SAFETYLEADERSHIPWhatisit?WhyShouldICare?Isitworthit?Howdoesitwork?ProgramObjectives¨Participantswillbeabletociteatleasttworeasonswhyaneffectivesafetyandhealthprogramarenecessary,basedoninformationprovidedinthispresentation¨ParticipantswillbeabletodifferentiatebetweenappropriateandinappropriatereinforcementofsafetyandhealthbehaviorThinkSafetyAllTheTimeEvenifyouwereborntodoajob,itdoesn'tnecessarilymeanthatyou'regoingtoautomaticallydoitsafely....Rememberthatnomatterhowmanytimesyou'vedoneajobbefore,besuretothinkthewholethingthroughbeforeyoustart.You'vecarefullythoughtoutalltheangles.You'vedoneitathousandtimes.Itcomesnaturallytoyou.Youknowwhatyou'redoing,it'swhatyou'vebeentrainedtodoyourwholelife.Nothingcouldpossiblygowrong,right???Thinkagain...DevelopanEffectiveSafetyandHealthProgram¨DoyouhaveawrittenSafety&HealthProgramforyouremployees?¨DoyoutrainallemployeesinallaspectsofyourSafety&HealthPlan?¨DoyouunilaterallyenforcetheprovisionsofyourSafety&HealthProgram?–Withhourlyandsalariedalike?DevelopanEffectiveSafetyandHealthProgram¨DoesyourSafety&HealthPrograminclude:–HazComProgram–ElectricalSafety–EnergyLO/TO–HearingConservation–GeneralSafetyIssues–Accident/Incidentreportingprocedures,including”NearMiss”information–PPEuse–HazardRecognition&AccidentPreventiom•Alloccasions•SpecialJobs/Training–IncludeContractors,Vendors,Visitors,etc.–Contacthierarchy&telephonenumbers–MandatoryMSHA&othertrainingWhydoINeedanEffectiveSafetyandHealthProgram?¨Everyoneknowssafetyis“justgoodcommonsense”¨WhydoIhavetowriteitalldown?¨WhyshouldIenforcetherules,iftheemployeedoesn’tcareabouttheirownsafety&health?Everyoneknowssafetyis“justgoodcommonsense”¨Safetyiseachemployeedoingwhattheyknowtheyshould(“therightthing”)!–EVERYTIME!–EvenwhenyouareNOTwatching¨Itisimpossibletomakepeoplesafe!–Orisit?¨Iftheworkerdoesn’twanttobesafe,whyshouldIcare…theyaretheoneswhogethurt,notme!–Really?¨Safetycoststoomuchmoney…I’llgobroke“making”everyonesafe!–IsthisREALLYtrue?WhydoIhavetowriteitalldown?¨Youneedtomakesurethatalltrainingisconsistent¨Makesurethatallemployeesaretrainedtothesamespecifiedminimumstandards¨Youknowthattrainingisatleastadequate¨Youremployeesknowwhattoexpectofyou…andyouknowwhattoexpectofthem¨ItwillsaveyouTIMEandMONEY!WhyshouldIenforcetherules,iftheemployeedoesn’tcareabouttheirownsafety&health?¨BecausetheLawandtheRegulationsrequireyoutodoit¨Frequently,employeesdon’tunderstandthelegalworkstandards¨Employeesdon’tunderstandtheconsequencesoffailuretocomply¨Employeesareunwillingtoinitiate“culturechange”¨Employeesresistchangingthewaytheyhaveworked¨ItwillsaveyoumoneyandtimeCreateaPositive,FunctionalWorkCulture¨Neverallowthe“oldtimers”toinfluencenewerworkerswithshortcuts,unsafeacts,badsafetyattitudesetc.¨CauseeachemployeetoWANTtogohomesafe…happyemployeesareeffectiveemployees¨Rewardemployeeswhenyou“catch”themdoingtheirjobright–Doesn’thavetobemoneyorgifts(bribes)SafetyIncentives¨Doyoupunishthecorrectbehavior?–Reportingnearmisses,etc.?¨Doyourewardincorrectbehavior?–Failuretodisciplinesafetyviolations?–Failuretoreportaccidents,incidentsandnearmisses?–Failuretoenforcesafetyandhealthrules?¨Areyourconsequencesforgood/badbehaviorsuitable,equitableandconsistent?TopDownorBottomup?¨Areyourtopsupervisorsandmanagers(oryou,theowner)committedtosafety?–RE...