3 Phase Safety Action Plan

Having worked with numerous companies to implement an effective Safety & Health Management System, I'd like for you to consider the 3 Phase Safety Plan I developed to achieve success. The first phase includes improving employee and supervisor participation while at the same time increasing the hazard inspections so we can find and fix hazards before someone gets hurt

Utilizing OSHA’s plan, first, jot down what you already have in place and what you would need to develop.  It can be hard to figure out where to start, if you don't already have a lot in place.  So, I'd like to suggest that you start with your Vision, and then use my 3 Phase Safety Plan scorecards to monitor your progress.   

Remember the Plan-Do-Check-Act steps as you go

What is your vision or mission?

Our vision for safety and health is to create a safe workplace by reducing hazards which will reduce our accidents

In order to reach this vision we will implement the following long term safety goals using a partnership approach with management and employees

1.    We need to improve employee, supervisor, and management involvement and visibility

2.    We need to establish a baseline (by conducting a gap analysis of inspections, hazards, close call, and accident statistics) for what we plan to measure so we can establish a recognition program for those employees who step up and go above our expectations

3.    We strive to achieve ZERO accidents, but we'll absolutely expect to reduce our accidents by X % each year

4.    We need to conduct inspections for physical hazards, fix the hazards, and train employees about the hazards we found so they can help to prevent them from reoccurring

5.    We strive to identify hazards so they can be fixed so employees do not get injured.  So, we absolutely expect X inspections to be conducted

6.    We need to conduct observations for unsafe behaviors, motivate employees to change their behaviors, and train all employees about safe vs. unsafe behaviors so they can help us prevent them from re-occurring

7.    We strive to identify unsafe acts so they can be turned into safe acts so employees do not get injured.  So, we absolutely expect X behavior observations to be conducted

By Deborah Grow, Safety Consultant

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