ExxonMobil's Health and Safety: A Training, Motivation Report

This report analyzes ExxonMobil's organizational health and safety program, focusing on training, motivation, and workplace wellness. It begins with background information on ExxonMobil, highlighting its business strategy of innovation and commitment to sustainable development. The report then details a proposed work safety training program, including the objectives of educating employees on safety procedures and increasing employee engagement. It describes both on-the-job and off-the-job training methods, as well as instructional design elements. The report also incorporates two key learning principles for adult learners: exercise and effect, emphasizing repetition and emotional connection to enhance learning. References to relevant literature are also included, providing a comprehensive overview of the company's approach to employee health and safety within the context of the HRES2303 course.

Running head: ORGANIZATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
ORGANIZATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
Name of the Student:
Name of the University:
Author Note:

1ORGANIZATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
Background
Exxon Mobil was first founded as Standard Oil Company in the year 1870. However,
the foundation for the company had been laid, when Billy Smith and Colonel Drake drilled an
oil well in Pennsylvania, triggering a rush that is today considered today as a parallel to the
gold rush. The company went on to achieve several milestones and accolades, one of them
being Thomas Edison’s partner in lubricating his first generating system. The company was
officially renamed in 1972 as Exxon Corporation, and in 1999, after joining forces with
Mobil, became what it is today known as- the ExxonMobil Corporation (ExxoMobil, 2019).
The business strategy of the organization involves innovation to do business in a
responsible manner. As learned from the official website of the organization, the main thing
which the company focuses on, is the fact that increased industrialization has increased
pollution on a global scale. Therefore, what the company stands for researching, innovating
and coming up with technology which are highly beneficial to the environment, in terms of
sustainable development. The idea which the company proposes is reduced emissions while
meeting the world energy needs.
The organizational culture of the organization is highly supportive of diversity. People
from different backgrounds are encouraged to work together, thereby ensuring a vital fit for
innovation, skills and ideas. The company has also taken various steps towards promoting the
diverse organizational culture of the organization, such as alliances, partnerships,
scholarships and grants.
The wellness program which would be implemented in the organization is a work
safety training program, in which employees will be brought together to train them on how

2ORGANIZATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
they could ensure maximum safety while at work. The interactive training program will
subsequently improve employee relations and employee engagement in the process.
Training design and delivery
The two training objectives of this program are as follows:
 To educate employees on the various work safety procedures which could be followed
by the employees of the organization, to keep themselves safe at work, and mitigate
any sort of identifiable risks.
 To bring the employees together, in an attempt to increase employee engagement and
relations, thereby increasing group cohesiveness for better organizational results.
Training methods
On the job training:
As an on the job training method, employees will meet a surprise intervention from
one of the representatives of the program. The idea here is to ask employees on how they
work to get a particular task done. If found to be unaligned with the ideal procedure in order
to mitigate risks, employees will be demonstrated on the ideal procedure on the spot.
Off the job training:
This training method will mainly take place during the weekends. A form will be
rolled out to the employees, asking them about a preferred time of the day, when they will be
able to spare two hours for the training program. On that basis, the time of the day will be
decided upon, and additional incentives will be provided to employees who do turn up for the
training program. In this, every safety related issue will be demonstrated to employees one by
one. For example, the ideal way to operate an inferno.
Instructional training:

3ORGANIZATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
In this instructional design, employees will have to fill up an online form, about the
risks which they face the most in their work lives. These risks will be categorized, and
mitigation strategies will be designed by experts to mitigate the risks associated with each of
those categories, and mailed to employees based on the category of risks which they face.
Two learning principles that apply to adult learners, to be integrated into the program
are as follows:
Exercise: This principle states that learning is facilitated and boosted, when the teaching
emphasizes on repetitiveness of an activity or practice (Klein, 2018). This is based on the
principle that repetition of an action aids in remembrance of the same, thereby helping the
student to remember the material better. The organization should make sure that the focus on
the on job training, complies with the focus of the off job training as well, with the off job
training emphasizing on perfection, making employees practice until they execute perfectly.
Effect: This principle states that the students tend to learn better when there is an emotional
factor attached to it (Weissberg et al., 2015). To ensure this, the organization must promote
the training program in a way which conveys to the employees that the organization really
cares for the safety of its employees and their values.

4ORGANIZATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
References
ExxoMobil. (2019). ExxonMobil Home. Retrieved from https://careers.exxonmobil.com/en
Weissberg, R. P., Durlak, J. A., Domitrovich, C. E., & Gullotta, T. P. (2015). Social and
emotional learning: Past, present, and future.
Klein, S. B. (2018). Learning: Principles and applications. Sage Publications.