Safety
Management
What it was like ...
While running a safety workshop recently, one of the participants told
us, unlike today, safety was not a priority when he started his working
career (for a major international resource company) over 25 years
ago. If fact, the topic of safety was mentioned just once every year,
in a ten minute presentation that was tacked onto the end of the annual company
review. The other 364 days of the year he said, "...it was put your head
down and get on with your work and safety management was forgotten." Most
people who have been in the construction and resource industry for the last
20 - 30 years can recount similar stories of what our workplaces used to
be like.
Fortunately, attitude toward
safety has changed dramatically over the past 25 years.
What has changed ...
Public awareness, Occupational Health & Safety legislation and growing
corporate accountability have changed our workplaces for the better. Many
organisations now have robust health, safety and environment management plans,
safety systems and auditing processes in place and they spend a considerable
amount of time and effort managing and trying to improve safety in the workplace.
Sadly, even though we have made significant improvements in the
past 25 years, workers are still being injured and killed every year in our
workplaces. There is no such thing as an acceptable number of workplace injuries
- even one is too many. Having the right systems, processes and safety awareness
training in place to create and maintain a safe workplace are the first
steps, but they alone do not ensure a hazard and injury free workplace.
Organisations must move beyond a compliance culture in order to become
leaders in safety management. In addition to meeting the mandatory requirements,
they need a guiding safety vision and pro-active culture to ensure continued
improvement over the longer term.
What we can help you to do:
The path to safety excellence is unique for each
company, an individual journey. Co-Working Solutions can work with you and
your employees to create a Strategic Safety
Management Plan. These will help identify what it will take
to get you on the path to safety leadership and keep you there
over the long term.
We offer a range of services from the design and delivery of facility
safety inductions and industry safety awareness training to full Safety Management
Planning Reviews.
Safety Management Services Available:
- Safety Culture and Safety Management Reviews
- Safety Change Management Consulting
- Strategic Safety Management Planning
- Safety Training Needs Analysis
- Safety Training Program Development
-
Safety Training Delivery
Have a look at our free safety management resources on the right hand side of this page or contact us directly for more information.