Safety Talks #1 - World Class Performance and the Five Pillars of Safety with Mike Saujani

Achieving World-Class Performance with the Five Pillars of Safety

In this episode, Patrick and Michael discuss pathways for organizations to gain world class performance and culture. Through Michael’s extensive experience, he has identified five major employee focused areas that lead to long term success in safety, health and environmental management.

Topics include:

• Management leadership and commitment
• Employee involvement and ownership
• Integration of safety and business functions
• Data-based decision making and system-based root cause
• Beyond compliance

Much of this episode is based on Michael’s book, Achieving World-Class Safety by Actively Engaging Employees using the Five Pillars of Safety.

Michael Saujani, CSP, CPCU, ARM is currently CEO of MKS Safety, a loss control consulting firm. As Corporate Safety Director at Fort Dearborn Company he has delivered several presentations at the ASSP Professional Development Conference and Chicagoland Safety Conference on defining and developing world-class safety culture. He has extensive experience working for, and with, several insurance companies. Michael was ASSP NEIL Chapter President and Region V Safety Professional of the Year award winner. Mr. Saujani holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, is a Certified Safety Professional, (Ret CSP) and professional member of ASSP.

Contact Michael on twitter: mikesaujani