Safety Culture Plus

Safety Professionals some times do not associate the 5S program as part of a safety system.  This is a perfect example of keeping housekeeping in good working order in the workplace.  Read the following post to get an idea of what a 5S program can do for an organization.

5s concept
By syam(syam)
Many companies in different types of industry apply methods such as Lean Manufacturing, Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), Six Sigma or Total Quality Management (TQM) to realise and maintain the high standards their customer demand.
SYAM SUNDAR – http://syam11678.blogspot.com/

Kaizen Events – Steps of Execution – as Part of a Lean Six Sigma …
By Forrest Breyfogle
In a Lean Six Sigma deployment, kaizen events can be useful in the improve phase of the DMAIC roadmap, as described previously. The generic steps when conducting a kaizen event follow. Appropriate modifications are made to these steps …
- http://www.smartersolutions.com/blog/forrestbreyfogle

Management Improvement Carnival #38
By John Hunter
Six Sigma: Some problems by John Dowd – “Finally the calculation of six-sigma itself is accomplished by dividing a denominator based on a subjective assumption (The number of opportunities over which a defect can occur) into a measure …
Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog – http://management.curiouscatblog.net/

5S (Sort, Straighten, Shine, Standardize, Sustain) as Part of a …
By Forrest Breyfogle
A primary reason for 5S in a Lean Six Sigma deployment should be is the creation of standardized work. 5S offers a basic housekeeping discipline for both the shop floor and office, which contains the following steps: sort, straighten, …
- http://www.smartersolutions.com/blog/forrestbreyfogle

Here is a post that is parallel to what this blog is all about.  Although this is geared to Six Sigma, it all relates to Safety Management System.  Check out this flow and see if you agree.

A Management Timeline
By Mo Jones(Mo Jones)
The Six-Sigma movement arrives, which stresses talking with employees (by their own volition) to find out how to run an operation better. Talking with employees about how to boost quality nets higher productivity and higher quality. …
Mo Jones’ Political Thoughts – http://mopishjones.blogspot.com/

Let’s review a list of principal management leadership traits I have seen effectively utilized throughout my careers in various industries, and work environments. For practical purposes, I will focus only on a few of the more apparently critical attributes I have observed, that has helped to maintain a keen focus on the impact of leadership and the safety culture’s management system. The list includes, but is not limited to the following:

• Demonstrating leadership and commitment to the safety program
• Charting the course, sometimes known as creating the vision for your management system
• Defining the roles and responsibilities for all levels of management and employees in the management system
• Making sure that individuals are held accountable for their roles and responsibilities
• Creating a climate (culture) that actively fosters meaningful employee participation in the entire safety program

Some readers might take exception to these attributes, but from my personal perspective, if these items are performed consistently well, organizations will have a much greater opportunity for success when developing an effective safety culture and building a management system.

I have spent the last 40 years in industry in various management roles and the last 30 years in the Safety arena.   In that time I have had many opportunities to work in diverse high-hazard manufacturing environments as a safety professional.  And in the past 15 years, I have specialized in developing safety management systems which have initiated fundamental changes in safety mindset that have helped to reduce work-related injuries in various companies coupled with associated cost savings.

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