Workplace Saferty and Health - Design Programme for Stakeholders Awareness and Involvement In Implemenation of WSH policy

Design organization wide programme for stakeholder awareness and

involvement in implementation of WSH policy

To increase the stakeholder awareness and their involvement in implementation of WSH policy, organization should design WSH programme with a view to increase both the internal/external stakeholder awareness and involvement programmes

The design of such programme may include:

• Communication to internal stakeholders programme such as:

-Communication packages through email and intranet

-Internal newsletters, flyers and notice boards

-small group meetings and activities

-Committee and workgroup meetings

-Feedback sessions

-Surveys

-Company-wide promotional campaigns

Typical channels used in obtaining feedbacks from stakeholders are

:

• Small group meetings and activities

• Feedback sessions

• Email/Electronics/Hardcopy Surveys

• Interview sessions

Means to monitor the progress of WSH policy implementation may include

• The use Gantt Charting. As Gantt charts provides an easy reference for

how to carry out a given project by breaking it down into specific phases

and tasks and its visual charting make it easily to identify visually the

bottlenecks associated with a project.

• Periodic review of the workplace inspection reports, accident

investigations, and health and safety program evaluations as well as

the recommendations by health and safety committee or representative’s

• Communication to external stakeholders through programme such as:

-Communication packages through email and electronic survey

-Formal letters

-Surveys

-Interview sessions

The relevant stakeholders should includes:

• Employees

• Union

• Suppliers

• Contractors

• Shareholders

Ways to engage and motivate stakeholders in the change process within

organisational structure and system

There are various ways that an organization can use to engage and motivate

stakeholders in the change process within organisational structure and system

Engaging stakeholders involvement and support by:

• Making awareness on the set objectives

• Establishing the needs and the specific change required

• Developing change strategy and communicating the actions required from

stakeholders

• Identifying and responding to likely reactions to change

• Establishing mechanisms for obtaining feedback

• Motivating with reward and recognition

Strategy for implementing policy

Once Organization had prepared the  WSH policy, they should develop WSH

strategy to help them implement the WSH policy. Similarly, organization should also initiate and implement WSH programmes to help them achieve their WSH objectives:

• Assign health and safety responsibilities

• Set standards

• Involve stakeholders in the program

• Identify, assess, and control hazards;

• Audit the program

• Provide training;

 Obtaining and maintaining management support such as

;

• Provision of necessary resources

• Leading by example

• Motivation of staff