Principle of Safety Communication

The more people are informed about the safety requirements and achievements, the more they are motivated to participate and accomplish safety results. 

Effective communication improves motivation, and reasons must be given as to why certain steps have been taken for safety, e.g., why we are introducing a 

For the success of the NEMIRR system, reported near miss incidents must be summarized and circulated for organization information. This information feedback is for all employees and management of the site. The publication of these reported near miss incidents can be via the weekly safety newsletter, via internal e-mail, or can be posted on the company s internal Web site and on the safety notice boards. 

The information should indicate what happened in the form of a brief description of the situation, the risk ranking of the potential, and the action taken (or to be taken) to rectify the sources of the problem. This will form part of the personal feedback to the employees, which is a vital part of the near miss incident program. People reporting hazards and near miss incidents want to receive acknowledgment of their contribution. This communication is imperative if the system is to succeed. 

A question often asked is whether or not the reporter s name should be required on the near miss incident report forms and appear on the subsequent weekly or monthly summary. It may be that general publication of near miss incident reports could create peer pressure if employees realize the near miss incident information was to be widely publicized within the organization. If near miss incidents are widely reported, employees will be exposed to many reports and an additional report should not draw attention to the reporter, thereby minimizing peer pressure. 

Safety systan snccesses can be publicized via the weekly safety newsletta, internal email, or be posted on the company s internal website and on the safety notice boards. The more safety conunnnication that takes place during a safety culture change intervention, the better. 

High visibility of management s commitment to safety means senior managers should visibly and repeatedly demonstrate their commitment to safety throughout aU areas of the organization. This wUl create a shared vision of the importance of safety. This can be achieved by the use of  

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