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To ensure that all employees are aware of the new policies and can respond appropriately, a staff meeting will be held once a month to go over new safety policies and update employees on all changes within the company. For urgent updates, department informal meetings will be utilized to give the employees notice of the changes.
Safety Awards
Employees appreciate and preform better when there are incentives for such actions. Safety should not be an exception to this rule. The safety patrol rewards program will allow a reward for those employees who consistently follow proper safety protocol. The program will have three sections: knowledge, habits, and record. The knowledge section will be multiple choice tests that employees can take on recent safety releases from the safety committee. If they receive a perfect score on the test, they get a prize, such as movie tickets. The second section is habits. This section entails the employee practicing good safety habits to the point of being noticed by their supervisor. If the supervisor notices consistent application of safety rules, they can sign off on the accomplishment and the employee receives a prize, such as a gift card. The last category is record. This category is more challenging, but offers the largest prize, a paid day off of work. The requirement is working 365 days without any injuries or safety protocol violations. The candidates who achieve all three parts of the program also have the option of sitting on the company's safety committee.
Safety Posters
Along with the other achievement-based...
The posters will be placed in all public areas including break rooms and bathroom stalls so that employees read and understand the safety measures. The advertising team can also create video ads for the more complex rules that will be played on the monitors throughout the facility, similar to commercials.
Works Cited
Roles & Responsibilities for Occupational Health & Safety. University of Wollongong. Accessed 9 March 2012. Available from http://staff.uow.edu.au/content/groups/public/@web/@ohs/documents/doc/uow016892.pdf
Managing Health and Safety. Government of Southern Australia. Accessed 9 March 2012. Available from http://www.safework.sa.gov.au/uploaded_files/gs601i.pdf
The OHS&W Act: Your Obligations. Government of Southern Australia. Accessed 9 March 2012. Available from http://www.safework.sa.gov.au/uploaded_files/gs7i.pdf
Immediate Threat to Health and Safety. Government of Southern Australia. Accessed 9 March 2012. Available from http://www.safework.sa.gov.au/uploaded_files/gs652i.pdf
Resolution of Health and Safety Issues. Government of Southern Australia. Accessed 9 March 2012. Available from http://www.safework.sa.gov.au/uploaded_files/gs651i.pdf
OHS Committee Election Kit. Government of Southern Australia. Accessed 9 March 2012. Available from http://www.safework.sa.gov.au/uploaded_files/OHSCommitteeElectionKit.pdf
Works Cited
Roles & Responsibilities for Occupational Health & Safety. University of Wollongong. Accessed 9 March 2012. Available from http://staff.uow.edu.au/content/groups/public/@web/@ohs/documents/doc/uow016892.pdf
Managing Health and Safety. Government of Southern Australia. Accessed 9 March 2012. Available from http://www.safework.sa.gov.au/uploaded_files/gs601i.pdf
The OHS&W Act: Your Obligations. Government of Southern Australia. Accessed 9 March 2012. Available from http://www.safework.sa.gov.au/uploaded_files/gs7i.pdf
Immediate Threat to Health and Safety. Government of Southern Australia. Accessed 9 March 2012. Available from http://www.safework.sa.gov.au/uploaded_files/gs652i.pdf
Resolution of Health and Safety Issues. Government of Southern Australia. Accessed 9 March 2012. Available from http://www.safework.sa.gov.au/uploaded_files/gs651i.pdf
OHS Committee Election Kit. Government of Southern Australia. Accessed 9 March 2012. Available from http://www.safework.sa.gov.au/uploaded_files/OHSCommitteeElectionKit.pdf
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