{"id":7667,"date":"2021-03-09T16:45:49","date_gmt":"2021-03-09T21:45:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scottburrows.com\/?p=7667"},"modified":"2021-03-09T16:45:49","modified_gmt":"2021-03-09T21:45:49","slug":"scott-burrows-safety-accountability-speaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottburrows.319heads.com\/scott-burrows-safety-accountability-speaker\/","title":{"rendered":"Scott Burrows Safety & Accountability Speaker"},"content":{"rendered":"

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What does it mean to be \u201caccountable?\u201d As a safety and accountability motivational speaker<\/a>, I know that my audiences, virtual or in-person, understand \u201csafety\u201d but I am often asked about the accountability part. We all know about accountability, but how it is measured<\/em>? It is one of my favorite topics to cover in my talks on safety.<\/p>\n

The Accountability Factor<\/strong><\/p>\n

It has been nearly a decade (June 1, 2010), since safety expert David Maxfield wrote an excellent article for EHS Today<\/em> entitled: \u201cWorkplace Safety is the Leading Edge of a Culture of Accountability.\u201d In his article, Maxfield wrote about an automotive company executive whose team had an exceptional safety record. The manager stated:<\/p>\n

\u201cI use safety as the leading edge of accountability<\/em>. We need accountability to achieve the quality<\/em>, productivity<\/em> and cost targets<\/em> we set. But I start with safety. If I can’t achieve accountability around safety, then I can’t achieve accountability around anything.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another way of starting the accountability and safety interplay discussion is by using the word \u201cmindset.\u201d It is easy for a manager, department or employee to ask themselves, \u201cAre we accountable<\/em>?\u201d When we do that, every hand in the room is raised. Of course, if we\u2019re accountable the voices might shout in unison. However, if the incidences of workplace accidents are up, if lost hours or days or even weeks are lost due to injuries, if cost targets are completely missed as the result of workplace injury occurrences, then how accountable have we been?<\/p>\n

Did our organization have the mindset<\/em> to see that the leading edge of accountability is quantifiable? If our organization lacks the vision to understand that each safety violation added one on top of the other will result in dollars and cents impact, then all of our talk on accountability is just that \u2013 talk.<\/p>\n

Grit Averts Tragedy<\/strong><\/p>\n

Several years ago, Angela Duckworth Ph.D conducted a groundbreaking psychological examination on \u201cgrit\u201d as the key to academic and occupational excellence. Her conclusion?<\/p>\n

\u201cThe strongest predictor of success is grit\u2026 passion and perseverance for very long-term goals. Grit is essentially about stamina, and how consistently you work in a certain direction over time.\u201d<\/p>\n

If the desired goal in the workplace is to be accountable, and if accountability is so closely linked to safety, then we must have the grit, the hourly, grind-it-out mentality to persevere to make that happen.<\/p>\n

There are no magic safety wall posters or neat safety slogans that can take the place of daily grit. When grit is combined with a safety mindset and the members of the team all pull together with common vision, then quantifiable improvements can be seen.<\/p>\n

A safe workplace, no matter the field of expertise of the organization, will achieve a higher quality in its goods or services; it will achieve greater productivity, whether that productivity is measured in units, efficiency or reduced labor.\u00a0 Clearly, if we have a safe workplace, we will achieve our production cost objectives.<\/p>\n

The willingness to get \u201cas gritty as possible,\u201d to make every hour an hour devoted to safety, will define our accountability as an organization \u2013 and it will<\/em> save lives.<\/p>\n

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Book Scott Burrows, Safety & Accountability Keynote Speaker<\/a> by contacting him through this website or directly calling his office at: (520) 548-1169<\/strong><\/p>\n

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