MAINTAINING INTEREST IN SAFETY AND HEALTH
By Faudzil Harun
You can maintain interest in OSH by organizing various programs on continuous basis :
Promote
● Develop safety and health programs that getting every person involve.
● Conduct regular safety briefing (daily, weekly or monthly).
● Organize safety and health day / week / month activities.
● Organize safety campaign periodically.
● Play safety videos during intervals.
● Organize safety quiz / games.
● Invite employee to attend OSH meetings (rotation).
● Display Safety posters.
Recognize
● Practice single standard for every person.
● Make safety and health a serious consideration in performance review.
● Make safety and health a serious component of operating.
● Recognize safety and health as a required skill for job promotion.
● Conduct regular employee consultation.
● Develop positive attitude through prompt actions against complaints.
● Aim for Malaysia Society for Occupational Safety & Health Awards.
Get People Involve
● Organize poster competition.
● Organize slogan competition.
● Organize quiz competition.
● Organize safe and healthy department competition.
Train and Reward
● Make safety and health training a compulsory event.
● Establish competency scheme.
● Establish employee suggestion reward scheme.
● Establish outstanding performer reward scheme (dept. and individual).