9 FEB - MAR 2025importantly, they are talking with staff about safety. This is an opportunity for leadership to spread the seeds to create a culture of safety.Safety drills are an opportunity for all levels of the organization to practice and prepare for safety events. These drills need to be a planned part of monthly or quarterly events, they are given priority by leadership. Safety drills offer a time for the organization to practice in a safe environment. The most crucial part of the drill is the post-evaluation phase. Following the drill, the team will sit down and discuss what went well, what didn't, and what they need to change. This evaluation would then be integrated into their written emergency action plan.Safety champions are volunteers who are committed to improving safety throughout the organization. These champions are resources within the department and are constantly monitoring for potential problems and ways to improve safety. The safety champions are trained in human factors engineering and are looking at the tools, machines, and systems they are using and how they interact with human factors such as poor design, distraction, time pressure, workload, competence, and morale. When the champions identify human factors that can be affecting safety can make real-time changes and communicate those changes to leadership to ensure integration throughout the organization,Our responsibilities as leaders in the field of safety are to be constant advocates for safety. Leaders are the voices of our colleagues and patients. We must be constantly growing and developing, transforming to improve our care. My motto is "Know better, Do Better." When approached with a new, better way to care for people and improve Safety, I am open to growth and development. My challenge to you is: go to your team, look at what you are doing, and what you can do better. What can you do safely? Where can you improve? LEADERSHIP INVOLVEMENT AND SUPPORT ARE CRITICAL IN DEVELOPING A ROBUST REPORTING ENVIRONMENT AND CULTURE OF SAFETY
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