What’s My Role in Workplace Safety? Why Every Employee’s Voice Matters

In general, all employees are responsible for their own behavior, knowing and adhering to policies and safety measures and reporting incidents of violence and cooperating with investigations. Supervisors and managers must ensure that policies are communicated clearly ensure that reports are taken seriously and fully investigated and documented take measures to identify warning signs of potential threats and ways to mitigate threatening situations and provide employees with training in de escalation techniques, stress management, conflict resolution, and similar areas. Other key personnel include safety managers, site supervisors or foremen, human resource officers, facility management, and public affairs. It's up to management to ensure everyone is aware of their responsibilities, and at the same time, it's up to each employee to do their part in speaking up and respond appropriately when situations arise.