Safety policy |
Pol1 |
Firm coordinates its health and safety policies with other HR policies to ensure commitment and well-being of workers. |
Pol2 |
A written declaration is available to all workers reflecting management’s concern for safety, principles of action, and objectives to achieve. |
Pol3 |
Management has established in writing the functions of commitment and participation and the responsibilities in safety questions of all organizational members. |
Pol4 |
Safety policy contains commitment to continuous improvement, attempting to improve objectives already achieved. |
Incentives for workers |
Incent1 |
Incentives are frequently offered to workers to put in practice principles and action procedures (e.g. correct use of protective equipment). |
Incent2 |
Modifications to production processes or jobs consulted directly with workers affected or their representatives. |
Incent3 |
Resolutions are frequently adopted that originate from consultations with or suggestions from workers. |
Incent4 |
Meetings are periodically held between managers and workers to make decisions affecting organization of work. |
Incent5 |
Frequent use of teams made up of workers from different parts of organization to resolve specific problems relating to working conditions. |
Training |
Train1 |
Workers are given a sufficient training period when joining firm, changing jobs, or using new techniques. |
Train2 |
There is follow-up of training needs and efficacy or repercussions of training previously given. |
Train3 |
Training actions are continuous and periodic, and are integrated into a formally established training plan. |
Train4 |
Training plans are elaborated taking into account firm’s particular characteristics. |
Train5 |
Specific training plans are elaborated according to section or job position. |
Train6 |
Training plans are decided jointly with workers or their representatives. |
Train7 |
Training actions are carried out during working day. |
Train8 |
Firm helps workers to train in-house (leave, grants). |
Train9 |
Instruction manuals or work procedures are elaborated to aid in preventive action. |
Communication in prevention matters |
Commun1 |
There is fluent communication embodied in periodic and frequent meetings, campaigns, or oral presentations to transmit principles and rules of action. |
Commun2 |
Information systems are made available to affected workers prior to modifications and changes in production processes, job positions, or expected investments. |
Commun3 |
When starting a new job position, the worker is provided with written information about procedures and correct way of doing tasks. |
Commun4 |
Written circulars are elaborated and meetings organized to inform workers about risks associated with their work and how to prevent accidents. |
Preventive planning |
Prevent1 |
Firm has systems to identify risks in all job positions. |
Prevent2 |
Systems are in place to evaluate risks detected in all job positions. |
Prevent3 |
Prevention plans are formulated setting out measures to take based on information provided by risk evaluations in all job positions. |
Prevent4 |
Prevention plans clearly specify the person responsible for carrying out each action. |
Prevent5 |
Standards of action or work procedures are elaborated based on risk evaluations. |
Prevent6 |
Prevention plans are circulated among all workers. |
Prevent7 |
Prevention plans are periodically reviewed and updated when job conditions are modified or workers’ health is damaged. |
Emergency planning |
Emerg1 |
Firm has elaborated emergency plan for serious risks or catastrophes. |
Emerg2 |
Firm has implemented its emergency plan. |
Emerg3 |
All workers are informed of emergency plan. |
Emerg4 |
Periodic simulations are carried out to check efficacy of emergency plan. |
Internal controls |
Intern1 |
Periodic checks are conducted regarding execution of prevention plans and level of compliance with regulations. |
Intern2 |
Standards or pre-determined plans and actions are compared, evaluating implementation and efficacy in order to identify corrective action. |
Intern3 |
Procedures are in place (reports, periodic statistics) to check achievement of objectives allocated to managers. |
Intern4 |
Systematic inspections are conducted periodically to ensure effective functioning of whole system. |
Intern5 |
Accidents and incidents are reported, investigated, analyzed, and recorded. |
Benchmarking techniques |
Bench1 |
Firm’s accident rates are regularly compared with those of other organizations from same sector using similar production processes. |
Bench2 |
Firm’s techniques and management practices are regularly compared with those of other organizations from all sectors in order to obtain new ideas about management of similar problems. |
Managers’ attitudes |
Attitud1 |
Managers consider that employees’ participation, commitment, and involvement are fundamental to health and safety activities in order to reduce the work accident rate. |
Attitud2 |
Managers consider that training of employees is essential for achieving a safe workplace. |
Attitud3 |
Managers consider that internal communication is essential to understand and implement safety policy. |
Attitud4 |
Managers consider that it is fundamental to monitor activities in order to maintain and improve safety activities. |
Managers’ behavior |
Behav1 |
Firm managers take responsibility for health and safety as well as quality and productivity. |
Behav2 |
Managers actively and visibly lead in safety matters. |
Behav3 |
Safety is a work requirement and a condition of contracting. |
Behav4 |
Managers regularly visit workplace to check work conditions or to communicate with employees. |
Behav5 |
Managers encourage meetings with employees and directors to discuss safety matters. |
Employees’ involvement |
Involv1 |
Employees are involved in creating guidelines for procedures and instruction manuals. |
Involv2 |
Employees participate actively in devising, executing, and monitoring safety plans. |
Involv3 |
Employees comply with safety regulations. |
Involv4 |
Employees provide written suggestions in event of any deficiencies in working conditions. |
Safety performance |
Safety1 |
Personal injuries |
Safety2 |
Material damage |
Safety3 |
Employees’ motivation |
Safety4 |
Absenteeism/Lost time |