Introduction
The performance of an organisation in work health and safety
(WHS) is to a great degree determined by the successful development
and implementation of properly informed systems. To achieve this
requires the engagement of all in the input of information and
compliant behaviour. Strong leadership can encourage this.
But this begs the question – who are the leaders and how
can you motivate your people to contribute to and cooperate with
WHS systems and improvement?
Everyone is relevant to WHS and must be on the journey
with you
A significant barrier to getting people involved in WHS is the
perception of the individual that they are not relevant and do not
influence WHS. This can mean that people are at best disengaged
from the key processes. At worst they may prefer convenience or
other drivers of behaviour to compliance where the risks or their
seriousness are not apparent to them. Deliberately behaving
unsafely is uncommon, while acting unsafely
