ABSTRACT
Workers tend to think safety leadership is primarily about compliance, which is secured through close scrutiny and enforcement of rules and standards. The LEAD model is an evidence-based approach to safety leadership that lines up specific practices with specific situations. Overall, LEAD is built on a compelling argument that safety leadership is essentially good leadership, just applied to safety-specific settings. Understand the LEAD model, and people will understand how to lead not only safety, but all other aspects of work as well. LEAD takes safety leadership in exciting new directions, with practical tools to boot, that will give people the skills people need to make a difference to our team’s safety. Energise is the next leadership strategy and refers to practices that concentrate on empowerment and ownership over decision-making among the team, inspiration, and fostering workers’ growth and development.
