I'm seeing a lot of safety programs supposedly designed to protect workers - but mostly it only applies to workers who wear work boots - not so much the one who wear suits.
Look, safety is for everyone - Boots AND Suits.
If the rules don't apply to senior executives as well as front-line blue-collar staff, then what is the point of having a safety program at all?
This is not a discussion about wearing hard hats on worksites. I'm speaking about things like speeding, cell phone use behind the wheel and serious consequences for serious offenses like drinking and driving convictions. Safety is for everyone. And once the front-line workers see that senior executives MUST play by the same rules, then you stand a better chance of having full compliance and reduced risk on the job.
Safety is an attitude. It's the attitude you build a culture on. Not just safety in certain areas but the wholistic view of safety - safety for everyone on everything.
Does your safety program apply to senior execs and how they drive, text and live their lives outside of work or is it just for those workers who you think can't think for themselves while they are on shift?
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