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People-Based Safety
David Wei, MBA
Safety Specialist
What is People-Based Safety?
ACTS• Acting
– “I can do it!”, “It will work!”, “It’s worth it!”
• Coaching– COACH (Care, Observe, Analyze, Communicate, Help)
• Thinking– Improving your safety
mindset
• Seeing– Focusing on critical behaviors
and scanning for hazards
Employees’ Attitudes
• Employees’ attitudes affect what they do on the job for safety
• 3 categories of attitudes:1. Complainers2. Spectators3. Champions
10 People-Based Factors That Influence Attitudes
1. Communication Effective communication: frequent,
high quality recognition to coworkers
2. Locus of Control Feeling “in control” of safety issues
and initiatives: buy-in and participate in the company’s safety efforts
3. Self-Efficacy Feeling competent and effective: more
positive, healthy attitudes on the job.
(continued)
4. Optimism Reducing the number of
complainers attitudes within the organization.
5. Self-Esteem Praising safe work practices:
champion attitudes
6. Belonging Feeling connected to a team and
part of a greater whole.
(continued)7. Empathy
Minimizing the “us vs. them” mentality that can divide a workforce and negatively impact attitudes
8. Self-Motivation Promoting interdependence
and champion attitudes9. Self-Monitoring
Better managing conflict, emphasizing with others and being more successful on the job: improving employees’ attitudes
10.Self-Awareness Managing own emotions
more effectively
So what?• Increasing the above 10 factors
will foster more champion attitudes and lead to fewer complainer attitudes.
• Healthier organizational culture and improved safety performance.