Will Adding Social Responsibility to Your Safety Program Save You Money?

How can something like "social responsibility," one of the newer and most rapidly adopted catch phrases in the business lexicon, really lead to an improved bottom line?

Is social responsibility, or SR as it is becoming known and accepted, a real responsibility of corporations? Are businesses jumping on the bandwagon because they care or because they’re trying to compensate for less-than-savory images and maybe make some profits at the same time?

The answer could be a bit of both, as consumers demand more of the companies and organizations they support.

And SR is growing, encompassing any area that touches one of the three Ps: people, planet and profit.

That’s where safety comes in.

If you’re looking out for your people and for the planet, trends are starting to show that the profits will follow. Why? Because you’re often operating more efficiently. You’re spending less on workers’ comp claims. You’re losing less productivity from missed days due to injury or sickness. You’re saving money, saving lives, and making yourself look good to the public.

It’s not a bad strategy - no wonder so many businesses find it appealing!

SR is an inspiring, challenging, and strategic development that is becoming more of a priority for almost every organization, small and large, non-profit and for-profit. And occupational safety and health issues are essential components of these social responsibilities in the 21st century. The international consensus body ISO will finalize ISO 26000 on social responsibility later this year which should further promote SR initiatives in organizations.

This revolutionary and accredited, forward-thinking training session on social responsibility makes sense of an otherwise confusing topic. Where exactly does your safety program fit into your SR strategy? The answer: at the forefront!

The safety field has always been the first line of defense for workers and people in the community. Now, safety needs to take on a larger, global perspective in order to integrate OSH issues with SR initiatives, creating value and balancing profits with work safety, public health, and environmental responsibilities.

You’ll discover how to revitalize support for your safety initiatives, once upper management understands it will help them achieve their SR goals. Find out which SR stakeholders will benefit from good safety management - and how to win them over to your cause (which is their cause too).

And you’ll even discover the reverse - how SR initiatives can alert you to gaps and needs in your safety management programs!

And then there’s the nuts and bolts stuff, like complying with federal and local laws and undertaking the additional steps and responsibilities of SR initiatives within your health and safety management structure.

Because of the power SR has with corporate image, corporate marketing and corporate responsibility, this "fad" looks to be a new permanent part of the corporate landscape. Why not harness some of its power for yourself? Sign up today to find out practical ways that social responsibility and safety have always worked together - and new ways to apply them to your objectives, your goals and your bottom line.

Learning Objectives:

• How do you truly define SR, or social responsibility? How do the working definitions define your course of action and responsibilities?
• So much in common - how do safety programs and SR initiatives work together?
• Don’t stand alone! How do you identify the many SR stakeholders that benefit from good safety management - and bring them to your team?
• Work it forwards and backwards! Use SR initiatives to find gaps in your safety program and gain awareness of hazard reduction activities.
• Get support from upper management by presenting safety as a way to achieve their SR goals.
• Use SR to your advantage - use it to show and measure the value of your safety program.
• How being a champion of SR will make safety more strategic to the organization.

Presented By:

Jeffery C. Camplin, MS, CSP, CPEA

Jeffery C. Camplin, MS, CSP, CPEA, is president of Camplin Environmental Services, Inc., a safety and environmental consulting firm based in Rosemont, IL. He has a B.S. in safety from Northern Illinois University and a master’s in safety from Eastern Kentucky University. Jeff has authored the chapter on safety management in the popular two-volume ASSE text book The Safety Professional's Handbook, where he discusses how to present the value of sound safety management to all stakeholders. He has also authored an article and presented at conferences and symposiums on integrating safety with social responsibility initiatives.

Who would benefit from this program:

• Safety Managers
• Safety Directors
• Safety Executives

Continuing Education:

• This program has been applied for CIH & CSP Continuing Education Credits. Earn .25 CM Points for CIHs and .156 Points for CSP.
• This is a CEU presentation. Earn 0.15 CEU credits for attending. For a list of organizations accepting this CEU, please visit http://www.iacet.org/content/accepting-ceus.html.
• This program meets the requirements for 1.5 Continuous Learning Points (CLP.)

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Length: 2 hours