Score yourself from 1 to 5 for each expectation of leadership roles. Set the Example Model Positive Behavior Expectation 1 2 3 4 5 Personal compliance and involvement Willfully disregards policies, procedures & regulations. Avoids participating in safety activities, such as safety meetings & audits. Follows policies, procedures & regulations. Visibly and actively participates in local safety activities, such as safety meetings, audits, etc. Visibly and actively participates in contractors' safety activities, such as safety meetings, audits, etc. Follows policies, procedures & regulations and visibly participates in, and leads, safety activities, including contractor activities. Bias for Safety Reluctantly responds to unsafe situations (i.e., not always stopping work to prevent injury). Stops own work when necessary to ensure safety. Stops own work when necessary to ensure the safety of self and others. Stops the work of others when necessary to ensure safety. Reacts positively to work being stopped by others when necessary to ensure safety. Personal Competency Does not understand personal leadership role in promoting safety or personal leadership development needs. Can describes personal role in safety system and own leadership development. Has personal leadership skills and competencies assessed. Attends technical and leadership training. Regularly assesses and improves personal technical and leadership skills.
Integrate Systems and Provide Resources Support deployment of an effective SMS & integrate safety into the business Expectation 1 2 3 4 5 Effectiveness of SMS to implement all elements of the SMS so that it that meets basic standards. Implements all elements of the SMS so that it that meets basic standards. Establishes a SMS that includes best practices. Regularly (e.g., quarterly) reviews SMS effectiveness and plans improvements. Systematically improves SMS. SMS focus Inconsistently attends to fundamental elements of the SMS when new programs are implemented. Consistently attends to fundamental elements of the SMS as well as new programs. Maintains fundamental elements of the SMS as well as new programs. Integrates new programs into existing SMS. Maintains fundamental SMS elements integrating new programs. Support deployment of an effective SMS & integrate safety into the business. Cont. Assures that contractors meet SMS standards Sometimes hires contractors that do not meet minimum standards for safety management. Hires only with contractors who meet minimum SMS requirements. Meets regularly with contractors to discuss their SMS. Works with contractors to improve their SMSs and adopt best practices. & verifies that contractors are improving SMSs, allocating competent resources, & integrating safety in their business planning. Supports of “Just Culture” Criticizes those who report near misses that the person reporting has been involved in. Uses the Just Culture decision tree as designed Makes efforts to assure all employees that the Just Culture process is fair. Rely on competent resources Assurance of competency Assigns employees to safety-critical roles without assuring they are qualified, willing, or capable. Describes training necessary for employees to work safely. Releases employees for required training. Assures that employees attend recommended training. Verifies that employees have the knowledge and skills to do their work safely.
Correct and discipline negative safety behavior. Expectation 1 2 3 4 5 Informal correction Rarely corrects even obvious unsafe behavior. Informally corrects obvious or extreme unsafe behavior. Informally corrects all observed unsafe behavior. Encourages other leaders to informally correct unsafe behavior. Informally corrects all observed unsafe behavior and encourages other leaders and contractors to do the same. Expectation 1 2 3 4 5 Formal discipline Never uses formal discipline procedure to address unsafe behavior. Describes steps in formal discipline system. Inconsistently uses formal discipline system to address individual safety behavior. Consistently and effectively uses formal discipline system to address individual safety behavior. Consistently and effectively uses formal discipline procedure to address individual safety behavior and encourages other leaders and contractors to do the same. Measure Assess and monitor safety practices and outcomes Expectation 1 2 3 4 5 Formal performance measurement Assesses individuals' and team performance on basis of personal opinion. Assesses individual performance on basis of reliable and valid outcome measures. Assesses individual performance on basis of reliable and valid outcome and process measures. Regularly reviews individual and team performance with employees. Implements a system to continually measure performance through observing, recording, and tracking individual and team trends over time.
Inspection and observation Rarely performs informal or formal tours and inspections. Occasionally performs formal tours and inspections. Monitors for procedural compliance when observing employees. Performs unscheduled tours, inspections and observations. Regularly performs unscheduled tours, inspections, observations, and encourages other leaders and contractors to do the same. Assess and monitors SMS Expectation 1 2 3 4 5 SMS accountabilities Leaves SMS to safety personnel. Uses, and encourages others to use the SMS. Holds people accountable for all elements of the SMS. Develops accountability processes for employees' use of the SMS. Develops accountability processes for own and employees' use of the SMS. Monitors the SMS Rarely monitors of the SMS. Accurately describes current level of SMS performance. Periodically evaluates organization’s progress towards safety goals. Regularly tracks progress on action plans for safety improvement. Establishes process for regular reviews of the SMS and involves contractors in the review. Assess and monitor contractor safety Expectation 1 2 3 4 5 Contractor safety Leaves contractors to manage safety on their jobs. Attends to contractors' performance only in response to incidents or regulatory interventions. Regularly reviews performance with contractors. Monitors contractors' safety performance trends. Regularly reviews contractors' safety performance trends and their plans to address safety. Improve Assure safety lessons are applied Expectation 1 2 3 4 5 Open reporting Avoids reporting, denies mistakes, blames others, Describes the of open reporting. Encourages early and open reporting of safety problems. Protects individuals who raise concerns about safety compliance. Protects individuals who raise concerns about safety compliance and