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Part II: As a leader of an occupational safety and health program, you will be responsible for setting goals that will drive continuous improvement. Do you think having a goal of zero injuries is effective at driving continuous improvement? Include how this goal will support or detract from employee involvement. Respond to another student’s post with a comment that supports his or her position or provides an alternative point of view.
Reply 1: Abel Plascencia-Lopez
Part I: Hi, my name is Abel Plascencia. I live in Oklahoma just west of the OKC metro area. I currently work as a HSE Coordinator for a national oil field company. Thankfully I only focus on one region. My future goal is to get a college degree in safety and continue my education to be a more knowledgeable and a reliable source.
Part II: I believe that having zero injuries is a great goal! At the end of it all, that’s the goal. This comes at a price tough. That price is time, and research that sometimes we don’t even get acknowledged for. But keep in mind that someone is always listening and watching at a distance.
As HSE leaders we are supposed to stand our ground as long we have the appropriate facts, but we must be careful with this. This is not a power swing. It’s us showing proof of facts and the willingness to share our knowledge that will show a willingness to help, versus just telling someone they are wrong.
From my experience, being open minded to the prospective of the guys doing the work creates a bond with HSE and workers. And trust me, working together is better than working alone! And when we set realistic expectations, guys tend to include HSE more and more as we become a trusted source.
One mistake while improving does not define the culture, this can be used as a learning tool and another trick up my sleeve is. Small improvement rewards go a long way in shifting the mentality of the worker and that starts to shift the safety culture in the right track.
