The New Safety Strategy: Quit Preventing Accidents and Start Creating Value

摘要

If you charged a membership fee to participate in your safety programs, how many of your workers would voluntarily pay? The answer to this question is a glimpse into the perceived value of your safety efforts. Too many safety programs view the worker as a problem that must be controlled. EHS professionals try to control workers through imposing rules and procedures, modifying their behavior, dictating the formation of their safety culture and attempting to get them engaged. But what if we viewed the workers as the customers of safety and tried to add value to their efforts by providing resources and programs that met or exceeded their safety needs?