Management commitment is a basic component of a successful safety program. For the program to be effective, commitment must exist at all levels of the organization. Top management must establish that safety is as important as other business objectives. They must believe that employee safety is a priority and guarantee support for all elements of the safety program. Essential features of management commitment include taking responsibility for personnel safety and asset protection, establishing and implementing safety programs, setting quantifiable safety goals and objectives, ensuring training and resources are provided, and participating in incident investigations.
Management commitment is a basic component of a successful safety program. For the program to be effective, commitment must exist at all levels of the organization. Top management must establish that safety is as important as other business objectives. They must believe that employee safety is a priority and guarantee support for all elements of the safety program. Essential features of management commitment include taking responsibility for personnel safety and asset protection, establishing and implementing safety programs, setting quantifiable safety goals and objectives, ensuring training and resources are provided, and participating in incident investigations.
Management commitment is a basic component of a successful safety program. For the program to be effective, commitment must exist at all levels of the organization. Top management must establish that safety is as important as other business objectives. They must believe that employee safety is a priority and guarantee support for all elements of the safety program. Essential features of management commitment include taking responsibility for personnel safety and asset protection, establishing and implementing safety programs, setting quantifiable safety goals and objectives, ensuring training and resources are provided, and participating in incident investigations.
Management commitment is a basic component of a successful safety program. For the program to be effective, commitment must exist at all levels of the organization. Top management must establish that safety is as important as other business objectives. They must believe that employee safety is a priority and guarantee support for all elements of the safety program. Essential features of management commitment include taking responsibility for personnel safety and asset protection, establishing and implementing safety programs, setting quantifiable safety goals and objectives, ensuring training and resources are provided, and participating in incident investigations.
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STRONG DEMONSTRATED MANAGEMENT COMMITMENT
PRINCIPLE Basic component of a successful safety program For a program to be most effective, must exist at all levels Commitment of top management Establishes the importance of safety Guarantees support for individual elements of the safety program. To achieve best results; top management must believe
employee safety is as important as asset
availability, reliability, cost, quality and employee relations
EXERCISE Modeling Behaviour
Keeping in view the Principles of the PSM discussed, list below how you can demonstrate your personal commitment to safety:
ESSENTIAL FEATURES Management is responsible for safety of personnel & protection of the Company property Management will direct establishment and implementation of safety programs through participation in various safety committees and conducting plant safety audits Management should have specific, quantifiable, personal safety goals/targets and implementation plans, which must be stewarded regularly. Quantitative safety goals & objectives should also be established for each employee against which performance should be measured.
The management will maintain and implement safety,
The management should ensure that necessary training, tools &
equipment are provided to personnel at all levels to perform work safely.
ESSENTIAL FEATURES The management will actively participate in safety motivational / communication programs Top management will personally participate in investigation of serious injuries/ incidents based on severity of incidents
The company would establish a program to encourage off-thejob safety, environment & health awareness amongst its employees and their families
Safety management training for all EFL managers is a must.
Link management compensation and advancement to safety
program implementation (implementation timing and implementation quality) and safety results at the corporate EFL level.
Require all senior managers to conduct a MSA in a different
area. Have managers audit their own areas at the beginning. Work from a master audit schedule to ensure that all areas and all managers are covered.
Require each manager to develop group and personal safety
targets and implementation plans in all departments (Production, Engineering, and MPAS).
The line management team, especially department managers,
must take visible steps to demonstrate commitment at the plant level. They need to model safety performance on the shop floor and must address unsafe behaviors.
