What steps can you take to encourage safety ownership in your employees?

-One time at work, a near-miss story shared during a safety training session emphasized the importance of collective responsibility for safety. -In my experience, regular safety observations and feedback sessions promote peer-to-peer safety accountability. -One thing I've found helpful is setting transparent safety goals and metrics to encourage ownership.

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Fostering safety ownership begins with a compelling vision that integrates measurable, clear, realistic defined goals. Safety is non-negotiable, and it's crucial to communicate a zero-tolerance policy towards unsafe practices. The vision should emphasize that safety is everyone's responsibility, and it must be embedded in every employee's Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). This approach ensures that safety isn't a separate task but an integral part of every job role, aligning the entire organization toward a safer workplace. Clarity, zero tolerance, and KPI integration drive home the message that safety is paramount.

Today I see lots of accidents, and fire hazards happening due to total disregard for qualitative works, improper QHSE Culture, and so on. One cannot build the Eifel tower on a concrete block. Encouraging safety ownership in employees is essential for creating a safe and productive work environment. I would suggest that our leaders, heads of institutions, and company directors should pay more attention to the following points for better productivity. Here are several steps you can take to promote safety ownership among your workforce: 1. Lead by Example: Set the tone for safety by demonstrating safe practices in your own work. Employees are more likely to take safety seriously if they see their leaders doing the same.

Empowering employees is crucial for fostering safety ownership. Involving them in safety decisions and planning not only gives them a sense of control but also taps into their expertise. Providing training and support bolsters their confidence in handling safety issues. Recognizing and rewarding their safety efforts reinforces the importance of individual contributions to the collective safety culture. By granting authority and resources, employees become more engaged and committed to ensuring a safe workplace, thus enhancing overall safety performance.

Empowering employees in line of safety is always a good way of encouragement and foster safety ownership. Safety awards has always served that purpose.

-Regular Knowledge Enhancement: We must invest in regular knowledge enhancement initiatives to ensure that every member of our team possesses an in-depth understanding of safe and unsafe practices & be proactive and vigilant in maintaining a safe workplace. -Provide Employees with Stop Work Authority: If any team member observes unsafe operations, they have the power to halt the work immediately. It underscores the principle that safety is everyone's responsibility. -Leverage AI-Based Monitoring: By integrating AI-based monitoring systems, we can gain the capability to track unsafe practices in real-time. -Provide Infrastructure for Reporting: Reporting safe & unsafe practices should be seamless and straightforward.

-Create a Climate of Trust: Openly communicate safety policies, procedures & incident reports. A transparent approach promotes an environment where employees feel comfortable voicing safety concerns. -Regular Safety Meetings: These meetings provide a platform to discuss safety practices, challenges, & improvements. -Experience Sharing Sessions: Organize experience sharing sessions where employees can share their safety-related experiences and lessons learned. -Safety Awards, Recognition & Appreciation : Recognize and appreciate safety achievements. -Motivation to Discuss Safety: Create a culture where safety discussions are not only welcomed but also seen as a critical aspect of safety ownership.

Reward completion of specific goals. And most importantly, reward it with something more significant than a tool kit from a magazine. Make it personal, tangible, pride generating, motivational, monetary, or all of the above. Cheap personalized corporate coffee mugs are insulting and patronizing. Safety accomplishments signify — among many other things— money going straight to the bottom line. Share it honorably.

-Routine Safety Drills: Conduct routine safety drills to ensure that employees are well-prepared to respond to potential safety incidents. -Situational Quizzes: Organize situational quizzes that assess employees' knowledge of safety procedures & responses in different scenarios. -Safety Workshops: Host safety workshops to provide in-depth training on specific safety topics. -Develop Safety Games: Introduce safety games that engage employees in a fun and educational way. -Cross-Functional Audits: This approach offers fresh perspectives and encourages a holistic evaluation of safety measures. -Periodic Safety Tests: To evaluate employees' understanding of safety protocols and their ability to apply them in real-world scenarios.

The single most important factor in helping employees buy in to helping prevent safety incidents is leadership. Employees need to see that Leaders visibly support and value safety. Employees generally will prioritize what their leaders prioritize. So it's critical that leaders set expectations related to safety, provide clear direction related to safety, talk about safety, take actions to support safely, help remove barriers and coach all related to safety. Safety is not the responsibility of the HSE department - it's everyone's responsibility.

Great message Don! This is the best description of follow the leader and set by examples. I have seen so many examples in changes in the HSE culture in the employees that driven by leaders behaviors

By integrating below elements you reinforce the message that safety is not just a rule to follow but a way of leading and managing. -Leadership Walk on Site: Encourage leaders to actively participate in on-site visits and inspections -Leaders' KPI to Include Safety -Periodic Leadership Talk on Safety at Ground Zero -Periodic Involvement of Leadership in Toolbox Talks -Leaders Presenting Awards to Safety Champions

Leading by example is the best way to entrench a safety ownership culture in any organisation. Where leaders flout the rules, followers will naturally follow.

From my experience, engaging in activities that demonstrate such a culture of safety could yield positive results. Typical examples are lunch and learn activities, continuous monitoring using adequate KPIs and reporting system, Embedding safety KPIs in each employee goals etc...

Here are the main steps to support a safety culture: 1. Leadership commitment: Leaders must prioritize safety and set an example. 2. Employee involvement: Encourage employees to participate in safety initiatives. 3. Training and education: Provide regular safety training and resources. 4. Reporting and investigation: Develop a system for reporting and investigating incidents. 5. Continuous improvement: Regularly assess and improve safety processes. 6. Recognition and rewards: Acknowledge and reward safe behaviors. 7. Safety policies and procedures: Establish clear safety guidelines. 8. Accountability: Hold individuals and teams accountable for safety. 9. Emergency preparedness: Ensure readiness for emergencies.

-Keep safety policies and procedures clear and up-to-date to ensure easy understanding and compliance among employees. -Allocate resources and establish incentive programs to support safety initiatives, fostering motivation for active participation. -Integrate safety into performance evaluations and rewards, reinforcing the organization's commitment to safety. Regularly assess and adapt these systems to maintain a robust safety culture.

Well written article . Oil and natural gas industry particularly the safety culture on the offshore oil platforms is by far the best example to emulate. Periodic conducted tours of all company personnel to various departments to expose them to the existing / expected adherence to the safety procedures Do’s and Dont’s would also help build better safety awareness / promotion .