Transcript SAFETY COMMITTEES

Establishing and Maintaining
Effective Safety Committees
Safety Committees
During this presentation, we will discuss……
Benefits of Safety Committees
Policy Review
Activities
Why Do Safety Committees Fail?
Effective Safety Committees
Training
Your Role On The Safety Committee
Safety Committee Review
Benefits of Safety Committees
Gets employees involved
Established standards are utilized
Shares the workload
Facilitates communication
Can be an effective tool in reducing accidents and injuries
Policy Review
from the “Keolis Safety Policies and
Procedures Manual”
Each property will have a safety committee
Safety committees will meet regularly
Membership – at least 4 members, may include
Ops/Maintenance Managers, Operators, Maintenance
and/or dispatch personnel, Administrative
employees
Policy Review
from the “Keolis Safety Policies and
Procedures Manual”
The Safety and Training Manager will serve as the
Committee Chairperson
Committee members will serve for a minimum of 6
month terms
Members chosen based on their individual safety and
attendance records, and…..
Policy Review
from the “Keolis Safety Policies and
Procedures Manual”
….“safety knowledge, leadership skills, overall safety
attitude and willingness to help contribute to the
activities of the committee”.
Policy Review
from the “Keolis Safety Policies and
Procedures Manual”
One member will be appointed to record meeting
minutes
Members will be identified to all employees, and be
easily identifiable through some aspect of uniform or
bulletin board posting
Minutes will be documented and posted for each
session, and most important…
Policy Review
from the “Keolis Safety Policies and Procedures
Manual”
…..”Safety Committee members will be provided with
the proper training in order to be effective in promoting
safety initiatives”.
Activities
Review accidents, incidents and injuries to help
identify root cause and prevention
Conduct regular safety inspections
Detect and eliminate unsafe conditions or practices
Participate in incentive and recognition programs
Promote safety awareness and employee
involvement through incentive programs
Submit findings and recommend solutions to
management which promote safe work practices and
environments
Very important activities……
Promote safety awareness and employee involvement
through:
Incentive programs
Safety communication programs
Recognition of safety accomplishments
Maintaining open communication with employees
*These are not functions of the safety
committee!
Determining accident / incident preventability, or…..
…..serving as an accident appeals board.
* These functions are administered by the Local / Regional Management
Team.
Why Do Safety Committees Fail?
Lack of management support
No agenda
No minutes
Failure to stay focused
Lack of training
No interesting activities planned
Little or no recognition of members
Effective Safety Committees
Management support and involvement
Agenda prior to the meeting
Minutes documented and posted following
the meeting
Remain focused during the meeting
Other elements
Safety Committee Training
Training should include:
OSHA, corporate, state and local facility safety
expectations
Trending Analysis Components
Communications
Inspection forms, their uses
Report formats, meeting protocols, expectations of
management
Keolis standards from the Safety Policies and
Procedures Manual
Safety Committee Roles
Safety Manager –
Chair the meeting
Send out the agenda
Send out the minutes
Follow-up on action items
Organize inspections
Keep the meetings focused on the agenda
Safety Committee Roles
General Manager –
Support the safety committee
Attend meetings
Require that meetings begin on time and that
there will be no interruptions
Hold managers and supervisors accountable
for their employees’ participation in the safety
committee
Commit to timely follow ups, hold managers
and supervisors accountable for action plan
items accepted from the committee
Most important part of successful safety
committees…Safety Committee Members
Safety Committee MembersAttend meetings, be on time and ready to participate
Solicit feedback and suggestions from employees
Report unsafe conditions and acts to management
Take the initiative to promote safety as a Safety
Committee Team Member at all times
Summary
Review company expectations
Review elements of successful safety committees
Review your role
Questions
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