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    This document provides guidance on communicating commitment to a safety and health program. It instructs to take simple steps like building a case for the program, writing a safety policy, and sharing the policy. It recommends forming a team to assess reasons for the program. A table lists potential motivations like preventing injuries, costs from incidents, and legal requirements. The team ranks motivations by importance and provides examples. The top three reasons will guide writing the policy and goals.

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    This document provides guidance on communicating commitment to a safety and health program. It instructs to take simple steps like building a case for the program, writing a safety policy, and sharing the policy. It recommends forming a team to assess reasons for the program. A table lists potential motivations like preventing injuries, costs from incidents, and legal requirements. The team ranks motivations by importance and provides examples. The top three reasons will guide writing the policy and goals.

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    Worksheet #

    MANAGEMENT LEADERSHIP: ACTION 1c 1


    1a
    Management Leadership
    Communicate Your Commitment to a Safety and Health Program

    3a
    1b

    3b
    1c

    4a
    2a

    4b
    2b

    Communicate Your Commitment to a


    Safety and Health Program
    Take some simple steps to show your commitment to a safety and health program:

    1. Build your case for a safety and health program (Worksheet 1a).
    2. Write a safety and health policy (Worksheet 1b).
    3. Share your safety and health policy (Worksheet 1c).

    To-Do
    ☐ Assess the reasons your business needs a safety and health program.
    ☐ Form a small team of “safety champions”—people who can help you form your safety and health
    program and drive change in your business.

    Build your case for a safety and health program


    Safety and health programs are a proven way to prevent workplace injuries, illnesses, and deaths. They only
    work, though, if everyone in a business understands why improving safety and health is important.
    How can you build this understanding throughout your
    business? Begin by choosing a team of “safety champions”:
    a few people, or one person if you are a small business. Team Members:
    (Note that some organizations have safety and health
    committees which serve this purpose.) You’ll work with
    them to build your case for a safety and health program and
    carry the message to everyone else. They should be people
    who can help you drive change within the business. You’ll
    need to learn about motivations for improving safety at
    every level. This means you should consider choosing
    people, both workers and managers, who represent
    different areas of the business, shifts, and facilities.
    Why should the business—or any person in your business—use time, energy, and resources to improve safety
    and health? Meet with your team to assess the reasons your business needs a safety and health program. If
    your business is very small, consider including everyone in this activity.

    This is a test version of this worksheet; the content has not been fully reviewed and approved by OSHA and is subject to change.
    https://www.osha.gov/safety-management/step-by-step-guide#disclaimer
    MANAGEMENT LEADERSHIP: WORKSHEET 1a 2
    Communicate Your Commitment to a Safety and Health Program

    The table on the next page starts with some motivations that are important for many companies. There are
    blank rows at the bottom of the table—those are for motivations your team adds. Once you’ve got everything
    that seems important listed in the table, work as a group to rank the motivations by importance to your
    business. Note whether you have any examples or data to support your ranking. For example, if you give a high
    rank to “Lower our workers’ compensation and other costs from injuries and illnesses,” note what costs to
    your business support that ranking.
    Different people will likely rank motivations differently. That’s only natural. In fact, this range of opinion will
    help you plan for change and communicate in ways that reach everyone.

    Motivations for Improving Safety and Health

    Importance for your business Why did you choose this


    (1 = the most important, ranking?
    Motivation 2 = the next most important, etc.) (examples or data)
    Prevent suffering and hardships from
    work-related injuries and illnesses
    Make sure we can all go home safely to
    our families every day
    Prevent injuries or illnesses that could
    harm our quality of life outside the
    workplace
    Lower our workers’ compensation and
    other costs from injuries and illnesses
    Avoid business disruptions from safety
    incidents (turnover, down time, etc.)
    Meet legal requirements

    Improve workers’ morale and job


    satisfaction
    Boost our company’s reputation

    Improve our processes, products, and


    services

    A PRODUCT OF OSHA’S RECOMMENDED PRACTICES FOR SAFETY & HEALTH PROGRAMS | www.osha.gov/shpguidelines
    MANAGEMENT LEADERSHIP: WORKSHEET 1a 3
    Communicate Your Commitment to a Safety and Health Program

    After working on the individual rankings and motivations, Pro Tip


    review what you’ve identified as a group and come to a
    consensus on the top three reasons for a program to improve Dollars and cents matter, but when it comes
    safety and health at your business. These will help guide you to safety and health, your message needs to
    ring true for everyone. Find out what matters
    as you write your safety and health policy and set goals for
    most to people throughout your business. Use
    your program. this assessment to help drive change.

    Top Three Reasons for a Safety and Health


    Program at Our Company:
    1.

    2.

    3.

    A PRODUCT OF OSHA’S RECOMMENDED PRACTICES FOR SAFETY & HEALTH PROGRAMS | www.osha.gov/shpguidelines

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