1. Supervisory Safety Leadership Best Safety Practice # 10
Employee Commitment:
Personal Risk Management

2. Best Practices Getting Employee Commitment
Personal Responsibility (Risk Management) Training:
Following and being held accountable for Safety rules
Wearing Personal Protective Equipment
Behavior/Attitude: “Think prevention before acting”
Aware on their own unsafe acts
Error => State Recognition triggers ‘Preventative Action’
Report/correct unsafe conditions
Employee Personal Responsibility Training
Risk vs. Behavior awareness
Following the safety rules & rule enforcement
Wearing the correct Personal Protective Equipment
Thinking before they act
“How can I get injured doing this”
Being aware on their own unsafe acts
Error State Recognition/Preventative Action
Rushing, Frustration, Complacency and/or Fatigued
Taking preventative action
Reporting unsafe conditions

3. Best Safety Practices Employee Attitudes
Employee Attitudes & Behavior
Shifting Paradigms & Creating Responsibility

4. Supervisory Leadership Responsibilities EH&S Excellence Paradigm Shift
A paradigm is a way of thinking which has been patterned or based on an environment. The Paradigm Shift is an elaborate way of describing a change in a mindset. Changing the “the way we used to think about things” and thinking of solutions to problems or issues with an “open mind” allows us change the way we do business. Management and employees should be equally involved in order for the shift to be effective.
What actions have you taken recently to support the company’s EH&S efforts ? (Take some time here to discuss this issue)
Explain that one of the main keys to success in safety is employee involvement. Creating and sustaining employee involvement requires a step-by-step process by management. This process is shown by the steps on the slide. The first step is management action. Ask participants to think about what actions they have taken to support safety. Point out that employee involvement is created by management leadership. Management action builds employee trust. Once they trust us, they are more willing to get involved. Employee trust takes time to build, but it can be violated and destroyed in just a few moments. Inappropriately handling an employee concern or being insensitive to an employee’s injury can compromise the trust which has taken a long time to build. 33

5. Unacceptable # of Accidents & Incidents Zero Accidents & Incidents
Safety Leadership: Employee Paradigms Five Stages for changing a safety culture
Unacceptable # of Accidents & Incidents
Ignore
The University is responsible for safety
There are no hazards with my job
I have always done it this way 15
Deny
I don’t get hurt that often
My personal actions have no effect on my safety or the environment
Blame Others
The workplace is unsafe
There is too much focus on getting work done quickly
Management doesn’t care about safety 10
Incident Rates
Assume Responsibility
I can influence my personal safety
I will not allow myself to get hurt at work today
I can have an effect on the environment 5
Change Behavior
I make safety 1st priority
I wear all PPE
I follow safety procedures
I change the way I work
Zero Accidents & Incidents

6. Employee Expectations Paradigm Shift A
Traditional Mindset
Management is responsible for Safety
Accidents & releases are just a risk of work
Personal Control Mindset
I am responsible for Safety
Accidents & releases are completely preventable.
To get to zero accidents at work we need to shift our mindsets.
To get to zero environmental releases at work we need to shift our mindsets.
Paradigm definition: Belief or a mindset.

7. Employee Expectations Paradigm Shift B
Traditional Mindset
I have to take short cuts to get the job done.
I recognize safety hazards could hurt someone or the environment ... I hope that it gets fixed.
Personal Control Mindset
I’m not going to take short cuts. I will follow procedures.
It is my responsibility to take action on recognized risks.

8. Employee Expectations Paradigm Shift C
Personal Control Mindset
I won’t get hurt if I continuously manage the risks I face each day.
Fault is not the focus. Going home in the same condition you arrived in is the focus.
Traditional Mindset
I won’t get hurt today.
It won’t happen to me.
Accidents and incidents are not my fault.

9. Personal Responsibility Risk Management
“Accident”
Behavior
Risk Management
Situational
Risk
This model represents how we interact with risk everyday. As long as we manage the risk with the correct behavior, we keep a distance between the two lines.
When we don’t manage risk properly, by allowing “risky” behavior, the lines then intersect and that’s when we fall into the “Accident Triangle”. It’s a roll of the dice on the severity.
We need to modify our behavior, we know what can happen, WE DON’T WANT TO BE LIKE CHARLIE
Daily Home & Work Activities

10. Employee Safety Responsibilities Managing their daily risk & behavior
EXAMPLES:
What taking “Personal responsibility for your own safety means”,
Thinking before you act
Before you work, doing stretches every day
Getting assistance with lifting, pushing & pulling as needed, or using a mechanical assist device to lift/push/pull
Getting the right tool & following procedures
Wearing the required Personal Protective Equipment
Taking time to do the job right (Done once, done right)
Being aware of your surroundings
Paying attention to hazards
Taking “personal responsibility for your own safety means”
Thinking before you act
Before you work, doing stretches every day
Getting assistance with lifting, pushing & pulling as needed, or
Using a mechanical assist device to lift/push/pull
Getting the right tool & following procedures
Wearing the required Personal Protective Equipment
Taking time to do the job right (Done once, done right)
Being Aware of your surroundings
Paying attention to hazards