Facilitator’s Preparation

 See separate guidance

Health and Safety in
Leadership
Facilitated meeting

Name of facilitator
 Why Are We Here?

 To think about ways to improve H&S

performance, communication & learning

 To look at our attitudes & beliefs as

leaders to drive forward change

 To secure commitment to long-term

improvement and agree a way forward
 What’s the Plan?

 A mixture of presentations, brainstorming

activities and discussion exercises

 [Add in Timings]

 Housekeeping
 Ground Rules
 Respect everyone’s contribution
 There are no right or wrong answers
 Everyone’s opinion is of value
 Give everyone a chance to speak
 One conversation at a time and no talking over
each other
 Be open and honest
 Do not discuss what someone has said with others
outside the room
 Everyone should feel free to ask questions of each
other – it’s an open-playing field
 Ice-Breaker (exercise 1)
•Insert a project that went well (from a
safety perspective)

•Why did this project go well?

•What factors contributed towards its

success?

•Any challenges? If so, how were these

overcome?
 Where do our values lie?
•Exercises to understand our attitudes
& beliefs about health and safety

•What are we good at?

•What do we need to develop?

•Be honest!
 Exercise 2

What does health and safety

mean to (add company
name), you and your staff?
 Question 1

What value does the

organisation place on
occupational safety and why
do you think that?
 Question 1a

What value does the

organisation place on
occupational health and why
do you think that?
 Question 2

What value do you place on

safety and why?
 Question 2a

What value do you place on

occupational health and why?
 Question 3

What do you think that your

staff think of safety and why?
 Question 3a

What do you think that your

staff think of occupational
health and why?
 Think about….

 Were the comments what you

expected?

 Any surprises?

 Are the comments similar in any way?

 Do any differences stand out?

 Positive Health and Safety Values

 Consistently prioritises staff’s welfare over productivity

and profitability concerns.
 Ensures both health and safety are top of the agenda in
all decision making.
 Insists that staff do not feel compelled to progress a job if
they feel it is unsafe to do so.
 Show care and concern for the welfare of all staff
 Trust and respect others
 Be proactive, not just reactive
 Be enthusiastic, open and honest
 Remember everyone is responsible for their own and
others health and safety
 Positive Health and Safety Values

 Devote sufficient resource to improving health and safety

 Ensure that people have the right knowledge and skills to
undertake work safely
 Act upon unsafe working practices immediately
 Ensure everyone is fully committed to health and safety
 Value staff involvement and ideas for improving health and
safety
 Inspire and enthuse staff to work safely
 Show recognition for safe working practices
Going for Gold
GOLD

The way we
do things
around here

Sometimes do /
show this

Rarely do /
show this
 Can We Prove It?
Value Can we prove What else can
it? we do?
Prioritise staff H&S is top of every
welfare over agenda.
Staff don’t rush to
productivity
complete their work.

Ensure everyone is Everyone using

fully committed to appropriate PPE,
immediate action is
H&S
taken when an unsafe
act is spotted.
Inspire and enthuse Toolbox talks and
staff to work safely practical
demonstrations

Be proactive, not Informal feedback on

just reactive site (e.g. what staff
think of the toolbox
talks), regular health
checks
 The Bigger Picture
 Company policy
 Vision
 Business plan
 Communication
 Visibility
 Induction & training materials
 Performance appraisals
Making Health
and Safety the
Top Priority
 Kick into Action

Develop an action plan that is:

 Specific (values & behaviours)

 Measurable (monitor and review)
 Achievable (prioritise!)
 Realistic (in terms of e.g. resources)
 Time bound (e.g. next 6 months)
 Kick into Action
N.B. Interventions are more likely to fail if they are not properly
planned.
 Things to add
 Action Plan template
 Video/DVD on good vs. bad leadership
behaviours?
 Make sure this is tailored to single duty
holder set ups
 Could observe each other e.g. giving
toolbox talks
 Make links to toolkit & for ‘Make Health and
Safety the Top Priority’ chart