Leading engagement (encouraging better employee engagement in occupational health and safety)

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Byrne, R. (2012), "Leading engagement (encouraging better employee engagement in occupational health and safety)", Human Resource Management International Digest, Vol. 20 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/hrmid.2012.04420aaa.011

Leading engagement (encouraging better employee engagement in occupational health and safety)

Article Type: Abstracts From: Human Resource Management International Digest, Volume 20, Issue 1

Byrne R.The RoSPA Occupational Safety & Health Journal (UK), August 2011, Vol. 41 No. 8, Start page: 11, No. of pages: 4

Argues that the key to occupational health and safety (OH&S) is employee engagement, persuading all employees, at all levels, to be aware that health and safety is something that matters not only to them, but that they have a responsibility to look out for the health and safety of their colleagues at work. Explains that employee engagement makes good business sense as research, undertaken by research company Harris Interactive, indicates that organizations with a highly engaged workforce have: a 30-50 percent lower employee turnover; 62 percent fewer accidents; 18 percent more productivity; 19 percent more income; and are 12 percent more profitable. Focuses on the management approaches that can be applied to the encouragement of better employee engagement in health and safety. Indicates that traditional ways of developing a safety culture are important and often help get the basics in place, taking an organization a long way down the road to achieving its goal. Concludes that most organizations are seeking a step change in their safety performance and culture, and for anyone involved in safety management their role is to find ways to facilitate this change.ISSN: 1474-7952Reference: 40AR198

Keywords: Occupational health and safety, Employees, Corporate culture, Management techniques, Organizations, Workplace