IT’S ALL ABOUT THE SAFETY AND HEALTH LESSONS IN LEADERSHIP

SAFETY LEADERSHIP LEADERS ESTABLISH VALUES, DEVELOP PROCEDURES, AND ENFORCE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THEIR SAFETY SAFETY LEADERS SET THE STANDARDS OF SAFE BEHAVIOR WITHIN THEIR COMPANIES

SAFETY LEADERSHIP DEFINED: SAFETY LEADERSHIP IS DEFINED AS THE PROCESS OF INTERACTION BETWEEN LEADERS AND FOLLOWERS, THROUGH WHICH LEADERS CAN EXERT THEIR INFLUENCE ON FOLLOWERS TO ACHIEVE ORGANIZATIONAL SAFETY GOALS. SAFETY LEADERSHIP BE AWARE OF SAFETY HAZARDS AT ALL TIMES.

POTENTIAL HAZARDS MATERIALS PEOPLE EQUIPMENT BEHAVIORS ENVIRONMENT: INDOOR AND OUTDOOR SITUATIONS HEALTH MEDIA AND INTERNET

WHY DO YOU NEED TO BE A LEADER IN SAFETY? SIMPLY PUT, YOU ARE A LEADER HERE AT RENTON HIGH SCHOOL. IN ORDER FOR YOU AND OTHERS TO BE SUCCESSFUL, YOU ALSO NEED TO BE SAFE. IT IS UP TO YOU TO NOT ONLY DEMONSTRATE THESE PRACTICES, BUT TO HELP ENSURE OTHERS ARE FOLLOWING THEM AS WELL.

HOW CAN YOU BE A SAFETY LEADER? BEING AN EXAMPLE, BY KNOWING AND FOLLOWING THE RULES AVOIDING COMPLACENCY FOR THE DANGERS OF THE TASK, PROCESS, EVENT, OR ACTIVITY REPORTING SAFETY HAZARDS, VIOLATIONS, AND INCIDENTS MAINTAINING OPEN COMMUNICATION WITH PEERS, TEACHERS, AND OTHER ADULTS PRESENT IMPLEMENTING CHANGE TO IMPROVE SAFETY AND WORKING CONDITIONS ENCOURAGING PEERS TO EXHIBIT SAFE BEHAVIORS ACKNOWLEDGING PEERS WHEN THEY ARE WORKING IN A MANNER THAT EXHIBITS CRITICAL THINKING AND SAFETY MAKING PEERS AWARE THAT UNSAFE BEHAVIOR IS UNACCEPTABLE SUGGESTING NEW WAYS AND IDEAS FOR IMPROVING SAFETY IN SITUATIONS

AREAS TO EMPLOY SAFETY AWARENESS 1. INTERNET USE 2. WORKING WITH THE ILC STUDENTS 3. RUNNING SCHOOL EVENTS 4. COMMUNICATION 5. WORKING WITH MATERIALS IN PREPARATION FOR EVENTS 6. BABYSITTING 7. COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS

INTERNET USE YOU MUST ADHERE TO RENTON SCHOOL DISTRICT INTERNET POLICY BE CONSCIENTIOUS OF THE TYPES OF SEARCHES YOU DO AND THE WORDS YOU TYPE INTO THE SEARCH ENGINES DISCUSSION: WHY ARE THESE THINGS IMPORTANT TO BE AWARE OF AND FOLLOW?

WORKING WITH THE ILC STUDENTS BE AWARE OF YOUR BEHAVIOR AND HOW IT INFLUENCES THE ILC KIDS WHY? THEY ARE AT A MUCH YOUNGER MENTAL DEVELOPMENT STAGE THAN YOU ARE AND MAY EASILY MISINTERPRET THINGS EXAMPLES: PHYSICAL CONTACT. NO HUGGING MEDIA AWARENESS. DO NOT SWAP PHONE NUMBERS, SOCIAL MEDIA REQUESTS, ETC. THESE THINGS HAVE BEEN PROBLEMATIC IN THE PAST. BE AWARE OF LANGUAGE USED. NO SWEAR WORDS. NO GRAY-AREA TOPICS NO CELL PHONES. ILC STUDENTS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE THEM OUT AND USE THEM. RESPECT THEIR RULES AND FOLLOW THEM AS WELL. NO FOOD. ILC STUDENTS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO SNACK THROUGHOUT CLASS. RESPECT THEIR RULES AND FOLLOW THEM. BE AWARE OF SAFETY, CHOICES, AND THE EXAMPLE THAT YOU SET FOR THEM. BE A ROLE MODEL.

RUNNING SCHOOL EVENTS KEEP IN MIND SCHOOL POLICIES. YOU MUST ADHERE TO THESE WHILE REPRESENTING RHS, BOTH AT IN- SCHOOL EVENTS AND OUT-OF-SCHOOL EVENTS KEEP IN MIND YOUR DRESS AND HOW IT PRESENTS YOU AND THE SCHOOL KEEP IN MIND THE WORDS THAT COME OUT OF YOUR MOUTH RESPECT THE ENVIRONMENT YOU ARE IN, THE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN CHARGE, AND THE RULES THAT ARE IN PLACE FOLLOW THROUGH WITH DIRECTIONS GIVEN TO YOU IN AN APPROPRIATE MANNER, WITH DEDICATION AND THOROUGHNESS YOU ARE A DIRECT REFLECTION OF RENTON HIGH SCHOOL, ASB, AND THE LEADERSHIP CLASS

COMMUNICATION “SKILL IN THE ART OF COMMUNICATION IS CRUCIAL TO A LEADER’S SUCCESS. HE CAN ACCOMPLISH NOTHING UNLESS HE CAN COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY.” –ANNONYMOUS IN YOUR JOURNALS, REFLECT ON THIS QUOTE. WHAT DOES IT MEAN? CLASS DISCUSSION

WITHOUT INTENTIONAL AND CLEAR COMMUNICATION, WE DO NOT WORK WELL TOGETHER AS A TEAM. COMMUNICATION HELPS PREVENT ACCIDENTS, CONFUSION, DANGEROUS SITUATION, CLARITY ON PROJECTS, BRING ABOUT SUCCESS.

COMMUNICATION CONT. “BEFORE YOU SPEAK, THINK. IS IT NECESSARY? IS IT TRUE? IS IT KIND? WILL IT HURT ANYONE? WILL IT IMPROVE ON THE SILENCE?” REFLECT AND RESPOND IN JOURNALS

THE WORDS YOU SPEAK ARE ALSO VERY POWERFUL. WILL YOUR WORDS BUILD A POSITIVE FOUNDATION FOR SUCCESS, ENCOURAGEMENT, AND BETTER COMMUNICATION WITHIN THE DYNAMICS OF OUR GOALS IN LEADERSHIP? OR WILL THEY TEAR DOWN OUR GOALS, HURT PEOPLE, CAUSE ISSUES, AND DAMAGE RELATIONSHIPS?

WORKING WITH MATERIALS SCISSORS AND OTHER SHARP OBJECTS: BE CAREFUL WHEN USING! DO NOT RUN WITH THEM, DO NOT HAVE SCISSOR WARS WITH PEOPLE, DO NOT PRETEND THEY ARE AN ANCIENT THROWING TOOL AND CHUCK THEM AT WALLS. YOU GET THE PICTURE? USE SHARP OBJECTS RESPONSIBLY! CLEAN UP SPILLS THAT OCCUR SO OTHERS DO NOT SLIP AND GET HURT. HAVE A SPOTTER WHEN USING A LADDER OR STEP STOOL. RESPECT OTHER CLASSES BY BEING AWARE OF NOISE LEVELS IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT MATERIALS YOU ARE WORKING WITH OR THE APPROPRIATE PROCESS, THEN ASK BEFORE ATTEMPTING!

BABYSITTING WHEN VOLUNTEERING FOR BABYSITTING FOR RHS FUNCTIONS OR AT OTHER FUNCTIONS APPROVED BY MS. DIASIO, YOU MUST FOLLOW THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES: BE A RESPONSIBLE ROLE MODEL DO NOT GIVE KIDS FOOD DO NOT ROUGH PLAY WITH KIDS DO NOT USE FOUL LANGUAGE DO NOT BE ON YOUR CELL PHONES APPROPRIATE CONVERSATIONS THAT ARE PG ONLY BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBLE SPREAD OF GERMS: MAINTAIN HYGIENE AND WASH HANDS ENSURE THAT PARENTS FILL OUT DROP OFF AND PICK UP FORMS AND SHOW ID YOUR PARENTS HAVE ALREADY FILLED OUT A PERMISSION FORM FOR YOU TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS EVENT AND IT HAS BEEN GIVEN TO MS. DIASIO

COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS REMEMBER THAT YOU ARE DIRECT REPRESENTATION OF RHS FOLLOW ALL DIRECTIONS GIVEN BY ADULTS WHO ARE RUNNING THE COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS AT ALL TIMES: INCLUDING OBJECTS, PEOPLE, ANIMALS, ETC. CONSIDER ALL SAFETY FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH ANY ENVIRONMENT YOU MAY BE WORKING IN. BE A RESPONSIBLE ROLE MODEL DO NOT USE FOUL LANGUAGE DO NOT BE ON YOUR CELL PHONES APPROPRIATE CONVERSATIONS THAT ARE PG ONLY BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBLE SPREAD OF GERMS: MAINTAIN HYGIENE AND WASH HANDS YOUR PARENTS HAVE ALREADY FILLED OUT A PERMISSION FORM FOR YOU TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS EVENT AND IT HAS BEEN GIVEN TO MS. DIASIO

UNDERSTANDING YOUR ROLE YOU MAY NOT PARTICIPATE IN LEADERSHIP OR THE EVENTS THAT GO ALONGSIDE BEING IN A LEADERSHIP CLASS AT RHS UNLESS YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE TO THESE SAFETY TERMS. YOU MUST SIGN THE SAFETY AGREEMENT CONTRACT AFTER REVIEWING THIS POWERPOINT PRESENTATION WITH MS. DIASIO. YOU MUST HAVE A PARENT PERMISSION FORM FOR EACH EVENT THAT REQUIRES WORK OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL OR IN THE COMMUNITY.

SAFETY CONTRACT I HAVE READ THE GUIDELINES LISTED, ASKED ANY QUESTIONS FOR THINGS I DID NOT UNDERSTAND, AND AM COMPLETELY AWARE OF MY RESPONSIBILITIES FOR SAFETY IN ALL MANNERS LISTED AND DISCUSSED. I AGREE TO COMPLY WITH THESE INSTRUCTIONS FOR SAFETY. I UNDERSTAND THAT IF I FAIL TO DO SO, I MAY BE INELIGIBLE TO CONTINUE TO PARTICIPATE IN FURTHER EVENTS, SERVICE PROJECTS, AND VARIOUS OTHER PROGRAMS THROUGH LEADERSHIP AND RHS. I MAY BE GIVEN A REFERRAL, AND POTENTIALLY REMOVED FROM LEADERSHIP CLASS. I AGREE TO PRACTICE SAFETY LEADERSHIP IN ALL THAT I DO. STUDENT NAME:________________________________ SIGNATURE:________________________________ DATE:________________________________ PARENT NAME:________________________________ SIGNATURE:________________________________ DATE:________________________________