Kevin Nix

A SafeStart Human Factors Analysis (HFA) is conducted as a pre-engagement diagnostic. It helps you understand how human factors are currently influencing risk, errors, and safety performance, and to develop a strategy to positively impact the organization’s climate and culture. SafeStart's best HFA consultants will engage you in this session about why an HFA is important. With HSE standards placing an increasing emphasis on both leadership commitment and employee engagement, this systems-based analysis will help you to identify where human factors exist within your organization’s operations, enabling you to prioritize high-leverage areas for improvement by embracing the principles of human factors management and HOP principles. Participants can expect a scenario-based analysis exercise with role play, discussion and reflection. They will leave with a better understanding of how human factors impact safety, quality and production.

Leadership is never easy, especially where safety is concerned. On top of your own personal responsibilities to follow the rules and stay safe, leaders are accountable for getting their workers through every day on the job alive and in one piece. That takes a full toolbox of technical and soft skills, which many folks spend years developing in training and on the job. That’s why, for new leaders, the role can be intimidating—especially in workplaces where it’s common to promote technicians directly to supervisor and manager roles. This session will open up the toolbox to participants to help them get through the early days of leadership—whether they are becoming leaders themselves or teaching others to lead safety in their workplace. After setting out some core safety principles that intersect work and communication, participants will engage in activities meant to bring forth transferable skills that can immediately improve their leadership abilities. By learning to build trust through transparency, to develop relationships through storytelling, and to navigate difficult conversations, they will be able to lead their teams with confidence as they grow to be stronger leaders.