Management Commitment for Health and Safety in Organizations

MANAGEMENT COMMITMENT
 Management commitment enforces policies in organization
 It is the topmost leadership and supervises employees (Maleki,
2015).
 It stresses policies are to be strongly followed.
 Poor leadership in an organization increases workers accidents,
sick leaves and stress related conditions at work place.
 Commitment emphasizes on health and safety policy guidelines.
 It also ensures the workforce follow company goals

Management commitment cont.
 Follow and promote fundamental health and safety policy guidelines.
 This commitment also ensures all the workforce rally behind these
goals hence promoting it in the long run at the organization

Theories of management commitment
Trait theory: Lewin's and behavioural theories.
 Lewin’s approach; these are autocratic, leisez-
faire and democratic.
 Behaviour theory; Some leaders are more
dedicated on task while others are oriented to
behaviour (Mahmoud S, 2014).