Supervisory Safety Leadership

Best Safety Practice # 10

Employee Commitment:
Personal Risk Management

Think safe. Act safe. Be safe.

 Best Practices
Getting Employee Commitment

• Personal Responsibility (Risk Management)

Training:
– Following and being held accountable for Safety rules
– Wearing Personal Protective Equipment
– Behavior/Attitude: “Think prevention before acting”
• Aware on their own unsafe acts
– Error => State Recognition triggers ‘Preventative Action’
– Report/correct unsafe conditions

Think safe. Act safe. Be safe.

 Best Safety Practices
Employee Attitudes

Employee Attitudes & Behavior

Shifting Paradigms & Creating
Responsibility

Think safe. Act safe. Be safe.

Supervisory Leadership Responsibilities
EH&S Excellence Paradigm Shift

Think safe. Act safe. Be safe.

 Safety Leadership: Employee Paradigms
Five Stages for changing a safety culture
Unacceptable #
of Accidents & Ignore
Incidents SThe University is responsible for safety
SThere are no hazards with my job

SI have always done it this way

Deny
15 I don’t get hurt that often
S

My personal actions have no effect on my safety or the environment

S

Blame Others
SThe workplace is unsafe
SThere is too much focus on getting work done quickly

10 SManagement doesn’t care about safety

Assume Responsibility
SI can influence my personal safety
SI will not allow myself to get hurt at work
today
SI can have an effect on the environment

5 Change Behavior
SI make safety 1st priority
SI wear all PPE

SI follow safety procedures

SI change the way I work

Zero
Accidents &
Incidents

Think safe. Act safe. Be safe.

 Employee Expectations
Paradigm Shift A

Traditional Mindset Personal Control Mindset

• Management is • I am responsible for Safety
responsible for Safety

• Accidents & releases • Accidents & releases are

are just a risk of work completely preventable.

Think safe. Act safe. Be safe.

 Employee Expectations
Paradigm Shift B

Traditional Mindset Personal Control Mindset

• I have to take short cuts • I’m not going to take short
to get the job done. cuts. I will follow
• I recognize safety procedures.
hazards could hurt • It is my responsibility to take
someone or the action on recognized risks.
environment ... I hope
that it gets fixed.

Think safe. Act safe. Be safe.

 Employee Expectations
Paradigm Shift C

Traditional Mindset Personal Control Mindset

• I won’t get hurt today.
It won’t happen to me.
• Accidents and incidents
are not my fault.
• I won’t get hurt if I
continuously manage the
risks I face each day.
• Fault is not the focus.
Going home in the same
condition you arrived in is
the focus.

Think safe. Act safe. Be safe.

 Personal Responsibility
Risk Management
“Accident”
1
29

Behavior Risk Management

300

Situational
Risk

Daily Home & Work Activities

Think safe. Act safe. Be safe.
 Employee Safety Responsibilities
Managing their daily risk & behavior

EXAMPLES:
What taking “Personal responsibility for your own safety means”,
– Thinking before you act
– Before you work, doing stretches every day
– Getting assistance with lifting, pushing & pulling as needed,
or using a mechanical assist device to lift/push/pull
– Getting the right tool & following procedures
– Wearing the required Personal Protective Equipment
– Taking time to do the job right (Done once, done right)
– Being aware of your surroundings
– Paying attention to hazards

Think safe. Act safe. Be safe.