EHS Daily Advisor’s Safety Culture Week ran from October 16-20. Let’s take a look back at the content that became available throughout the week which was designed to help organizations plan and execute safety culture initiatives.
Monday
Back to Basics | Toolbox Talk Participation
Back to Basics is a weekly feature that highlights important but possibly overlooked information that any EHS professional should know. This week, we examine toolbox talks and employee participation in safety meetings.
Read here.
Educational Session | Cultivating a Safety First Culture: Strategies, Partnerships, and Culture Hacks
Sponsored by: Cority, Intelex, Orasure, Origami Risk
Speaker: Tiffany Castagano, CEO & Founder, CEPHR LLC
Key Takeaways: Physical safety matters just as much as psychological safety, and if you’re not bringing people into the organization and allowing them to leave the same way that they came in, which is physically safe and psychologically safe, that can be very damaging to a brand. Aim to build a culture that is exciting for people, where they want to build up each other and the organization, and where they share in the safety responsibility.
Watch here.
White paper | ANSI Z359 Quick Reference Guide
Sponsored by: DFP
Although the Z359 is a voluntary consensus standard, OSHA can, under the general duty clause, issue citations for non-compliance with many of its recommendations. For this reason, it is suggested that employers understand the implication of the standard on their workplace.
Download here.
Tuesday
EHS on Tap Podcast | EHS on Tap Podcast | Best Practices for Building a Safety Culture
Sponsored by: Intelex
On episode 178 of EHS On Tap, Trevor Bronson, director of Portfolio Strategy at Intelex, talks about safety culture best practices. This episode is sponsored by Intelex.
Listen here.
Educational Session | Increase Safety Engagement for Frontline Workers: How to Unlock a Culture of Safety with Mobile Digital Devices
Sponsored by: Intelex
Speaker: Scott Gaddis, Vice President, Global Practice Leader, Safety and Health, for Intelex Technologies
Key Takeaways: The safety climate over an organization is concerned with individual and group values, attitudes, and perceptions. These factors really influence an organization’s commitment to and the proficiency of managing health and safety.
Watch here.
Wednesday
Ask the Expert | Measuring Safety Culture
Sponsored by: KPA
In our latest installment of Ask the Expert, brought to you by KPA, we hear from Jill Schaefer, product director of content management, about how to measure the effectiveness of an organization’s safety culture.
Read here.
Educational Session | Building a Culture of Safety: Best Practices for Creating a Safe and Responsible Team
Sponsored by: KPA
Speaker: Jill Schaefer, Director, Content Management, KPA
Key Takeaways: In a good safety culture, everyone is really in charge of safety, and employees aren’t penalized for reporting safety issues. If you have a safety culture that’s intact, everybody is empowered.
Watch here.
Thursday
Faces of EHS | Peter Batrowny on Leadership and Safety Culture
Sponsored by: SafeStart
For our latest Faces of EHS profile, brought to you by SafeStart, we sat down with Peter Batrowny, senior consultant for SafeStart, to discuss his biggest industry influences, leadership, and safety culture. Read his insights here.
Read here.
Educational Session | Culture Catalysts: 6 Safety Success Factors for Supervisors
Sponsored by: SafeStart
Speaker: Pandora Bryce, PhD, Vice-President, Product Development, and Peter A. Batrowny, Senior Safety Consultant, SafeStart
Key Takeaways: Safety culture and safety climate are very closely linked. A positive safety culture and a positive safety climate are both required to improve production, quality, retention, employee engagement, morale and ultimately reduce injuries and their associated costs.
Watch here.
Friday
Friday Demo Day Session 1 | Empowering Your Workforce: A Fresh Approach to Training Management with KPA
Sponsored by: KPA
Ready to take a different approach to training management across your workforce? Join Shawn Smith, KPA’s Product Director, in this interactive session as he explores the benefits of KPA’s Award-Winning Training.
Watch here.