MODULE 1: MANAGEMENT COMMITMENT

Reactive vs. Proactive Safety Strategies

Now let's take a look at two different management approaches to safety and health that companies may adopt. Actually, most companies will adopt strategies that reflect an approach somewhere between these two "extremes."

Don't just react to safety

It's sad but true - some companies may adopt an approach to safety and health that emphasizes a reactive strategy.

A reactive approach assumes that accidents just happen, and there's not much that can be done about it. "It's not a problem 'til it's a problem."