Transformational Safety Leadership By Stanley Jules
Transformational Safety Leadership Importance of Safety in Design Hazard analysis: What is it? Transformational Leadership and it s use within Task Based Risk Assessment An Engineer s useful tool: Designsafe
Importance of Safety in Design Unintentional injuries Cost of $399 billion a year only in the USA; Fifth leading cause of death; Due to interaction between machines and their environment and the way people live and work Engineers should think more about the safety of the users...
Importance of Safety In Design The main reasons why we should care more about safety are: Time Costs Competition International Influences Capturing knowledge Product liability
Hazard Analysis: What is it? Objectives: Tool for engineers and safety practitioners to identify possible hazards, provide an evaluation of the risks, prompt alternative design solutions to mitigate or control the risks to an acceptable level.
Hazard analysis: What is it? Hazard: Potentially dangerous condition, which is triggered by an event, called the cause of the hazard. Risk: hazard that is associated with a severity and a probability of occurrence.
Hazard analysis: What is it? Hazard analysis: Identify all possible hazards potentially created by a product, process or application. Risk assessment: It is the next step after the collection of potential hazards. Risk in this context is the probability and severity of the hazard becoming reality.
Hazard analysis: What is it? When performed: Before the design begins. Information used: Literature, Scenarios, Expert opinions, Personal experience.
Hazard analysis: What is it? General risk assessment protocol : Establish Analysis Parameters Identify Hazards Assess Risks Derive Risk Rating Reduce Risks Verify Effectiveness Document Results
Hazard analysis: What is it? Establish Analysis Parameters Identify Hazards Assess Risks Derive Risk Rating Reduce Risks These parameters can be limits of the machine or design, limits on uses, limits on the scope of the analysis, or other limits. Verify Effectiveness Document Results
Hazard analysis: What is it? Establish Analysis Parameters Identify Hazards Assess Risks Derive Risk Rating The nature of this step lends itself to a team approach such as brainstorming. Reduce Risks Verify Effectiveness Document Results
Hazard analysis: What is it? Establish Analysis Parameters Identify Hazards Assess Risks Derive Risk Rating Reduce Risks Two risk factors are used: severity of injury probability of occurrence Verify Effectiveness Document Results
Hazard analysis: What is it? Establish Analysis Parameters Risk matrix: Identify Hazards PROBABILITY OF OCCURRENCE OF HARM SEVERITY OF HARM Assess Risks Catastrophic Serious Moderate Minor Very Likely High High High Medium Derive Risk Rating Reduce Risks Verify Effectiveness Document Results Likely High High Medium Low Unlikely Medium Medium Low Negligible Remote Low Low Negligible Negligible If the risk is determined to not be acceptable, it is necessary to reduce that risk by implementing protective measures.
Hazard analysis: What is it? Establish Analysis Parameters Identify Hazards Assess Risks Derive Risk Rating Reduce Risks Verify Effectiveness Document Results Remedy actions are taken to reduce risks following the hazard hierarchy: Eliminate hazards through the design Protect Warn the user Train the user(s) Personal protective equipment
Hazard analysis: What is it? Establish Analysis Parameters Identify Hazards Assess Risks Derive Risk Rating This assessment verifies that the remedy actions have reduced the risks to an acceptable level. Reduce Risks Verify Effectiveness Document Results
Hazard analysis: What is it? Establish Analysis Parameters Identify Hazards Assess Risks Derive Risk Rating Reduce Risks Verify Effectiveness The documentation can be added to a technical file for future use. Document Results
Hazard analysis: What is it? When to stop: There is no zero risk, always some residual risk remains. If the residual risk is acceptable, then the risk assessment process is completed.
Hazard analysis: What is it? Caution: Any hazard, which is not identified, will not be addressed by safety measures and will not be detecting during testing. Hazard not identified during this analysis can create substantial risk to users of the design.
Hazard analysis: What is it? An efficient tool: A new computer tool, named Designsafe, specially designed to speed the hazard analysis process has become available. It uses a task-based method to ensure all hazards to users are identified.
Types of Leadership Defined Focuses on the exchanges that occur between leaders and their followers TRANSACTIONAL Process of engaging with others to create a connection that increases motivation and morality in both the leader and the follower Focuses on the leader s own interests rather than the interests of their followers TRANSFORMATIONAL PSEUDOTRANSFORMATIONAL
Types of Leadership Defined Leader is attentive to the needs and motives of followers and tries to help followers reach their fullest potential. Mohandas Gandhi raised the hopes and demands of millions of his people and in the process was changed himself Process of engaging with others to create a connection that increases motivation and morality in both the leader and the follower TRANSFORMATIONAL
Model of Transformational Leadership TL motivates followers beyond the expected by: raising consciousness about the value and importance of specific and idealized goals transcending self-interest for the good of the team or organization addressing higher-level needs
The 4 I s In Being Transformational Idealized Influence - Acting as strong role models - High standards of moral and ethical conduct - Making others want to follow the leader s vision Inspirational Motivation - Communicating high expectations - Inspiring followers to commitment and engagement in shared vision - Using symbols & emotional appeals to focus group members to achieve more than self-interest
The 4 I s In Being Transformational Intellectual Stimulation - Stimulating followers to be creative and innovative - Challenging their own beliefs and valuing those of leader and organization - Supporting followers to try new approaches develop innovative ways of dealing with organization issues Individualized Consideration - Listening carefully to the needs of followers - Acting as coaches to assist followers in becoming fully actualized - Helping followers grow through personal challenges
Transactional Leadership Factors Contingent Reward The exchange process between leaders and followers in which effort by followers is exchanged for specified rewards Management by Exception Leadership that involves corrective criticism, negative feedback, and negative reinforcement Two forms Active - Watches follower closely to identify mistakes/rule violations Passive - Intervenes only after standards have not been met or problems have arisen
Non-leadership Factor Laissez-Faire The absence of leadership A hands-off, let-things-ride approach Refers to a leader who abdicates responsibility delays decisions gives no feedback, and makes little effort to help followers satisfy their needs
Additive Effect of Transformational Leadership
Transformational Leadership Focus of Transformational Leaders TLs empower and nurture followers TLs stimulate change by becoming strong role models for followers TLs commonly create a vision TLs require leaders to become social architects TLs build trust & foster collaboration Overall Scope Describes how leaders can initiate, develop, and carry out significant changes in organizations
An useful engineers tool: Designsafe dse has developed a fast, easy-to-use tool for engineers and safety professionals to incorporate safety through design by: identifying hazards prompting engineers to think about hazards which they otherwise might overlook conducting a risk assessment for identified hazards reducing risks in a structured method preventing accidents and reducing liability
An useful engineers tool: Designsafe what it is... an engineering tool for improving product designs and processes a systematic method for conducting a task-based safety analysis a technique for eliminating and controlling hazards
An useful engineers tool: Designsafe what it does... gives designers a quick and easy tool to evaluate safety issues through design permits quick assessment of engineer's change orders to safety issues assists design engineers in completing a safety analysis for their products/processes helps companies identify potential hazards and provides methods for elimination prioritizes design activities related to risk
An useful engineers tool: Designsafe what are the benefits... helps prompt remedy actions for existing hazards can be employed at all stages of the life cycle of a design assists in obtaining the CE mark for assessing European markets can be printed for documentation or a technical file helps assure all hazards are addressed to completion
An useful engineers tool: Designsafe what are the limits... It s a guide, not an expert system; Poor inputs or incomplete data lead to poor results.
Contact Info Phone Number: 419-485-6432 Email: sjules@chasebrass.com