In a recent issue of EHS magazine online, there was an article that outlined a presentation by Jim Spigener at the 2014 Safety Leadership conference. The article begins by outlining the three universal truths that Spigener has found during his research. Culture is the ultimate predictor of safety performance. Senior leaders make or break the culture of the company. “Very few leaders are born great leaders. They make themselves great leaders.” Spigener has done extensive research about safety and the most telling aspect that impacted safety was the culture of the organization. At the end of the day the leaders create the biggest impact. His model for the impact is below. If a leader behaves differently, it affects the climate. The climate affects follower behavior. Follower behavior affects follower beliefs. Follower beliefs create the culture. Behavior-based safety with the leader taking charge and impacting the safety climate is becoming more and more critical as roles, responsibilities, and expectations of organizations, management, government regulators and the public shift. intRAtrain and inspectiTRAC by Russell Associates have partnered with an industry expert to bring his Keys of Safety to our customers. The keys of safety in conjunction with inspectiTRAC for observations and inspections and intRAtrain Safety for training help create a complete system that helps CheapEssayWritingServices model an effective and impactful safety culture. The core values of this program are: Nothing we do is worth getting hurt Safety & Health can be managed Every injury could & should have been prevented Safety & Health is everyone’s responsibility Safety…
January 5th, 2015
What impact does safety culture have on your organization?
No Comments, incentives, inspectiTRAC, Safety, by admin.November 22nd, 2014
Is your leader moving your organization in the right direction?
No Comments, incentives, Safety, by admin.Effective leaders are important to all industries. Good leaders can have various qualities that make each leader unique. The best safety leaders are those that model safe work behaviors and actively encourage employees to be engaged and active in the company safety culture. There are two types of leaders: transactional, meaning the interests of the team are aligned with the organization and transformational which encourages workers to move toward a unified goal. Both types of leaders can be effective in accomplishing the safety objectives and improving the safety culture in the organization. Read more about how the two types of leaders can affect change in an organization. According the article, studies have shown that incentive programs that reward achieving goals for recordable accidents and incidents can discourage reports of injuries. This may be true in a passive and reactive type incentive program, but there are incentive programs available that reward employees for being proactive and finding and reporting accidents and concerns that could be prevented. This type of proactive program helps transform the incentive program from transactional to transformative. If you have any questions about how you can implement a proactive safety rewards program at your company, contact intRAtrain by Russell Associates at 507.665.6266.
May 5th, 2014
Thousands of accidents…. thousands of ways to prevent….
No Comments, Blended Learning, incentives, inspectiTRAC, Leadership, Safety, Training, by admin.Each year there are thousands of workplace injuries and accidents. Thousands of accidents and injuries occur that could be prevented with a comprehensive safety plan that starts with making sure all employees are trained properly. Companies often worry about the added costs of employee training and supporting documentation, but if the cost means reduced accidents and injuries then the costs are easily recovered. As we recently read in an article if you take chances with safety eventually the small safety accidents will turn into a larger safety accident that will could cost the companies millions of dollars. How many times do you want to spin the roulette wheel with the safety for your employees and their safety? levitra brand discount A basic off-the-shelf comprehensive safety employee program can cost less than $80 dollars a year. How many years can you spend $80 per employee for their safety training to make up for the cost of one catastrophic accident. The safety program can easily be improved and the risk reduced by including safety and behavior JSA/JHA based observations, paper-based or automated, inspection and audits to ensure and verity safety policies (paper-based or automated), and proactive incentive programs for employees. Each adds an additional cost, but reaps an additional reward as well. Safer Employees. Improved Moral. Improved Safety Culture. Better Bottom line. And a reduced chance of you hitting the unlucky spot on the roulette wheel.