A High-Performance Work System

making sure employees are aware of the health and safety aspects of their work (e.g. posting information on notice boards, keeping an information file such as COSHH, training, and providing

The Company’s goal is to have zero work-related illnesses or injuries. However, in order to attain this goal, it will require a team effort involving both the Company and the employees. Only through such a coordinated effort can this safety plan be established and sustained.

It is important to recognise the different responsibilities and approaches of a member of staff, the employer and others in the work setting. For example the employer is responsible to provide PPE and relevant health and safety training free of charge. It is then the responsibility of a staff member to use the PPE and to attend the training. So although the responsibilities are different they are also related and both need to work in order to ensure a high standard of health and safety. The employer provides as safe working environment, however if an accident or incident occurs it requires the efforts of both staff and sometimes others to report this to ensure measures are put into place to reduce any risk associated with the incident or accident. Another example of how health and safety has a linked responsibility can be shown through a member of staff ensuring they provide the relevant fire safety information/instructions to others. It is then the responsibility for others to follow these instructions.

The human resources process has to accompany both the employee and employer in regard to safety issues. An employee wants the assurance of safe and healthy working conditions; anything less exposes danger to their own wellbeing. In addition employees must take heed to precautions design by the organization. However an employer wants to avoid expenditures in overhead by cutting cost or corners often putting their employees at harmful risk. In addition, organizations also have a lawful obligation in which they have to provide a safe workplace by preventing accidents, hazards, serious injuries or accident-related deaths. Negligence on either behalf can result in determination, fines, citations, work-related

Our employees have the benefit of a safety first oriented work environment and will not experience retaliation when bringing any safety concerns

The importance of health and safety requires that employees, other persons at work and members of the public be given the highest level of protection against risks to their health and safety that is reasonably practicable in the circumstances.

Employers must ensure that employees receive adequate and appropriate information, instruction and training to carry out their work safely.

Q3. What are the likely keys to success in motivating these individuals to cooperate and communicate as a team?

According to the Bureau of Labor, statistics indicate that more than 4.1 million people were hurt or injured on-the-job in 2006 and 5,488 were killed in 2007 (Gomez-Mejia, Balkin, & Cardy, 2010, p. 511). Laws and regulatory requirements are currently in place to standardize and promote workplace safety. Organizations with extensive safety programs have reduced number of accidents, decreased workers’ compensation claims and lawsuits and lesser accident-related expenditures (Gomez-Mejia, et al, 2010, p. 511). This paper discusses the effects of legal, safety and regulatory requirements in

This task is all about motivating the team to perform in the workplace. You should consider:

a. Employees are trained and treated properly. The training emphasis the importance of good costumer relations. This is a real internal strength because customers will be satisfied with the services, therefor business will be successful.

Training of supervisors in how to communicate and demonstrate safety practices to employees (Gomez-Melia et al., 2011).

The recommendation has been made for Verizon to consider developing a safety-training curriculum that will be a win-win for all. “According to Kevin Ehling a district manager for Administaff in Fort Worth, every company, regardless of size should consider a training program that will teach all employees on all levels how to increase job performance.” (Kevin, Ethling, 2009,) In this instance, training all employees on safety practices could eliminate the company’s exposure in many areas. When the employees increase their knowledge in an area, they have been empowered to produce. “In some respects, the potential of 21st century skills lies in the exploration of how digital tools (cameras, presentation software, computing equipment) and online resources can support and enhance traditional subjects, skills and teaching practices.” (Verizon, 2009).

What policies might an organization develop as part of its commitments to health and safety?

In addition, be sure to provide inspirational vision and strong values, meaningful and challenging work, offer career opportunities, create an environment that enables people to do their best work, offer tangible rewards in both monetary and non-monetary ways and ensure work/life balance and support its importance.