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Reactive Compliant Managed Comprehensive Informal, no action or minimal effort Focuses on OSHA compliance Efforts driven by management Efforts supported by everyone Leadership Desires to stay out of trouble Expects safety role modeling only from those responsible Expects safe and healthy behaviors, starting with Upholds mutual respect, trust, and open communication and competing Lacks a formal approach to safety for safety management role modeling Leads a self-sufficient and sustainable organization demands Thinks common sense is a safety principle Follows OSHA rules as foundation for safety program Promotes safety and health improvement through Measures activities that support safety and health Focuses on production at the expense of safety Defines success as avoiding OSHA fines and keeping management systems to exceed OSHA standards Supports health improvements for injury prevention Accepts some injuries as normal and expected insurance costs down Includes safety as a measurement in performance reviews Considers employee impact and contributions when Uses injury count or lost time days for incentives Believes learning and improving is vital making operational decisions Maintains compliant safety practices when there are high Identifies trends using historical information Promotes learning teams to engage employees production demands to satisfy customers needs Considers employee safety and well-being for scheduling, Values safety and well-being as a deeply ingrained habit at designing workflow, and the physical working environment all levels above competing demands Accountability Holds employees accountable for not using common sense Sees OSHA and workers’ compensation as negative Gives supervisors clear understanding and responsibility Rewards and recognizes employee ideas instead of teaching best practices Disciplines by policing and as a way to ensure compliance for their team’s safety Establishes accountability at all levels Blames employees most often after an incident or Designs incentives in a way that might discourage injury Holds employees accountable to defined responsibilities Values coaching for learning and improvement accident reporting and procedures Promotes peer-to-peer coaching and observation in Considers hazards, injuries, and unsafe processes as the Believes employees know what to do without reminders or Incorporates safety expectations into performance individuals and teams cost of doing business clear instruction reviews Bases incentives on successful trainings, injury Omits safety in performance reviews Bases incentives on leading indicators, safety committees, prevention, and positive safety behaviors required OSHA training and compliance Employee Sets little to no (minimal) expectations for employee Expects employees to follow OSHA regulations Believes safety and health improvements are important to Engages in open communication; demonstrates mutual involvement and behavior Accepts minimal communication, participation, and the company and should be valued by all employees trust and respect at all levels communication Uses one-way communication with employees reporting from employees to maintain compliance Responds to employee concerns and ideas consistently Empowers all employees to communicate concerns Lacks a safety committee Minimal engagement in the safety committee Seeks employee input and involvement frequently Participates in learning teams for continual improvement Uses safety observations as a learning tool Measures employee perceptions to make improvements Fosters quality communication systems between Leverages employee strengths to solve problems and managers and employees at all levels improve safety and health systems Risk Believes accidents just happen Investigates accidents superficially and with minimal Analyzes root cause of incidents/accidents effectively Improves hazard and risk assessment systems continually assessment Assesses hazards only after a serious accident or incident follow through Assesses hazards and controls during preplanning and on Identifies emerging or unrecognized hazards and takes Disregards safety and/or industrial hygiene exposures Assesses hazards and accidents inconsistently a regular basis action consistently Lacks knowledge of responsive or preventative actions to Uses OSHA limits to protect employees from industrial Uses health-based limits, versus OSHA compliance to Evaluates ergonomics on a systemic level improve known safety hazards hygiene exposures protect employees from industrial hygiene exposures Performs risk analysis on all projects and communicates Complies with minimum OSHA requirements for updating Updates and improves hazard assessments regularly results to everyone safety analysis, assessment, and evaluation systems Programs, Relies on worker experience without verification of skills Considers implementation of OSHA-mandated programs Integrates safety and well-being into the workplace and Fosters open communication and innovation in problem- procedures, and knowledge adequate exceeds OSHA standards solving policies, and Emphasizes informal on-the-job training and often Trains as required by OSHA, often through videos with Emphasizes updated, timely, and effective employee Promotes opportunities for learning at all levels with a training doesn’t track progress or completion limited follow-up, hands-on learning, or quizzes training, ongoing coaching, and associated record keeping focus on high quality training and personal development Focuses on production at the expense of safety Uses OSHA-required template as generic written program Applies written policies and maintains programs that Shares responsibility and collaborates at all levels Reacts to serious incidents with minimal safety Relies on one person or a safety committee to be effectively address system improvements at all levels Embraces continuous improvement processes improvements responsible for safety Develops training based on job hazards Equipment, Lacks safety knowledge; relies on posters to deliver safety Uses PPE as the key safety measure Manages hazards by performing regular risk assessments Emphasizes and plans employee safety, health and well- environment, messages Provides safeguards based on OSHA-compliance and maintaining equipment being into every process; budget, purchasing, ergonomics, and budget Uses outdated equipment and minimal personal protective Implements minimal OSHA requirements rather than Builds a proactive and safe environment into almost every and the physical environment. equipment (PPE) as key safety protection thinking proactively process that exceeds OSHA requirements Continually updates and invests in equipment, Aims to improve safety of physical environment only after Funds industrial hygiene and safety programs to meet Includes line items for safety and health, development environment, and materials to the most current an incident has occurred compliance requirements of programs, procedures, policies, and training, and technology Uses outdated equipment and materials Applies required maintenance and updates to equipment equipment maintenance and updates in budget Values superior and inclusive training, and program Neglects safety and health in budget and material development

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