Directors’ Safety Alliance Limited © 1 Safety Leadership The role of Senior Management within business success

Directors’ Safety Alliance Limited © 2 Safety Leadership Presentation Set-up and shake-up

Directors’ Safety Alliance Limited © ‘‘No worries mate’’ 3

Directors’ Safety Alliance Limited © Leadership and worker participation (5) Improvement (10) Performance evaluation (9) Support (7) & Operation (8) Planning (6) PLAN DO CHECK ACT Intended outcomes of the OHSMS Context of the organisation (4) Source: based on ISO Fig. 1 Scope of OHSMS Needs and expectations of interested parties Internal and external issues ISO 45001

Directors’ Safety Alliance Limited © 5 Safety Leadership Presentation Set-up and shake-up

Directors’ Safety Alliance Limited © 6 Gateways to good project safety management What are the barriers and drivers you would see to create positive health and safety throughout a project ?

Directors’ Safety Alliance Limited © 7 Barriers / Drivers Client Designers PC Contractors Client Designers PC Contractors Barriers Drivers Successful project Who are the duty holders? What do you see as the barriers and drivers for each duty holder?

Directors’ Safety Alliance Limited © 8 Management of Contractors COMMON PROBLEMS: Hazards not identified - by either party Identified but poorly controlled Contractor not -briefed supervised competent known to be there

Directors’ Safety Alliance Limited © 9 Co-operation and Co-ordination Exercise - What do these words mean to you? Co-operation to act or work together for a particular purpose, or to help someone willingly when help is requested: Co-ordination the act of making all the people involved in a plan or activity work together in an organized way

Directors’ Safety Alliance Limited © 10 What is safety culture?

Directors’ Safety Alliance Limited © 11 Simplest Definition 1999 Perhaps the most user friendly definition came from the Cullen Report into the UK Ladbroke Grove rail crash. “The way we typically do things around here".

Directors’ Safety Alliance Limited © 12 Safety Leadership Presentation Set-up and shake-up

Directors’ Safety Alliance Limited © 13 The Culture Ladder

Directors’ Safety Alliance Limited © 14 Pathological Bureaucratic Reactive Proactive The safety culture is how we do things around here. Business culture = safety culture. Safety leadership and values drive continuous Improvement across organisation. Criticism encouraged. We have systems in place to manage all hazards. Lessons learned enable local improvements. Safety is important, we do a lot every time we have an accident Who cares as long as we’re not caught. Conceal problems if possible. If caught, blame individuals and move on. Generative 14 The Safety Culture Ladder Prof Patrick Hudson

Directors’ Safety Alliance Limited © 15 Creating a Safety Culture Company Values Behavioural Programs Conscious Non-conscious Company and Individual Knowledge Documented Management Systems V B K S

Directors’ Safety Alliance Limited © 16 V B K S Set-up Publish & Measure Set-up Implement & Measure Review & Shake-up Creating a Safety Culture

Directors’ Safety Alliance Limited © 17 Safety Leadership Presentation Set-up and shake-up

Directors’ Safety Alliance Limited © 18 Safety Leadership for Directors and Senior Managers DSA - The Three Golden Rules

Directors’ Safety Alliance Limited © 19 The Three Golden Rules for a Successful Safety Performance Ultimately, directors and senior managers are responsible for safety performance, not safety specialists. Safety comes about by the successful combination of: 1.leadership and management of the safety culture 2.competent specialist safety advice Directors and senior managers need to demonstrate effective safety leadership.

Directors’ Safety Alliance Limited © 20 Safety Leadership Presentation Set-up and shake-up

Directors’ Safety Alliance Limited © 21 The Duties, Responsibilities and Liabilities of Directors – The Institute of Directors (UK) Responsibilities include The board of directors of a company is primarily responsible for: determining the company’s strategic objectives and policies; monitoring progress towards achieving the objectives and policies; appointing senior management; accounting for the company’s activities to relevant parties, e.g. shareholders The managing director/chief executive is responsible for the performance of the company, as dictated by the board’s overall strategy. He or she reports to the chairman or board of directors.

Directors’ Safety Alliance Limited © 22 The Duties, Responsibilities and Liabilities of Directors – The Institute of Directors (UK) Consider health and safety aspects. Responsibilities include The board of directors of a company is responsible for: determining the company’s strategic health and safety objectives and policies; monitoring progress towards achieving the health and safety objectives and policies; appointing senior management and training them in safety leadership. accounting for the company’s activities, including health and safety activities, to relevant parties, e.g. shareholders and clients The managing director/chief executive is responsible for the performance of the company, as dictated by the board’s overall strategy. He or she reports to the chairman or board of directors.

Directors’ Safety Alliance Limited © 23 Can a Director or Senior Manager influence Health and Safety?

Directors’ Safety Alliance Limited © 24 Leader Making Waves

Directors’ Safety Alliance Limited © 25 Sample of Safety Leadership Actions The Leader Reinforce or enquire about - Policy statements and values, other official information e.g. rules Instil importance of official information Improve general compliance Set a good example Adopt demonstrated standard / reinforce values and beliefs Consolidate or improve performance level Offer praise or encouragement Build confidenceConsolidate or improve performance level

Directors’ Safety Alliance Limited © 26 Conclusion: If you want to bring about good health and safety performance, you need to be a safety leader. If things go wrong and you need a defence against a charge of gross negligence, or a breach of health and safety regulations, then: you need to be a safety leader, and you need to be able to prove it

Directors’ Safety Alliance Limited © 27 Safety Leadership Presentation Set-up and shake-up

Directors’ Safety Alliance Limited © 28 Strategic To do with the bigger picture, at corporate or project level, long term. Usually remote from the action. Tactical Dealing with more immediate issues, short term. Usually close to the action. Strategy and Tactics

Directors’ Safety Alliance Limited © 29 Safety Leadership Presentation Set-up and shake-up

Directors’ Safety Alliance Limited © 30 Set up – Summary Waste Management Plan Document Control Quality Plan Environment Management Plan Drug and Alcohol Program Risk Assessment Program Non conformance register Temporary Works Procedures 3 rd Party Calculation Checking Thorough Examinations QITP Safety in Design

Directors’ Safety Alliance Limited © 31 Fading

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Directors’ Safety Alliance Limited © 34 Set upFade Shake up Fade Shake up Fade Health and Safety Performance Continuous improvement Set up and Fade

Directors’ Safety Alliance Limited © 35 Safety Leadership Presentation Set-up and shake-up

Directors’ Safety Alliance Limited © 36 The Safety Leadership Scheme

Directors’ Safety Alliance Limited © 37 Safety Leadership Commitment Standard Version I am committed to the three golden principles of the Directors Safety Alliance: 1Ultimately, directors and senior managers are responsible for safety performance 2Safety comes about by the successful combination of:  leadership and management of the safety culture  competent specialist safety advice 3Directors and senior managers need to demonstrate effective safety leadership. By endeavouring to show safety leadership at every suitable opportunity, I want to bring about, and lead others to bringing about, a successful health and safety culture. Signed

Directors’ Safety Alliance Limited © 38 I am committed to the three golden principles of the Directors Safety Alliance: 1Ultimately, directors and senior managers are responsible for safety performance 2Safety comes about by the successful combination of:  leadership and management of the safety culture  competent specialist safety advice 3Directors and senior managers need to demonstrate effective safety leadership. By endeavouring to show safety leadership at every suitable opportunity, I want to bring about, and lead others to bringing about, a successful health and safety culture. As managing director, I will review the safety leadership of my team to ensure that our values and principles are reinforced and together we will search for ways to improve. Signed Safety Leadership Commitment MD / Chairman Version

Directors’ Safety Alliance Limited © 39 Safety Leadership Commitment Display the commitment – 1Canteens 2Noticeboards 3Meeting rooms

Directors’ Safety Alliance Limited © 40 Code of Professional Conduct

Directors’ Safety Alliance Limited © For more information and coaching, please phone me:- John Lacey

Directors’ Safety Alliance Limited © 42 Safety Leadership Presentation Set-up and shake-up