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Management Leadership in Occupational Safety and Health

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<strong>Management</strong> <strong>Leadership</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Occupational</strong> <strong>Safety</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Health</strong><br />

A B C D<br />

Information, tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> consultation<br />

Work <strong>in</strong>troduction<br />

<strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong>structions<br />

New workers (<strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g<br />

temps <strong>and</strong> apprentices)<br />

are directly put to work.<br />

They receive <strong>in</strong>formation<br />

<strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong>structions when<br />

there is time available.<br />

New workers (<strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g<br />

temps <strong>and</strong> apprentices)<br />

are put to work after<br />

receiv<strong>in</strong>g written job<br />

<strong>in</strong>structions.<br />

Before new workers<br />

(<strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g temps <strong>and</strong><br />

apprentices) are put to<br />

work, they receive all<br />

necessary <strong>in</strong>formation<br />

<strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong>structions.<br />

Before new workers (<strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g<br />

temps <strong>and</strong> apprentices) are<br />

put to work, they receive all<br />

necessary <strong>in</strong>formation <strong>and</strong><br />

<strong>in</strong>structions <strong>and</strong> it is checked<br />

that they understood them.<br />

Tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g The staff <strong>and</strong><br />

management don’t<br />

receive safety <strong>and</strong> health<br />

tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g. They learn<br />

by experience.<br />

Workers receive specific<br />

job-related health <strong>and</strong><br />

safety tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g.<br />

Workers <strong>and</strong><br />

management receive<br />

specific job-related<br />

health <strong>and</strong> safety<br />

tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g.<br />

Each person <strong>in</strong> the company,<br />

from workers to management,<br />

receives all necessary safety<br />

<strong>and</strong> health tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g with regular<br />

updates.<br />

Consultation The company’s OSH<br />

expert lays out the<br />

prevention policy <strong>and</strong><br />

communicates it to the<br />

management.<br />

The management lays<br />

out the prevention<br />

policy. The result is<br />

communicated to the<br />

workers.<br />

The management lays<br />

out the prevention policy<br />

after consultation of the<br />

workers (representatives).<br />

The management is engaged <strong>in</strong><br />

an ongo<strong>in</strong>g dialogue with the<br />

workers (representatives) on all<br />

OSH-related issues.<br />

Your score<br />

Your result<br />

Calculate your score by means of the scoreboard you f<strong>in</strong>d below.<br />

Number of As = × 1 =<br />

Number of Bs = × 3 =<br />

Number of Cs = × 5 =<br />

Number of Ds = × 7 =<br />

TOTAL =<br />

61 <strong>and</strong> more: The OSH prevention policy <strong>in</strong> your company is<br />

situated at a fairly high level. Cont<strong>in</strong>ue <strong>in</strong> this way.<br />

37-60: You certa<strong>in</strong>ly take care of prevention, but improvement<br />

is possible on several aspects.<br />

12-36: Prevention <strong>in</strong> your company is still <strong>in</strong> the cradle.<br />

Prepare yourself urgently to take more prevention measures.<br />

20 | EU-OSHA — European Agency for <strong>Safety</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Health</strong> at Work

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