6/23/20151Safety,aLeader’sRoleMay18,20156/23/20152Objectives•Identifytheleader’srole•Identifythe7bestpracticesforleaders•Howtoembracethezeroinjurymentality•IdentifycommonpitfallsleadersfaceTheLeader’sRole6/23/20153TheLeadersRolecont’dTolead!SafetyLeadership6/23/20154SafetyLeadershipcont’dSafetyLeadershipisdefinedas:"Theprocessofdefiningthedesiredstate,settinguptheteamtosucceed,andengaginginthediscretionaryeffortsthatdrivethesafetyvalue,"whichbroadlyboilsdownto"engaginginandmaintainingbehaviorsthathelpothersachieveoursafetygoals".SafetyLeadershipcont’dValueAlignment:Encouragingpeopletotakepersonalresponsibilityforsafetybysettingexpectationsforeachlayer(Senior,Middle,Front‐linemanagement,andemployees)linkedtocleargoals.TheCEOoutlineshis/hervisionandseniormanagersdeterminehowtotranslatethatintoconcreteactions.6/23/20155SafetyLeadershipcont’dSystems&Monitoring:PuttingarobustRiskorSafetyManagementSysteminplaceencompassing(butnotlimitedto)PreventiveMaintenance;OperationProcedures;Inspections;Permit‐to‐Worksystems;Safetytalks;SafetyCommittees;RiskAssessments;Near‐missreportingandTraining.SafetyLeadershipcont’dEducation&Awareness:Providingsafetyleadershiptrainingsothatsafetyleadershipbecomesacorporatevalue.Effectivenessassessmentofthetrainingstrategyrevolvesaroundemployeesvisiblyobservingtheleadershipcommitmenttoasafeworkplace,andleadersintheorganizationbeingmoreknowledgeableonsafetywithlinemanagementacceptingtheirsafetyresponsibilities.6/23/20156SafetyLeadershipcont’dExhibitingVisibleLeadership:Encouragingthemanagementteam(fromthemostseniordown)toexhibitvisibleleadershipcommitmenttoasafeworkplace.7BestPracticesforLeaders(asitrelatestosafety)6/23/201577BestPracticesforLeadersLeaders,whilelimitedintheirabilitytoenacttheparticularsofday-to-daywork,makedecisionsaboutresourcesandorganizationaldirection-andimpactthecultureandclimateinwhichsafetyactivitiesmustoccur.7BestPracticesforLeaderscont’dVision-Theeffectiveleaderisableto"see"whatsafetyexcellencewouldlooklikeandconveysthatvisioninacompellingwaythroughouttheorganization.Thisleaderactsinawaythatcommunicateshighpersonalstandardsinsafety,helpsothersquestionandrethinktheirassumptionsaboutsafety,anddescribesacompellingpictureofwhatthefuturecanbe.6/23/201587BestPracticesforLeaderscont’dCredibility-Theeffectiveleaderfostersahighleveloftrustinhisorherpeersandreports.Thisleaderiswillingtoadmitmistakeswithothers,advocatefordirectreportsandtheinterestsofthegroup,andgivinghonestinformationaboutsafetyevenitifisnotwellreceived.7BestPracticesforLeaderscont’dCollaboration-Theeffectiveleaderworkswellwithotherpeople,promotescooperationandcollaborationinsafety,activelyseeksinputfrompeopleonissuesthataffectthem,andencouragesotherstoimplementtheirdecisionsandsolutionsforimprovingsafety.6/23/201597BestPracticesforLeaderscont’dCommunication-Theeffectiveleaderisagreatcommunicator.Heorsheencouragespeopletogivehonestandcompleteinformationaboutsafetyeveniftheinformationisunfavorable.Thisleaderkeepspeopleinformedaboutthebigpictureinsafety,andcommunicatesfrequentlyandeffectivelyup,down,andacrosstheorganization.7BestPracticesforLeaderscont’dAction-Orientation-Theeffectiveleaderisproactiveratherthanreactiveinaddressingsafetyissues.Thisleadergivestimely,consideredresponsesforsafetyconcerns,demonstratesasenseofpersonalurgencyandenergytoach...