MODULE 1: MANAGEMENT COMMITMENT

Put safety into your mission

Your first step may be quite simple, yet it can have a major long-term impact on safety and health in the workplace. Make sure your company includes safety as a core corporate value in its mission statement. The mission statement tells the world who you are and what you do -- why your company exists.

If your company doesn't have a mission statement, develop a draft mission statement and submit it as a suggestion to help clarify purpose. Convince management of the benefits that will result from a written mission statement.

Sample Mission Statement

"It is the mission of XYZ Widgets to safely manufacture and deliver the highest quality cyber widgets to our customers throughout the Western United States."