Safety Leadership

SkillPath 2000
SAFETY
SAFETYAND
AND THE
THE
SUPERVISOR
SUPERVISOR
What is SAFETY?
The control of recognized hazards to attain
an
acceptable level of risk.

What is an acceptable level of risk?

Our goal: ZERO ACCIDENTS
Importance of Safety

 Why should safety be your #1 value?

 Supervisors are legal agents of the company

 Accidents are minimized
 Members are protected
 Supervisors spend less time filling out accident
reports
 A safe workplace is a productive workplace
* Supervisors are legal agents of the company

 As a leader (agent), you are assigned

responsibility and held accountable to provide
a safe and healthy work place.
 As an agent, you carry personal
responsibility.
 As an agent, you can be held accountable for
employees acts and/or omissions
* Accidents are minimized
 Accidents: “unexpected, unwanted events that cause, or
have the potential to cause harm or damage to people,
property, or the environment.”
 Accidents cause losses
 Production interruptions
 Equipment, machinery and product damage
 Team member health and well-being
 Accidents cost companies considerable direct and indirect
costs
 Fines in accordance to statutory requirements
 Physical damage
* Members are protected

 Any company’s most valuable asset: its

team members.
 Better morale
 Satisfied team members produce better
quality, more efficient production
 Less turn over, in turn = better skilled team
Accident Causes
 Hazards: things and actions or inactions that
create the potential for harm or damage to
people, property, and the environment.
 Accident and illness causes include:
 Physicalhazards
 Personal hazards
 Workplace environment hazards
 Combinations of these
Physical Hazards
 Includes:
 Unguarded machinery
 Slippery floors
 Poorly lit stairs
 Defective or broken tools
 Blocked exits
 Damaged ladder
 Poorly designed workstations
Personal Hazards
 Lack of experience
 Lack of training
 Poor attitude
 Physical and mental problems
 Rushing to get the job done
 Refusing to follow safety rules
Enhancing Performance
 Lead by example
 Use positive reinforcement
 Use disciplinary action when necessary
 Emphasize job skills training
 Follow standard procedures
Workplace Environment
Hazards
 Decontamination compounds
 Welding fumes
 Certain solvents
 Asbestos containing materials
 Very hot or cold work areas
 Certain industrial gases
 Confined spaces
 Noisy machinery
Safety - Supervisors Taking Action

 Job placement – mentoring / Coaching

 Training
 Job hazard analysis
 Inspections
 Accident Investigation
 Motivation
 Support
Training
 Training isn’t the same as telling
 Training isn’t something you only do once.
 Training isn’t a one-way street.
 Training isn’t unplanned.
 Effective training involves:
 Explaining
 Demonstrating
 Observing
 Following-up
Job Safety Analysis
 List all steps of the job
 Identify the hazard potential for each step
 Recommend abatement or mitigation
procedures for each identified hazard
 JSA’s assist in:
 establishing work procedures
 training new workers
 establishing safe work procedures
 evaluating job performance
Inspections
 Effective means of detecting and eliminating
hazards.
 Includes:
 Determine area to be inspected
 Review established safe operating procedures
 Develop a checklist
 Review with employees
 Correction prioritization
 Follow-up
Accident Investigation
 Performed to find root causes and prevent
recurrence - not find fault
 Need factual, objective information
 Conducted promptly
 Recorded
 Must contain suggestions for prevention
Conclusion
 Accidents and causes
 Hazards
 physical
 personal
 work environment
 Steps to improve, mitigate and abate
 Successful, proactive safety supervision =
improved records, increased productivity,
satisfied employees
Success

The key to safety supervision is

super…vision.