![]() And I believe that making safety personal at the individual level is an important part of this process. ![]() Research shows that when employees are more engaged and when they perceive that their supervisors are engaged, they more likely will have positive perceptions about their company’s safety culture and more likely to work safely. This applies to supervisors and managers as well as the people who work for them. Furthermore, we are not identical copies of one another – we bring different experiences, traits and abilities to work every day, and have different levels of personal exposure based on our own behaviors and the work that we do as individuals. We can talk about every possible hazard around us, discuss a dozen ways to mitigate the risks and remind people all day long about using PPE, but at some point, it’s important to remember why we are talking about safety in the first place: to make sure we all go home safely every day. His team’s safety moments raise awareness of risks and point out ways to prevent injury but fail to make a personal connection to him, or his team members. It suddenly occurred to him that all this time, he’s been covering topics that are relevant to the day’s work, and are helpful, but they are not personal in any way. ![]() “Guys, it’s real hot out there today, so make sure you drink plenty of water and stay hydrated.” “We’ve had two hand injuries in the past month, so we really need to wear the proper gloves and use machine guarding at all times.” “We’re working at heights today, so make sure we all wear our fall prevention equipment and tie off properly.” As I listened to some of his examples, I heard all of the typical things that I would expect: In our workshop earlier that day, we had discussed the importance of being people-focused and engaging employees on a personal level.Īfter reflecting on that, he shared with me that although his team does safety moments every day, they are hardly ever “personal.” He and his team lead always cover a safety topic that is relevant to the work they are doing that day and the associated hazards. Recently, while conducting a safety leadership coaching session with a supervisor at a manufacturing plant, he mentioned that his team does daily safety moments. While it’s always good to focus on safety each day, I wonder how effective and impactful our typical safety moments are. I’ve heard people do safety moments in many different ways, with varying degrees of relevance to the actual work environment, but they all bring us back to the importance of safety in some way. Just even that alone is helpful and educational for both communities.Does your company do safety moments? If so, what do you consider to be an effective safety moment? It’s an interesting question, and one that I took a bit for granted until recently. “We voice our side, or the perspective as a Black man, and then he voices his side from a Jewish man. “And it’s really talking about the equation of our two communities from two different perspectives,” Cannon explained. That process was a growth moment for me, on so many levels as a man,” he told the publication.Īccording to Cannon, he and Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt are actively taking steps to educate others and combat hate with their “2 Hate or Not 2 Hate” podcast. “Man, I’m going to be super honest with you, man. ![]() In an interview with AllHipHop, published over the weekend, Cannon revealed that he is still learning from the experience and he now understands better why his perspective was flawed. Nick Cannon's cryptic message spreads baby fever (Photo by Prince Williams/Getty Images) Prince Williams/Getty Images LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 25: Nick Cannon speaks onstage at "Hip Hop & Mental Health: Facing The Stigma Together" at The GRAMMY Museum on Jin Los Angeles, California.
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