Quality Safety Culture: The Roles and Responsibilities of the Key Players

The Safety Coordinator’s role in implementing a quality safety culture

• Most important – care about the  employees and build relationships (talk to people, show interest, be genuine)
• Put the employees’ health and safety above everything else
• Make smart common sense safety policies and procedures (don’t overkill on the paperwork)
• Get the employees involved in the safety management system
• Carry oneself with integrity, character, and humility
• Build a culture of interdependence where all are working together and employees are looking out for each other

 

Management’s role in implementing a quality safety culture

• Be open minded and listen to the employees’ concerns and opinions
• Have knowledge of safety at an industry standard level
• Be committed to proactive safety initiatives
• Have a strong understanding of risk assessment and control and live these principals at home and work
• Management must be the push on safety leadership

Field Supervisors’ role in implementing a quality safety culture

• Look for Opportunities to Improve Workplace Safety
• Support and work with the company’s Safety Department
• Follow all company safety policies and procedures, even if you don’t agree with them (team approach to solve disagreements on existing procedures)
• Be a champion of safety and look for ways to grow and learn how to work safer, consistently and constantly
• Show initiative and independently discover unsafe conditions or situations and correct them with the cooperation of other team members and the Safety Department
• Take your positive safety attitude with you on and off the job (Positive attitudes are infectious)

Training and Communication in implementing a quality safety culture

• Proposal to conduct company-wide innovative training on employee risk awareness, assessment and control
• Bring into the company motivational speakers to facilitate positive thinking (for all employees)
• Conduct motivational training on, “Positive Attitude Towards Safety” company-wide (training material is already developed)
• Ensure adequate number of safety meetings across company lines to ensure quality communication (meetings are designed to discuss the safety management system and ask for input and provide answers)

 

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*The author’s views and opinions are entirely his or her own and may not reflect the views and opinions of 360factors.

 

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