Prevention of Major Accidents: Leadership Within safety we are all leaders; working safely and displaying the right safety behaviours. Within safety we are all leaders; working safely and displaying the right safety behaviours, ensuring we lead by example and influencing our fellow workmates to work safely, are all signs of great safety leadership. Safety leaders are found throughout an organisation and are not just those formally appointed into leadership positions. Leaders guide their teams to work towards shared goals to provide a safe place to work. Presentations My role as a director and leader CEO of Chrysaor, Phil Kirk, spoke to delegates on his role as a director and leader and its importance in MAH Management. Criminal penalties and guidelines for sentencing heath and safety breaches Madeleine Abas, Health & Safety Lawyer Leadership Matters: Prevention of Major Accidents Chris Flint from the HSE delivered a presentation titled 'Leadership Matters. Prevention of Major Accidents' during the workshop in September 2019 The Role of Leadership in Managing Major Accident Hazard Risks Step Change in Safety Executive Director, Steve Rae, delivered a presentation on the importance of the Cs of safety culture Resources suitable for Safety Moments Major Accident Hazard Awareness - mini alerts pack Texas City - Could this happen again? Other Resources Free for members only Process Safety Leadership Survey Report 2023 A comprehensive report on the results of the Process Safety Leadership survey undertaken in 2023. Key takeaways include: 1. The level of engagement and average scores were high, indicating and confident and reflective industry; 2. Well-performing themes include Culture, Clarity and Competency; 3… View Resource Free for members only Safety Rep Essentials Pack for OIMs, site managers and supervisors To help site managers support safety reps and the safety committee, Step Change in Safety has provided guidance for OIMs and supervisors. The pack contains two films, ESR OIM guidance and a selection of ESR template documents. This pack is around 145MB in size, so please ensure you are downloading t… View Resource Free for members only Competence Leadership and Supervision Guidance This guidance document provides a structured approach to managing and assuring leadership competence across the energy sector. It outlines best practice principles, processes, and standards for ensuring leaders and supervisors are equipped with the knowledge, skills, and behaviours required to manag… View Resource Free for members only MAH Understanding Vlog: Leadership In this vlog in the MAH Understanding theme, Gareth Lawson, an experienced OIM, talks about the importance of effective leadership in preventing Major Accidents. This vlog is suitable for anyone but particularly those in supervisory or leadership roles. View Resource Free for members only Major Accident Hazards Awareness (Induction film) 2021 Major accidents are rare events which have the potential for large-scale loss of life, catastrophic damage to assets or the environment. Major Accident Hazards (MAHs), if not managed effectively, may lead to these low likelihood, high potential events. Therefore it’s important that people working in… View Resource Free for members only Assurance and Verification Senior Management Guidance This Senior Management Summary provides basic information to support senior management's understanding of how the control of Major Accident Hazards (MAH) is dependent on robust processes for both the assurance and verification of safety critical equipment. This understanding will help senior manager… View Resource Third Party Resources HSE Managing for health and safety HSE A brief guide: Using contractors HSE Leadership for the major hazard industries HSE Effective supervisory safety leadership behaviours in offshore oil and gas industry
Free for members only Process Safety Leadership Survey Report 2023 A comprehensive report on the results of the Process Safety Leadership survey undertaken in 2023. Key takeaways include: 1. The level of engagement and average scores were high, indicating and confident and reflective industry; 2. Well-performing themes include Culture, Clarity and Competency; 3… View Resource
Free for members only Safety Rep Essentials Pack for OIMs, site managers and supervisors To help site managers support safety reps and the safety committee, Step Change in Safety has provided guidance for OIMs and supervisors. The pack contains two films, ESR OIM guidance and a selection of ESR template documents. This pack is around 145MB in size, so please ensure you are downloading t… View Resource
Free for members only Competence Leadership and Supervision Guidance This guidance document provides a structured approach to managing and assuring leadership competence across the energy sector. It outlines best practice principles, processes, and standards for ensuring leaders and supervisors are equipped with the knowledge, skills, and behaviours required to manag… View Resource
Free for members only MAH Understanding Vlog: Leadership In this vlog in the MAH Understanding theme, Gareth Lawson, an experienced OIM, talks about the importance of effective leadership in preventing Major Accidents. This vlog is suitable for anyone but particularly those in supervisory or leadership roles. View Resource
Free for members only Major Accident Hazards Awareness (Induction film) 2021 Major accidents are rare events which have the potential for large-scale loss of life, catastrophic damage to assets or the environment. Major Accident Hazards (MAHs), if not managed effectively, may lead to these low likelihood, high potential events. Therefore it’s important that people working in… View Resource
Free for members only Assurance and Verification Senior Management Guidance This Senior Management Summary provides basic information to support senior management's understanding of how the control of Major Accident Hazards (MAH) is dependent on robust processes for both the assurance and verification of safety critical equipment. This understanding will help senior manager… View Resource
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