E MPOWERMENT ACCOUNTABILITY R ESPONSIVE

OSH

COSH 2011 KLCC 18 JULY 2011

EMPOWERMENT
Empowerment is defined as freedom and authority given to employees to pursue their unique vision. When this is provided to safety committee, strong commitment and support is evident.

ACCOUNTABILITY
Accountability is a concept in ethics and governance with several meanings. It is often used synonymously with such concepts as responsibility, answerability, blameworthiness, liability and other terms associated with the expectation of account-giving.
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RESPONSIVE
Responsive is a comparative measurement of the time taken to response to a particular action. The measurement could be concerned with the speed of emergency response to a critical situation but may equally be used to judge the behavior f an organisation towards, for example, an industrial incident or accident.

EMPOWERMENT

EMPOWERMENT
Personal empowerment and self

sufficiency. New opportunities and challenges for todays OSH practitioner. Congruence between personal expectations, companys priorities and societal changes.

EMPLOYER RESPONSIBILITY (S.15)

So far as is practicable
provision and maintenance of plant and systems of work that are safe and without risks to health; ensuring safety and absence of risks to health in connection with the use or operation, handling, storage and transport of plant and substances;
provision of such information, instruction, training and supervision maintenance of it in a condition and means of access to and egress from it that are safe and without such risks; working environment that is safe, without risks to health, and adequate as regards facilities for their welfare at work.
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WHAT EMPOWERMENT - IS
Responsibility and Ownership. Working independently towards common objectives. Understanding Why? so that guidelines can be applied. Weighing the impact of decisions on all affected stakeholders. Making more trade -offs, not less. An earned privilege. It is not a given right!!

WHAT EMPOWERMENT -

IS NOT

Throwing out the rule book. Bypassing everyone who will say No. Doing the Fun Parts of someone elses job. Freedom to unilaterally make decisions that impact others.

GIVE POWER AWAY

Power is an expandable pie power is not a zero-sum commodity, requiring that for others to have more, the leader must have less. You have to give power to gain power.

EMPOWERMENT TRIANGLE

Safety and Health Officer

Accountability

Authority

OSH Committee
Task Responsibility
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ACCOUNTABILITY

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WHOs ACCOUNTABILITY

Legislation

Hazards & Risks

COMPLIANCE

Employees

A safety management system shall clearly define lines of safety accountability throughout the [organization], including a direct accountability for safety on the part of senior management.

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ACCOUNTABILITY
Responsibility vs. Accountability OSH Committee
Sec 30 : Safety & Health Committee
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WHAT IS ACCOUNTABILITY?
Most common responses refer to negative consequences for failure to perform Dictionary: Liable or Answerable It is the ability to account for or to measure Obligation to fulfill a taskor else
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RESPONSIBILITY FOR OSH : TOWARDS SELF - REGULATION

100 % RESPONSIBILITY FOR OSH

PRIVATE SECTOR

GOVERNMENT

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TARGET

RESPONSIBILITY VS. ACCOUNTABILITY

Responsibility is an obligation to perform duties
It relies on personal integrity It does not necessarily have associated consequences

Accountability requires consequences

Consequences should be balanced

Someone is accountable when his/her performance is measured When someone is responsible, his/her performance is not necessarily measured The objective is to motivate performance

WHAT IS EFFECTIVE ACCOUNTABILITY?

Effective Accountability = Authorized Behaviors + Objective Evaluation + Appropriate Consequences

The condition of effective accountability exists when an employees authorized behavior is objectively evaluated and results in appropriate consequences.

WHAT IS EFFECTIVE ACCOUNTABILITY?

Authority At least three types of authority are necessary for a responsible person to perform assigned safety and health tasks effectively--these are: 1. Authority over the work (employee/supervisor) 2. Authority over needed resources (employee/supervisor) 3. Authority over employees (supervisor) Behavior Behavior is an observable action. Its something we do. Evaluation Evaluation is a judgment. Judge the behavior, not the person Judgment should be based on facts, not fiction Consequence The result or effect caused by our behavior. Positive or negative Natural consequences hurt or health System consequences discipline or positive recognition

FUNCTION OF OSH COMMITTEE

PART III ( OSHA 1994 )
Assist in development of Safety & Health rules and safe system of work Review the effectiveness of Safety & Health Programmed To investigate any safety & health matter brought to attention of employer. Review Safety & Health policies and recommend to employer for revision of such policies.

SAFETY COMMITTEE

RESPONSIVE

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RESPONSIVE

WHAT IS - RESPONSIVE

1.Reacting quickly and positively 2.Responding readily and with interest or enthusiasm 3.Answering

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STRATEGY 2 : INCULCATING PREVENTIVE WORKPLACE CULTURE

PROGRAM 4 : DESIGN AND DEVELOP SAFE WORK ENVIRONMENTS, SYSTEMS AND PRODUCTS

Source : DOSH

MESSAGE FROM THE MINISTER

..An enterprise implementing a good OSH management system and integrating that into its own overall business management system will also tend to make improvements management-wise which will translate into better efficiency and productivity. This will contribute to the formation of a safe, healthy and productive pool of human capital. That, I believe, will dovetail perfectly with our collective national aspirations of becoming a fully developed country in the not too distant future.
Datuk Dr. S. Subramaniam, Minister of Human Resources, Malaysia Source : DOSH

Top Management Middle Management

Conceptual / Policy / Budget Plan / Review / Audit / Commit Execution / Understanding / Focus / Committee

Followthrough
Line Management

Experience

Outcomes

Adds Business Value and Competitive Advantage

Ability to compete Access to Global Markets Enhanced Reputation Cost and Risk Reduction

Safety and Health

Employee morale Improved efficiency

Improved quality Improved productivity

CONCLUSION: BEST PARCTICE

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