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Resource Overview
Whether you're running a daily pre-start, a weekly toolbox talk or a monthly safety meeting, it's critical that all meeting participants are actively engaged to ensure genuine and consistent commitment to Positive Safety outcomes.
At Sentis, we know these meetings can start to feel tedious and repetitive over time, so we've created the Positive Safety Conversation Starters booklet to help you engage your team with a fresh approach to talking about safety.
The purpose of this booklet is to give leaders an opportunity to:
- Generate important discussions about safety in a team meeting
- Encourage participation and involvement by all attendees
- Facilitate an interesting and useful meeting
The 75 conversation starters contained in this guide will help you effectively discuss important topics relating to all three elements of a Positive Safety Experience, including:
The Physical Experience
- Seeing and managing physical hazards
- Emergency readiness
- Critical risk management
- Fatigue management
- Physical impact of work
The Social Experience
- Building trust and strong workplace relationships
- Practicing respectful behaviours
- Supporting and looking out for each other
- Constructive communication and feedback
- Leading by example
The Psychological Experience
- Managing workplace stress
- Building resilience
- Supporting mental health and wellbeing
- Enhancing focus and reducing mental fatigue
- Creating a culture of citizenship
Designed with simplicity and impact in mind, using these powerful conversation starters is as easy as 1, 2, 3...
- 'Consider this...' or 'Did you know?' Statement
Share the interesting story or fact with your team to effectively grab their attention.
- Focus Question
Ask the focus question to get your team actively thinking about their safety experiences and participating in the conversation.
- Leader's Notes
Refer to the leader's notes key learnings to help you guide and summarise the conversation.
So say goodbye to the disengaged, eye-rolling safety meetings of the past, and grab your copy of Positive Safety Conversation Starters to start delivering the meaningful, impactful and engaging safety conversations your team deserve!
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to [email protected].