4 Pillars to Build an Effective Safety and Health Management System

GURGAON, India - Nov. 16, 2017 - PRLog -- 1. Leadership and Engagement

In best-in-class companies, leaders recognize just how much employee safety and health should be embedded in the company culture. When leaders treat safety as a priority and reflect the value it brings to the company, it sets the tone for the rest of the organization.

It's more than a rule book or following guidelines, and effective leaders who help to foster an engaged culture know this. And, when employees feel that top leadership cares about their well-being, they are more likely to take an active role in supporting and contributing to the workplace in terms of safety, productivity, and the overall culture.

Other contributing factors that fall within this pillar can include:

Leadership's ability and willingness to be participative

Supervisor commitment

Empowerment of workforce (to do what it takes)

Employee training and development

Effectiveness of safety meetings (3)

2. Safety Management Systems

How much investment has your organization made in creating consistent and standard approaches when it comes to your processes? What about for assessing risks and for applying controls?
When you have a visible, consistent, and strong safety management system your processes and procedures add value to the business. It saves time, resources, costs and it helps to make sure work tasks are completed in a way that's aligned with the company's safety objectives.

Other contributing factors that can include:

Workplace design and engineering

Equipment/facility inspections

Behavior-based safety practices (including tools to support where necessary)

Ability to complete effective audits (3)

Ability to implement corrective action

3.Risk Reduction

It's true that risk is always present in the workplace, but best-in-class organizations diligently carry out strategies that reduce risk where they can. Just think: The average cost of a very serious or fatal incident is 48 times higher than the cost of the preventive measure (3).

Where are you today in your ability to evaluate job hazards? Do you have job planning and risk assessments in place? What tech or tools are you using to engage as many employees as possible in the process, promote accountability and reduce risk?

Wearable tech is just one of the latest ways companies are investing in employees and safety to evaluate, monitor, and respond to certain workplace risks or indicators. When effective, wearable tech can prevent injuries, illnesses, and it can improve the participation levels in safety.

Other contributing factors can include:

Mobile technologies for easy data collection

Machine safeguarding practices

Industrial hygiene practices

Preventative maintenance (3)

Effective use of leading and lagging indicators

4. Performance Measurement

High performing organizations know where they stand today, but they also know where they want to be in the future. Part of knowing how to move forward is having measurable metrics, goals, and/or objectives that lead to clear actions. Put simply, companies need the ability to track performance and to monitor and respond to leading and lagging indicators.

Other contributing factors can include:

Benchmarking

Ability to determine actionable steps for improvement

Safety management tools such as iReport that can also capture and analyze data.

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