Getting Top Management Commitment
It is essential to the success of your company's safety and health program that top management demonstrates not only an interest, but a long term serious commitment to protect every employee from injury and illness on the job. But, if you think you don't have that level of commitment, how do you get it? Real commitment doesn't just appear out of thin air. What is the secret?
Management commitment to safety will occur to the extent each manager clearly understands the positive benefits derived from their effort. Understanding the benefits will create a strong desire to improve the company's safety culture. Managers will invest serious time and money into effective safety management by developing programs, policies, written plans and procedures. They will also display leadership through effective accountability and recognition of behaviors and results.
Before an effective and sustainable safety program be implemented in the company - first and most important aspect is to get the full support of the top management. Support means more than lip service, it's leadership in action... not leadership inaction.
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