How to strengthen the safety management responsibilities of various functional departments
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But it’s impossible to ensure safety effectively just by having one department in the safety section handle supervision and management. Our organization has defined the various responsible parties and relevant requirements, yet the results are not satisfactory; coordination issues among different departments are prominent. I wonder if there are any examples of better approaches that we could refer to
Safety is everyone’s responsibility； Therefore, it is essential to give full play to the role of the Safety Committee. How many people are in the Safety Department? Establish a assessment system and implement it. A inspection team composed of various departments shall be established in the name of the Safety Committee to keep records of inspections and scoring, and to strictly enforce the reward and punishment system.
Our company’s HSE manual clearly specifies the responsibilities and their breakdown; if things aren’t done properly during inspections by headquarters, it’s no longer the responsibility of the Safety Department, haha.
Each department is responsible for its own tasks; for example, daily management of equipment, identification of potential hazards, inspections, operational management, and anti-static monitoring are all under the responsibility of the Maintenance Department. It’s all under the control of the security forces; even if those in the security forces are as strong as iron, how many nails can they drive?
This is because the leadership does not pay enough attention. To improve the situation, it is necessary to leverage **’s influence and urge the leadership to provide training in order to enhance their safety awareness; this will yield better results.
First and foremost, there is the top manager’s understanding of safety for all employees. If, after talking with the boss, it becomes clear that he doesn’t share this mindset, then continue the discussion to see if he can agree with this concept. If he agrees and is willing to help the safety department advance this initiative, that’s good news. Otherwise, either you need to settle for doing the minimum required or find another job. The level of commitment shown by the boss determines the level of the company, as well as the level you can achieve yourself