Safety Reconnect: A Discussion on Frontline Worker Safety
Safety Reconnect is an event organized to engage frontline workers and leaders in conversations about injury and illness prevention in the workplace. The initiative aims to improve safety performance, foster continuous improvement, and work towards achieving zero incidents and injuries. With a focus on leadership, risk management, and proactive safety measures, Safety Reconnect emphasizes the importance of prioritizing worker safety to create a safe work environment for all.
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Walk the Talk A Discussion on Frontline Worker Safety
WHAT IS SAFETY RECONNECT? Safety Reconnect is an event designed to bring together frontline workers and leaders to discuss the prevention of injuries and illnesses The logo and name have changed to be more proactive A specific theme has not been provided as most companies want to use their own company-based theme The month of January has been chosen to help align industry, but additional events can be conducted at any time of the year A DISCUSSION ON FRONTLINE WORKER SAFETY Supported by Energy Safety Canada 2
WHY DO WE DO THIS? Our safety performance has been improving, but it could be better and responsible companies are committed to continuous improvement We still have work to do to achieve our goal of zero incidents, zero injuries This is a real way for us to reconnect with safety A DISCUSSION ON FRONTLINE WORKER SAFETY Supported by Energy Safety Canada 3
LEADERSHIP Safety is a priority at our company. We value your work and want you to go home safe at the end of each workday A strong company is a proactive company where workers aren t hurt and every effort is made to prevent all incidents A DISCUSSION ON FRONTLINE WORKER SAFETY Supported by Energy Safety Canada 4
WHAT KEEPS ME UP AT NIGHT? Tell a story about what keeps you up at night Ask your workers, what keeps them up at night in relation to their work? A DISCUSSION ON FRONTLINE WORKER SAFETY Supported by Energy Safety Canada 5
RISK MANAGEMENT Ask your workers, where have we normalized or become complacent about risks in our operations? Ask your workers, where will our next incident happen and what can we do today to prevent it? A DISCUSSION ON FRONTLINE WORKER SAFETY Supported by Energy Safety Canada 6
RISK MANAGEMENT Recall a time when you made a poor risk management decision. This risk could be financial, health and safety, environmental, reputational, etc. Tell this story A DISCUSSION ON FRONTLINE WORKER SAFETY Supported by Energy Safety Canada 7
INCIDENT DATA Use Safety Reconnect as a time to communicate what trends are occurring for both lagging (injuries) and leading (hazard Id s, observations) safety data within your company What does the data tell us about the potential for our next serious injury or fatality? What does the data tell us about safety at our organization? A DISCUSSION ON FRONTLINE WORKER SAFETY Supported by Energy Safety Canada 8
WHAT DOES OUR DATA SAY? Add your data here: A DISCUSSION ON FRONTLINE WORKER SAFETY Supported by Energy Safety Canada 9
PLAN FOR SAFETY Incidents don t just happen, they often occur because of numerous factors. So, the same is true for a safe worksite. It requires numerous factors all being executed based on a plan. Always have a plan, communicate the plan, check equipment being used as part of the plan and control hazardous energy before starting work A DISCUSSION ON FRONTLINE WORKER SAFETY Supported by Energy Safety Canada 10
WALK THE TALK Safety is a choice and at this company we choose safety This means walking the talk Walking the talk means: Planning out your work Managing risks in everything you do Allocating the people, equipment and time to enable safe worksite execution Communicating to management when expectations are not being met A DISCUSSION ON FRONTLINE WORKER SAFETY Supported by Energy Safety Canada 11
OBSERVING/INTERVENTION Share an experience when you observed an unsafe work situation and intervened, or when a co-worker stopped you from an unsafe action Use interventions as positive learning opportunities for everyone, including yourself Be mindful of how, when and where you conduct an intervention Remember the person may not be aware of the risk or you may be mistaken because you do not understand the process or equipment A DISCUSSION ON FRONTLINE WORKER SAFETY Supported by Energy Safety Canada 12
LISTENING Safety reconnect is about a conversation and conversations involve listening What is being said by the workers? Listen and look for cues on what they might be thinking, feeling or what the group cultural influences may be Are they rolling their eyes or shrugging their shoulders? What isn t being said? Personally follow-up on any actions (Walk the Talk) A DISCUSSION ON FRONTLINE WORKER SAFETY Supported by Energy Safety Canada 13
SUMMARY What do we need to do better? What can you do better? How can we work together to ensure no one gets hurt? A DISCUSSION ON FRONTLINE WORKER SAFETY Supported by Energy Safety Canada 14
RESOURCES Add relevant resource links here A DISCUSSION ON FRONTLINE WORKER SAFETY Supported by Energy Safety Canada 15
QUESTIONS? A DISCUSSION ON FRONTLINE WORKER SAFETY Supported by Energy Safety Canada 16
