This document summarizes Climaveneta's efforts to reduce workplace injuries through compliance and behavior-based safety programs. It describes how compliance efforts significantly reduced injuries but could not reach zero. A "Sustainable Safety Program" engaged more workers in observing behaviors but lacked structure. This evolved into a Behavior-Based Safety program using objective observation methods, antecedents, consequences to change behaviors, and measuring trends. While programs initially focused on compliance and near-miss reporting, a behavior-based approach using positive reinforcement and extinction was needed to create a truly safe work environment with zero injuries.
The document discusses the benefits and disadvantages of moving from an ILO OHS 2001 health and safety management system to a BS OHSAS 18001 system. Some potential advantages of switching to the BS OHSAS 18001 system include easier integration with other ISO standards, improved publicity and customer perception, and the availability of external registration and assessment. Potential disadvantages include the regulator being more familiar with the previous ILO OHS 2001 standard and increased costs associated with changing systems and external registration. The document also provides examples of health and safety practitioner roles in a medium-sized organization such as developing policies, advising on risk assessments, delivering training, and investigating accidents.
The document discusses various aspects of industrial safety including:
1. The development of the safety movement in India and objectives of industrial safety such as preventing accidents and injuries.
2. Key elements of safety planning like hazard identification, developing safety procedures, and emergency response.
3. The importance of formulating a clear safety policy and budget to support safety programs and training.
4. The roles and qualifications required of safety professionals to lead safety efforts in an organization.
This document discusses industrial accidents, causes, and preventions. It notes that industrial accidents are unplanned events that result in employee injury for more than 48 hours. Accidents are usually caused by a combination of unsafe conditions like defective equipment, and unsafe acts by employees like carelessness. Preventative measures include use of safety devices, safety training, and signage. The document also discusses industrial health, noting its importance in reducing absenteeism and improving efficiency. Statutory provisions in the Factories Act 1948 aim to maintain worker health and safety conditions.
IRJET- Factors that Influence Safety Performance & Strategies for Promoti...IRJET Journal
This document discusses factors that influence safety performance and strategies to promote safety culture in power plants. It analyzes safety data from a combined cycle power plant from 2012-2017. The number of contract employees, near miss reports, safety activities, and man hours worked directly impacted safety performance. Near miss reporting helped identify issues and prevent accidents. Promoting safety awareness through training and activities improved the organization's safety culture and performance over time. The lowest injury and lost time rates in 2016-2017 showed the effectiveness of new safety programs and mechanisms implemented at the plant.
April 2016 ComplianceSigns Connection Workplace Safety NewsletterComplianceSigns, LLC
Top Safety News, April 2016
- Guidance for workers recovering from workplace injuries
- 2015 was safest year ever for U.S. mine operations
- Opioid painkiller abuse affects 80% of Indiana workplaces
- Major OSHA fines topped $1.8 million in March
- 2,600+ new signs and labels at ComplianceSigns.com
This document defines key terms related to occupational health, safety and welfare. It discusses health as protecting workers from illness caused by workplace materials, processes or procedures. Safety is defined as protecting workers from physical injury. Welfare involves providing facilities to maintain worker health and well-being. Other terms defined include occupational illness, environmental protection, accidents, near misses, dangerous occurrences, hazards, risks and more. Causes of accidents and injuries are distinguished. Reporting requirements and procedures are outlined.
The report argues that the proposal to cut the health and safety budget and cancel capital projects should be rejected for three key reasons:
1. There are strong economic arguments as failures in health and safety can result in significant costs from accidents, injuries, and litigation that outweigh the costs of proactive health and safety programs.
2. There are important legal implications as failing to comply with health and safety standards could lead to enforcement actions and prosecutions.
3. There is a moral imperative to ensure workers' health, safety, and welfare as outlined in the organization's policies and values.
The document discusses the benefits and disadvantages of moving from an ILO OHS 2001 health and safety management system to a BS OHSAS 18001 system. Some potential advantages of switching to the BS OHSAS 18001 system include easier integration with other ISO standards, improved publicity and customer perception, and the availability of external registration and assessment. Potential disadvantages include the regulator being more familiar with the previous ILO OHS 2001 standard and increased costs associated with changing systems and external registration. The document also provides examples of health and safety practitioner roles in a medium-sized organization such as developing policies, advising on risk assessments, delivering training, and investigating accidents.
The document discusses various aspects of industrial safety including:
1. The development of the safety movement in India and objectives of industrial safety such as preventing accidents and injuries.
2. Key elements of safety planning like hazard identification, developing safety procedures, and emergency response.
3. The importance of formulating a clear safety policy and budget to support safety programs and training.
4. The roles and qualifications required of safety professionals to lead safety efforts in an organization.
This document discusses industrial accidents, causes, and preventions. It notes that industrial accidents are unplanned events that result in employee injury for more than 48 hours. Accidents are usually caused by a combination of unsafe conditions like defective equipment, and unsafe acts by employees like carelessness. Preventative measures include use of safety devices, safety training, and signage. The document also discusses industrial health, noting its importance in reducing absenteeism and improving efficiency. Statutory provisions in the Factories Act 1948 aim to maintain worker health and safety conditions.
IRJET- Factors that Influence Safety Performance & Strategies for Promoti...IRJET Journal
This document discusses factors that influence safety performance and strategies to promote safety culture in power plants. It analyzes safety data from a combined cycle power plant from 2012-2017. The number of contract employees, near miss reports, safety activities, and man hours worked directly impacted safety performance. Near miss reporting helped identify issues and prevent accidents. Promoting safety awareness through training and activities improved the organization's safety culture and performance over time. The lowest injury and lost time rates in 2016-2017 showed the effectiveness of new safety programs and mechanisms implemented at the plant.
April 2016 ComplianceSigns Connection Workplace Safety NewsletterComplianceSigns, LLC
Top Safety News, April 2016
- Guidance for workers recovering from workplace injuries
- 2015 was safest year ever for U.S. mine operations
- Opioid painkiller abuse affects 80% of Indiana workplaces
- Major OSHA fines topped $1.8 million in March
- 2,600+ new signs and labels at ComplianceSigns.com
This document defines key terms related to occupational health, safety and welfare. It discusses health as protecting workers from illness caused by workplace materials, processes or procedures. Safety is defined as protecting workers from physical injury. Welfare involves providing facilities to maintain worker health and well-being. Other terms defined include occupational illness, environmental protection, accidents, near misses, dangerous occurrences, hazards, risks and more. Causes of accidents and injuries are distinguished. Reporting requirements and procedures are outlined.
The report argues that the proposal to cut the health and safety budget and cancel capital projects should be rejected for three key reasons:
1. There are strong economic arguments as failures in health and safety can result in significant costs from accidents, injuries, and litigation that outweigh the costs of proactive health and safety programs.
2. There are important legal implications as failing to comply with health and safety standards could lead to enforcement actions and prosecutions.
3. There is a moral imperative to ensure workers' health, safety, and welfare as outlined in the organization's policies and values.
This document provides sample questions and answers for a NEBOSH health and safety exam. It addresses topics like conducting risk assessments, potential consequences of poor health and safety, accident causes and prevention, communicating safety information, young worker risks, injury reporting regulations, ergonomics, employer duties, contractor competency assessment, and negligence liability. The answers are in bullet point form to emphasize key details and actions required by the exam.
The document outlines Frontier Materials Concrete's quarterly safety review and key safety initiatives for 2008. The initiatives include changing the company's safety culture, implementing accountability and ownership of safety, conducting safety training programs, pre-planning job tasks to identify hazards, measuring safety performance, improving communication, and establishing substance abuse and screening programs. The safety committee meetings will also discuss safety issues and projects on a monthly basis.
Safety Management Systems - Discourse on safety in the Sri Lankan Constructio...walk_the_safety_talk
"Safety Management Systems"
Discourse on safety in the Sri Lankan construction industry
Sponsored by Orca Aviation Analytics
& hosted by Signature Events
on 27-Mar-2013
Study and Transformation of Occupational Health and Safety techniques in Cons...Vatsal Vala
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This document discusses the importance of safety culture in industrial workplaces. It provides examples of how organizational commitment to safety, training, leadership, communication, and worker engagement can develop a strong culture that makes safety the top priority. The document also summarizes two case studies that assessed safety culture - the 2012 London Olympics construction projects which measured safety climate, and a Las Vegas construction project where a survey found priorities of productivity over safety and lack of management commitment. It concludes that cultivating a sustained safety culture is key to industrial safety.
The critical elements of an effective safety and health management system (SHMS) are management commitment and employee involvement, worksite analysis, hazard prevention and control, and training for employees, supervisors and managers. The document provides resources from OSHA on establishing an SHMS, including guidance documents, online tools for identifying hazards, and assistance from compliance specialists. Employers are encouraged to take advantage of free OSHA assistance to establish an effective SHMS.
Workplace injuries continue to cost companies and their workers’ compensation insurers billions of dollars each year. Yet the combination of a new generation of industrial wearables, big data, and smart algorithms promises to change this picture for the better. Workers’ comp insurers and industrial organizations can benefit from partnering to drive these solutions into the workplace—in the process, decreasing claims, keeping industrial workers protected and productive, and bringing down costs across the board.
This document provides information on hazard analysis. It defines a hazard and lists common types of hazards including chemical, physical, biological, ergonomic, and noise hazards. It then discusses what hazard analysis is and different methods used, including job hazard analysis, hazard and operability study, fault tree analysis, and process hazard analysis. As a case study, it summarizes a 2005 fire and explosion at a Formosa Plastics plant in Texas, caused by a forklift pulling a valve from a propylene line. Lessons learned include considering vehicle impacts and remote isolation in hazard analyses.
The document provides an overview of key health and safety concepts including definitions of accidents, incidents and dangerous occurrences; reasons for managing health and safety; employer duties and liabilities; sources of health and safety information; how to conduct risk assessments; promoting a positive safety culture; and principles of control. It covers various elements that form the basis of an effective health and safety management system and risk assessment process. The document is a study guide for the Nebosh International General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety.
Michigan Safety Council Presentation Mar07ladukepc
Williams International is a leading manufacturer of small gas turbine engines for business jets and personal aircraft. The company wanted to improve its safety record beyond industry averages as it continued to grow. It implemented a culture-based safety system called SafetyIMPACT! over one year, which focused on changing behaviors and making safety a priority for operations management. This led to reduced injuries and costs as well as cultural changes where employees believed safety was their responsibility.
This document provides a health, safety, and environmental (HSE) presentation by Al Hamad Trading for a project involving the detailed inspection and overhauling of on-load tap changers. The summary includes:
1) Al Hamad Trading is certified to ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and OHSAS 18001 standards for quality, environmental, and occupational health and safety management.
2) Relevant laws and regulations that will be followed include Qatar labor laws, Qatar Foundation mandatory standards, UK health and safety at work act, electricity at work regulations, and Kahramaa safety rules.
3) Hazards associated with the project such as electrocution, falls, and working
The document provides information about safety training courses and services offered by an experienced safety professional. It lists various OSHA training courses taught, as well as services like mock OSHA inspections and site safety audits. It notes that over 50,000 people have been trained since 1987, including OSHA compliance officers and Fortune 500 clients, in numerous safety and health areas.
Developing Accident Avoidance Program for Occupational Safety and Healththeijes
The International Journal of Engineering & Science is aimed at providing a platform for researchers, engineers, scientists, or educators to publish their original research results, to exchange new ideas, to disseminate information in innovative designs, engineering experiences and technological skills. It is also the Journal's objective to promote engineering and technology education. All papers submitted to the Journal will be blind peer-reviewed. Only original articles will be published.
The papers for publication in The International Journal of Engineering& Science are selected through rigorous peer reviews to ensure originality, timeliness, relevance, and readability.
The following presentation describes the best practices present along with the principles and approaches to implementing and maintaining a safety and health program for a construction firm.
OSHA recognizes that a wide variety of small and large construction job sites exist. Some are short-duration, while others may take years to complete; some sites are
characterized by frequently changing conditions, while other sites’ conditions may change less often. An effective program emphasizes top-level ownership, participation by employees, and a “find and fix” approach to workplace hazards.
The “find and fix” approach to workplace hazards refers to the “Hazard Identification” and “Hazard Prevention and Control” core elements. Because of the wide variety of site conditions, these two core elements should be implemented on a site specific basis in order to effectively detect and correct hazards.
The concept of continuous improvement is central to these recommended practices. As with any journey, the first step is often the most challenging. The idea is to begin with a basic program and grow from there. By initially focusing on achieving modest goals, monitoring performance, and evaluating outcomes, you can help your company progress over time along the path to higher levels of safety and health.
Efficient Safety Culture as Sustainable Development in Construction IndustryIJERA Editor
The paper focuses on precaution necessary to prevent avoidable accidents in the construction industries, important water development, building and roads construction in Nigeria. Moreover, appreciate the need for a safe working environment but also precaution necessary for hitch-free operation.
Every workplace safety program has a foundation. These key elements construct the framework for a solid understanding on how safety works and it empowers and engages everyone on different levels. Once this fundamental understand is achieved, it is easier to develop the policy, written programs, and standard operating procedures to move the process forward.
This document provides an introduction and overview of occupational safety and health management. It outlines the following key points:
- The training objectives are to understand safety management systems, communication channels, workplace hazards, hazard identification and control, incident investigation, and implications of ignoring safety rules.
- Workplace hazards fall under 5 categories and can be identified through walkaround inspections and job hazard analysis. The hierarchy of controls should be followed to control hazards.
- Management must be committed to safety and develop plans, programs, policies, procedures and processes. Ignoring safety can result in injuries, death, fines and lost productivity. Effective communication and incident investigations are also important.
Independent Risk Management consultancy CARDINUS provide an overview of how Mobile Workforce Management Solutions from BigChange help to robustly manage Health & Safety across the business operation.
www.bigchangeapps.com
Do It Right: A Safety Incentive Platform GuideWorkStride
Incentivizing and rewarding workers for safe behaviors is proven to be effective in improving workplace safety. However, there are times when these programs cause more harm than good. How do you know what type of program will work and be compliant with OSHA regulations?
Module 2 / Unit 2 Assessing & Monitoring well-being in hybrid settingsSMKCreations
Following the definitions of digital wellbeing, digital drain and work-related stress and the causing factors, you are now about to know where to look for the legal provisions related to safety and health in working environments.
The document discusses the benefits and disadvantages of moving from an ILO OHS 2001 health and safety management system to a BS OHSAS 18001 system. Some potential advantages of switching to the BS OHSAS 18001 system include easier integration with other ISO standards, improved publicity and customer perception, and the availability of external registration and assessment. Potential disadvantages include the regulator being more familiar with the original ILO OHS 2001 standard and increased costs associated with changing systems and external registration. The document also provides examples of health and safety practitioner roles in a medium-sized organization such as developing policies, advising on risk assessments, delivering training, and investigating accidents.
This document provides sample questions and answers for a NEBOSH health and safety exam. It addresses topics like conducting risk assessments, potential consequences of poor health and safety, accident causes and prevention, communicating safety information, young worker risks, injury reporting regulations, ergonomics, employer duties, contractor competency assessment, and negligence liability. The answers are in bullet point form to emphasize key details and actions required by the exam.
The document outlines Frontier Materials Concrete's quarterly safety review and key safety initiatives for 2008. The initiatives include changing the company's safety culture, implementing accountability and ownership of safety, conducting safety training programs, pre-planning job tasks to identify hazards, measuring safety performance, improving communication, and establishing substance abuse and screening programs. The safety committee meetings will also discuss safety issues and projects on a monthly basis.
Safety Management Systems - Discourse on safety in the Sri Lankan Constructio...walk_the_safety_talk
"Safety Management Systems"
Discourse on safety in the Sri Lankan construction industry
Sponsored by Orca Aviation Analytics
& hosted by Signature Events
on 27-Mar-2013
Study and Transformation of Occupational Health and Safety techniques in Cons...Vatsal Vala
***For Animated PPT Video***
Youtube link: https://youtu.be/0pB0JD0TUIw
We are last year student of civil Engineering. and Research on construction's Indian workers' primary health situation and how to improve them compare to out of country's advance technology.
**Hard work for making this Presentation***
Time takes 3 days (Full day, from 8am to 8pm except lunch, tea)
means around 30+ Hours for making this PPT
Including searching best professional slide template ; HD Photos related to my Project/ Content ; Animations (with Proper arrangement)
Animated PPT in Youtube link: https://youtu.be/0pB0JD0TUIw
Visit My Website: vatsalvala.github.io
This document discusses the importance of safety culture in industrial workplaces. It provides examples of how organizational commitment to safety, training, leadership, communication, and worker engagement can develop a strong culture that makes safety the top priority. The document also summarizes two case studies that assessed safety culture - the 2012 London Olympics construction projects which measured safety climate, and a Las Vegas construction project where a survey found priorities of productivity over safety and lack of management commitment. It concludes that cultivating a sustained safety culture is key to industrial safety.
The critical elements of an effective safety and health management system (SHMS) are management commitment and employee involvement, worksite analysis, hazard prevention and control, and training for employees, supervisors and managers. The document provides resources from OSHA on establishing an SHMS, including guidance documents, online tools for identifying hazards, and assistance from compliance specialists. Employers are encouraged to take advantage of free OSHA assistance to establish an effective SHMS.
Workplace injuries continue to cost companies and their workers’ compensation insurers billions of dollars each year. Yet the combination of a new generation of industrial wearables, big data, and smart algorithms promises to change this picture for the better. Workers’ comp insurers and industrial organizations can benefit from partnering to drive these solutions into the workplace—in the process, decreasing claims, keeping industrial workers protected and productive, and bringing down costs across the board.
This document provides information on hazard analysis. It defines a hazard and lists common types of hazards including chemical, physical, biological, ergonomic, and noise hazards. It then discusses what hazard analysis is and different methods used, including job hazard analysis, hazard and operability study, fault tree analysis, and process hazard analysis. As a case study, it summarizes a 2005 fire and explosion at a Formosa Plastics plant in Texas, caused by a forklift pulling a valve from a propylene line. Lessons learned include considering vehicle impacts and remote isolation in hazard analyses.
The document provides an overview of key health and safety concepts including definitions of accidents, incidents and dangerous occurrences; reasons for managing health and safety; employer duties and liabilities; sources of health and safety information; how to conduct risk assessments; promoting a positive safety culture; and principles of control. It covers various elements that form the basis of an effective health and safety management system and risk assessment process. The document is a study guide for the Nebosh International General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety.
Michigan Safety Council Presentation Mar07ladukepc
Williams International is a leading manufacturer of small gas turbine engines for business jets and personal aircraft. The company wanted to improve its safety record beyond industry averages as it continued to grow. It implemented a culture-based safety system called SafetyIMPACT! over one year, which focused on changing behaviors and making safety a priority for operations management. This led to reduced injuries and costs as well as cultural changes where employees believed safety was their responsibility.
This document provides a health, safety, and environmental (HSE) presentation by Al Hamad Trading for a project involving the detailed inspection and overhauling of on-load tap changers. The summary includes:
1) Al Hamad Trading is certified to ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and OHSAS 18001 standards for quality, environmental, and occupational health and safety management.
2) Relevant laws and regulations that will be followed include Qatar labor laws, Qatar Foundation mandatory standards, UK health and safety at work act, electricity at work regulations, and Kahramaa safety rules.
3) Hazards associated with the project such as electrocution, falls, and working
The document provides information about safety training courses and services offered by an experienced safety professional. It lists various OSHA training courses taught, as well as services like mock OSHA inspections and site safety audits. It notes that over 50,000 people have been trained since 1987, including OSHA compliance officers and Fortune 500 clients, in numerous safety and health areas.
Developing Accident Avoidance Program for Occupational Safety and Healththeijes
The International Journal of Engineering & Science is aimed at providing a platform for researchers, engineers, scientists, or educators to publish their original research results, to exchange new ideas, to disseminate information in innovative designs, engineering experiences and technological skills. It is also the Journal's objective to promote engineering and technology education. All papers submitted to the Journal will be blind peer-reviewed. Only original articles will be published.
The papers for publication in The International Journal of Engineering& Science are selected through rigorous peer reviews to ensure originality, timeliness, relevance, and readability.
The following presentation describes the best practices present along with the principles and approaches to implementing and maintaining a safety and health program for a construction firm.
OSHA recognizes that a wide variety of small and large construction job sites exist. Some are short-duration, while others may take years to complete; some sites are
characterized by frequently changing conditions, while other sites’ conditions may change less often. An effective program emphasizes top-level ownership, participation by employees, and a “find and fix” approach to workplace hazards.
The “find and fix” approach to workplace hazards refers to the “Hazard Identification” and “Hazard Prevention and Control” core elements. Because of the wide variety of site conditions, these two core elements should be implemented on a site specific basis in order to effectively detect and correct hazards.
The concept of continuous improvement is central to these recommended practices. As with any journey, the first step is often the most challenging. The idea is to begin with a basic program and grow from there. By initially focusing on achieving modest goals, monitoring performance, and evaluating outcomes, you can help your company progress over time along the path to higher levels of safety and health.
Efficient Safety Culture as Sustainable Development in Construction IndustryIJERA Editor
The paper focuses on precaution necessary to prevent avoidable accidents in the construction industries, important water development, building and roads construction in Nigeria. Moreover, appreciate the need for a safe working environment but also precaution necessary for hitch-free operation.
Every workplace safety program has a foundation. These key elements construct the framework for a solid understanding on how safety works and it empowers and engages everyone on different levels. Once this fundamental understand is achieved, it is easier to develop the policy, written programs, and standard operating procedures to move the process forward.
This document provides an introduction and overview of occupational safety and health management. It outlines the following key points:
- The training objectives are to understand safety management systems, communication channels, workplace hazards, hazard identification and control, incident investigation, and implications of ignoring safety rules.
- Workplace hazards fall under 5 categories and can be identified through walkaround inspections and job hazard analysis. The hierarchy of controls should be followed to control hazards.
- Management must be committed to safety and develop plans, programs, policies, procedures and processes. Ignoring safety can result in injuries, death, fines and lost productivity. Effective communication and incident investigations are also important.
Independent Risk Management consultancy CARDINUS provide an overview of how Mobile Workforce Management Solutions from BigChange help to robustly manage Health & Safety across the business operation.
www.bigchangeapps.com
Do It Right: A Safety Incentive Platform GuideWorkStride
Incentivizing and rewarding workers for safe behaviors is proven to be effective in improving workplace safety. However, there are times when these programs cause more harm than good. How do you know what type of program will work and be compliant with OSHA regulations?
Module 2 / Unit 2 Assessing & Monitoring well-being in hybrid settingsSMKCreations
Following the definitions of digital wellbeing, digital drain and work-related stress and the causing factors, you are now about to know where to look for the legal provisions related to safety and health in working environments.
The document discusses the benefits and disadvantages of moving from an ILO OHS 2001 health and safety management system to a BS OHSAS 18001 system. Some potential advantages of switching to the BS OHSAS 18001 system include easier integration with other ISO standards, improved publicity and customer perception, and the availability of external registration and assessment. Potential disadvantages include the regulator being more familiar with the original ILO OHS 2001 standard and increased costs associated with changing systems and external registration. The document also provides examples of health and safety practitioner roles in a medium-sized organization such as developing policies, advising on risk assessments, delivering training, and investigating accidents.
Nebosh International Diploma unit A questions matrixCiske Berrington
The document discusses the benefits and disadvantages of moving from an ILO OHS 2001 health and safety management system to a BS OHSAS 18001 system. Some potential advantages of switching to BS OHSAS 18001 include easier integration with other standards, improved publicity and customer perception, and the availability of external registration and assessment. Potential disadvantages include the regulator being more familiar with ILO OHS 2001, costs of changing systems, and the possibility of increased paperwork. The document also provides examples of calculating non-fatal accident incidence rates from raw accident data and an explanation of why incidence rates provide a more accurate picture of safety performance over time.
This document summarizes the results of a survey assessing safety in the Dutch workplace. Some key findings:
- Half of respondents reported high safety scores according to metrics, but only 30% were satisfied with safety.
- There were differences between industries and roles - oil/gas scored highest while agriculture was lowest.
- Processes like incident reporting scored lower for operational staff than management.
- Training and empowerment to stop unsafe work also scored lower for operational staff.
- While general scores were positive, responses to ambitions and challenges indicated a desire for rapid safety improvements, especially regarding culture, accountability and behaviors.
Overcoming obstacles like building collective responsibility and trust were seen as priorities to achieve goals.
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This document discusses RailAlert's efforts to improve rail safety in the Netherlands. RailAlert aims to reduce rail accidents to zero through regulations, certification of staff and systems, and improving safety culture. It has developed a Safety Dashboard to monitor industry safety performance. RailAlert now focuses on training workers to take personal responsibility for safety through initiatives like a Digital Safety Passport and serious gaming. The goal is to positively influence safety attitudes and behaviors.
The document provides guidelines for Cement Sustainability Initiative (CSI) member companies to consistently measure and report safety data. It defines key terms like directly employed, contractors/subcontractors, third parties. It specifies safety indicators that should be reported, such as number of fatalities and lost time injury rates for directly employed and contractors. It clarifies what activities and locations are included in data, such as cement production facilities and delivery. The guidelines aim to improve safety performance tracking and benchmarking across the industry.
Study on Safety Management System of Manufacturing Industry IRJET Journal
This document discusses safety management systems in manufacturing industries. It begins with an introduction stating that while manufacturing has grown, safety aspects have been lacking. The document then outlines three key indicators of safety management systems and safe workplaces: organizational safety culture, behavioral safety, and safety performance. It provides details on each indicator, such as how safety culture can be improved through communication and leadership. Behavioral safety focuses on identifying safe and unsafe behaviors through training and motivation. Safety performance is evaluated using metrics like inspection and compliance rates. The goal of a strong safety management system is to minimize workplace accidents by addressing human factors, environmental factors, and management systems.
The mistaken unsung hero of productivityHumanology
The traditional way to measure productivity focuses on the input, process and output. Industry focuses on the cost optimisation during the input, lean manufacturing, KAIZEN in the process and
the return of investment on the output. However, employee welfare is always labelled and perceived as cost and burden for the industry. This article aims to expose and to reveal the secrets of productivity that have always been the least priority - occupational safety and health.
European network for workplace health promotion presentationAlberto Mico
This document provides an overview of workplace health promotion (WHP) in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) across 19 European countries. It finds that while SMEs make up the vast majority of businesses, they face challenges in implementing WHP due to limited resources and a perception that regulations hinder autonomy. The document analyzes economic conditions, current policies and structures, and makes recommendations to improve WHP in SMEs through awareness campaigns, infrastructure development, and tailored preventive services.
Study on safety management of small and medium scale industries in tamilnadueSAT Publishing House
IJRET : International Journal of Research in Engineering and Technology is an international peer reviewed, online journal published by eSAT Publishing House for the enhancement of research in various disciplines of Engineering and Technology. The aim and scope of the journal is to provide an academic medium and an important reference for the advancement and dissemination of research results that support high-level learning, teaching and research in the fields of Engineering and Technology. We bring together Scientists, Academician, Field Engineers, Scholars and Students of related fields of Engineering and Technology
This document provides an overview of injury and illness record keeping, including the uses of incident records. Incident records can be used to evaluate safety programs, identify high-risk areas that require extra attention, analyze causes of incidents to implement specific countermeasures, create interest in safety among supervisors by sharing department-level data, and provide facts to supervisors and safety committees to help prioritize safety issues. Proper record keeping of incidents is important for effective safety program management.
This document discusses the historical perspectives and regulatory context surrounding accident prevention. It provides justifications for why businesses should work to prevent accidents and occupational illnesses, including moral, economic and legal responsibilities. It outlines the common law doctrines that previously limited employer liability for injuries. The document also summarizes OSHA's areas of authority, approved state plans, regional offices and top cited standards. Finally, it discusses OSHA's record keeping requirements.
National Safety Council -Safety managementAkhilesh Singh
This document discusses the historical perspectives and regulatory context surrounding accident prevention. It provides justifications for prioritizing safety, describes how common law historically limited employer liability, and outlines key OSHA regulations and responsibilities including record keeping. The overall focus is on establishing a rationale for safety programs and describing the legal duties of employers to protect workers.
This document provides an overview of injury and illness record keeping, including uses of incident records and calculation of incidence rates. Recording incidents allows safety personnel to evaluate safety problems, identify high-risk areas, analyze causes, and monitor progress over time. Incident rates are calculated by dividing the number of injuries or illnesses by the total hours worked and allow comparisons over time periods or between groups. Maintaining accurate records is important for evaluating safety programs and identifying issues to address.
The Barzan Onshore Project has achieved 60 million lost time injury man-hours through a continuous team effort involving the client, company and contractors. Key factors that contributed to this success include:
- Strong leadership and support from the Project Manager in prioritizing safety
- Management team embracing safety programs and leading by example
- High-quality safety training delivered to all workers in their native language
- Focus on behavioral observation programs and risk assessment tools
- Development and support of line supervisors' safety responsibilities
- Higher than normal staffing ratios for safety personnel
- Thorough incident investigation and corrective action plans
- Use of data and trend analysis to proactively address safety issues
- Generous safety incentive
The document outlines CRH's Life Saving Rules for 2019, which are mandatory rules designed to manage critical safety risks consistently across operations. Key changes from 2018 include additional focus on accountability, requirements for internal audits of the rules and safety culture assessments. Metrics such as leadership interactions and high potential learning events are emphasized for measuring safety performance. Guidance and requirements are provided for contractor management, machinery safety, transport safety, work at height, confined spaces and other high risk activities.
This document is a risk assessment report that contains several sections analyzing approaches to risk assessment for an organization's IT architecture. It discusses evaluating risk, qualitative and quantitative approaches, the organization's departments and how they interconnect, security certifications, and tools for conducting risk management research such as the Plus, Minus, Interesting method and applying the "what if" approach. The report provides an in-depth analysis of how to properly assess and manage risks to an organization's IT systems.
RailAlert is an independent foundation established in 2006 in the Netherlands to improve safety for workers on and near railroad tracks. Their mission is to reduce rail infrastructure accidents to zero. RailAlert develops regulations and certification programs for staff, systems, and products. They are responsible for certifying over 60 railway safety tasks. To monitor safety performance, RailAlert created an online Safety Dashboard. Recently, RailAlert has shifted its focus to training programs that emphasize personal responsibility and safety awareness, such as the Digital Safety Passport program and a serious gaming application called Lifesavers Game. The goal is for all railway industry parties to share a mindset of personal responsibility and transparency to continuously improve safety.
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SIMPOSIO BEHAVIOR-BASED SAFETY (24 GIUGNO 2016)
Zero injuries:
from “do it yourself” to BBS
Francesco Marella
Climaveneta Spa
Cristina Lionetti
Climaveneta Spa
ABSTRACT (ITALIANO)
Climaveneta è un’azienda Leader nei sistemi centralizzati di climatizzazione con sedi
produttive in Italia, Cina, India. Con l’obbiettivo di tutelare la salute e sicurezza dei
propri dipendenti l’azienda negli ultimi anni ha applicato un severo piano di
miglioramento delle condizioni tecniche e organizzative, culminato nella certificazione
OHSAS 18001. La piena conformità legislativa è condizione necessaria ma non
sufficiente per raggiungere l’obbiettivo di “zero infortuni”, in quanto non tiene conto
del “fattore umano”, ovvero il comportamento dei dipendenti. Il seguente articolo
descrive come la sede italiana di Climaveneta abbia avviato un processo per la raccolta
capillare dei mancati infortuni e dei comportamenti pericolosi che ha trovato la sua
naturale evoluzione in un progetto di B-BS. In particolare illustra pregi e difetti del
progetto di gestione dei comportamenti ideato internamente all’azienda (Sustainable
Safety) e li compara con il processo di B-BS. Si evidenzia come, sebbene i due progetti
siano apparentemente scollegati tra loro, l’uno costituisca le fondamenta dell’altro ed
entrambi abbiano come fine ultimo il raggiungimento dell’obiettivo “zero infortuni”.
ABSTRACT (ENGLISH)
Climaveneta is a leading Company in central climate control systems with production
sites in Italy, China and India. In recent years, with the aim to enhance the health and
safety of its employees, the Company has implemented a strategically stringent plan for
improving technical and organisational conditions, achieving the BS OHSAS 18001
certification. Full compliance is an essential but not sufficient condition to reach the
“zero injuries” goal, because it does not evaluate the “human factor”, such as workers’
behaviour. The following article illustrates how the Climaveneta Italian Production sites
launched a project for the detailed recording of “near-miss” and unsafe behaviours,
which evolved into a B-BS project. Specifically, it describes strengths and weaknesses
of “Sustainable Safety Programme”, a conceived in-house method, compared with a
“Behaviour-Based Safety programme”. In the end, although these two projects are
apparently unrelated, the first one builds the basis of the other one and both aim to
achieve “zero injuries”.
Keywords: Zero injuries, Compliance, Behavior-Based Safety, Sustainable Safety
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INTRODUCTION
Climaveneta is a mechanical manufacturer which develops and builds large chillers and
heat pumps in their production sites.
In the four Italian plants, the workers assemble various components using manual
pneumatic tools (e.g. screwdrivers, rivet guns), or brazing and heaviest material is
moved by overhead travelling cranes or forklifts. All the units are powered and tested
in specific testing rooms. At the end of the assembling process the units are loaded on
the customers’ trucks by overhead travelling cranes.
The main safety risks arise from the constant handling of components, for electrical
tasks and for the use of high pressure vessels.
In 2008, the Company established an ESH Department coordinating all the Italian plants
in the order to reduce all possible causes and sources of personal injury and strengthen
the safety and environment compliance with the following long term aims:
- Zero injuries;
- Improvement of main safety impact tools;
- Spreading the Safety Culture throughout the Organisation;
- BS OHSAS 18001 Certification.
FROM COMPLIANCE TO IMPROVEMENT
From 2008 to 2013 the Company focused first on compliance and then on improvement
activities.
Following are some examples of the Company projects:
- Compliance verification of all tools and machinery;
- Complete revision of the risk assessment (Italian law D.Lgs 81/08);
- Drafting a detailed improvement and maintenance compliance plan based on
the “Plan-Do-Check-Act” lean manufacturing principle;
- Setting-up a Safety Environment Quality Integrated Management System;
- Safety training plan of approx. 3,000h/man per year;
- Communication project focused on safe work conditions;
- Team Leader training centred on unsafe behaviours.
Figure n°1 describes how in 2008, at the beginning of the abovementioned activities,
the number of injuries halved. However, it also shows how the number of injuries grew
and later fell following a sawtooth trend.
It shows how a compliance-based plan is effective in significantly reducing injuries, but
is not sufficient to reach “zero” level.
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Figure 1 - Number of injuries in Climaveneta Bassano del Grappa Plant.
BEHAVIOUR BASED ACTION PLAN
The Heinrich Pyramid explains that the main cause of injuries is the “human factor”,
therefore to reach “zero injuries” it is necessary to record and analyse “near miss” and
unsafe behaviour too.
In Climaveneta, since 2010, the Team Leader Training Course has provided a 4 hour
session dedicated to the analysis, collection, correction of the unsafe behaviours.
However, from 2010 to 2013 the Company has actually collected less than 10 unsafe
behaviour records.
Could these behaviours be identified directly by the workers? Do all the workers take
part in this activity?
To answer these questions, in 2013, the ESH Department counted precisely the number
of “PDCA form” filled by workers to report improvements in “quality”, “cost” and
“safety”.
The following figures highlight a good but not uniform involvement through the
assembly lines (Figure n°2) and 50% of the workers have not filled out any “PDCA
form” in the last three years (Figure n°3).
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Figure 2 - number of safety reports through
assembly lines (2010-2013 years)
Figure 3 - number of people who filled out
safety reports (2010-2013 years)
To involve 100% of workers in this “observing” programme and to increase the unsafe-
behaviour recording 10-fold, the Plant Manager and the ESH Dept. created the
“Sustainable Safety Programme”.
This project is based on the following rules:
- Every 30 days a worker becomes an observer;
- He/ She supports the Team Leader in observing unsafe-behaviours, dangerous
situations, near miss and organisational critical issues;
- They record the data on a board located on the start of the assembly line;
- The data are visible to all workers;
- Every Monday the Team Leaders meet the Plant Manager and ESH Dept. to
discuss the observations data and decide future actions;
- The next day each Team Leader shows to the other workers the reports of all
the boards and invites them to adopt safer behaviour.
In the middle of 2015, the “Sustainable Safety Programme” reached its targets:
- 75% workers involved as “observers”
- N° 120 unsafe behaviours recorded per year
However, at the end of 2014 the Company recorded n°1 injury and at the beginning of
2015 n°2 (in all cases the accidents were minor).
Analysing these data, the ESH Dept. sees how the “Sustainable Safety Programme”
involved the workers in an effective way and they know the difference between a safe
and unsafe behaviour but the method
- Is not structured to lead the workers to a behaviour change;
- Does not define and therefore warn workers of the risks of certain
unpredictable behaviours which while apparently safe, may potentially have
severe consequences (e.g. electrical risks)
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BEHAVIOUR-BASED SAFETY
Based on the above, in the 2015 first quarter, the Company decided to evolve the
“Sustainable Safety Programme” into the “Behaviour-Based Safety Programme”.
In the following table, we compare these methods’ features.
Sustainable Safety Behaviour-Based Safety
Observation method
Subjective
What the observer writes on the board depends on
the training and on the willingnes to point out the
unsafe behaviour of his/ her coworkers.
Partial view
The observer records only the unsafe behaviours
he/she sees, but he/she doesn’t know if he/she has
really seen all the possible dangerous behaviours.
Facts & Figures: n°120 records of unsafe
behaviour per year. A pure number
Objective
The observer fills in a check-list which reports a
variety of behaviours chosen from the pinpointing
and the historical database of near miss, injuries and
unsafe behaviour.
Full view
The observer records both safe and unsafe
behaviours and he/she fills in n°3 check-lists a
week.
Facts & Figures: 11,265 records of behaviours
in 6 months. For each of them we know the
percentage of unsafe or safe behaviours.
How the behaviour changes
With Antecedents
The observers have no training about giving
consequences. Sometimes they give antecedents,
but they do not follow a specific rule.
With Antecedents and Consequences
All workers follow a B-BS training course and the
observers follow specific training on positive
feedback and extinction.
Effectiveness measures
Weak
The board is empty
The observer writes nothing because he/she says
there are no dangerous behaviours to see.
Strong
Trend measure
For each behaviour there is a trend measure. (see
e.g. picture n°4 )
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Figure 4 – Behaviour trend “use ear protection” in assembly lines 1-2-3 (100% means safe use.)
CONCLUSIONS
Compliance: in order to achieve “zero injuries”, law compliance is an essential but not
sufficient condition.
Encourage “near miss” reporting: the Team Leaders’ training plan and the
“Sustainable Safety Programme” created the necessary awareness so all the workers
know the importance of the unsafe behaviours and that the “zero injuries goal” is
reachable.
The data were very useful in the pinpointing phase, prior to the B-BS check-list drafting.
Correct Focus: although the Heinrich Pyramid underlines the importance of a very
extensive unsafe behaviour collection, the Company needs to focus on the safe
behaviour increase.
Feedback: the best way to reach “zero injuries” is for the Company to use Positive
Reinforcement for the safe behaviour and Extinction to eliminate the unsafe behaviour.
In this way the Company will create a positive and safe work environment.
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AUTHORS
Francesco Marella. ESH Manager at CLIMAVENETA, a
Group Company of Mitsubishi Electric.
After completing his studies in Chemical Engineering, he started
working in a Chemical Plant where he gained significant
experience in industrial safety. In 1999, he joined Riello Spa (a
floor standing boiler manufacturer) as Quality, Environment,
Safety and Health Manager where he improved his management
skills and started to use the Six Sigma methods to solve quality
and safety issues. In 2008, he joined Climaveneta Spa as
Environment, Safety and Health Manager of all Italian Plants.
He created the necessary conditions for the achievement of the
ISO 14001:2009 “Environmental Certification” and the BS OHSAS 18001:2007
“Safety Certification”. He promotes the B-BS programme to create the cultural change
needed to drive the organisation toward a safe working environment without injuries.
Cristina Lionetti. ESH Specialist at CLIMAVENETA, a Group
Company of Mitsubishi Electric.
She graduated in 2010 from the Politecnico of Turin with a
Master’s Degree in Environmental Engineering and she became
a licensed Engineer in 2011. Since 2011 she has worked in the
Climaveneta Environment Safety and Health Department,
providing services at four Italian plants. Starting from 2015, she
has actively participated in the design and implementation of the
B-BS process in the Bassano del Grappa (VI) and Alpago (BL)
Production Sites