Chapter 2:
Remove initial barriers to success
Before looking at deeper insights into the return on safety, it’s important to understand any barriers within your company or from yourself professionally.
Professional barriers that you may face include a lack of confidence when it comes to board level business terms to discuss such financial issues, feeling like you may not be able to showcase a strong connection between company goals and safety objectives, or your own fear of failure.
Larger company barriers that may arise are the reluctance to spend money as this enhancement is seen only as a cost rather than an investment, a lack of alignment with the overall business goals, as well as not having enough time to focus on this current initiative because of other priorities.
It's time to eliminate any sense of uncertainty or fear. With this framework, you’ll be able to overcome any barriers you may encounter.
Company barriers
Misunderstanding the difference between cost and investment
Lack of integration of EHS in business decisions
“Initiative fatigue” with too many initiatives going on at once across the company
EHS professional barriers
Potential lack of integration with business goals and objectives
Inexperience with the language of business and finance
Our own fear of failure
