What Management Must Do

Management sets the tone. Refer to Chapter 6 on management commitment and leadership. If management is not supportive of getting employees involved, and unless your employees believe you want their participation, getting them to participate will be difficult and may not be successful [4]. 

The following are some recommended solutions that you can use to encourage employee participation  

Employee participation has been shown to improve the quality of safety programs. Your employees are equipped to provide assistance in a wide variety of areas. What employees need are opportunities to partici- 

The objective of employee participation is to provide for and encourage employees to help in the structure and operation of the safety program and in decisions that affect their safety. If this is done properly, it will help employees commit their insight and energy for achieving the safety program s goal and objectives. 

The following are some general guidelines for forming committees and making them successful  

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