Walk the Talk A Discussion on Frontline Worker

Walk the Talk A Discussion on Frontline Worker Safety

WHAT IS SAFETY RECONNECT? • Safety Reconnect is an event designed to bring together frontline workers and leaders to discuss the prevention of injuries and illnesses • The logo and name have changed to be more proactive • A specific theme has not been provided as most companies want to use their own company-based theme • The month of January has been chosen to help align industry, but additional events can be conducted at any time of the year A DISCUSSION ON FRONTLINE WORKER SAFETY Supported by Energy Safety Canada 2

WHY DO WE DO THIS? • Our safety performance has been improving, but it could be better and responsible companies are committed to continuous improvement • We still have work to do to achieve our goal of zero incidents, zero injuries • This is a real way for us to reconnect with safety A DISCUSSION ON FRONTLINE WORKER SAFETY Supported by Energy Safety Canada 3

LEADERSHIP • Safety is a priority at our company. We value your work and want you to go home safe at the end of each workday • A strong company is a proactive company where workers aren’t hurt and every effort is made to prevent all incidents A DISCUSSION ON FRONTLINE WORKER SAFETY Supported by Energy Safety Canada 4

WHAT KEEPS ME UP AT NIGHT? • Tell a story about what keeps you up at night • Ask your workers, what keeps them up at night in relation to their work? A DISCUSSION ON FRONTLINE WORKER SAFETY Supported by Energy Safety Canada 5

RISK MANAGEMENT • Ask your workers, where have we normalized or become complacent about risks in our operations? • Ask your workers, where will our next incident happen and what can we do today to prevent it? A DISCUSSION ON FRONTLINE WORKER SAFETY Supported by Energy Safety Canada 6

RISK MANAGEMENT • Recall a time when you made a poor risk management decision. This risk could be financial, health and safety, environmental, reputational, etc. • Tell this story A DISCUSSION ON FRONTLINE WORKER SAFETY Supported by Energy Safety Canada 7

INCIDENT DATA • Use Safety Reconnect as a time to communicate what trends are occurring for both lagging (injuries) and leading (hazard Id’s, observations) safety data within your company • What does the data tell us about the potential for our next serious injury or fatality? • What does the data tell us about safety at our organization? A DISCUSSION ON FRONTLINE WORKER SAFETY Supported by Energy Safety Canada 8

WHAT DOES OUR DATA SAY? • Add your data here: A DISCUSSION ON FRONTLINE WORKER SAFETY Supported by Energy Safety Canada 9

PLAN FOR SAFETY • Incidents don’t just happen, they often occur because of numerous factors. So, the same is true for a safe worksite. It requires numerous factors all being executed based on a plan. • Always have a plan, communicate the plan, check equipment being used as part of the plan and control hazardous energy before starting work A DISCUSSION ON FRONTLINE WORKER SAFETY Supported by Energy Safety Canada 10

WALK THE TALK • Safety is a choice and at this company we choose safety • This means walking the talk • Walking the talk means: – Planning out your work – Managing risks in everything you do – Allocating the people, equipment and time to enable safe worksite execution – Communicating to management when expectations are not being met A DISCUSSION ON FRONTLINE WORKER SAFETY Supported by Energy Safety Canada 11

OBSERVING/INTERVENTION • Share an experience when you observed an unsafe work situation and intervened, or when a co-worker stopped you from an unsafe action • Use interventions as positive learning opportunities for everyone, including yourself • Be mindful of how, when and where you conduct an intervention • Remember the person may not be aware of the risk or you may be mistaken because you do not understand the process or equipment A DISCUSSION ON FRONTLINE WORKER SAFETY Supported by Energy Safety Canada 12

LISTENING • Safety reconnect is about a conversation and conversations involve listening • What is being said by the workers? – Listen and look for cues on what they might be thinking, feeling or what the group cultural influences may be – Are they rolling their eyes or shrugging their shoulders? – What isn’t being said? • Personally follow-up on any actions (Walk the Talk) A DISCUSSION ON FRONTLINE WORKER SAFETY Supported by Energy Safety Canada 13

SUMMARY • What do we need to do better? • What can you do better? • How can we work together to ensure no one gets hurt? A DISCUSSION ON FRONTLINE WORKER SAFETY Supported by Energy Safety Canada 14

RESOURCES • Add relevant resource links here A DISCUSSION ON FRONTLINE WORKER SAFETY Supported by Energy Safety Canada 15

QUESTIONS? A DISCUSSION ON FRONTLINE WORKER SAFETY Supported by Energy Safety Canada 16