“Strategic planning is a fundamental process within the organization. When talking about Health and Safety its responsibility is even greater.”
The number of companies adopting formal processes of strategic planning is increasing, as several academic studies have shown. Tiffany & Peterson (1998) prove that the revenue and growth of companies that have strategic plans are, on average, 50% higher than companies that do not carry out some type of planning.
Another research of 796 global executives conducted by McKinsey in 2006 indicates that 79% consider strategic planning to be the most critical tool for business success. Finally, a survey conducted by Bain & Company with 60 Brazilian companies indicated that strategic planning is the first management tool most used by companies seeking growth.
That is because we are dealing not only with the impact caused by the company or with business growth, but we are dealing with people’s lives. To reach the desired goal, it is necessary to evaluate, set goals and a set of actions that, combined with the production process, engage and encourage people to follow the same journey.
To start this process, keep your current situation in mind, challenge the status quo, and develop a robust Health and Safety strategy for your organization. It is a planning of the set of actions necessary to achieve the desired result, with actions, responsible parties and deadlines that are very well defined. Thus, the elaboration of a strategic plan is extremely important for a company, and it is no different when it comes to safety. We need to plan for safety.
It is through planning that we guide the path to be taken by the organization in a given period of time. This process must be developed with the participation of several members in order to compose a multidisciplinary team of the company, involving the participants in all stages.
