Digital Safety Program; things to consider before planning.
Implementing a Behavior Based Safety Program is important for any workplace that has safety risks. The most especially digital-based programs. This is very important in all working environments but most especially in manufacturing industries. Before the digital safety program can be initiated, certain things must be put into consideration before initiation.
Below are certain things that must be put into place before an organization considers initiating a digital safety program.
1. Will employees at all levels be held accountable?
One of the first ways to fix the digital safety program is setting principles, employees must be aware that they will be accountable for every of their actions and inactions. Every worker and high-ranking personnels, on every level, should be involved and accountable for their safety behavior. Leaders themselves really need to set the tone for safety for the workers they supervise, or mixed messages, low morale and accidents can proliferate. So, first ask how leadership is being held accountable under the system, and good leaders will be able to encourage their workers to step up to safety measures as well.
2. Should the program be implemented digitally?
Safety programs are very important for improvement in any organization. Apart from having answers to why the program is initiated, the organization must also find out if it will be worth it if the program is implemented digitally. Any good Behavior Based Safety Program will collect and analyze data in order to gain insight for improvements in safety across the company. But collecting this information on hundreds or thousands of sheets of paper reports is expensive, slow and will cause delays in safety improvements. Itâs important. This is where going digital becomes more professional since it saves time, money and also energy that companies set Connected Workers in the center, with tools to collect immediate, real-time, digital safety data from observations, mobile devices and sensors. Using automated technologies to capture data can collect leading indicators rapidly, so safety hazards can be detected quickly and prevented before they cause implemented digitally. But there is a need to know if going digital is what is required or not. Asking and receiving an answer to this question will not only improve the program but also help to follow up with every detail of the program.
3. Will it be engaging enough for the workers?
When a training session is being considered, only a few people are often excited. Learning can be tedious and tiring, especially when it is not done in the way that excites those who are to be taught. The other problem with classic training exercises is that half of the information given is likely to be forgotten once the session is over. So the organization needs to find out about what will make it more engaging and result-oriented. Is it the use of images? Or the ability of the program to be sent to a worker’s mail and remind them of points that were mentioned during the training. Leaders and Professionals must learn to consider the engagement of any program either digital or not to ensure the trainee gets what is required of them from the training.
Internet safety for workers comes up as a top priority, most especially when there is a need for them to train for important issues that may deter their health and growth. It is important to safeguard them from dangers such as obscenity, malwares, scams, phishing, identify theft, cyberbullying etc.
