h&s expo 2014 leadership pp v1

Welcome!

Health & Safety Leadership

There are two ways in which employees within an organisation can do their

jobs safely:

Want-ToHave-To

Safe Behaviours Leadership

Policies &

Processes

Training &

Equipment

World Class Health & Safety

Culture

As leaders, the lowest standards of behaviour you

display are the highest standards you can expect

from those you lead

Matt CleveLearning & Development Director

Session Objectives

• To highlight the importance of leadership in creating a World Class H&S culture

• To examine authentic leadership and the vital nature of backing up our words with actions

• To examine the personal values that underpin leadership

• To explore the ethical boundaries that should guide leaders health and safety decision making

How would you describe the H&S culture of this

organisation?

How well does Tom manage H&S?

Performance One“Stop & Think!”

How would you describe the H&S culture of this

organisation?

How well did Tom manage H&S?

What is most important to you in life and why?

Values

How is Tom’s leadership of H&S in this scene?

What changes?

Performance Two“Crossing the Line”

How was Tom’s leadership of H&S in this scene?

What changed?

ValuesEthical

Boundaries

With a partner, come up with a couple of ethical boundaries that might have resulted in a different outcome had

Tom stuck to them.

These should apply whatever the work circumstances might be.

Start the statements with “I will not…”

ValuesEthical

Boundaries

To be effective, leaders of H&S must possess integrity

It is not enough to simply say the right things, we must do them too

Leaders must be values driven and honour company slogans with their actions

Having clear ethical boundaries will help leaders to make the right decisions that reinforce safety

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