Safety Culture Excellence

Greetings! Recording this podcast in Denver, Colorado. Welcome to episode 100! In this special edition we would like to share with you some opportunities to participate with us in a live recording of a Safety Culture Excellence Podcast, and sit in on some of our talks this week at National Safety Council 2009 Congress and Expo.

Terry and I have decided to record a special episode live at National Safety Council! The recording will take place on Wednesday the 28^th of October from 9:30 am – 10:30 am. If you would like to find out where this will be held, please stop by booth number #737 on Monday or Tuesday to pick up the information and invite. If you have trouble remembering our booth number, just think of the 737 airplane.  

Terry will be leading a preconference session titled Teaching Supervisors to Be Safety Coaches today, the 25^th of October from 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM in room W108B

Consider that supervisors are probably the most important people in any organization for creating a safe environment. Their impact on safety is exceptional, and when they’re aligned with organizational goals and taught effective coaching skills, the results can be extremely positive. This session investigates why supervisors may not fulfill their potential as safety leaders, and what can be done to remedy the situation.

Terry and Rudy Hagen from Georgia-Pacific will be jointly presenting on a topic titled “Measuring Safety Culture at Georgia-Pacific. This session will be held on Monday, the 26^th of October from 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM in room 308A

Sometimes safety training has to be presented differently at various locations. This session will examine why several Georgia-Pacific sites encountered cultural issues with training tools that had been successful at other sites. You’ll see how Georgia-Pacific partnered with ProAct Safety to develop new tools and processes that measure safety excellence. This new analysis helped uncover problems that were not apparent in audits or perception surveys. Learn the methodology, findings, corrective steps and the impact they had on safety at these sites.

I will be speaking about Safety Culture Assessments and Actionable Findings also on Monday the 26^th of October from 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM in room 311C

Until you determine where your safety program is, you can’t determine the best approach to getting where you want it to be. Safety cultural assessments uncover your safety management needs. This session will discuss different approaches to conducting safety cultural assessments, and how to ensure findings are internally actionable and results are sustainable.

Terry will be speaking on Motivation Strategies: Rewards and Incentives on Tuesday the 27^th of October from 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM, in room 307C 

Are you or your team running out of gas? Incentive programs can be tough to execute. This session will examine ways to motivate your team and get everyone involved in the process. You will have the opportunity to share your challenges and ideas you have for engaging people. Bring examples and ideas to share.

So if you are coming out to NSC I hope you will stop by booth #737 to get any further information on either our talks, participate in a podcast recording, or just to stop by and say hello!

Wow I can’t believe it, 100 episodes already. On behalf of all of us here at ProAct Safety we thank you for tuning in each week. It has been a lot of fun recording these podcasts and responding to your questions. By the way thank you for allowing us to use these questions to create podcasts. We promise to continue to bring you fresh ideas each week. If you would like to sign up for our private newsletter so you can be among the first to receive notification about public and private events then please visit www.ProActSafety.com and click on the Subscribe button.

Thanks again for allowing us to share our thoughts with you. I hope you will continue to share yours with us as well. I’d like to close with this, if you only have time to do one thing in safety today, what would it be and how will it contribute to making this a safer world for us all? Thanks for tuning in…

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety

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Greetings, this podcast recorded in East Brunswick, New Jersey. Last week Terry and I talked about the four (4) part model, FILM – Focus, Influence, Listen and Measure. If you haven’t listened to last week’s podcast I highly encourage you to go back and do so first, prior to continuing with this topic as this one builds on last week’s model. This week we sat down and discussed the four primary factors that influence risk taking.  I hope you will be able to find a way to apply these models to your organization. If you need any assistance, please feel free to contact us. All of our contact information can be found at www.ProActSafety.com. 

This audio file can be found at www.SafetyCultureExcellence.com

Have a great week!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc.

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Greetings, this podcast recorded in Canton, Ohio. This week Terry and I would like to share with you an advanced model for improving safety. This is a model that has helped hundreds of international organizations advance beyond traditional safety, to reach and sustain a level of excellence in safety. First, I would like to challenge you with something. As you will hear how this four part model applies to safety, consider the impact this would have on other operational performance areas such as quality, on-time delivery, productivity and others.  If you would like a graph of this in a PowerPoint slide, please email us at podcast @ proactsafety.com.

In next week’s podcast we will expand on this topic by discussing a follow-up model that sheds light on the four primary factors that influence risk taking. Thank you for tuning in each week and remember these topics come from the questions we receive while on assignment and from you the listeners. So, keep them coming! 

Have a great week!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc.

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Greetings, this podcast recorded in Avon Lake, OH. “Most safety culture improvement initiatives either start at the top or the bottom of the organizational structure: executive coaching for senior managers or workforce teambuilding for the rank and file. Some experts believe that safety begins with leadership, others stress that worker behavior has the most impact on safety.   Both approaches can achieve improvement. However, there are organizations with good reasons to delay these approaches and start safety improvement in the middle.” – Terry L. Mathis.

In the August 2009 edition of EHS Today, Terry Mathis, the Founder and CEO of our firm ProAct Safety, published an article that I would like to share with you today. If you would like to see the actual article, please visit EHS Today’s website at www.EHSToday.com or you can find it on our website at www.ProActSafety.com along with a lot of other free content to improve your safety focus.

Thanks and have a great week!

Shawn Galloway

ProAct Safety

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