Facilitator’s Preparation

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Health and Safety in Leadership

Facilitated meeting

Name of facilitator

Why Are We Here?

To think about ways to improve H&S performance, communication & learning

To look at our attitudes & beliefs as leaders to drive forward change

To secure commitment to long-term improvement and agree a way forward

What’s the Plan?

A mixture of presentations, brainstorming activities and discussion exercises

[Add in Timings]

Housekeeping

Ground Rules

Respect everyone’s contribution There are no right or wrong answers Everyone’s opinion is of value Give everyone a chance to speak One conversation at a time and no talking over

each other Be open and honest Do not discuss what someone has said with others

outside the room Everyone should feel free to ask questions of each

other – it’s an open-playing field

Ice-Breaker (exercise 1)

•Insert a project that went well (from a safety perspective)

•Why did this project go well?

•What factors contributed towards its success?

•Any challenges? If so, how were these overcome?

Where do our values lie?

•Exercises to understand our attitudes & beliefs about health and safety

•What are we good at?

•What do we need to develop?

•Be honest!

Exercise 2

What does health and safety mean to (add company

name), you and your staff?

Question 1

What value does the organisation place on

occupational safety and why do you think that?

Question 1a

What value does the organisation place on

occupational health and why do you think that?

Question 2

What value do you place on safety and why?

Question 2a

What value do you place on occupational health and why?

Question 3

What do you think that your staff think of safety and why?

Question 3a

What do you think that your staff think of occupational

health and why?

Think about….

Were the comments what you expected?

Any surprises?

Are the comments similar in any way?

Do any differences stand out?

Positive Health and Safety Values

Consistently prioritises staff’s welfare over productivity and profitability concerns.

Ensures both health and safety are top of the agenda in all decision making.

Insists that staff do not feel compelled to progress a job if they feel it is unsafe to do so.

Show care and concern for the welfare of all staff Trust and respect others Be proactive, not just reactive Be enthusiastic, open and honest Remember everyone is responsible for their own and

others health and safety

Positive Health and Safety Values

Devote sufficient resource to improving health and safety Ensure that people have the right knowledge and skills to

undertake work safely Act upon unsafe working practices immediately Ensure everyone is fully committed to health and safety Value staff involvement and ideas for improving health and

safety Inspire and enthuse staff to work safely Show recognition for safe working practices

Going for Gold

GOLD

The way we do things

around here

Sometimes do / show this

Rarely do / show this

Can We Prove It?

Value Can we prove it?

What else can we do?

Prioritise staff welfare over productivity

H&S is top of every agenda.Staff don’t rush to complete their work.

 

Ensure everyone is fully committed to H&S 

Everyone using appropriate PPE, immediate action is taken when an unsafe act is spotted.

Inspire and enthuse staff to work safely 

Toolbox talks and practical demonstrations

 

Be proactive, not just reactive

  

Informal feedback on site (e.g. what staff think of the toolbox talks), regular health checks

 

The Bigger Picture

Company policy Vision Business plan Communication Visibility Induction & training materials Performance appraisals

Making Health and Safety the

Top Priority

Kick into Action

Develop an action plan that is:

Specific (values & behaviours)

Measurable (monitor and review)

Achievable (prioritise!)

Realistic (in terms of e.g. resources)

Time bound (e.g. next 6 months)

Kick into ActionN.B. Interventions are more likely to fail if they are not properly

planned.

Things to add

Action Plan template Video/DVD on good vs. bad leadership

behaviours? Make sure this is tailored to single duty

holder set ups Could observe each other e.g. giving

toolbox talks Make links to toolkit & for ‘Make Health and

Safety the Top Priority’ chart