Question: Unit 7 journal: To what degree do you think that management's commitment to safety affects the safety performance of employees? Imagine that you are in a new management position overseeing a fleet: What new principles in communicating safety within your fleets would you apply?

Your journal entry must be at least 200 words. No references or citations are necessary.

Question 1: Why is it important for not only employees to be accountable within a safety program but also employers? How does a continuous alignment of accountability foster communications between a company and its employees within a safety culture?

Question 2: Review the steps in developing a fleet safety award program. In reviewing each of these recommended steps, identify at least three program parameters that you feel would be most effective in communicating safety to employees and would also result in increased on-the-job safety practices. How are these effective, and what do you think can result from the use of these parameters?

Question 3: Compare the differences between a prospective study and a retrospective study. How does each evaluate the effectiveness of a company's accident prevention efforts?

Question 4: Explain how safety programs can be used as incentives by companies to help reduce on-the-job accidents. List at least five important factors that help companies find the right balance between safety and providing rewards for safe actions while operating within a fleet.

Your response should be at least 200 words in length.

Article: Safety Pays. (n.d.). 12 essential elements for an effective safety incentive program.

Vergara, L. (2009). How to develop a fleet safety award program. (by Lisajoyce Vergara)