Six Secrets of the World’s Safest Companies What they know and you should too.

Introduction Which are the Safest Companies? Which did we Benchmark?

Which are the Safest Companies?

Which did we Benchmark?

All Injuries Are Predictable and Preventable Injuries are system failures. FMEA and Root Cause Analysis can be used to predict system failures. Job Safety Analysis helps to determine likely failure modes. No-blame incident investigation. Standard Work is key to preventing injuries.

Injuries are system failures.

FMEA and Root Cause Analysis can be used to predict system failures.

Job Safety Analysis helps to determine likely failure modes.

No-blame incident investigation.

Standard Work is key to preventing injuries.

Sample FMEA

Compliance Is Not Enough Industry average is a dangerous and misleading metric. There is no correlation between compliance and lower injury rates. Compliance-driven safety is not good business. Compliance-driven approaches tend to be reactive. Prevention-driven approaches anticipate changes in regulatory requirements and comply before the change is mandatory.

Industry average is a dangerous and misleading metric.

There is no correlation between compliance and lower injury rates.

Compliance-driven safety is not good business.

Compliance-driven approaches tend to be reactive.

Prevention-driven approaches anticipate changes in regulatory requirements and comply before the change is mandatory.

Be Proactive Balanced Scorecard Approach Monthly Strategy Sessions Leading Indicators Analyze and Understand Safety Trends and Take Appropriate Action

Balanced Scorecard Approach

Monthly Strategy Sessions

Leading Indicators

Analyze and Understand Safety Trends and Take Appropriate Action

Sample Scorecard

Leading Indicators

Trend Analysis: Injuries

Trend Analysis: Hazards Found

Trend Analysis: Hazards & Injuries

Safety Is Owned by Operations Legal Liabilities Leadership-driven First-line Accountability for Safety Forced Accountability Safety Personnel as Coaches and Consultants

Legal Liabilities

Leadership-driven

First-line Accountability for Safety

Forced Accountability

Safety Personnel as Coaches and Consultants

Safety Is Everyone’s Job Defined in each worker’s job description. Identified as a criteria for successful job performance during annual reviews/compensation. Safety is hardwired into Operations.

Defined in each worker’s job description.

Identified as a criteria for successful job performance during annual reviews/compensation.

Safety is hardwired into Operations.

Safety Is a Strategic Business Element Injuries are inefficient and cost money and productivity. Understanding the true cost of injuries. Obvious costs Hidden costs Policies are reviewed and changed to reflect changes in the business environment.

Injuries are inefficient and cost money and productivity.

Understanding the true cost of injuries.

Obvious costs

Hidden costs

Policies are reviewed and changed to reflect changes in the business environment.

Obvious Costs of Safety Workers’ Compensation Costs Insurance Premiums Lawsuits Fines

Workers’ Compensation Costs

Insurance Premiums

Lawsuits

Fines

Hidden Costs of Safety Legal Fees Public Relations Fallout Disruption of Productivity Work Stoppages Turnover Lower Quality Property Damage Scrap

Legal Fees

Public Relations Fallout

Disruption of Productivity

Work Stoppages

Turnover

Lower Quality

Property Damage

Scrap

Living in Denial “We’re already doing this.” “We can’t afford it right now.” “We’re already ahead of industry average—that’s good enough.” “We can do it alone.” “Changing our safety culture is our Safety Department’s job.”

“We’re already doing this.”

“We can’t afford it right now.”

“We’re already ahead of industry average—that’s good enough.”

“We can do it alone.”

“Changing our safety culture is our Safety Department’s job.”

Conclusion All injuries are predictable and preventable Compliance is not enough Be proactive Safety is everybody’s job Safety is owned by operations Safety is a strategic business element Questions?

All injuries are predictable and preventable

Compliance is not enough

Be proactive

Safety is everybody’s job

Safety is owned by operations

Safety is a strategic business element

Questions?

Thank You!

Phil La Duke Director, Performance Improvement O/E 2125 Butterfield, Suite 300N Troy, MI 48084 248-860-1086

Phil La Duke

Director, Performance Improvement

O/E

2125 Butterfield, Suite 300N

Troy, MI 48084

248-860-1086