1. Raising Awareness at workplace
SAFETY & SECURITY MANAGEMENT

2. Objectives
Purpose of this module is to identify the techniques
& effective methods of raising staff awareness on
safety & security at workplace.
We live in a world of ever-increasing risk. No
workplace – be it a construction site, office building,
factory floor, or retail store – is immune from these
threats. Risks threaten staff safety, staff morale, and
organization’s efficiency level.
‘Awareness is the greatest agent for
change’

3. Why S & S Awareness?
To make the staff understand
– salient features of safety
& security arrangements at
workplace.
– how it is contributing to the
organization and staffs’ well being.
– the risks & threats associated to the workplace and
movements
– the roles of a staff as an individual contributor
– team approach to make a better & safe workplace

4. Why S & S Awareness?
– Making people notice things
– Making people happier by making them notice things
and thus making them commit to something
– Planting an idea in people's heads and leading them
to an "awakening’’
– Making people understand that they need to stand up
for something
– Sharing passion: showing people why you're
passionate about something and why you think they
should be passionate too

5. Workplace Safety & Security
One of the aspects of maintaining a productive &
supportive workplace is making sure that there are
effective health, safety and security procedures are in
place. Effective procedures protect staffs, partners,
guests, international visitors, facilities and also the
reputations from potential harms and damages.
Workplace safety & security is series of procedures
which to be evaluated regularly and the result to be
shared with the management team to see if any changes
needed to be made to make the policies & procedures
more effective.

6. Point of Concentrations
 Health
Covers both physical & psychological issues at
workplace
 Safety
Discuss the un-intentional harms and threats to
the workplace environment and the
staffs/occupants
 Security
Deals with the risks with intentional acts of harms
and damages to the workplace & staff security
(including information security)

7. Methods of Raising Awareness
 Top down approach
 Be the Role Model
 Assign Champions
 Campaigning & selling the service
 Focusing on day to day learning
 Showing staff what’s wrong
 Inviting them to play beside you
 Empowering staff
 Communication for ‘Getting the word out’

8. Methods of Raising Awareness
 Make decision-makers aware of S&S functions
 Documenting & advertising/promoting
 Maintaining high profile
 Changing cultural value
 Motivate the staffs as ‘S&S EYES’
 Showing staff what’s wrong
 Involving staffs in decision making process
 Avoid ‘Fail to plan, Plan to fail’ syndrome
 Appreciation/Acknowledgement Cards

9. Group Exercise (10 minutes)
 Group-1
Make list of 05 must issues to include in
awareness list and who are the target audience
for those
 Group-2
Find out 05 difficulties in S&S awareness raising
and who are the stakeholders
 Group-3
List 05 innovative & interesting ideas to promote
S&S management awareness (you can take help
from other groups also)