The HSWG provides and encourages equal opportunities for participation and members assume individual responsibility to participate fully. Members interact in a collegial manner. Members respect everyone s right to speak and to be listened to without interruption. Members are free to ask for clarification or restatement. Members allow constructive criticism of their ideas or proposals as part of the group process.
Members are free to express their feelings and are sensitive to the feelings of other members.
Members are free to suggest a break, as needed. Members make decisions by consensus. It does not mean that the decision is necessarily everyone s first choice, but that all members commit to working toward the implementation of the decision and not to obstruct its implementation. Members take a system-wide perspective when problem solving. Members confirm decisions made and how best to communicate them to everyone.