Unit 9 Assignment: Addressing Workplace Safety ConcernsOutcomes addressed in this activity:
Unit Outcomes:
- Apply lean safety measures to promote safety.
- Describe the employer’s role in addressing safety concerns in the workplace.
- Present the safety recommendations to address a safety concern.
- Use appropriate APA formatting and citations in scholarly writing.
BI100-5: Describe employer role in addressing safety in the workplace.
GEL-1.03: Demonstrate college-level communication through the oral delivery of original materials in Standard English.
PC 2.1: Achieve goals through planning and prioritization.
Purpose
You have been appointed as the lead safety consultant for Company ABC following a recent safety incident that has raised significant concerns among leadership and employees. As a trusted industry professional, leader, and advisor, your role extends beyond compliance. You are expected to assess root causes, lead organizational learning, and drive a culture shift toward proactive safety practices, and create a presentation for executive leadership at Company ABC. Your task is to create a professional PowerPoint presentation to address these safety concerns and implement strategies that promote a safer workplace.
Assignment Instructions
Assignment Requirements:
Review Creating Effective PowerPoint Assignments and Tips for Oral Presentations. Then, create a PowerPoint presentation (8-10 slides) that includes the following elements:
- Title
- Introduction
- Safety Concern Overview
- Choose a safety concern and explain what the incident or potential hazard was.
- Describe the potential impact on employees and operations.
- Discuss relevant regulations and standards related to the safety concerns.
- Explain the employer’s role in addressing safety.
- Describe the roles and responsibilities for employees and leadership.
- Lean Safety Measures
- Explain lean safety principles.
- Discuss how lean safety methods can help prevent future incidents.
- Recommend 2 lean strategies that would apply to your scenario.
- Action Plan and Training
- Provide specific steps to address and prevent the safety issue.
- Explain what safety checklists, procedures, and reporting methods apply.
- Explain Safety Practices
- Provide safety tips related to your issue.
- Explain how to create a culture of safety.
- Encourage reporting and feedback.
- Conclusion and Takeaways
- Provide a recap of the concern, solutions, and best practices.
- References
It is important to use speaker notes and recorded voiceover audio to fully explain what is being discussed on each slide as though you are presenting to an audience.
Assignment Requirements
- Use one basic slide design and layout.
- Text large enough to be read by your audience (font size 20- to 34-point).
- Limit slides to between 6 and 8 lines of content.
- You may supplement your material with pictures, charts, and graphs as long as they do not take up the entire slide.
- Use bullets for your main points.
- Use speaker notes and recorded voiceover audio to fully explain what is being discussed in the bullet points as though you are presenting to an audience, being sure to follow the Standard English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.).
- Viewpoint and purpose should be clearly established and sustained.
- Presentation should be well-ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful.
- Your work should display superior content, organization, style, and mechanics.
- Appropriate citation style should be followed.
- You should also make sure to:
- Use examples to support your discussion.
- Cite all sources on a separate reference slide at the end of your PowerPoint and reference and cite within the body of the presentation using APA format and citation style. For more information on APA guidelines, visit Academic Tools.
For more information on APA style formatting, refer to the resources in the Academic Tools area of this course and see Purdue Global Writing Center.
Also review the university policy on plagiarism. If you have any questions, please contact your professor and review the following:
