©2009 2-1 Module 2—Management Commitment and Employee Involvement Safety Management Worksite...

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Module 2—Management Commitment and Employee

Involvement

Safety Management

Worksite Analysis

ManagementCommitment

and EmployeeInvolvement

Hazard Prevention and Control

Safety and Health

Training

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Module 2 Objectives

At the end of this module, you will be able to:

Identify the factors OSHA includes under management commitment and employee involvement.

Identify management roles in providing leadership in a safety and health management system.

Write a policy statement that describes your management’s commitment to a safety and health management system.

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Module 2 Objectives—continued

Determine safety and health roles and responsibilities.

Identify types of employee involvement tools.

Analyze barriers and challenges to employee involvement.

Identify ways to proactively involve employees in the safety management system.

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Activity Instructions

Review the factors that demonstrate management commitment and

employee involvement, then check the items you feel your organization

does well.

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Leading Safety and Health

Play a strong and visible role.

Create safety and health policy and make it visible.

Practice what you preach.

Require every job description to have a safety and health component.

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Leading Safety and Health

Require employees to have safety and health objectives.

Set safety and health goals for yourself.

Constantly show concern for safety and health.

Provide adequate resources.

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Leading Safety and Health

Foster a workplace where employees feel free to speak up.

Hold meetings where employees are encouraged to share their safety and health ideas.

Lead the annual process of evaluating the safety and health management system.

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Policy

Policy

Policy Statement

Core Beliefs

Operating Principles

Procedures

A policy is a written document

that describes how an organization

intends to conduct its business and act under certain circumstances.

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Safety and Health Policy

Safety and Health Policy

Policy Statement

Core Beliefs

Operating Principles

Procedures

Safety and health policy is a policy that describes an

organization’s policies relating to safety and health.

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Policy Statement

Safety and Health Policy

Policy Statement

Core Beliefs

Operating Principles

Procedures

The policy statement

describes the purpose of the

policy and states a common goal for an organization.

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Core Beliefs

Safety and Health Policy

Policy Statement

Core Beliefs

Operating Principles

Procedures

Core beliefs are the underlying

principles of the organization.

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Operating Principles

Safety and Health Policy

Policy Statement

Core Beliefs

Operating Principles

Procedures

Operating principles are

guidelines that describe how managers and

employees should make decisions.

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Procedures

Safety and Health Policy

Policy Statement

Core Beliefs

Operating Principles

Procedures

Procedures describe required steps employees

must follow in performing a task

or job.

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Safety and Health Poster

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Activity Instructions

Brainstorm ideas for your organization’s safety and health policy

What should be in your policy statement?

What ideas for core beliefs and operating principles do you have?

Policy Statement

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Activity Instructions

In your group, identify the important safety and health roles of each of

the following groups.

Top Management Supervisors Employees

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Getting Employee Involvement

What is employee involvement?

Employee involvement is creating an environment in which people have

impact on decisions and actions relating to their jobs.

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Activity Instructions

What are the benefits of getting employees involved in the safety and health management system?

What are the potential barriers and challenges you face in fostering employee involvement?