IOSH Managing safely Exercise 3

Exercise 3:
Develop a strong health and safety culture

Introduction

You have seen in module 4 that focusing on the following three essential principles can help
develop a strong health and safety culture:

1. Strong and active leadership from the top

2. Worker involvement
3. Assessment and review

The purpose of this exercise is to review how well these principles are integrated into your
organisation and what you do personally.

Instructions

Use the questionnaire to consider each of the principles and to develop an action plan to
implement any ideas that come to you.

Note

This exercise is intended to be a useful tool for you to use within your organisation. There is no
need for you to send it to HSQE Ltd for assessment.

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Strong and active leadership from the top

For example:
 Visible, active commitment from the board
 Establishing effective ‘downward’ communication systems and management structures
 Integration of good health and safety management with business decisions

List what your organisation does that is good List what your organisation does that could be
with regards this principle: better with regards this principle:

List what you do that is good with regards this List what you do that could be better with
principle: regards this principle:

Action: By who: By when:

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Worker involvement

For example:
 Engaging the workforce in the promotion and achievement of safe and healthy conditions
 Effective ‘upward’ communication
 Providing high quality training

List what your organisation does that is good List what your organisation does that could be
with regards this principle: better with regards this principle:

List what you do that is good with regards this List what you do that could be better with
principle: regards this principle:

Action: By who: By when:

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Assessment and review

For example:
 Identifying and managing safety and health risks
 Accessing (and following) competent advice
 Monitoring, reporting and reviewing performance

List what your organisation does that is good List what your organisation does that could be
with regards this principle: better with regards this principle:

List what you do that is good with regards this List what you do that could be better with
principle: regards this principle:

Action: By who: By when:

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