Safety Leadership

Editor’s Note: Achieving and sustaining an injury-free workplace demands strong leadership. In this monthly column, experts from global consulting firm DEKRA share their point...

“Many leaders still struggle with understanding employee expectations and cultivating trust and loyalty,” say Angelica Grindle and Rebecca Timmins of DEKRA.

“As I think back on safety in 2022, a few trends begin to emerge,” says George Bower of DEKRA.

“Leaders need to be in the habit of performing a checklist process on their own systems to ensure changes are safe and the facility is ready to go when a change is made,” says Sarah Eck of DEKRA.

The risk alignment challenge: How high-performing organizations respond "When there's misalignment, the tolerance to risk increases at the front line, where the risk of injury is highest," says Elizabeth Prazeres of DEKRA.

“Provide them with strategies that enhance safety activities by incorporating leadership best practices,” says Claudia Lima of DEKRA.

Mike Snyder of DEKRA offers a path for implementing an effective risk-based management approach.

“Even if we know that a certain safe behavior is expected – or even required – of us, the consequences are the most important influence on future behavior,” says Erika Gwilt of DEKRA.

“Often, workers may not be aware of what’s causing their chronic pain or discomfort. Therefore, leaders need to become aware of and understand what they can do to help,” say Bruce Madsen and Grace Thai of DEKRA.

“Accountability is a safety leadership best practice that’s in demand,” says Paul Angelo of DEKRA.