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Most of us are keenly aware of all the legislation regarding regulations, rules, codes and standards
for HSE matters in industry. (And, in case you have forgotten check out our recent blog posts!)
These legislative initiatives are important and we couldnt operate successfully without them.
The challenge in any organization, particularly with HSE compliance, is that we are dealing with a
most unpredictable and changeable asset people. They often dont heed rules and regulations.
People are emotional, have diering needs, and make mistakes from time to time. We often have
injuries and fatalities as well as a high turnover of personnel even after we have trained them and
shown them all the rules.
We hear employers and supervisors complaining Why dont they listen and obey the rules? or
How can we change their behavior for the better? or Maybe we need more Safety Ocers (police)
to enforce the rules.
Rather than focus attention directly on the behaviors alone, lets try to get to the root cause of why
people behave the way they do in the workplace.
I think we can all agree that we want positive behaviors from our workers. That could mean things
like employing workers who:
There are many ways to change or have an influence on our peoples behaviors.
One popular way is to observe behavior, make comments to the worker, suggest changes and
reinforce the new behavior until it becomes the new and improved way of doing things. There has
been some success in this area; however I believe that we need to get to the root cause of behavior
in order to make eective and lasting changes.
In the workplace, when we see people exhibiting very good or bad behavior we often say that they
have a good or a bad attitude. It would thus seem that behavior is a manifestation of attitude.
Therefore, in order to have a positive eect on peoples behaviors we must first have a positive
eect on their attitudes.
How does one accomplish this? Remember we are dealing with people in the workplace. So, lets
start at the root of the equation.
If we build and maintain a positive culture of operation and safety and live by the culture we have
built we will see some positive results. There are three basic types of workplace culture:
Dependent we do as we are told and follow the rules exactly as they are laid out. If there
isnt a rule for a particular situation then we really dont know what to do.
There are many tools and ways to build an interdependent culture within organizations.
In order to address culture we must look at values. We can start with the question Why is safety
important to you?. It doesnt take long for the answer to become clear and unanimous and it really
has little to do with the rules or what the boss has told us. It comes down to family. We stay safe
because there are loved ones who need us to come home in good health.
Lets blend the culture and value into one statement. I will help you to stay safe; you help me to stay
safe so we can go home to the people who love and need us. That is an excellent example of using
personal values to promote and maintain an interdependent culture.
Leadership
Now lets look at the third factor in the equation leadership. There can be a big dierence between
management and leadership. Ideally they are one in the same but often they are not. A good leader
will understand and continually demonstrate:
Good leadership starts with the senior management team and cascades down to all the supervisors
and managers within the organization. It becomes an integral component in the organizations
culture.
If we have eective leadership who can promote the culture and values mentioned in the equation
using all the tools we have described then we will see positive attitudes amongst all workers at all
levels within the group. That will lead to positive behaviors in productivity, safety and ultimately
profitability.
a more loyal and motivated workforce who take pride in their work and reputation
greater employee retention
a safer workplace
higher productivity
An organization which has a productive and profitable operation and achieves results in a safe and
ecient manner has attained Operational Excellence.
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Grant Kelly
Grant has a proven track record of guiding organizations to continuously develop leadership
skills, improve safety culture, and promote personal values. He works with companies to design,
facilitate and coach customized development of Interdependent Safety Cultures within
organizations as well as the essential Leadership skills to achieve Operational Excellence.
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