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NationalInstituteforOccupationalSafetyandHealth
ImprovedSafetyToolsforSmallEnterprisesthroughLeanStartup
GarrettBurnettandGinoFazioNIOSHOfficeofCommunication,ResearchtoPracticeUnderstandingSmallEnterprisesOctober24-27,2017
Attributesof“smallness”§ Isolationfromotherorganizations§ Fewdedicatedsafetyresources§ Lackofasafetyculture§ Ownersplayoutsizedroleinthesurvivalofthecompany§ Unawareofworkplacerisks
Constraintsofagovernmentagency§ Majoroutputispublicationsandarticles§ Issueswithsharingresourcescreatedbyothers§ Nodirectconnectiontoindividualsmallbusinesses§ Fundingismainlyallocatedtoresearch
Oursafetytool§ Identificationofworkplacehazards§ Descriptionsofnegativeoutcomesrelatedtohazards§ Recommendationsforavoidingthehazards
– Solutionsselectedforsimplicityandcost
Digitaldistribution§ Lesscostlytoreproduce§ Easiertoshare§ Easiertoallowcustomization§ Embracesproliferationofmobile
Assumptions§ Thatsmallconstructionbusinessescareaboutsafety.§ Thattheywantatool.§ Thattheuniverseofourresearchcoversenoughtobevaluable.§ Thatdigitalistherightmedium.§ Thataproblem/solutionstructureisappropriate.
VirtualSafetyConsultant– Projectoutline§ InventoryallNIOSHconstructionmaterial.§ Organizeitbyjobtasks.§ Rewriteitinplainlanguage.§ Postthesenewlymademodulesontheweb.§ Reusethewebcontentinanapp.
Leanstart-up,designthinking,agilemethodologiesThreebusinessconceptsthathaveseveralthingsincommon:
– Thecustomer– Challengeassumptions– Minimumviableproduct(MVP)– Encouragefailingfast– Iterative
ThepivotA“structuredcoursecorrectiondesignedtotestanewfundamentalhypothesisabouttheproduct,strategy,andenginegrowth.”
-TheLeanStartupbyEricRies
Agilemanifesto§ Peopleoverprocessesandtools§ Prototypesoverdocumentation§ Respondingtochangeoverfollowingaplan§ Customercollaborationoverrigidcontracts
Minimumviableproduct(MVP)§ Aversionofthetoolwithjustenoughfeaturestosatisfyourcustomers§ Topicslimitedto
1. Painting2. Framing3. Insulation4. Excavation5. Electrical
Whattheyliked§ Toolandsupplychecklistsforplanning§ Instructionalvideosfromprosonhowtodoatasksafely§ Real-lifeincidentreports(interactivewasbetter)
Ourhypothesis§ Wecancreateatoolthatsmallconstructionbusinessownerswilluseto
dotheirjobsbetter,butalsomoresafely.
Assumptions§ Smallconstructionbusinessowners/managersseekoutinformationon
howtodotheirworkbetter/moreefficiently.§ Safetyisalowerpriorityforsmallconstructionbusiness
owners/managers.§ Smallconstructionbusinessownersarenotsafetyexperts.
Workinprogress…§ Finishingaroundofdesignthinking§ Nextup:moreiterativedevelopmentandanMVPproductlaunch
Theimpactoflean/agile/designthinking§ Challengedourassumptions§ Explorediterativeapproaches§ Focusedoncustomerinput§ Changedouroutcome
Contactus
§ GinoFazio§ NIOSH§ Communication/research
topractice§ [email protected]
§ GarrettBurnett§ NIOSH§ Communication/research
topractice§ [email protected]