Top 10 Tips – Improving Health

and Safety Culture

Supplied by:
safetyadviser.co.uk
 1. Always lead from the top

There is nothing worse for an

employee to see their boss giving
out safety instructions and not
working to them. This promotes a
culture of “do as I say not as I do”
 2. Set standards not rules

Safety rules can be broken. It is in

our mentality to bend rules. It is more
difficult to break standards, set
achievable standards and work to
them.
 3. Think of safety as “value
added”:
turn that necessity into a positive
statement such as “think safety” or
“safety first”.
 4. Continual improvement:

refer to tip 3 set objectives and

standards and get everyone
involved. A good place to start
improving is housekeeping; a place
for everything, everything in its
place.
 5. Stay legal

the law is there for a reason, it may

be a pain in the backside but do you
really want to be prosecuted? Stick
within the law and it will protect you.
 6. Think risk assessment

What is risk assessment apart from

the use of common sense?
Unfortunately some of us are not
blessed with this. Look at the
hazards, likelihood of accident and
consequence. If it looks dodgy it
probably is! Put control measures in
and remember to write it down!
 7. Investigate all accidents
Unfortunately we live in a claims world;
“have you had an accident in the last three
years then call …” and even minor
accidents can be claimed against. Not
only do you protect your self by
conducting a thorough formal
investigation; but by doing so you can
find out what the real cause of the
accident was and prevent it from
happening again.
8. Good documentation can
win you business
 9. Communication is the key:

just by talking to each other helps to

prevent accidents, remember good
signage also gets the message
across.
 10. Responsibilities

Make people responsible for health

and safety from directors to the shop
floor, we all have a duty of care to
each other and ourselves.