Beyond Compliance: Fostering a Proactive Safety Culture

Description

The goal of this session is to move beyond mere compliance to fostering a true safety culture where leaders learn to lead by example and conduct proactive risk identification.

Why It Matters

Safety is not just a policy; it's a culture. Leaders are responsible for creating an environment where every team member is empowered to prioritize safety and speak up about potential risks.

Key Learnings

• Leading by Example: Demonstrating a personal commitment to safety that sets the tone for the entire team.

• Creating a Speak-Up Culture: Building an environment where team members feel safe reporting hazards or mistakes without fear of blame.

• Accident Investigation: Understanding how to conduct a thorough and unbiased investigation to learn from incidents and prevent future ones.

• Proactive Risk Identification: Moving beyond standard checklists to actively identifying and mitigating site-specific risks.

ABOUT OUR SPEAKER

Andrea Barnes, CHRL, NCSO, P.GSC

Andrea is the Manager of Health & Safety at Elgin Contracting and Restoration Ltd. For over 20 years Andrea has been in construction safety management working with GC’s and subtrades on developing applicable programs to engage Management commitment in ensuring worker safety.

She has assisted many firms to achieve their COR™ certification and many others in becoming COR™ ready. As a boots on the ground professional, she has worked on the site level on a variety of Commercial and Institutional jobs throughout Southwestern Ontario and many Heavy Industrial projects throughout Canada and the USA.

Her ability to build relationships with both Management and Site personnel relies on her honest and transparent communication. This approach has provided great insight into what companies and their most valuable asset - the employees - are truly needing to ensure safe and successful projects.

Andrea is the Safety Director on the Board of the MBCEA Ontario Chapter, the Chair for the LDCA Safety and Human Resources Committees and is a Management representative on the London Labour Management Health & Safety Committee.