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How To Improve Management Support Of Safety

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Business management needs to focus on safety to prevent accidents and injuries on the job. However, when managers are not held accountable for enforcing safety regulations or if they overlook safety regulations for the sake of production, workers are put at risk. To turn things around and put safety first, it's critical to gain the support of management in the enforcement of safety regulations. Implementing a few simple accountability strategies can improve management's support of workplace safety and develop a greater concern for employees' well-being throughout the company.

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1.Hold a monthly management-safety meeting to discuss what is working well and what could be improved upon. Record all compliments and complaints. Ask for suggestions from the group on how to proceed with improving safety in a particular problem area. Receiving input from all managers allows management to support one another in making safety improvements, and it keeps the ongoing safety discussion current.

2.Require managers to attend safety-training classes and attain safety certifications. Hire a certified safety teacher to teach classes on a weekly or monthly basis.

3.Require managers to complete safety inspections of work areas on a regular basis. Obtain a company list of all the safety measures that should be recognized for each type of job or department. Keep all safety inspection checklists in a file to be reviewed at the monthly management-safety meeting.

4. Hold departmental meetings with managers and employees to discuss safety concerns. As in the managers' meeting, allow the employees to offer compliments or complaints. Have the managers list their safety concerns. Discuss ways to improve safety with the employees, and get their feedback about possible solutions to safety issues.

5.Require management to update employees on new safety initiatives or improvements on a regular basis. Write e-mails, letters and bulletin alerts to keep workers informed about safety updates.

6. Ask management to approach workers and compliment or reward safe behavior. For example, if workers are supposed to wear hard hats at all times in a certain area of the building, single out workers who have their hats on to let them know they are doing a good job following the safety rule.

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