Safety Begins With ME!: Influencing Safe Behaviors

Safety Begins with ME!
Module 3:
Influencing Safe Behaviors

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Oregon OSHA
Assignments
Perform a Job Safety
Analysis
Improve or create a
new work instruction
On which additional
jobs/tasks did you
perform a Job Safety
Analysis?
Did the relevant work
instructions for the above
task get updated?
Did anyone try making work

instructions more VISUAL?

Leading
Safety
Influencing
Influencing
Safe Behaviors
Safe Behaviors
Embedding Safety
into Work Processes
Recognizing (and Controlling) Safety
Hazards
PREVIEW
Module Preview
Influencing Safe Behaviors
Review Assignments
A CULTURE of safety
Constructively correcting unsafe behavior
Avoiding defensiveness how to learn the easy
way!
Assignments
Exercise
Safety Culture Survey
Purpose: To identify the current safety culture in your

shop/plant.
Complete the assessment honestly
Be prepared to share what you discovered
with a partner
Safety
Culture
Assessment
A Culture of Safety
Business
Success
Safety is central to how business is run

Safety is managed (just like
Production
production and quality)
Quality
Its everyones responsibility
Safety is recognized
There is an effort to continually improve safety
Management and employees follow-through
Safety
Exercise
How YOU Influence Safety
Purpose: To brainstorm possible ways that you as an

individual might influence safety in your shop.
How might you/do you influence safety?
What can you do to produce a culture of safety?
You Influence Safety When You
Set the example

Participate in improving safety
Catch others working safely
Coach others when you see unsafe actions
Exercise
Why we Hold Back
Purpose: To identify barriers that keep us from

speaking up for safety.
How many of you have ever spoken directly to
someone about something they were doing that you
knew was unsafe?
What are the reasons we are often reluctant?
Speaking Up for Safety
Right mindset a conviction that safety is everyones

responsibility (I am my brothers keeper.)
The four keys to giving someone safety feedback are:
1. Stay positive & show concern
2. Be clear about the unsafe behavior and its possible
consequences
3. Be specific about the behavior change needed
4. Ask for a commitment to change
Timely Wait and you may be TOO LATE!

Speak Up!
For Safety
Speak Up!
For Safety
Wall Poster
Speaking Up - Demo
Stay positive
Be
andclear
showabout
the
behavior &
concern.
possible
Be
specific
consequences
about the
Ask for
behavior
If you later
commitment
change
see
this,
to
change.
needed.
compliment
the person:
Nice Job!
Thats the
smart way.
Removing Metal Filings: Intervention_1.mpg
Exercise
Speaking Up Role Play
Purpose: To practice applying the four keys when

speaking up for safety.
Form partners: Partner A and Partner B
You will take turns responding to several unsafe
situations
After viewing each situation, respond as if you
had just observed this. What would you say to
speak up for safety?
Exercise
Cutting Tools left unprotected: Dangerous_Situation_2.mpg
You might have said . . .
Intervention_2.mpg
Exercise
Driving Forklift Too Fast: Dangerous_Situation_4.mpg
Intervention_3.mpg
Exercise
Failing to Buckle Up: Dangerous_Situation_8.mpg
Intervention_4.mpg
Exercise
Failing to Unplug the Grinder: Dangerous_Situation_11.mpg
Intervention_5.mpg
Exercise
Spilling Packing Popcorn in walkway: Dangerous_Situation_9.mpg
Exercise
Standing on Top Rung of Ladder: Dangerous_Situation_10.mpg
Exercise
Too Close to Welding, No eye protection: Dangerous_Situation_6.mpg
Exercise
Stacking Objects Too High: Dangerous_Situation_12.mpg
Keys to Receiving Feedback
Think of FEEDBACK as a GIFT

from someone who cares about YOU!
Appreciate Feedback
Tolerate Imperfection
Listen
Suspend Emotions
Ask Questions
Respond
Speak Up!
For Safety
Speak Up!
For Safety
Wall Poster
REVIEW
A culture of safety is what we need
Safety integrated into work (like production & quality)

Its not just up to management to create this culture
Speak up if you see something unsafe The four keys are:

1.
2.
3.
4.
Module Review
Stay positive & show concern for welfare

Be clear about the unsafe behavior/possible consequences
Be specific about the behavior change needed
Ask for a commitment to change
When somebody has the courage to speak up, we all need to

respect their concern and listen up!
Assignments
Catch someone working safely Praise them!
Notice an unsafe action Speak up and give
feedback to the other person
Respond non-defensively to someones feedback
to you
Thank You for Participating

I Chose to Look the Other Way
- Don Merrell

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