Activity 3: Implement developed WHS strategy

Real situation 3:

The developed strategy for creating a positive WHS culture has been approved. The next step requires you to implement the developed strategy. A leadership team has been assigned to you.

The leadership team includes:

• Two (2) departmental managers.
• Two (2) team leaders.

Current and future organisational priorities and objectives for WHS culture

Current Priorities:

• a. Immediate Correction of Identified Safety Hazards:
  • Importance: Immediate action minimizes risk and showcases organizational commitment to employee safety.
  • Action: Assign a rapid response team to address reported hazards.
• b. Strengthening Employee Engagement in Safety Meetings:
  • Importance: Engaged employees will actively contribute to and uphold safety standards.
  • Action: Organize monthly interactive safety meetings and invite suggestions or concerns.
• c. Enhancing Safety Training Modules:
  • Importance: Updated and comprehensive training ensures employees are well-equipped to handle situations.
  • Action: Review current training modules and integrate real-life case studies.

Future Objectives:

• a. Achieve Zero Accidents or Incidents:
  • Importance: A core aim of any WHS culture should be preventing accidents.
  • Action: Regular safety drills and hazard simulations to prepare employees.
• b. Incorporate Safety Performance into Leadership Evaluation:
  • Importance: Leaders set the standard. Their adherence to and emphasis on safety shape organizational culture.
  • Action: Annual leadership evaluations to include a segment on safety adherence and promotion.
• c. Develop a Reward System for Safety Adherence:
  • Importance: Incentives can motivate employees to be more proactive about safety.
  • Action: Quarterly awards or recognition for teams/individuals demonstrating outstanding safety practices.

To implement a positive WHS culture, you will need to:

• Establish roles and responsibilities relating to strategy implementation.
• Consult with Operations Manager to confirm their roles and responsibilities in relation to leadership and strategy implementation.
• Lead implementation of strategy for creating a positive WHS culture.
• Disseminate data and information that promote WHS culture to required personnel, according to organisational policies and procedures.
• Identify and address learning and development needs of workforce in adopting policies and procedures relating to WHS culture.

Template 3: Roles and responsibilities of managers and team leaders

Please state Roles and Responsibilities (in Template 3) to implement a positive WHS culture of the leadership team includes: Two (2) departmental managers and Two (2) team leaders.

Roles and responsibilities of managers and team leaders

Template 4: Action plan to address learning needs identified

Action plan
Learning and development needs	Action steps to implement the risk controls.	Resources required.	KPIs to assess the effectiveness of action steps implemented
e.g. Collaboration Skills	Training on Collaboration Skills	Coach Training room Funding	Development of Collaboration Performance

Template 5: Monitoring and evaluation strategy that supports WHS culture

Monitoring and evaluation strategy that supports WHS culture

Processes and procedures for evaluating effectiveness of implemented strategy against established KPIs

E.g.,

Number of hazard reports.

Feedback soughton implemented strategy from internal stakeholders, and external stakeholders (explain the methods to receive feedback/opinions for the implemented strategy form stakeholders)

Evaluation outcomes(i.e. Methods to evaluate Feedback Outcome)

e.g., methods

-conducting survey., Questionnaires , Interviews

Future review mechanisms to ensure continuous improvement of WHS culture that reflects desired culture (page 27 in the SG file)