How Can We Make Safety Week More Engaging and Unique This Year?

Dear all safety experts,

Every year, we celebrate Safety Week with slogans, posters, quizzes, drama plays, exhibitions, and more. I request everyone to suggest new innovative ideas—something different, thoda hatke—that will keep the Safety Program fresh and alive.

Think creatively, do not just keep it in your mind. Publish your ideas on our Citehr Safety Forum; other members will surely add value, and we can all benefit from something unique, thoda hatke, to keep the Safety Program fresh and alive.

Thanks,

Abhay

Thank you for your excellent thoughts and for your post. All the activities you have mentioned in the above post are our basic activities. Every day, new ideas come for improvement in health, safety, and the environment.

New Initiative: Safety Officer for One Day

We are implementing a new activity for improvement and education for workers and staff called "Safety Officer for One Day." We have written all workers' names on individual slips and placed them in a box for a lucky draw. Every morning, after the safety prayer, the Project Manager, Plant Head, or Safety HOD opens a slip for "One Day Safety Officer" from the workers' side. The selected worker will act as a safety officer for one day and provide observations to the Safety In-charge. Each worker will have the opportunity to be the safety officer for one day only. If they encounter any problems, they can directly discuss them with the HOD Safety or Area In-charge Safety.

After six months, we observed that over 180 workers have developed habits of working within our system, following all safety rules, and advising others, including new workers. Therefore, I believe this is a regular activity for improving health, safety, and the environment. If possible, we can apply this to all our construction sites and plants.

Regards

Introducing "Safety Officer for One Day" Initiative

Dear Mr. Abhay,

Very excellent thoughts, and thanks for the post. All the activities you have mentioned in the above post are our basic activities. Every day, new ideas come for improvement in health, safety, and the environment. We are introducing a new activity for improvement and education for workers and staff called "SAFETY OFFICER 4 ONE DAY."

We have written all workers' names on individual slips and kept them in a box for a lucky draw. Every morning after the safety prayer, the Project Manager/Plant Head/Safety HOD opens a slip for "ONE DAY SAFETY OFFICER" from the workers' side. The chosen worker will be the safety officer for one day and will provide observations to the Safety In-charge. Each worker will have a chance to be the safety officer for one day. If they encounter any problems, they can talk or discuss directly with the HOD Safety/Area In-charge Safety.

After six months, we observed that over 180 workers have developed a habit of working within our system, following all safety rules, and offering advice to others, including new workers. I believe this is a regular activity for improving health, safety, and the environment. If possible, we can implement this at all our construction sites and plants.

Dear Sainiji,

Yes, it's a good idea. We just need to ensure that the One Day Safety Officer communicates without deviating from safety basics (which we can monitor with the help of other experts). If this process works effectively, it will definitely help strengthen the safety culture.

Thanks for the post. Let's look forward to more ideas from other safety experts.

Thanks,
Abhay

Safety at the Workplace: Beyond the Office

Safety at the workplace and its practices imbibe safety habits in workers, mostly restricted to their workplaces only. In general, I have noticed that safety habits in many workers are not displayed elsewhere in society at large. This means workers just observe safety practices at work because it is mandatory at their workplace. I suggest experts induct some methods to help people realize the real value of safety through picturing/showcasing realistic events, incidents, and accidents which directly affect the person in terms of understanding how precious life is. Not only this, let workers know the aftereffects of certain tragedies that have occurred to someone due to non-adherence to safety in general.

Understanding Safety as a Life Skill

People should understand safety as: Safety is not merely a professional attribute to learn and follow; it should really be understood as an essence of life.

Regards,
Bijay

I suggest starting with general awareness topics on safety. Let people first understand the need for safety.