Leadership and Safety Objectives

Study Notes

Leadership and Safety

The objective is to understand the importance of ownership in safety, the difference between physical and psychological safety, and the role of leading and lagging indicators.

Physical Safety vs Psychological Safety

Physical safety involves keeping teams free from identifiable hazards that cause physical harm, such as falling from heights or pinch points.
Psychological safety develops an environment where team members and leaders feel safe to be open and vulnerable with each other.
Psychological safety offers an environment where members feel included, safe to learn, contribute, and challenge the norm for continual improvement.

Leading Indicators vs Lagging Indicators

Leading indicators are proactive efforts, focusing on preventing incidents.
Lagging indicators are reactive measures, providing rates based on the number of hours worked.
Lagging indicators represent the number of team members who have been hurt.

Incident Process and Tools

Incidents are entered into Austin, requiring specific information.
Root Cause Analysis is used to identify and address underlying causes.
Leading indicators include Working Well Huddles, SIMBA (Serious Incident Mitigation Behavioral Audit), and Insta-Cleans.

Key Takeaways

The goal is to achieve a team that can deliver consistent and predictable results while adapting to flexing work environments and demands.
Ownership in safety is important to achieve this goal.

Description

Understand the importance of ownership in safety, the differences between psychological and physical safety, and leading and lagging indicators. Learn about Austin Actions, SIMBA, INSTA-CLEAN, and Huddles, as well as the incident process.