2nd December Final Exam Task 5 Solution Nebosh IG1 (02 December 2020)

Task 5: Influencing behavior to improve performance

Question #5-When workers eventually return to working in the office, with the new control measures in place, they will need to adopt new behaviors. You think that the organization will be effective in positively influencing this behavior change.  Justify why you believe this, using examples from the scenario only to support your justification.                                                                                       (Marks 15)

·        Answer :​

The organization is highly professional and ISO certified and they really do care about the safety and health of their employees. In order to ensure the safety of the employees the management has already taken all the control measures to limit the virus spread in order to resume work from office. Organization has taken following actions that will help all the employees in effectively influencing positive behavioral change with the new way of working methods are enlisted below:

·        The detailed research and risk assessment has been carried out as per the Management request by HSE advisor before resuming work from office safely and to limit the virus spread. The RA significant findings has been shared during the computer based team meet and a signed copy of RA will also be displayed on all HSE notice board. ​

·        Newly developed safe work procedures and control measures on limiting the virus spread shall be circulated to all employees and also shared on the company intranet.​

·        A step wise procedure on personal hygiene and hand washing procedures including social distancing will be circulated to all workers by email. Posters on hand washing methods shall be fixed in washrooms.

·         The contract with the cleaning company shall be extended for the sanitization and more frequent and extensive cleaning of work place on regular basis.​

·         New Hand sanitizing procedures will be prepared and displayed on the company intranet for referencing. HSE advisor will develop new work instruction on social distancing and also write a procedure for wearing PPE at work for the workers working in enclosed rooms. Additional social distancing measures for managing virus transmission will also be posted ion companies intranet. ​

·         Human Resource Department will update first-aid policy, fire evacuation arrangements and other emergency procedures.

·         Health and Safety management system shall be updated with all new procedures to control the spread of virus. A system will be developed for reporting the virus related infected cases to government authorities.​

·         Training shall be provided to all the employees for implementing and understanding all the modified procedures by the workers and for their ease to follow them. ​

·         Behavioral safety observation and safety tours will be conducted by managers and supervisors for the effective implementation of the new arrangements and its compliance. ​

·         All procedures will be linked with disciplinary procedures by HR department and the policy for the visitors will also be revised and controlling contractors.

 

·        Conclusion:​

Therefore it is clearly justified from the above mentioned details that the control measures and development of various policies and  procedures by the management will lead the organization to effectively influence positive behavioral change with the new style of work resuming from office.