the wsh advocate programme - Workplace Safety and Health Council

WHEN YOUR EMPLOYEES ARE INVOLVEDIN WSH, IT HELPS TO:DEVELOP A POSITIVE SAFETY AND HEALTHCULTURE AT YOUR WORKPLACE;IMPROVE INDIVIDUAL OWNERSHIPFOR SAFETY AND HEALTH;ENHANCE MOTIVATION ANDIMPROVE WORK PRODUCTIVITY;REDUCE WORKPLACE INCIDENTS,ACCIDENTS AND/OR ILL-HEALTHAND THEIR ASSOCIATED COSTS; ANDBOOST CONFIDENCE IN BUSINESSDEALINGS.Why should allyour employees beinvolved in workplacesafety and health?Creating and sustaining a safe and healthy workplaceis not possible without engaging all your employees.Every employee is a stakeholder and all of them playa significant role in helping you achieve a safe andhealthy workplace.Every stakeholder should recognise that WSH isa personal responsibility and share the belief thatworkplace accidents are preventable, and thereforeunacceptable. In a successful employee-involvedorganisation, every stakeholder looks out for hisown safety and that of those around him.The active participation of managers, supervisorsand workers in the various WSH initiatives providesall employees the confidence that adequate WSHstandards are in place.To engage employees in the programme, the seniormanagement should involve them when makingdecisions that affect their safety. The managementshould also value the ideas and feedback of theemployees and communicate to them the relevantactions taken.Employees who are involved in improving theworkplace environment are more motivated to work.More importantly, employee involvement will helpnurture a progressive and pervasive WSH culture inyour workplace.4 A Guide to the WSH Advocate Programme5