Safety Leadership

Challenge: Briefing

[organisation name]
[name]
[position]
Background
• Despite decades of improvements, injuries and
illnesses still occur at work.
• In 2009-10, 638,400 workers were injured.
• To make further progress, we need to think beyond
technical controls and invest in our organisation
through safety leadership.
• Our safety performance could be improved further
and we need your help to do so.
The Safety Leadership Challenge
• Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (WHSQ)
has initiated an industry wide Safety Leadership
Challenge.
• This is an opportunity for us to demonstrate safety
leadership and improve work health and safety.
• As part of our challenge, our vision for the future is:
• [insert vision statement]
The Safety Leadership Challenge
• The specific actions that we commit to undertaking
as part of this challenge include:
1. [insert specific actions]
Discussion Questions
• Do you agree with the vision we are trying to
achieve? If not, why?

• What challenges or difficulties do you see with

achieving this vision?

• What commitments can you make to help us

achieve this vision?