1. Management Leadership and Accountability

2. Managing vs. Leading By managing, organizations make things happen
By leading, organizations show employees why safety matters and why they should be motivated

3. Top Ways to Improve Safety Management
Integrate all aspects of the safety program into a single comprehensive management system
Manage safety at the same level and degree as every other aspect of the business
Integrate safety into the process of the business
Safety is a value and not a priority
Lead with a philosophy that all injuries/illnesses are preventable
Provide for and encourage meaningful employee involvement in the safety process

4. “The single greatest safety system failure in corporate America today is the lack of accountability”
Dan Peterson

5. If employees don’t believe they’re going to be held accountable for their decisions related to safety, the safety effort is ultimately doomed for failure.

6. What is Accountability?
Most common responses refer to negative consequences for failure to perform
Dictionary: Liable or Answerable
It is the ability to account for or to measure
Obligation to fulfill a task…or else
These are the key points that need to be understood.

7. Accountability It can be reactive – constantly putting out fires
It can be proactive – an executed plan that works in the field
These are the key points that need to be understood.

8. Responsibility vs. Accountability
Responsibility is an obligation to perform duties
It relies on personal integrity
It does not necessarily have associated consequences
Accountability requires consequences
Consequences should be balanced

9. Responsibility vs. Accountability
Someone is accountable when his/her performance is measured
When someone is responsible, his/her performance is not necessarily measured
The objective is to motivate performance

10. Accountability
Supervisors are often measured on schedule, production, cost, etc
They are seldom measured on safety performance
Holding managers and supervisors accountable for safety sends the message that safety is a core value

11. Accountability Elements
Physical resources (conditions)
Tools, equipment, materials, environment
Psychosocial support (behaviors)
Training, schedules, procedures, management
Process of evaluation
Daily observations, formal evaluations
Effective consequences
Positive recognition or appropriate corrective action

12. Measuring Performance
Can you measure the Presence of Safety rather than the absence of an injury?
Does safety have an equal weight to other performance measures?
Are consequences applied consistently at all levels of the organization?
How often should safety activities/results be evaluated for their effectiveness?