Visible Senior Management Leadership

For a safety program to be truly effective, it must start at the top. The program should have a higher purpose than simply complying with OSHA. Although OSHA compliance is important, if compliance is the only purpose of a company's safety effort, the program will not be as effective. Safety needs to be considered a core organizational value that directly contributes to the overall success, growth and profitability of the company. Safety is an investment in the continued success of the company.
Upper management should be:

• Promoting safety as a key organizational value. This needs to be made clear to everyone in the company.
• Authorizing needed resources to ensure the safety program is successful.
• Establishing clear management safety responsibilities for all levels of management.
• Setting high goals and standards for performance.
• Holding everyone accountable for the success of the program.
  
• Measuring results and striving for continuous improvement.
• Staying actively involved in the process.
• Accepting no excuse for failure.
• Constantly promoting the value of the safety program.
• Ensuring employees are properly trained.
• Enforcing Safety Policies.