{"id":1683,"date":"2014-10-15T20:13:00","date_gmt":"2014-10-15T20:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/allrisktraining.com\/?p=1683"},"modified":"2014-10-21T22:14:07","modified_gmt":"2014-10-21T22:14:07","slug":"fostering-culture-safety-caring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allrisktraining.com\/allrisktraining\/safety-planning\/fostering-culture-safety-caring\/","title":{"rendered":"Fostering a Culture of Safety and Caring"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"fostering-culture-safety-caring\"<\/a>Fostering a Culture of Safety and Caring<\/span><\/h1>\n

Whether your company is new, young or has been around for many years, fostering a culture of safety and caring can be tricky however, it\u2019s not too late to start implementing excellence in safety.\u00a0 A successful safety program requires presence of community and team work with open and effective communication flowing through all levels of the organization.\u00a0 When safety and communication are not a part of cultural habit, employees find it awkward to correct each other and difficult to report the details of a near miss.\u00a0 When details are not reported, management will have extreme difficulty fixing the issue.<\/p>\n

A safety program starts at the top as a core company value.\u00a0 Each member of the leadership team must believe in an injury free workplace as a core company value and more importantly, they must demonstrate their belief in an injury free workplace.\u00a0 Core values are traits or qualities that you consider not just worthwhile, they represent an organization’s highest priorities, deeply held beliefs, and fundamental driving forces now and forever.\u00a0 The executive leaders and managers\u00a0set the tone in establishing a quality work environment for their employees.\u00a0 It\u2019s not simply telling the employee\u2019s safety is important, it\u2019s in the proof.\u00a0 You have got to show<\/em><\/strong> employees\u2019 safety truly is first.\u00a0 Without excellence in safety, you won\u2019t have excellence in production.<\/p>\n

Start everyone with a clean slate, run your new\/changing safety program like a campaign. \u00a0Give it momentum and then continue safety as part of regular operations.\u00a0 Your safety program must be formal, informational, fun, challenging, and engaging.\u00a0 Use examples and true stories of failures.\u00a0 Explain that ear plugs, safety glasses, hard hats, neon vests and cooling towels aren’t a hip look for a night out on the town, however, how hip will you look when you\u2019re missing an eye, deaf & passed out on the floor from heat exhaustion? \u2013 not hip!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Engage employees with see something say something.\u00a0 Get them to talk with management about the proper way or the best way to go about doing a job or task.\u00a0 Compare notes \u2013 have your employees compare how they do something with each other working together to come up with best practice and have a process to implement best practice and communicate that practice to all who are involved.<\/p>\n

Once management has commitment to an injury free workplace, communication of safety issues must be practiced and free flowing.\u00a0 Below we have outlined some suggestions to get management in front of employees and therefore in front of issues.\u00a0 When these points are organized and delivered properly, they break the barriers and reluctance between management and employee and employee-employee.<\/p>\n