emotional intellegince
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Commitment
It is vital that managers are committed to health and safety in their workplace.
This must have the same status within a workplace as other business and production goals.
Commitment from employees and their representatives is also needed for policies and procedures
to be effective.
Workplace commitment requires understanding how workplace injuries and illnesses are caused and
the actions needed to prevent them (see the ACC WorkSafe Injury Model on page 7).
ACC WorkSafe Cycle
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Commitment comes in many forms and may include, among other things:
a highly visible policy;
managers who understand the organisation's health and safety issues and lead by example;
adequate resourcing (time, people and dollars);
writing health and safety into job descriptions and performance reviews;
production or performance goals that reflect health and safety;
involving and training employees in health and safety;
a positive workplace that supports health and safety systems and procedures.
There also needs to be commitment to building a strong foundation for health and safety. A strong
foundation includes key people, their skill base, identifying health and safety "champions", and the
proper channels to drive effective health and safety activities.
It means building a structure for health and safety to ensure that it becomes a part of core business.
Communication
Without good communication about health and safety issues, our best injury prevention efforts will
be wasted.
The lines of communication within an organisation need to be open and effective so that health and
safety messages can be given efficiently and accurately...