SAFETY IMPROVEMENT IS A MUST FACTOR IN THE ORGANIZATION

Safety professionals have long

recognized the importance of
management support and
involvement in achieving effective
safety improvement. Safety
professionals advocate an
approach in which management
takes a central role in safety
improvement efforts. Another way
in which behavior is strongly
influenced is through modelling, it
means learning by imitation. The research on modeling tells us that if we want to maximize
approach tendencies in workers, we must exhibit that behavior ourselves. Clearly, both
managers and supervisors must strive to demonstrate safe work practices and make decisions
that reflect a commitment to safety. In recent years, however, management’s role in behavioral
safety interventions has been the subject of much debate. At some companies, front-line
supervisors conduct behavioral observations; in other cases, supervisors participate in
educational workshops to learn about the observation process, yet do not conduct observations.

Safety leadership is vital, be it from formal or informal leaders throughout an organization.

Formal leadership includes supervisors and managers. Informal leaders are employees who
take a special interest in safety. Both types of leaders share important responsibilities for
supporting safety. To maximize the success of behavioral safety improvement efforts,
leadership responsibilities must be defined for both formal and informal leaders.

Leaders, particularly supervisors, often have the following responsibilities in a behavioral safety
process:

 Ensure that employees have time to 1) conduct observations; 2) participate in safety

meetings; and 3) participate in applicable committee meetings.
 Encourage participation.
 Ensure completion of safety related work orders and communicate the status of such
work orders to employees.
 Ensure that observation data is reviewed during safety meetings.
 Provide positive feedback to employees who participate in observations.
 Deliver frequent, consistent feedback, both positive and corrective for safety practices.

Apart from this behaviour based safety is an effective approach to preventing occupational
injuries. However, behaviour based safety only reaches its remarkable potential when
everyone in an industrial complex understands behaviour based safety principles and
practices. Unfortunately, many organizations that attempt to reap the benefits of behavior
based safety do not obtain or sustain comprehensive participation in behavior based safety
related activities. Also, employee participation is actually key to the widespread popularity and
success of behaviour based safety. In other words, behavior based safety has already
done more to get line workers willingly involved in daily activities relevant to injury prevention
than any other approach to occupational safety. In the last but not least, employee safety is a
top concern in the organization . How do you take care of your employees and present a safe
workplace environment for them to produce and grow? The main concern is your employees
health. You do not want them to get hurt from any given possibility. Therefore, you have to take
preventive measures. One of the best tools for employee safety is training. Accidents can
happen, and will. However, if you do your best to train your employees on the dangers and
safety concerns, you are taking a step in the right direction. Many businesses make employee
safety a big deal. They place large and very visible signs up on the walls stating how many days
since the last accident or injury. This keeps the workers aware of their safety record.