Connecting the Human Resources Function to Your Organization’s Safety Strategy
Aug 9, 2018
Categorized under: Improvement Strategy
In some of my client work, it quickly becomes apparent how well, if at all, the Human Resources (HR) function is connected to the overall safety management strategy for the organization. Too often the two are not well connected. It’s rarely an issue of motivation in my experience, but more so an issue of capability: HR professionals don’t understand how to get involved or with what to get involved. Let’s first look at the ‘how’ of engagement. If the organization’s leadership team is strategically governing the safety improvement agenda, HR needs to be a key part of that effort. As...