I work in the aerospace industry for one of the world
leaders in commercial aircraft manufacturing, Boeing. The company enrolled over 159,469 employees
globally (Boeing, 2016). One of the common stories being told by leadership over
and over again is about safety. Safety in the workplace is one of the number
one concern for the company. The company wants to reduce the amount of injuries
that occur in the workplace, and make the workplace a safer place to work at. The company has defined a logo called “Go for
Zero” and is posted in every building and every floors as possible. As identify by Employee Safety (2016), “At
Boeing, our goal for employee safety is as clear and simple as our workplace
safety program’s name: Go for Zero – One Day at a Time. We aim to achieve this
goal day by day by eliminating all workplace injuries and ensuring an
environment where all employees go home in the same shape as when they came to
work” (Para.1). In every team meeting or employees all hand meetings, safety is
brought up to remind the workers to work safely. The implication that this story has on the
organization is that it encourages and reminds the workers to work safely and
shows that the company cares about the wellbeing of its workers.
Certainly this safety storytelling promote the goal
and ideals of the organization. Since
the program started there has been a reduction in injuries occurrence in the
workplace. If we look at the Propulsion Systems organization of Commercial
Airplanes as an example. That organization had a huge decline in injury rates.
As quoted by Kim (2009) “The organization’s lost workday case rate fell to 0.4
in 2007 and 0.19 in 2008. What’s more, it’s working on a streak of more than
500 days and 1 million hours without a lost workday case “(p.25). The organization statistic has shown how this
mindset or storytelling has taking hold in the company and help creating a
culture of safety. Furthermore, this
story has helped describe what the company stands for and who its employees
are. It shows that the company has deep
concern about the safety and wellbeing of it workers.
Hence,
this storytelling about safety has created a culture of safety in the
company. Therefore, the company has
outline the meaning of injuries and demonstrate Boeing’s commitment to driving
safety for all employees, one day at a time.
As stated by Employee Safety (2016):
-
We value human life and well-being above all else
and take action accordingly.
- All incidents, injuries and workplace illnesses
are preventable.
- We are personally accountable for our own and
collectively responsible for each other's safety.
- By committing to safety first, we advance our
goals for quality, cost, and schedule
References
Boeing. (2016, June 3).Retrieved June 3, 2016, from Wikipedia,
the free encyclopedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing
Employee Safety. (2016). Safety Guiding Principles.
Boeing. Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing#Employment_numbers
Kim. J. (2009). There Really is a “YOU” in Safety. Boeing Frontier. Retrieved from http://www.boeing.com/news/frontiers/archive/2009/june/ts_sf01.pdf
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