| Do
A Quick Audit of Your Safety Culture |
| 10 Characteristics
of a High-Reliability Culture |
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| Check
List |
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'Yes' or 'No' |
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Safety terms are part of the language of your organization. |
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Workplace safety is part of everyone's job description. |
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Safe and unsafe behaviors are specified and enforced. |
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People are recognized in a visible way for promoting safety. |
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Safety is evident in the interaction among employees. |
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New employees are trained on safety and it's impact. |
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The consequences of ignoring safety practices are known to all. |
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Employees observe and report hazards and action is taken. |
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Employees 'dress for success' by using appropriate PPE. |
| -- Employees 'buy-in' to the idea that safety is part of their job. |
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| If
you answered 'Yes' to 8 or more |
| If
you answered 'Yes' to 8 or more of the statements above you
have the foundation of a strong safety culture. The above are characteristics
that typify safe organizations. Congratulations! |
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| Safety
cultures develop and change over rather long periods of time. Strong
managers leave their mark on an organization's culture. Conversely
though, the absence of such persons can also influence the culture.
Taking that into consideration, many organizations with strong safety
cultures like yours (E.I. Dupont for one) have remained regular
C.A. Short safety incentive program customers for more than 20 years.
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| These
organizations use a properly structured safety incentive program
to: continue to protect against employee accidents by focusing employees
on your safety culture, promote and sustain the safety culture,
and, ultimately, support the process of change and strengthen the
safety environment that will lower insurance and lost-time costs.
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| If
you are open to learning some different ideas related to safety
incentives and lowering the risk of employee accidents, you are
invited to contact us now. Perhaps there is a solution that you
did not know about. |
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| If
you answered 'No' to 3 or more |
| If
you answered 'No' to 3 or more of the above, then maybe we should
talk. |
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| Nothing
fancy. Just a brief discussion of what isn't working they way you
feel it should, and what, if anything, you could do about it. |
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| Here
is one thing we know. |
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| Too
many facilities hand out rewards to employees for simply not having
an accident. That is the wrong message and will not create a high-reliability
safety environment. The ultimate goal is to create a program that
will enhance and sustain a safety culture amongst all employees.
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| What
kind of incentives to use as rewards for your employees is only one
element in the characteristic to reward people in a tangible, visible
way for the promotion of safety. Though it is a key question, it is
even more critical to ask the 'how' questions when implementing a
structured safety incentive program. |
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| When
you think about it, there are many long-term benefits to organizations
that implement structured safety incentive programs that encourage
their employees to practice good workplace safety. Contact
us now. |
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