ThepackcontainsnotesandpresentationmaterialforOSDinspectorstohelpthemprepareforhealthandsafetydiscussionswithseniormanagers.Thesuccessfulapplicationoftheleadershipresourcepackdependsonaninspectorgainingfamiliaritywiththecontentsofthepack.Flexibilityandadaptabilitywereconsideredcrucialfactorsindevelopingthecontents.Thepackisnotconsideredasubstituteforaninspector’sownexperience,knowledgeorsubstituteforpriorresearch.Theleadershipresourcepackisintendedasasourceofknowledgeandgoodpracticethatdemonstrateshowpositiveleadershipcandriveahealthandsafetyagendaalongsidebusinessconsiderations.Thebenefitsoftheleadershipresourcepackinclude:•thecreationofaflexibletoolthatinspectorscanusetohighlightkeyleadershipmessagesinhealthandsafety;•thedevelopmentofaseven-stagemodelforcharacterisingseniormanagementcommitment;•practicalexamplesofhowleadershipinhealthandsafetymanagementwasfeltthroughoutnineorganisations;•ideasfordevisinganaidmemoireforspecificdiscussionswithseniormanagers.Seniormanagerswereresponsibleforprovidingleadershipanddirectioninhealthandsafetymanagement.Theseven-stageleadershipcommitmentmodelwasausefultoolforcharacterisinghowseniormanagersleadhealthandsafetyactivities.The7stageseachconsidertheinfluenceaseniormanagercouldexertinleadinghealthandsafetymanagementpracticeswithinacompany.Thisextendedfromthespecificcontextofthe‘businesscase’formanaginghealthandsafetytotheroleofseniormanagersinincorporating‘learning’intobusinessthinkingtoimprovecompanypractices.The‘businesscase’providesaninsightintohowcompaniesmanagehealthandsafetyprioritiesalongsideotherbusinessactivities.Seniormanagersbelievedthathealthandsafetywasamoralissueforbusinessandwentbeyondthefinancialbottom-line.Interestingly,seniormanagersalsoperceivedeffectivemanagementinhealthandsafetyasanimportantindicatorofmanagementintegrityinotherareasofbusiness.Themainareaofdifferenceinobservedcompanyhealthandsafetypracticeswasintherigourappliedbycompaniesinencouragingresponsiblehealthandsafetybehaviours.Examplesofleadinghealthandsafetybehavioursincludedahighdegreeofenthusiasm,clarityinhowhealthandsafetyisdiscussedinthebusiness,demonstrableknowledgeofgoodpracticewithinoperations,andparticipationandexecutionofadvancedtrainingtechniquesandpractices.T...
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