OTHM Unit 4.pptx

UNIT 4 Promoting positive Health and safety culture  Learning outcomes Assess Health and Safety culture and its significance for OH&S Assess the difference Formal and Informal Leadership Analyze Human factors in OH&S performance Analyze Physical systems that may give rise to unsafe or unhealthy c...

UNIT 4 Promoting positive Health and safety culture  Learning outcomes Assess Health and Safety culture and its significance for OH&S Assess the difference Formal and Informal Leadership Analyze Human factors in OH&S performance Analyze Physical systems that may give rise to unsafe or unhealthy conditions Identify means of Effective communication within organization Understanding the importance of Employee consultation and involvement Understanding Compliance with legal requirements Identify training needs  Health and Safety Culture and its significance for OH&S What is Health and Safety Culture Health and Safety Culture VS OHS Performance Indicators of a negative safety culture Factors which influence the H&S Culture  Health & Safety Culture, Its integration with other management functions and strategic direction of the organization HS Culture and Strategic Direction of Organiztion Employees needs and expectations vs organizational OHS Goals Role of top management Integration of HS Culture into Business Processes •Quiz Give an example where OHS Provisions may contradict with strategic Direction of the organization?  Influence of Peers What is influence of peers What is its impact on OHS Performance of organization Can a peer influence be positive? how to effectively deal with negative peer influence •Quiz Give an example of positive peer influence with respect to OHS?  Formal and Informal Leadership What is Formal Leadership Benefits and Disadvantages of Formal Leadership What is informal Leadership Benefits and Disadvantages of informal Leadership •Quiz Is there any ohs risks associated with excessive informal leadership in any organization?  Human factors in OH&S performance Organizational Factors Job Factors Individual Factors  Physical systems that may give rise to unsafe or unhealthy conditions Plant Premises People  Methods to identify the elements of Physical system Employees Participation involvement and feedback Hazard identification and risk assessments Incident history Benchmarking Inspections and audits  How Health and Safety behavior at work can be improved Equal Opportunity Policy Exemplary leadership by top management Training and supervision Participation and involvement in decision making process Effective ohs mgt system Incentivizing employees on the basis of ohs performance Effective communication within all tiers of org  Effective Communication within an organization Methods of communication Contents of an effective communication procedure -What to communicate -when to communicate -whom to communicate -responsibilities and authorities -TRACEABILITY OF COMMUNICATION AND CROSS REFERENCING -effectiveness of communication procedure How size and structure affect communication Communication effectiveness and its implications on health and safety culture What can go wrong? How can communication be improved  Compliance with Legal requirements Documented procedure Responsibilities for identifying applicable legal requirements Responsibilities for interpreting applicable legal requirements Responsibilities for communication of requirements to concerned Methods for identification of legal requirements Frequency of identifying legal requirements Effectiveness of procedure  Training Why Training? Effects of training on ohs performance Training needs assessment Recognizing level of competence - Required Vs Available Training effectiveness evaluation Training opportunities