Posted By J McPartland Has any body had any dealings with issuing out cards for minor breaches in health and safety rules and does any body have an example

Posted By Mitch Agree with exdeeps, what are you trying to achieve with this system and what do they get for a serious breach. Carrot or stick have to very, very carefully thought through to achieve positive results. Mitch

Posted By Mitch What support do you get from the Supervisors & Management, not a lot with the sound of it. Safety is a cultural issue and you should perhaps be looking at the bigger picture. If you are going to address issues how can this be applied across the board within your particular company (circumstances)? The 2 examples are a bad mix, leaving designated walkways and FLT drivers wearing earphones! Is it possible to ban the use of these or will that be a big issue in this environment? A bit more info' would elicit more meaningful suggestions. Mitch

Posted By Jay Joshi Instead of issuing "caution cards", why not consider an "observation scheme", much of which could be behaviour based. It is important to note that it is the feedback and discussion that is most useful rather than simply observing an at risk behaviour.

Posted By Karen Todd Yes, I introduced them very successfully in one company having seen them used elsewhere. The workforce nicknamed them "Karen's Parking Tickets"!!! They did work - people did wear their PPE to avoid getting one, and also snitched on their mates so that they got one, but by doing so they were indirectly making sure their mate wore their PPE. See my posting here: http://www.iosh.org.uk/i...view&forum=1&thread=7102 I actually had to issue very few indeed. They won't work in all workplaces though. Karen

Posted By Michael Reid my employer introduced a "Take Care" initiative. This is a card system which details observations and interventions. All details are then used by the company safety department to collate site safety info. It assists in highlighting unsafe acts or conditions on sites. Full workforce have access to cards and it really does raise awareness at site level. It ensures that all employee's realise that they have a part to play in overcoming unsafe practises or unsafe conditions.

Posted By Pete48 These types of systems are at best a pretty blunt instrument for challenging existing attitudes and/or behaviour patterns. I agree that those that reward the required behaviour are usually much more successful than those that name, blame and shame. However, both can drive some change dependant on the objective of the scheme and the organisation/culture. They all have a fairly short effective shelf life. There is one common aspect to both if you decide to use them. You should be clear about whether they are a management led initiatives designed to force change quickly or a means to achieve positive self sustaining change. For the latter, the employees who will be subject to the terms of the scheme must understand it, accept it and be agreed that they will support it before it is introduced. Now as that is not an easy thing to achieve, you can see that the schemes are not the simple fix that many believe them to be.