Safety
Safety Definition:
All persons involved feel both physically and psychologically safe. This principle is the most important and has the highest priority of all principles since safety is required for the implementation of the other five principles.
Guiding Questions:
Instructions: Before watching the video below, answer the following questions with your specific site in mind.
1. Do staff feel safe within their work environment?
2. What can leaders do to ensure their staff are physically and psychologically safe?
To Establish Safety, Leaders Need to Provide:
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Physical Safety
To establish physical safety, leaders should:
Allow all staff members an opportunity to share safety concerns
Establish a crisis team
Create Site Specific Safety Procedures
Create School Emergency Plans
Involve Safety Partner
See the Resources Page for more safety support
Psychological Safety
To establish psychological safety, leaders should:
Provide information about employee assistance programs
Ensure Staff consistency
Staff should have unified goals towards the safety of themselves and others in their workplace.
Provide opportunities for collaboration
Create internal support groups for shared experiences
Safety Wrap-Up
Take a minute to write down your initial thoughts about establishing physical and psychological safety at your site.
What are you already doing?
What can you implement right away?
Which steps are a high priority for your site?