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Wilson Bateman
10 Steps to Safety
Excellence

1. Commitment
2. The Team Approach
3. Communication
4. Lifelong Learning
5. Program Involvement
6. Documentation
7. Leadership
8. Safety Memory
9. Hazard Recognition
10. Proactive Approach







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1. Commitment
Unless commitment is made, there are only promises and hopes; but no plans.
Peter F. Drucker
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Senior
Administrative
Frontline
Employee
SAFE Organization
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Everyone who undertakes, or has the
authority to direct how another person
does work or performs a task is under a
legal duty to take reasonable steps to
prevent bodily harm to that person, or any
other person arising from that work or
task.

Duty of Persons Directing Work
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Employers
Safety is part and parcel of running a business.
Build it into your plans.
Put it on your balance sheet.
Never make people choose between a paycheque and their lives.
Do not cut corners.
Do not bend the rules.
Remember that safety and profit are not mutually exclusive - they go
hand in hand.
Dont wait to react to problems - deal with them up front.
Focus on prevention.
Understand your responsibilities.
Care about your workforce.
Always remember that every incident can be prevented.
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1. Commitment
Define:
The act of binding oneself to a course of
action intellectually or emotionally.

Binding to attract and hold (binding contract)
I want vs. I will
There is no other way.

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Commitment - Target
Goal
Objective
Action Plan
Evaluation
Change
Zero Loss

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Zero Loss
BELIEF is that injuries and illnesses are preventable.
It reflects our VALUE for people working on behalf of
the organization.
It is a PRINCIPLE that occupational injury & illness
are unacceptable.
It is our GOAL to provide a safe and healthy
workplace and to promote safety off-the-job.
To accomplish this Goal we are COMMITTED to
bringing risks and hazards to a level as Low As
Reasonably Practicable (ALARP) to prevent harm.


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2. The Team Approach
Individual commitment to a group effort that is what makes a team work, a
company work, a society work, a civilization work.
Vince Lombardi
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2. The Team Approach
Visitor
Contractor
Employee
Work Group
Shift Supervisor
Department Manager
Safety Committee
Safety Manager
Senior Manager
Corporate
Industry
Government
Customer
Rights & Responsibility
Goals & Objectives
The team starts with you!
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The Team Environment
Empowerment
Cooperation
Empathy
Leadership
Responsibility
Trust

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3. Communication
The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it
has taken place.
George Bernard Shaw

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Communication
What is YOUR safety message?
Safety is the number one priority.
Safety first.
Safety is a value.
Incidents are predictable and preventable.
Safety is everyones responsibility.
Its not worth getting hurt over.
No one will be injured on my shift.
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Limiting Beliefs
Its the safety persons job
Its the committees job
She is accident prone
Accidents just happen
We cannot prevent all accidents
It takes too much time
This is not worth reporting
I havent got time to do that
This stuff is uncomfortable
Hazard assessment on all jobs is impossible
It costs too much
What is the
impact?
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The Message
The message is more than saying that
safety is part of our culture or a value
within the organization.
Its more than words in a policy
It is a belief
that leads to a mind set
that leads to a way of life.
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How is the message delivered?
Policy
Program
Orientation
Training programs
Tool box sessions
Staff meetings
Observations
Campaigns
Signs
Articles
Video
Employee contact
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HAZARDS

INCIDENTS
Reporting
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Observation
Global Training Edge Inc.
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DUTY To Intervene
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4. Lifelong Learning
It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.
Epictetus
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Change - EHS
It has been suggested that the change the world has
undergone from 1995 to 2005 is equivalent to the
change we experienced from 1895 to 1995: one hundred
years compressed into ten.

Learning is not compulsory... neither is survival.
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When does it start?
Safety Academy
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Lifelong learning
Training Needs Assessment
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Training / Instruction / Information
Safety Training Plan
all employees / contractors / visitors
1. Orientation
2. Legislation Review
3. Internal Safety Program Review
4. Employee Training Standard
5. Management Training Standard
6. Committee Training Standard

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Safety Training
Chemical safety
Legislation
First aid
Fall protection
Confined space entry
Reporting procedures
7 Safety Habits
Incident investigation
_________________
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10 Steps to Safety Excellence
Due Diligence for Supervisors
Lockout
Supervisor Skills
Safety committee training
Discipline
Problem solving
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5. Program Involvement
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Workers are responsible for only 15% of the
problems, the system for the other 85%.
The system is the responsibility of
Management.

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Program Involvement

1. What are the elements of the company safety program?
2. Which sections apply to you?
3. What does the safety policy say?
4. What are your safety responsibilities?
5. What are your rights?
6. What safety procedures are you required to follow?
7. What incidents are you required to report?
8. How do you report hazards?
9. What are your leading indicators?
10. How do you demonstrate compliance to the program?
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Senior
Administrative
Frontline
Employee
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Safety Program Elements
Policy

Responsibility
Evaluation
Implementation
Training
Hazard and risk assessment
Committee structure
Procedure design
Rules and practices

Programs

Ergonomics
Chemical safety
PPE
Fall protection
Confined space entry
Lockout/isolation
Safe driving
Hearing conservation program
Workplace monitoring
Management of change
Observation

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Program Involvement
Safety Committee
Participate on the committee
Review committee minutes and comment
Support committee members
Participate in committee activities
Is the committee working properly?