Table 2.

Five FSL Leadership Skills

5 Skills and Actions of an Effective Safety LEADER
Leadership Skills	Good Leadership Actions
Lead by Example: ‘Walk the talk.’ Make safety a core value and make sure everyone owns safety.	• Establishes safety expectations as a core value • Shares safety vision with team members • Demonstrates a positive attitude about safety • ‘Walks the Talk’ • Leads up
Engage and Empower Team Members: Encourage and empower your team to identify, report and remove hazards.	• Engages, encourages, and empowers team members to identify and act upon unsafe situations by…  ➢ Reporting hazards and safety concerns  ➢ Providing solutions  ➢ Reporting near misses  ➢ Stopping work if necessary
Actively Listen and Practice 3-way Communication: Listen to hear what team members say. Ask them to repeat any instructions you give.	• Actively listens to hear what team members are saying • Practices 3-way communication by having person repeat the message they heard
DEvelop Team Members Through Teaching, Coaching, and Feedback: Act as a teacher and coach. Use the FIST principle: Facts, Impact, Suggestions, Timely.	• Respectfully teaches and coaches workers • Watches the learner fix the hazardous situation or perform the task to make sure it’s done correctly • Focuses on potential consequences rather than on the team member • Uses the FIST principle: Facts, Impact, Suggestions, Timely
Recognize Team Members for a Job Well Done: Acknowledge your team members for going above and beyond for safety.	• Privately and/or publicly acknowledges team members for going above and beyond when it comes to safety