Awareness Materials
Get Wise to Complacency
Help build a positive safety culture and reduce work-related injuries and illness by using the below Get Wise to Safety Villains poster, table tent and digital image. This is part of the Work Wisely program.
The message reminds employees to avoid the safety villain of complacency:
- Repeated success while using unsafe behaviors can lead to a false sense of security and injury.
- Watch for bad habits and reverse them quickly.
Place posters near workstations and high-traffic areas around the office, such as next to coffee pots, water stations and refrigerators.
MCIT members can request to have printed Work Wisely materials sent to them.
The table tent is great for an eye-catching reminder at employees’ desks or displayed in other high-visibility areas, such as workbenches and tables, and break areas.
The digital (jpeg) image file can be used anywhere you can insert an image, such as on the employee intranet, emails, employee newsletter, computer lock screen.
Mini Training Session for Loss Prevention
A Quick Take on Safety is a script that serve as a short safety talk to remind staff about safe work practices. This Quick Take focuses on hazards of employee complacency toward safety and prevention methods.
Objectives for Quick Take on Complacency
Overview: Discusses employee complacency, how that can cause accidents and methods to address complacency.
Purpose: Alert employees to signs of complacency.
Preparation: Read and become familiar with this Quick Take. Change as needed to reflect procedures and personnel in your department.
Benefits of a Positive Safety Culture
Positive safety culture benefits employers and employees. A thriving positive safety culture can:
- Reduce employee work-related injuries and illness
- Improve productivity
- Raise employee morale
- Lower operational costs
- Boost organization’s reputation
- Reduce employee absenteeism
Work Wisely Program
MCIT’s Work Wisely program helps members build and support a positive safety culture:
- Encourage each employee to become a safety advocate
- Boost the safety mindset of employees
- Improve safety behaviors
When all people of an organization embrace and value safety, the frequency and severity of workplace injuries and illnesses decrease. MCIT encourages members to Work Wisely!
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