Leadership series

The Ansbro Safety Culture Spectrum, named in memory of Trevor Ansbro, who developed the model, describes the characteristics of four stages of safety culture. Learn how SAIF can help you assess the strength of your safety culture by using the Ansbro Safety Culture Spectrum. 

This page describes how to use the model.

• Handout 8.5 x 11  (Spanish 8.5 x 14)
• Poster 11 x17  (Spanish)
• eLearning  (10 minutes)

The training tools below help build leadership skills. 

Human and Organizational Performance (HOP) (Spanish)
These materials describe a way of leading safety by engaging employees.

• eLearning module (20 minutes)

Leadership styles (Spanish)
Learn about leadership styles to increase effectiveness.

• eLearning module (10 minutes)
• Leadership styles survey (Spanish)
• Video

Emotional intelligence (Spanish)
More workplaces are seeing the benefit in developing this leadership dimension. 

• Infographic

Relationship building (Spanish)
Learn about developing relationships to be a more positive leader.

• Infographic

Setting goals  (Spanish)
A key to effective results, this resource will help you learn how to set goals.

Mindfulness  (Spanish)
More leaders are seeing the benefit to promoting mindfulness in the workplace.

• eLearning module (10 minutes)
• Train your brain  (Spanish)
• Infographic

Vision (Spanish)
How to create a vision to inspire your employees and connect what they do to your mission.

A leader's role in change management (Spanish)
Navigating change is essential for all leaders.

• eLearning module (20 minutes)

Supportive supervision (Spanish)
Get the resources to become a great leader through supportive supervision.

Safety and Health Improvement Program (SHIP)
Partners from Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) developed this program to help employers implement supportive supervision at their organizations. Each module is 15 minutes or less and includes printable resources.

• SHIP module 1 | Introduction
• SHIP module 2 | Family supportive supervisor behaviors
• SHIP module 3 | Safety supportive supervisor behaviors
• SHIP module 4 | Tracking your supportive supervisor behaviors
• SHIP module 5 | SHIP follow up process

What’s health got to do with workplace safety? Browse these topics to learn how illness, stress, and lack of sleep impact worker safety and productivity—and what you can do to change it.

• Promote health

The tools linked below will help you build accountability into your culture.

Accountability at all levels  (Spanish)
See how everyone at an organization has a role in accountability.

• eLearning module  (20 minutes)
• Safety accountabilities  (Spanish)

Avoid blame and better understand human error  (Spanish)
Learn that error is inevitable and the advantages of designing systems to handle it.

Building trust  (Spanish)
Trust is an accountability cornerstone; learn how to build it with these resources.

• Trust check activity
• eLearning module  (15 minutes)

Challenging conversations  (Spanish)
Every organization has challenging conversations; learn how to make them more effective.

• eLearning module  (15 minutes)
• Video

Coaching employees  (Spanish)
Giving appropriate feedback to employees so they can improve is an important leadership skill.

• eLearning
• Video

Safety observations for coaching and recognition
When done well, observations can result in positive reinforcement of good work behaviors while providing an opportunity to coach employees on areas they can improve.

• Safety observation checklist  (Spanish)

Involving employees in leadership decisions increases buy in for organizational activities while improving overall morale; these tools will help.

Communication (Spanish)
The strongest foundation for leadership and safety is good communication.

• eLearning module (10 minutes)
• 50 ways supervisors communicate safety is a great list for safety leadership ideas

Employee engagement (Spanish)
An engaged workforce is safer, more productive, and happier at work.

• Video (3 minutes)
• eLearning module (14 minutes)
• 25 ways to be a superhero (Spanish)

Work styles (Spanish)
Knowing your preferred way of working can improve how you work with others.

• Work styles activity (Spanish)
• Video (3 minutes)

"I've got your back" Pledge  (Spanish) (Combination English and Spanish)
A great way to improve employee involvement is to use a signed commitment to safety. Use this template to develop your own contract.

Recognition and incentives  (Spanish)
Learn the best ways to acknowledge employee contributions to your organization.

• eLearning
• Safety recognition program

Brainstorming  (Spanish)
Resolve workplace safety concerns using this method that engages employees.

• Thankfulness activity

Safety, health, and wellbeing efforts are connected.Understanding that connection leads to fewer workplace injuries, and can also lower costs and create a happier and heathier workforce. 

• Preventing injuries by promoting health

Assessing your workplace for risks improves safety. These tools will provide a way to assess and address risks while involving employees in solutions.

Hierarchy of controls: a way to address hazards 

• 11x17 poster English | Spanish
• Hazard and safety concern report (Spanish)
• Safety policy feedback form (Spanish)
• Hazard ID brainstorming controls sheet

Learning teams  (Spanish)
Learning teams are an effective way to evaluate risks and follow up on workplace injuries.

• Video
• eLearning module (29 minutes)
• Learning team discussion sheet (Spanish)
• The Power of Learning Teams

What leads to risk-taking behavior? (Spanish)
See why employees sometimes work unsafely and what leaders can do about it.

Job hazard analysis (JHA) and personal protective equipment (PPE) assessment: Identify and control hazards (Spanish)
Both the JHA and the PPE assessment are useful tools that help find and control hazards.

• Job hazard analysis form
• Job hazard analysis form - SAMPLE
• Hazard identification form
• PPE hazard assessment (Spanish)
• Pre-task planning (Spanish)

Common hazards in the workplace and hazard identification
These free trainings on several workplace topics will help you create and maintain a culture of safety.

Employee policy
Accident analyses determine how and why safety failures occur.

Free trainings
Barran Liebman LLP attorney Chris Morgan has provided resources and trainings on a variety of HR topics, from recruiting to performance conversations to policy development.

Human resources help
Learn how to support safe and healthy employee choices.

Put safe and healthy habits within reach

Safety meeting and safety officer training
Creating policies that make safer workplaces shape positive safety culture.

Training employees in safety and health best practices (Spanish)
Oregon employers must have a safety committee or hold regular safety meetings.

What is PESO? ~ ¿Que es PESO? | State of Oregon
A bilingual program created to help English-speaking employers train and talk about workplace safety and health issues with Spanish-speaking workers.

Workplace incident analysis
Use these tools to identify and correct common workplace hazards.

Writing effective safety and health policies, procedures, and rules (Spanish)
Practical information and examples.

Costs of workplace injuries
The $afety Pays Program can help you calculate the cost of injuries, making a case for investing in safety.

Chemical and other health hazards
How to identify and protect workers from health hazards, including chemicals, noise, airborne contaminants, and more.

Determining the costs of injuries worksheet
This fillable form will allow you to calculate the direct and indirect costs of workplace injuries.

100-plus ideas for Total Worker Health®
Here are some actions you can take right now to help nudge your organization toward Total Worker Health®.

These resources show how Total Worker Health® approaches can benefit your workers and your organization.

• Making the Business Case for Total Worker Health^® | NIOSH | CDC
• The value of the Total Worker Health^®approach
  Total Worker Health^® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Participation by SAIF does not imply endorsement by HHS, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.