BUILDING OUR FUTURE HALF YEAR REPORT 2005

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Griffith UniversitySafety ForumNovember 2007
Safety Culture
Malcolm Deery Pilkington
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Organisational Culture

• Shared Meaning
• Patterns of Values
• Symbols
• Rituals
• Myths
• Practices

The organisational personality that manifests
itself is How we do things here

Robbins
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Safety Culture

• Shared Meaning
• Patterns of Values
• Symbols
• Rituals
• Myths
• Practices

The organisational personality that manifests
itself is How we do things here In
consideration of life limb AND its a
business issue!
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Safety Culture
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Injuries A matter of probabilities
Climbs on stillage or truck, falls, hits back of
head on the ground and dies.
1
Fatality
Climbs on stillage or truck, falls, breaks arm.
30
Lost Time
Medical Treatment
300
Climbs on stillage or truck, falls, sprains ankle
First Aid Near Miss
Slips whilst climbing on stillage or truck,
receiving a bruise to the leg.
3,000
Person climbs on stillage or truck rather than
using correct height access equipment
Unsafe Acts Unsafe Conditions
30,000
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Behaviour

• What we do and / or What we dont do
• Organisationally
• Managerially
• Individually

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Culture
Highest Quality, On Time delivered, High Margin
Glass Made without Injury
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Cultural Web Griffith Uni
Stories
Symbols
Highest Quality Tertiary education delivered
without injury to staff, students or visitors.
Rituals Routines
Power Structures
ControlSystems
Organisational Structures
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Beliefs
All injuries can be prevented Working unsafely
is working inefficiently
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Tools

• Commitment statements
• Safety Contact
• Report / Monitor / Review Leading information
• Behavioural Observations / Safety discussions
• Systems failures
• Where is your next injury going to occur?
• Celebrate ? low cost high value
• Safety professional conscience to the business

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Personal Safety Commitment of Michael Gleeson I
am committed to providing a safe working
environment for all employees in the
Victorian/Tasmanian processing and merchandising
region.

• I will demonstrate this commitment by
• I will lead by example
• I will ensure business unit managers conduct
  monthly audits and safety meetings and are aware
  of the expectations of the business in regards to
  the safety management system.
• I will develop effective safety communication
  vehicles i.e., tool box talks.
• I will recognise and reward positive safety
  performance.
• I will commence all meetings by reporting our
  safety performance.
• I will engage appropriate resources to assist the
  business units on the safety journey.
• I will endeavour to expedite the procurement of
  safety related purchases through the capital
  expenditure process.
• I will incorporate the SUSA program after
  implementation and ensure all locations follow
  the process.
• Michael Gleeson
• April 2005

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Tools

• Commitment statements
• Safety Contact
• Report / Monitor / Review Leading information
• Behavioural Observations / Safety discussions
• Systems failures
• Where is your next injury going to occur?
• Celebrate ? low cost high value
• Safety professional conscience to the business

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Tools

• Improvement plans
• Risk assessments
• Audits
• Maintenance
• Purchasing
• Training

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Proverb
You will get the level of safety You demonstrate
You want
I will get the level of safety I demonstration
I want
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Safety Excellence is a discipline