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In this episode, I discuss the importance of meaningful employee involvement in the safety and health management system.   Some barriers to employee involvement in the safety and health management system:   -Disregarding the fact that all injuries and illnesses result from exposure to hazards. -Perception by employees that management is primarily interested in disciplining “un-safe” acts without adequately addressing hazards and root causes. -Personnel actions, such as promotions, compensation, demotions, disciplines, and re-assignments that are administered in such a way as to reduce or undermine the commitment to safety. -Treating worker behavior as though it is a root or underlying cause rather than identifying hazards or system-related causes. -Administering a post-accident program, such as drug testing, in a way that discourages injury reporting -Not implementing hazard recognition and control measures and/or ignoring the hierarchy of controls. -Blaming employees with undue emphasis on discipline instead of implementing system changes. -Uneven accountability – focusing only on the line/hourly worker and not addressing “behavior” of supervisors, senior management and corporate leadership. -Employee perception that production takes precedence over their personal safety and health.   Be sure to subscribe, rank and review this podcast so I may improve and to aid others in finding me!