Proactive Safety Programs Save Money in a BIG, BIG, WAY

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Proactive Safety Programs Save Money in a BIG,
BIG, WAY!

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• Dobson Associates
• Human Performance Consultants

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Safety Saving Money

• Proactive Safety Programs Save Money in a BIGBIG
  Way!
• Proactive Safety Programs develop a workplace
  culture that focuses on employee participation
  and involvement.
• PREVENTION and PROTECTION are critical in
  developing a safe work culture.

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Safety Saving Money

• PREVENTION can be done in Three ways.
• FirstEngineer out the hazards.
• SecondCreate policies and procedures where
  employees can work safely.
• ThirdEmployees must wear PPE required to remain
  safe while working around hazards.

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Safety Saving Money

• EVERYONENO EXCEPTIONSmust take the initiative
  to reduce and eliminate hazards when they are
  encountered!

• PREVENTION
• and
• RESPONSIBILITY!

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• PROTECTION comes in many different packages.
• When a situation arises where work can only be
  performed through Safe and Proper USE of PPEits
  imperative that all equipment is functioning
  properly and all procedures are followed to the
  letter.

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Safety Saving Money

• Paying attention to the little details, and
  planning ahead to be prepared in case the
  unexpected happens, is what protection is all
  about.
• A Proactive Safety Attitude is the Correct
  Attitude!

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Safety Saving Money

• DIRECT COSTS
• Of Accidents
• --Medical
• -- Workers Compensation

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Safety Saving Money

• INDIRECT COSTS
• Of Accidents
• --Lost time from work
• --Loss in earning power
• --Economic loss to injured persons family
• --Lost time by fellow workers

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Safety Saving Money

• INDIRECT COSTS
• Of Accidents
• --Loss of efficiency due to break-up of crew
• --Lost time by supervision
• --Cost of orienting a new employee

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• INDIRECT COSTS
• Of Accidents
• --Damage to tools/equip.
• --Time lost due to damaged or equipment out of
  service
• --Spoiled work /raw materials
• --Loss of production

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Safety Saving Money

• INDIRECT COSTS
• Of Accidents
• --Failure to fill orders
• --Overhead costs (while work is disrupted)
• --Miscellaneous at least 100 other items to list

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Safety Saving Money

• Here is a quick break down of Work Injury Costs.
  The total cost of workplace injuries in 2007 was
  132.1 billion for American industries.
• Wage/Productivity Loss
  69.2 Billion
• Medical Costs
  24.6 Billion
• Administrative Costs
  21.7 Billion
• Employer Costs
  11.8 Billion
• Fire Losses
  2.8 Billion
• Damage to Vehicles
  2.0 Billion

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Safety Saving Money

• Dollars Spent by the total industrial
  market on PPE in 2007 7.0 Billion
• Dollars Saved by avoiding EACH
  Industrial/Occupational Fatality
• 2,020,000.00
• Dollars Saved by avoiding EACH
  Disabling Injury resulting in Time away from
  Work 49,000.00

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Safety Saving Money

• Developing a Proactive Safety Program in your
  company can SAVE YOU MONEY!
• BIG, BIG, MONEY
• Prevention and Protection are the two key
  factors in developing a safety culture in your
  workplace.
• A PROACTIVE SAFETY ATTITUDE IS THE CORRECT
  ATTITUDE!
• THE ONLY ATTITUDE!!!

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