VISIONZERO7GoldenRules–forzeroaccidentsandhealthyworkAguideforemployersandmanagersVisionZeroGuide3Accidentsatworkandoccupationaldiseasesareneitherdeter-minedbyfatenorunavoidable–theyalwayshavecauses.Bybuild-ingastrongpreventionculture,thesecausescanbeeliminatedandworkrelatedaccidents,harmandoccupationaldiseasesbeprevented.“VisionZero”isatransformationalapproachtopreventionthatintegratesthethreedimensionsofsafety,healthandwell-beingatalllevelsofwork.TheISSA’sVisionZeroconceptisflexibleandcanbeadjustedtothespecificsafety,healthorwell-beingprioritiesforpreven-tioninanygivencontext.Thankstothisflexibility,VisionZeroisbeneficialtoanyworkplace,enterpriseorindustryinallregionsoftheworld.HealthSafetyWellbeingVISIONZERO4VisionZeroGuideVisionZeroGuide5SafetyandhealthpaySafeandhealthyworkingconditionsarenotonlyalegalandmoralobligation–theyalsopaysoffeconomically.Investmentsinsafetyandhealthatworkplacesavoidhumansufferingandprotectourmostvaluableasset–ourhealthandourphysicalandpsycholo-gicalintegrity.Importantlytheyalsohaveapositiveimpactonthemotivationofemployees,onthequalityofworkandproducts,onthecompany’sreputation,andonthesatisfactionlevelsofemployees,managersandcustomersandthusoneconomicsuccess.Internationalresearchonthereturnoninvestmentsinpreventionprovethateverydollarinvestedinsafetyandhealthgeneratesapotentialbenefitofmorethantwodollarsinpositiveeconomiceffects.Healthyworkingconditionscontributetohealthybusiness.SafetyandhealthrequireleadershipImprovingsafetyandhealthintheenterprisedoesnotnecessarilymeantoincreasespending.Moreimportantisthatmanagementactswithawareness,leadsconsistentlyandbuildsaclimateoftrustandopencommunicationateverylevelinthecompany.Implement-ingtheVisionZeropreventionstrategyrequirestheactivecontri-butionandparticipationofmanydifferentactorsatcompanylevel.Onethingisclear:thesuccessorfailureofimplementingtheVisionZerostrategywillultimatelybedeterminedbydedicatedemployersandexecutives,motivatedmanagersandvigilantemployees.HowthisguidewasdevelopedTosupportemployersandmanagerstocontinuouslyimprovethesafetyandhealthconditionsintheirenterpriseinlinewithVisionZero,theISSAhasdevelopedapracticalmanagementtoolfordeve-lopingastrongsafetyandhealthculture,basedoncomprehensiveresearchofthemosteffectivepreventivemeasures.Duringthisprocess,over1,000employers,executives,managers,preventionexperts,workers’representativesandlabourinspectorshavebeenaskedaboutbestpractices.AsaresultthispracticalandeffectiveVisionZeroGuidehasbeencreated,structuredaround7GoldenRules.HowtousethisGuideEachGoldenRuleintheGuidehasabriefoverviewfollowedbyaseriesofprinciplesandsupportedbyasimplechecklist.Inthiswayyoucanquicklymeasurewhichofthe7GoldenRulesalreadyareimplementedinyourenterprise,whereyouhaveroomforimprove-mentorwhetheryouneedtotakecorrectiveaction.JointhecampaignYouareinvitedtoconsulttheVisionZerowebsite(www.visionzero.global)forfurtherinformationandgoodpracticeexamplesandtosignuponlinetojointheglobalcommunityofVisionZeroCompanies.Asafeandhealthyworkplaceispossible.Nowit’suptoyou!RatetheGoldenRulesGREEN:FullyimplementedYELLOW:RoomforimprovementRED:Actionrequired7GoldenRulesforVisionZero1.Takeleadership–demonstratecommitment2.Identifyhazards–controlrisks3.Definetargets–developprogrammes4.Ensureasafeandhealthysystem–bewell-organized5.Ensuresafetyandhealthinmachines,equipme...
