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f. Requirement of government regu- operating procedures, safety facility c. Conduct safety celebration pro-
lations. maintenance and housekeeping. gramme and public recognition of
g. Latest development in safety tech- c. It must be written by knowledgeable employees giving good results.
nology as well as learning from people who know the process. d. Leadership to participate every
third party incidents. d. Ensure it is reasonable, agreed upon safety programme.
and understood by employees. e. Panel discussion, skit, quiz, debate.
Each committee works on specifi c e. It must be followed and enforced. f. Safety contact in each meeting.
area of safety management. They iden- f. Carry out job cycle check for con-
tify Strength, Weakness, Opportunity tinuous improvement. 6. Incident investigation and learning
and Threat. They propose measures to g. Job planning and allocation of rea- from incidents.
overcome weakness and threat. In other sonable work. a. Ensure all incidents and near-miss
words, they provide risk governance, but h. Carry out job safety analysis or task- are reported and investigated.
do not relieve line managers and supervi- based risk assessment prior to job b. Categorise incidents depending on
sors from their safety responsibilities. planning. potential impact.
c. Right team selection for investiga-
Each sub-committee prepares their 3. Safety Observation and feedback tion.
charter based on PSM/OD element guide- practices. d. Identify and standardise methodo-
lines consisting of activities, deliverables a. Establish site-wide safety observa- logy for investigation.
as well as Key Performance Indicators tion programme. e. Objective should not be punishing
(KPIs) during the year, which will be b. Include all supervisors after their culprit but improve upon to avoid
reviewed by Safety Coordinator and CSC. training. repeat incidents.
c. Measure the effect of safety edu- f. Ask right questions and drill down
Committee can follow above risk cation as well as observation. to root cause.
funnel for recognising and managing d. Reveal weakness in the act and g. Take help of expert to make a
risk for continuous improvement and procedures. recommendation.
shall focus on high hazards and very e. Motivate supervisors as well as h. Ensure report is prepared and
high hazards risk. employees giving good results. learning from incident is circu-
lated.
Apart from Technical model, site 4. Safety Training. i. Communicate the action plan and
PSM leadership also involve following a. Create understanding of what is its responsibility.
to develop safety culture. required to work in safe manner. j. Identify KPI and monitor regularly.
1. Monitor safety performance. b. Training of job, procedure, method,
a. Identity Leading and Lagging KPIs. use of tools, learning from inci- 7. Motivation and discipline for safety.
b. Identify source of data and ensure dents,. a. No one wants to get injured but
its regular availability and correct- c. Train new employee, newly they take risk.
ness. transferred employee as well as b. Create climate of good safety per-
c. Periodic monitoring, at least once employees taking up new work. formance by positive motivation.
per month. Find out deviation, d. Periodic training for supervision as c. Prize, promotion, public recogni-
trend and check on possible dete- well as long service employees. tion, chance to participate, chal-
rioration as well as improvement e. Contractor employees training. lenge and approval for indepen-
opportunities. f. Classroom, fi eld as well as on- dent work are few of examples.
d. Develop action plan and monitor the-job training. d. Demand safe performance, do not
progress of action plan. g. Training for every change in stan- ignore unsafe acts and take disci-
dards and procedures. plinary action which is just and
2. Develop safety standards and job h. Evaluate quality of training as well fair, appropriate, immediate and
planning. as assess the learner. meaningful.
a. Plant and site management is
responsible. 5. Visual management. 8. Ensure contractor’s safety.
b. It applies to safety rules and a. Display KPI of the department. a. Contractor employees are selected
procedures, work practices and b. Display safety slogans and safety by third party and organisation does
conditions, emergency procedures, policy. not have direct control.

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