1. Small Business Labor Safety Roundtable
Safe + Sound Campaign
SBA Advocacy
Small Business Labor Safety Roundtable
July 27, 2018
Most of the organizations represented here today are already part of the Safe + Sound Campaign, so we thank you for your enthusiasm and participation. Today, I wanted to provide an update and highlight a few things you can look for from the Campaign and ways you can engage your members in this effort over the next few months.
The Campaign, supported and organized by the safety and health professional community, strives to get all workplaces in America to implement a safety and health program that includes management leadership, worker participation, and finding and fixing hazards.

2. Shifting the Safety Curve
Goal
To shift American businesses and organizations along the safety curve
Issue
OSHA’s current regulatory and enforcement efforts alone are not going to drive 10 million employers to better safety and health performance
Solution
Every workplace should have a safety and health program
Meet businesses where they are
Build partnerships
The Safety Curve is a theoretical distribution of employers’ safety and health performance, with the worst performers on one end, and the best performers with the highest commitment to safety on the other. Most employers fall somewhere in the middle. They may want to improve their safety performance, but don’t know how, or they find it too difficult. And while they usually manage to avoid incidents, occasionally someone gets injured. This affects the worker, their family, AND the business. Where an employer falls on the curve depends on the employer’s approach to safety and health management.
The strengthened focus on the voluntary adoption of safety and health programs in every workplace came out of the realization that the Agency needs to do things differently to advance employee protections. While standards can raise the floor for safety and health performance, given the breadth of hazards and the time needed to develop standards to address them, only a fraction of workplace hazards can be addressed. While enforcement action is crucial for some employers, 75,000 annual state and federal OSHA inspections will not reach most employers. These regulatory and enforcement strategies alone are not going to drive 10 million employers to better safety and health performance.
By promoting the implementation of a safety and health program in every workplace, employers are met where they are on the curve, encouraged to do more, and provided with the tools and support needed to strengthen their commitment to workplace safety and health one step at a time. The Agency cannot do this alone and must develop partnerships with other stakeholders to serve as trusted voices promoting SHPs within their own spheres of influence. This encouragement and support from both the Agency and its partners can ultimately aid employers in proactively identifying and managing workplace hazards before they cause injury or illness, helping to achieve the fundamental mission of worker protection.

3. Safe + Sound Campaign
EVERY business and workplace needs a SHP that includes:
Management Leadership
Worker Participation
Systematic Approach to Find and Fix
Many valid approaches: choose one
(OSHA, NSC, ANSI, ISO, state plan standards)
Wherever your business is on the safety curve, take a step in the right direction.
In October 2016, OSHA launched the Safe + Sound Campaign to help shift the safety curve.
It is rooted in the belief that every workplace in America should have a safety and health program that includes the three core elements of management leadership, worker participation, and a systematic approach to finding and fixing hazards. In addition to OSHA’s Recommended Practices for Safety and Health Programs, there are a number of other frameworks, including NSC’s Journey to Safety Excellence, ISO 45001, ANSI Z10, individual State regulations. The Campaign is agnostic toward which safety and health program framework is used as long as it addresses management leadership, worker participation, and a systematic approach to finding and fixing hazards.
By framing safety and health programs in a reductionist way through a three pillar approach of management leadership, worker participation, and a systematic approach to finding and fixing hazards, the concept can unite not just OSHA, but the safety and health professional community and other industry, trade, and professional organizations. There is something for everyone to like and can serve as the on-ramp to partnership and participation for a wide variety of stakeholder groups.

4. Campaign Partners 2018

5. Safe + Sound Campaign Offerings
Continuous Engagement
National Webinars
Local Events
Safe + Sound Week
Regular correspondence and inspiration to current and potential campaign supporters, including content from the Campaign organizers
Quarterly safety and health program education sessions featuring real people giving real world examples
Education and information for local businesses about the value of and resources to support safety and health programs in their community
Opportunity for organizations throughout the country to show their commitment to safety
In FY 2018, the Campaign will be moving to a model of continuous engagement throughout the year. By focusing on unifying messaging and ongoing support, safety and health programs can be a transformative force in improving workplace safety and health. The objectives for 2018 include: Increasing the number of small and medium-sized businesses with active safety and health programs; Building communities to reinforce and support a culture of safety in the workplace; and, Doubling the number of participants for Safe + Sound Week.
We will look to achieve these objectives by:
1. Delivering regular correspondence and inspiration to current and potential campaign supporters
Pushing out information about resources, tools, and Campaign activities will allow interested stakeholders to participate regularly. Continuous engagement will enable the Campaign to utilize multiple communication streams to ensure messaging reaches a broad audience.
This strategy can also be used to organize messaging topics. For example, we could focus on a monthly rotation of specific SHP topics, such as Start the year safely – show your commitment to safety and health.
2. Hosting quarterly SHP education sessions featuring real people giving real world examples
The Campaign will also focus on offering training for SHPs through nationally hosted webinars. Topics could include how to start a safety and health program and the core elements of SHPs, management leadership, worker participation, and finding and fixing hazards.
3. Educating and informing local businesses on the value of and resources to support SHPs in their community
4. Updating tools and resources to engage businesses in Safe + Sound Week 2018

6. Spread the Safe + Sound Campaign Message
QuickTakes – 2x monthly
Social Media: Twitter, LinkedIn, & Facebook
Monthly Partner Communications Update
Safe + Sound List Serv
Add and to your safe senders list.
First, your organization can use messaging from the Safe + Sound Campaign to promote safety and health program content through your typical communications channels.
Safe + Sound Campaign messages are included twice a month in OSHA’s QuickTakes newsletter and several times a month in OSHA’s twitter feed. The Campaign also sends a monthly promoting Campaign events, tools, and resources to those subscribed to the Safe + Sound List Serv. (If you’re not already signed up to receive the , you can add your address to the list at
Additional monthly communications are also sent to organizations signed up as Campaign Partners. These partner communications updates (image on the right side of the slide) provide content that is easily shareable with members or stakeholders in newsletters, s, and on social media.

7. Promote Educational Opportunities - Webinars
February – Tools for a Successful Workplace Safety & Health Program (CPWR)
March – Show Me the Money: Demonstrating the ROI in People, Projects, and Programs (ASSP)
April – The Three Core Elements of an Effective Safety and Health Program
May – Employee Perception Surveys (NSC)
May – Selling Safety to the Front Line Employee (AIHA)
June – How to Participate in Safe + Sound Week
July - How to Design and Hold Great Safety Meetings (ASSP)
Second, you can promote the educational opportunities offered by the Campaign to your networks.
The Campaign’s April webinar on the Three Core Elements of an Effective Safety and Health Program was held last week. A recording will be posted soon on DOL’s YouTube channel that you can share with your members.
In May, the Campaign will offer two free webinars to help improve worker participation in safety and health programs. National Safety Council will be hosting a free, live webinar on Employee Perception Surveys, Wednesday, May 16th at 3:00 pm EDT to discuss the role, process, and value of employee safety perceptions to organizations striving for safety excellence. The American Industrial Hygiene Association is making their on-demand webinar, Selling Safety to the Front Line Employee, which identifies better ways to communicate with workers, free for the month after registering.
In June, the Campaign will be offering a live webinar with instructions and inspiration for employers interested in planning a Safe + Sound Week event in their workplace. Details will be made available in early June.

8. Safe + Sound Week 2018 What is Safe + Sound Week?
A nationwide event to raise awareness and understanding of the value of safety and health programs in workplaces.
When is it?
August 13-19, 2018
Who is encouraged to participate?
Organizations of any size/industry that want to show a commitment to safety.
For Safe + Sound Week 2018, we are looking to make the event bigger and better than We are going to work to enhance and strengthen communications and outreach activity internally throughout OSHA as well as to external stakeholders, improve materials, and increase partner engagement.
Registration and new tools and resources are estimated to go live later this spring.

10. How to Participate in Safe + Sound Week
Choose Your Activities
Choose activities focusing on the three core elements to conduct at your workplace.
A variety of suggested activities ranging from beginner to advanced are available on the Safe + Sound Week website.
Plan and Promote Your Activities
Plan and promote your activities to your workers, stakeholders, and the public.
Customizable communications templates are available for download on the Safe + Sound Week website.
Recognize Your Participation and Reflect
Get your certificate and web badge to recognize your participation.
Provide feedback and reflect on what you learned and how you can use your findings to improve safety in your workplace.
Participating in Safe + Sound Week is easy. All you have to do is follow a few easy steps:
Step 1: Choose at least one activity or event that corresponds with each of the three core elements of a safety and health program. You can select activities from the materials that are posted to the Safe + Sound Week website, or you can come up with your own activities.
Step 2: Use the free Safe + Sound Week resources to plan and promote your activities and events, including: event agendas, checklists, invitations, press releases, articles, social media shareables and tips, and much more!
Step 3: Recognize your participation by providing feedback about your activities and download free materials, including a certificate of recognition and a participant web badge, following the event.

11. Sample Safe + Sound Week Activities
Management Leadership
Worker Participation
Finding and Fixing Hazards
Deliver a safety & health message
Establish a visible presence to promote safety & health
Formalize/publicize your commitment to safety & health
Take a commitment to safety & health beyond the organization
Show you are listening and ask for feedback
Empower workers with safety & health information
Recognize workers or teams for contributions to workplace safety
Partner for safety & health planning
Spotlight hazards and controls
Create challenges, contests, and competitions
Evaluate safety & health processes and systems
Conduct analyses to identify hazards
Here are some sample activities organizations can undertake for the three core safety and health program elements. More detailed materials are available on the Safe + Sound Week website, which provides suggestions for how each of these activities can be implemented in your organization.
These range from suggestions that only take a small amount of time, to ones that are more involved. They are also suitable for organizations who are just getting started, as well as those who already have a safety and health program. You can also come up with your own ideas.
While participants are encouraged to implement one item from each of the three core elements, even doing a single activity is a good place to start.

12. Free Tools and Templates
Sample Checklist/Agendas: Suggested timelines and topics for a Safe + Sound Week event.
Invitations/ s/Flyers: Customizable templates to promote an event at your workplace.
Artwork: Web badges, infographics, and posters.
Articles/Web Content: Information to educate workers, customers, the public, and supply chains.
A variety of free tools and templates to help organizations plan, promote, and communicate about their Safe + Sound Week events are provided.
From planning tools and invitations to graphics and customizable communications, you can download these resources to help you be successful.

13. Promotion and Recognition
Social media (#SafeAndSound2018)
Web badges
Participant certificate
Features on websites
Case studies of successful programs
Every organization that participates in Safe + Sound Week will receive recognition.
During the week, you can use social networks such as Twitter, to share a “safety selfie” of your event with the hashtag #SafeAndSound2018. Participants that do so may also be featured on the Safe + Sound Week website.
Once you complete your activities and events during Safe + Sound Week, you can download a participant certificate and web badge from the Safe + Sound Week website.
We will be promoting organizations that participate in a variety of ways. [Discuss how you will promote participation.]

14. Where Do I Begin?
Watch the webinar, Safe + Sound Week 2018 – Are Your Ready to Show Your Commitment to Safety?, to get ideas from organizations that participated last year.
Find free trainings and events being held near you on the Safe + Sound Week map.
Download Safe + Sound Week for Any Schedule for ways you can celebrate in your organization whether you have an hour, a half day, or a full day.
Check out other ideas for Safe + Sound Week activities at:

16. Examples of images showing what safety and health looks like for different organizations.
Example 2. A Grand River Navigation crew practices donning their survival suits in case of an emergency.
Example 1. In San Antonio, TX, members of the Ambassador Theatre Group take steps to fix a slip hazard they discovered in the hallway.

17. For More Information on Safe + Sound Week
To learn more about our campaign and how you can participate in Safe + Sound Week, go to

18. Contact the Campaign: safeandsoundcampaign@dol.gov Questions
Andrew Levinson