Willerth – Coaching und Consulting

University Cours Safety & Sustainable Development – the 6 Sessions Highlights of Topics

Herbert Willerth

World Class Safety:
Safety & Sustainable Development

Economic & Behaviour Aspects of Health, Safety & Environment

or

SAFETY as an ever more comprehensive and complex
SYSTEMS CONCEPT

Foundation & Principles of Excellence

Herbert Willerth

Session 1. :

  1. Introduction into Sustainable HSE – setting the Scene (Video Message Borealis CEO). Introducing „My Safety Believes“, the introduction of Safety Moment (which is now used at the beginning of each session performed by the students. BP Storyline – history of disasters (Videos BP Texas Refinery Explosion, Video BP Oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico). Conclusions about occupational Safety, process safety, impact on company reputation, the role of contractor and subcontractors – close link to environment and sustainability
  2. Principles, Culture, Management, and Measuring Performance Why managing Health and Safety and Environment – Reasons. Why workplace Safety is important – Reasons can be categorized into Moral Reasons also called Ethical Reasons – Legal and Social Reasons – Economic / Financial Reasons (Video – fire 2019 Philadelphia Refinery)
  3. Borealis starting point in 2002
  4. HSE as an important driver to develop the overall Company Performance (Video – Bhopal after 30 years)
  5. What is Culture all about (Video – safety culture elements)
  6. How to orchestrate a series of mindset shifts and create organizational ownership? (Video – what is safety culture)
  7. Sustainability HSE Culture – the building blocks
  8. What are the essential elements to manage HSE?

Session 2

Session 2.

  1. Selective attention (Video – warm-up for concentration, murder riddle)
  2. Sustainable HSE Culture – how to keep it going?
  3. CEO needs to ask important Question to his leadership team (Video – Borealis Safety Day)
  4. The Value of safety culture – transformation process (Video – DuPont Bradley Curve)
  5. Safety Indicator – lagging vs. leading examples (Video – How to measure Safety)
  6. Different CEO Statements – statements at different situations of a company
  7. Annual reporting HSE – GRI principles of quality (analysis of combined annual reports and/or sustainability reports)
  8. How Universities are communicating in the HSE area to their students (Top 10 Universities in Austria vs. World Top University)

Session 3.

  1. Benchmark at World-Class Level
  2. What do World-Class Companies better?
  3. Risk and Safety Maturity Model – discussions about the elements (Video – Risk and Safety Maturity Model and Bradley Curve)
  4. World-Class Safety performance – To be considered “world-class” is to be among the best. But what does it mean to have a world-class safety program? How can the status be achieved, and what weight does the phrase “world-class” carry?
  5. Risk Analysis – 6-step Hazard Studies – On the Job Analysis – Take 2
  6. Iceberg Theory (Video – Safety Rules)
  7. Let’s not forget to talk about Office safety (Video – Safety in Offices)
  8. Workplace accidents and injuries
  9. What is needed for HSE Management?
  10. Safety Management is Change Management
  11. Risk Assessments – more in detail the 3 areas

Session 4. 

  1. Carman (Consensus based Approach to Risk Management)
  2. Safety Excellence – the 12 Pillar Concept 

A. Leadership,

        1. Management Commitment drives 

            Starts at the Top

            Why Visible Felt Leadership is important

            Visible Felt Leadership 

            How to get VFL in actions? 

            What is needed? 

         2. Policies and Principles 

             Working Health and Safety Policy (

         3. Goals, Objectives and Plan

             Challenging Goals and Objectives 

             Setting Performance Goals and Objectives 

         4. Procedures & Performance Standards

             High Standards of Performance 

             How and not What 

             High Standards of Performance 

             Procedures and Tools

B. Structure 

          5. Line Management Accountability and Responsibility

          Safety as a line organisation responsibility

          6. Safety Personnel

          Supportive Safety personnel 

          HSE Officer Duties and Responsibilities 

          7. Integrated Organisation Structure

              Management of safety – principles

              Administer Safety effectively 

          8. Motivation and Awareness

              Managers and Leaders must: 

              Best Motivational Method 

C. Process and Actions

     9. Effective Communication

         What is important

         Communication barriers 

     10. Training and Development

           Continuous Safety training and development 

           Safety training evaluation 

     11. Incident Investigation

     Comprehensive injury and incident investigation reports 

     Steps to contact an effective investigation 

     Effective Near Miss reporting, Investigation and Communication 

     Unsafe Acts and Conditions 

     12. Observation and Inspections, Audit

Session 5.

5. Are cost of Safety and health appropriate for all companies? – 146

  1. Why does Health and safety matter for all companies  

       Health and Safety is good for you 

       Closing the productivity gap 

       Incidents rate EU 28 

       Fatal and non-fatal incidents 

       Clamping down on construction 

In this part we have discussed the heavy cost impact on countries social / tax systems. Overall Europe is losing , because of poor occupational Health and Safety management, 475 billion Euro / year – Case study, productivity gap input.

6. Leading and Managing 

  1. Tools demonstrating commitment 
  2. Leading your team 

7. How to achieve World Class? 

  1. Safety Culture evaluation model 
  2. Principles of safety Pyramid – how to use it 
  3. Where are the limitations 
  4. Principles of Process Safety 
  5. Principles of Live saving Rules 
  6. Live Saving Rules Training Centre 
  7. The Problem – How to avoid a fatality 
  8. A blame free culture 
  9. TRI and NM frequency 
  10. Safety Culture Maturity Model …. link to UAC and NM reports 
  11. Creating a good climate for safety 
  1. Remember – procedures and performance standards driving Culture change 
  1. To drive to the next, sustainable level, you must ……

Session 6.

8. Paradigm Shift, why is Leadership key? 

  1. Front line leader 
  2. Felt Leadership – What is it all about? 
  3. Felt Leadership – What is it specific
  4. Felt Leadership – Why is it important 
  5. Good Visible Felt Leadership – World Class Safety, 4 Main Elements 
  6. The value of Dialogue 
  7. Your Talk matters 
  8. The 20 essential tips 

9. Reflections and conclusion 

Questions to check your knowledge

1.What is a Safety Moment, how is it used, content? Why is HSE Management important

2.HSE has to be part and incorporated into which Company functions?

3.Mindset shifts in Safety – 9 elements, name at least 5

4.Principles – sustainable HSE Culture as a leader which question have you ask yourself (max 5)

5.Communication – for whom is it important to get transparent informed

6.Safety tips for office work (max 7)

7.Which Elements (5) characteristics determine whether a safety management is “World class”●

8.Name the elements of the 12 Pillar concept

9. What means VFL and why is it important 

10.Management commitment – what’s needed

11.Tools for demonstrating commitment (max 5)

12.Principles of the safety injury Pyramid – what does it tell us

13.Lifesaving rules principles – why, what does it mean

14.Culture Ladder Elements – describe in few words each Element

15.Your talks matters – important Elements (max 7)