Creating a total safety culture

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Creating a total safety culture
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goals

• A Safety Culture cannot be developed fully in a
  short presentation. Therefore, this presentation
  is offered to help
• Develop an awareness of and to value the
  importance of making safety an integral part of a
  companys culture.
• Develop an awareness of the importance of
  accountability in an effective safety program.

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What is a safety culture

• A safety culture is the result of
• Management and employee attitude.
• Policies and procedures.
• Supervisory responsibility and accountability.
• Safety planning and goals.
• Actions in response to unsafe behavior.
• Employee training and motivation.
• Employee involvement or buy in.

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How to develop a safety culture

• The sequence of steps necessary to create a
  safety culture is
• Awareness through communication, safety posters,
  warning signs and safety handouts, and having
  safety be an integral part of the workplace.
• Recognition through observation, inspections,
  safety committees and incentive programs.
• Corrective action and change through
  investigation of accidents and near-hits
  determination of symptoms and root-cause
  corrective action and behavioral changes.
• Education through management and employee
  training.
• Accountability through chargeback systems,
  safety goals, safety activities and
  documentation.
• Results and benefits through reduced costs,
  increased productivity, improved production
  schedules, improved customer service, and job
  security and personal health.

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Awareness why a safety culture

• Every accident has an impact on profits and
  sales. An accident with medical costs of 1,000
  can cost 5,000 in total to pay those costs, a
  company must sell 100,000 of product.
• Every accident has an impact on WC and insurance.
  Insurance rate (premiums) rise as comp costs
  rise.
• Every accident has legal implications.
  Litigation is on the rise.
• Why a safety culture? Because a company cannot
  afford to not adopt a safety culture.

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Recognition the art of observation

• Observation Recognition Techniques
• Understand the objective of the work activity
  being observed.
• Be familiar with the standard/accepted
  methodology for completing the task under
  observation.
• Look for attitude, regardless of behavior.
• Trust your initial impression.
• Know the facilitys accident history.
• Document findings.
• Have an immediate reaction.

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Corrective action and change the investigative
process

• This process includes three production factors
  involved in all operations.
• Equipment
• Was it used properly?
• Was it selected properly?
• Was it maintained properly?
• Materials
• Were proper materials handling techniques used?
• Were employees exposed to any hazardous
  materials?
• People/Behavior
• How are employees selected?
• How are they trained?
• How are they motivated?

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Differentiate between unsafe acts unsafe
conditions

• Ninety percent of accident causes are unsafe
  acts.
• Causes that are left uncorrected will result in
  serious accidents.
• Common examples of causes include
• Inadequate employee training.
• Ineffective employee motivation.
• Lack of accountability.
• Inadequate policies and procedures.
• Improper selection of equipment or material.
• Poor maintenance of facilities or equipment.

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Education employee training

• Some 43.5 percent of all accidents occur during
  the first year of service.
• Heres a useful training sequence to try
• Prepare the worker (attitude).
• Present the job (knowledge).
• Involve the employee (skill).
• Follow up (accountability).
• Training is ongoing- it never ends.

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Accountability the art of motivation

• Someone is held accountable when his/her
  performance is
• measured in relation to standards or goals.
• Accountability can be established in safety
  through three
• methods
• Chargeback system.
• Safety goal system.
• Safety activities.
• Good leadership provides the motivation to
  achieve goals.

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Good management practices

• Accountability
• Establish achievable goals.
• Provide feedback on progress on a regular basis.
• Provide meaningful rewards when safety goals are
  met.
• Planning
• Set priorities for safety along with
  productivity, quality and scheduling.
• Identify unusual job hazards in advance.
• Eliminate unsafe shortcuts or methods.
• Plan for equipment, material and people-materials
  handling, PPE, new employees.

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Personal example

• Set an example for safe behavior. Be a leader.
• Show commitment to safety. Be assertive.
• Enforce safe operations and job procedures. Be
  decisive.
• Participate in safety activities, meetings,
  inspections, etc.
• Wear proper PPE.
• Give credit when due. Be supportive.
• Listen to workers. Be available.
• Show a positive attitude. Be enthusiastic.
• Inspire a team effort. Be a coach.

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• A safety culture can produce many results and
  benefits for both the company and its employees
• WC costs are reduced.
• The experience modification factor is reduced.
• Direct and indirect costs of accidents as well as
  overall operating costs are reduced.
• Productivity improves when accidents are
  prevented.
• Profit margins increase when fewer accidents
  occur.
• Production schedules and delivery times are
  improved.
• The potential for legal costs is reduced.
• Job security, job satisfaction and personal
  well-being are improved.