Creating a Health and Safety Vision: A Guide for Leaders
In a recent study of 535 leaders representing four high-risk industries, only 12% rated themselves as highly effective at sharing a safety vision, while almost one in four rated themselves as ineffective. If this figure concerns you, it should. A strong vision helps motivate employees and teams towards achieving an ideal state. It also guides employee behaviour […]
7 Tips for Running an Effective Prestart Meeting
WHY YOU SHOULD BE AN ATTENTION SEEKER Do your prestart meetings resemble a boot inspection more than an effective sharing of information? Do you find the same 10-20% of team members actively engage in what you’re saying, while the remaining crew members switch off completely? Can you relate to telling everyone where and what they’ll […]
4 Things Great Safety Leaders Will Be Doing This Year
A recent study* by the award-winning Sentis research team establishes that several factors inherent to a positive safety culture are driven by ‘great’ safety leadership. So, in companies that enjoy a positive safety culture, what are leaders doing differently? 1. Great safety leaders demonstrate a visible safety commitment A visible and genuine commitment to safety is […]
8 Competencies of Effective Safety Leadership
Leadership impacts every facet of an organisation’s safety culture, including the attitudes and behaviours of team members, how teams interact with procedures and safety rules, as well as the physical work environment. With this in mind, it’s concerning to know that only 1 in 4 leaders demonstrate strong safety leadership behaviours. So, if leaders set the […]