Top Management Leadership

Can hourly employees describe how management officials are involved in safety and health activities Do hourly employees perceive that managers and supervisors follow safety and health rules and work practices, such as wearing appropriate personal protective equipment  

When employees are found not wearing required personal protective equipment or not following safe work practices, have any of them said that managers or supervisors also did not follow these rules  

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Provide visible top management leadership, involvement, and commitment. 

Visible top management leadership — Employees tend to concern themselves most with the values and goals of top management. If employees perceive top management places more importance on utilization (revenue producing miles) than on safety and health, they are more likely to emphasize this in their own actions — putting themselves and others at risk in order to go that extra mile. 

It should be understood that Section 3.0 is the standard s most important section. Safety professionals will surely agree that Top management leadership and effective employee participation are crucial for the success of an Occupational Health and Safety Management System (OHSMS). Top management leadership is vital because it sets the organization s safety culture and because continual improvement processes cannot be successful without sincere top management direction. Key statements in the shall column of the standard follow ... 

Fig. 3 represents ISO s view of the quality system. ISO 9000 emphasizes the criticality of the role of top management for the achievement of quality products and processes. This role is described in detail in the document. Besides the emphasis on system and process, ISO highlights the importance of culture/environment. Through leadership and actions, top management can create an environment where people are fully involved and in which a quality management system can operate effectively. ... 

The initiative to launch and maintain safety momentum is required from top management, and so is the leadership and ongoing support necessary to prevent downgrading accidents that lead to losses. 

Leadership by the top management is most important. They shall lead by personal involvement to set example and shall inspire aU members of the organisation (seniors and juniors) to meet the goals of the company towards TQM approach and should instil values for safety, pollution control, and quality. The leadership shall provide guidelines and directions to subordinates that are understood by aU and create well-defined systems, as well as methods for their implementation and performance measures for achieving those goals. 

Leadership The vision and mission of supplier s top management and its commitment and support to J J s business are monitored. Changes in top leadership may result in a site visit to the supplier by the J J risk management team. 

Top management shall provide leadership and assume overall responsibility. 

To achieve superior results, only top management can provide the leadership and direction needed to establish, implement and maintain an occupational health and safety management system. Major improvements in safety will be achieved only if a change in culture takes place—only if major changes occur in the system of expected behavior. 

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