Safe management program

Safe management program 

You are in the front line of safety!

As a manager, you’re responsible for making decisions about local safety practice

Why is it important to
manage safely?

There are three key reasons to manage safely:

·         moral

There are three key reasons to manage safely:

·         moral

·   legal

There are three key reasons to manage safely:

·         moral

·   lega

·   financial

What are your responsibilities
as a manager?
safe management 

You are in the front line of safety!

As a manager, you’re responsible for making decisions about local safety practice

A manager can assign responsibility, but can’t give away accountability –
the manager is ultimately accountable

safe management 

This course will help you to:

·              identify your responsibilities and accountabilities as a manager

·              know when to act, and when not to

·              know whether an issue
needs your attention, or
the attention of senior
management

1. On average, how many people are killed at work each year?

This equates to approximately 18 people each month, or 4 people each week!

This equates to approximately 18 people each month, or 4 people each week!

2. On average, how many workers are seriously injured at work each year?

This is approximately one every 17 minutes!

A further 115,000 workers are off work for over three days for less serious injuries

3. On average, how many days are lost each year due to workplace injuries or ill health?

3. On average, how many days are lost each year due to workplace injuries or ill health?

4. How many people leave the workforce each year, never to return to work, due to harm suffered at work?

5. On average, how many managers and directors are convicted each year?

5. On average, how many managers and directors are convicted each year?

About 740 cases are brought to court each year and an average fine of £22,114 issued, though fines of over £100,000 aren’t uncommon

6. What percentage of workplace incidents is preventable by good management?

7. A manager is ______ for the day-to-day management of health and safety risks.

8. A manager is ______ for his/her actions and may be required to explain them to others.

9. Can effective health and safety management save you money?

10. Legally, how much must an employer be insured for?

11. If a worker is injured and cannot work, will insurance cover all financial losses?

12. What is the cost of workplace injury and work-related ill health each year to British society as a whole?

Managing health and safety gives you a helping hand with your other responsibilities:

·         enhancing your reputation

·         increasing your profits

·         reducing wastage and
insurance premiums

 ·         maintaining a happy, 

healthy workforce

Keep your business healthy and safe by:

·         thinking about health and safety when planning work

·         talking about health and safety with your team

·         demonstrating safe and
healthy behaviour

Remember:

Managing health and safety is an
essential part of your job,

not something you do in addition to your job.

Key learning points:

·         Why is it important to manage safely?

·         What are your responsibilities
as a manager?

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