Questions to improve employees safety engagement
Communication and reaching employees is great and effective towards the growth of the company. A company that communicates with its employees often is likely to get saved from a lot of safety issues.
As long as you are making yourself available to employees and keeping an open communication line, you are setting the company up for success.
Below are ways to improve employees safety engagement.
1. How and when should the safety program occur.
Getting this information up front means that every employee has the opportunity to provide the most effective contact information and to request a certain amount of communication. With modern technology, itâs easier than ever to communicate with workers no matter what their schedules look like. From a simple email to a scheduled video chat, Safety professional or practitioners have plenty of options when it comes to keeping in touch with employees on working on their safety consciousness, but it is more important that this is done in a comfortable manner with the employees.
2. How would you like to be involved in the program?
If a safety program is likely to be effective and yield a result. It is very important employees are asked what area is of serious importance to them, the area they would likely appreciate getting involved in. Ask them how they would like to be involved, and give them some options if you already have a plan for activities. The value of teamwork will be traceable if this is done.
3. What will make this program inviting and comfortable?
When a program is inviting and comfortable, it becomes easier for it to produce results. Especially for new employees and aged workers, an inviting program can make all the difference in comfortability and engagement. Having comfortable, engaged workers is key in facilitating learning. Work with selected employees to create an inviting environment for everyone and maximize engagement.
4. What do you have a hard time achieving?
While mapping out topics and style to which teaching can be done is effective, it is also important to ask employees what area of their duties comes with difficulties. Employees are likely to take a serious program which provides a solution to their pressing problems.
5. How do you intend to assimilate or read through the program?
Safety programs are important as having them, but the most important thing is what the employees intend to do with what was passed across during the program. Safety professional should learn to follow up on how and what way employees intend to read and assimilate what was being taught.
Often safety professionals are likely to notice things in workers that employees cannot see in themselves. Employers should ask safety professionals about these things so as to follow up with their employees. Following up will help to equip employees with a sense of belonging and values.
