Safety coaching consequences

Now we are talking about a person s interpretation of the situation, which I refer to as "internal" consequences in the next section. First, let us understand a very important point reflected in Figure 11.5. Whenever there is an observable intrinsic consequence to a task, the instructor, supervisor, or safety coach needs to help the performer see that consequence and realize its importance. In other words, we need to help people perceive the intrinsic consequences of their performance and show appreciation and pride in that outcome. This helps to make the intrinsic consequence rewarding to the performer, thereby facilitating ongoing motivation (Horcones, 1992). So, if the teacher in Figure 11.5 displayed genuine... 

Safety coaching is a critically important intervention approach, but keep in mind the many other ways you can contribute to the health and safety of a work culture, hi other words, safety coaching is one type of intervention for the "1" stage of the DO IT process. Any variety of activator and consequence strategies explained in Chapters 10 and 11, respectively, can be used as a behavior-based intervention. These steps require people to go beyond their normal routine to help another person. The next chapter shows how we can support and, thereby, improve safety with everyday interpersonal conversations and informal coaching. 

Without clear behavioral consequences, performance tends to drift (Hayes et al., 1980), usually in the direction of minimal effort. If you want to sustain the energy it takes to be a safety coach, you need to recognize their work. You have to convince top managers that coaches need their support, as well. 

The WHY in safety educates the employee about natural occurrences, hazard recognition, awareness and prevention, injury causation, and consequences of exposures (coaching and/or reward) of behavior ... 

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