The document outlines the Premac® method developed by Persist Ltd., which focuses on improving workplace safety through self-control and behavioral management. It emphasizes empowering workers to self-manage and reinforces their engagement in personal safety, showing positive outcomes in reducing workplace accidents. The method operates on a four-step process and is supported by behavioral techniques and peer training.

1. Unsafe Behavior Change
Process
PREMAC® = PREVENTION TROUGH SELF
CONTROL.
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2. From the
external control
of behavior
(PTAS Method
TEPS/PTAS PREMAC
Towards self
observation and
self protection.
(PREMAC Method)
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3. The reality shows that prevails in organizations
self management at work without supervision,
specially in certain work- shifts.
This new reality requires to prepare the workers
to assume the management of its own behavior in
safety and other areas of the behavior at work.
PREMAC
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4. PREMAC Method teach the workers how to
obtain greater dominion and control of its own
behavior at work.
PREMAC Method favors the growth and
development of each person, (empowerment)
and increase their participation and
responsibility in their own safety, using
behavioral techniques.
PREMAC = PREVENTION TROUGH SELF CONTROL
(PREMAC = in english this name can be changed)
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5. Similarities:
Both Methods arise from the experimental study
of human behavior at work.
Both methods working with the natural processes
of human learning.
The effectiveness of both methods has been demonstrated
in different Companies.
Both Methods can working in the same time in the same
company (with positive synergies).
The decision of the use of one or another its motivated
or influenced for practical reasons or the organizational
structure.
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6. PREMAC develops and uses the personal competences
to regulate the own behavior.
PREMAC, is until now, (2009) the only Method of
self-protection at global level applied to the
Safety at Work.
The first report on PREMAC was published by
PERSIST in 1997. (López - Mena and Correa, S. IST Journal)
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8. It is a Method of four steps, that develops the worker’ s
capacity of how to regulate its own behavior in order to
take care of itself and others at work.
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9. Self- evaluation
Self- reinforcement
M E T A
Self- observation
Self- control
FUNCTIONING OF PREMAC METHOD
Nece ssity
to change
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PREMAC METHOD
SOME FOUNDATIONS

11. PREMAC = Aid to control the impulsive
behavior at work.
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12. PREMAC = Aid to control stress by
overload in the work.
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13. PREMAC = Aid to control the
aggressiveness at work.
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14. The workers know which one is the most critical at-risk behavior that they
practice, but they don’t know how to change it.
The PREMAC produces involvement of the workers and gives them techniques to
learn and to practice the abilities of self- control for their own safety.
The worker produces better information because he is always in contact with a
wide rank of his own at risk - behavior.
In addition, only he/she can observe and manage cognitive or under cover
problems, those that are not accessible to an external observer.
The external pressure of the worker is reduced so he can behave in
safe form, however his/her own personal pressure increases.
A well trained peer is key to obtain the changes in the behavior.
The own worker is self-reinforcement when he achieves success in his process of
behavior change.
1. The improvements and contributions of PREMAC:
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15. 2. Why the PREMAC works
Because is a behavioral and self-applied intervention, based
on the experimental knowledge of the human learning
processes, that increase the vision of the own value and the
dignity of each person at work.
The people are interested in working in a safe way, according to
the perception that they have of their own importance and the
concept of themselves as human beings.
PREMAC improves the perception of the own
personal value and develops the self- concept
of each worker.
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16. Qualitative:
The reception of the Program is excellent by its contents.
It is applied in control of misfortunes, wrath, impulsive.
The own unsafe behavior change.
It diminishes on-indebtedness, the excessive ingestion
of meals and drinks.
Self -control of the addictions.
Improve emotional relationships with the family.
3. How the results of the PREMAC are evaluated.
Quantitative:
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Less accidents.
Less incidents.

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1986 1989 1992 1995 1998 2001
Work accidents
PREMAC Intervention
Behavioral Intervention Results with PREMAC
Method.(Smelting and Refinery of Cu)
Accidents number between
1986 and 2000
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Results with PREMAC Method in the Number of Accidents in an
underground mine.
Accidentes
Programs PTAS/TEPS and
PREMAC
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Accidents

19. 4. Training for the workmates using PREMAC
Method.
PREMAC
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20. TWO KNOWLEDGES SET OF WORKMATES IN PREMAC.
Job Safety Analysis
Emotional stability
Coaching Leadership
Safety procedures
Safety Inspections
Planning Observations
ErgonomyEmpathy
Self-control
Communication competences
Learning abilities
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HOW TO OBTAIN MORE
INFORMATION ON PREMAC METHOD.
Please contact with PERSIST Ltd.
Phones: +56 22 3332074 or +56 22 2342680
Fax +56 22 2321612.
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22. THANKS FOR YOUR
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