Comments on: Why We Must Rethink Our Approach http://www.safetyxchange.org/financing-safety/why-we-must-rethink-our-approach-2 Putting Safety First Sun, 29 Jan 2012 04:58:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2483 hourly 1 By: dvarwig@aep.com http://www.safetyxchange.org/financing-safety/why-we-must-rethink-our-approach-2/comment-page-1#comment-29 dvarwig@aep.com Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:08:22 +0000 http://www.safetyxchange.org/?p=2789#comment-29 John I'm copying your article, with attribution of course, and forwarding it to all 7 safety managers in our enterprise. Also, I intend to share with the Corporate "Just Safety Culture" I am heading to better define accountability, minimize discipline, and drive out fear of punishment from human error for making an "honest mistake." Dave Varwig, Corp. S&H Mgr, AEP Ohio John

I'm copying your article, with attribution of course, and forwarding it to all 7 safety managers in our enterprise.

Also, I intend to share with the Corporate "Just Safety Culture" I am heading to better define accountability, minimize discipline, and drive out fear of punishment from human error for making an "honest mistake."

Dave Varwig, Corp. S&H Mgr, AEP Ohio

]]> By: timothy_healey@hsb.com http://www.safetyxchange.org/financing-safety/why-we-must-rethink-our-approach-2/comment-page-1#comment-20 timothy_healey@hsb.com Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:11:34 +0000 http://www.safetyxchange.org/?p=2789#comment-20 I couldn't agree more, John. We have used this 3-pronged approach to totally redirect our internal safety program efforts over the past several years, resulting is an employee-driven policy. One adjunct to using these three perspectives is that I alter the order in which I present them based on my audience at the time of presentation. The message remains the same, but the perceived emphasis taken in by the listener (finance, executive, employees, law department, etc) helps carry additional weight, at least in their minds. - Tim, Hartford, CT I couldn't agree more, John. We have used this 3-pronged approach to totally redirect our internal safety program efforts over the past several years, resulting is an employee-driven policy. One adjunct to using these three perspectives is that I alter the order in which I present them based on my audience at the time of presentation. The message remains the same, but the perceived emphasis taken in by the listener (finance, executive, employees, law department, etc) helps carry additional weight, at least in their minds.

- Tim, Hartford, CT

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