the journey towards incident & injury free - one contractor's experience
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Presentation at AWEA Wind Project Performance & Reliability Workshop 2011TRANSCRIPT
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Power to Provide a World of Services
Creating an Incident & Injury Free Work Environment
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Preparing an Organization forthe Possibility of:
Incident & Injury FreeEvery Hour, Every Day!
You must have a vision of the future you want to create and then share that future with others.
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The Company Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) had risen to 10 - 12. National Ave. = 4.5
Workers’ Compensation Experience Modification Rate/Factor (EMR/EMF) was 1.10 (Ave. = 1.0)
Lots of Employees and Subcontractors were getting hurt on each outage.
Customers were turning down bids based on the Poor Safety Record.
Self-Insured and lots of $$$$ being spent on Workers’ Compensation Claims.
Situation
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The Safety Programs, Procedures and Metrics were in place, and need to be in place.
But - Safety really isn’t all about Programs , Procedures or Numbers – It’s About People!
The Focus of Leadership needs to Remain on the People!
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Why?
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Foster the understanding throughout the organization that the Mind-Set - WAS THE PROBLEM!
Clarify the process for management, and develop the critical success factors required prior to the start of the Incident & Injury Free Process.
Develop & implement the actions used to prepare the organization for the Incident & Injury Free Journey.
Plan, implement and sustain the three levels of training used throughout the process.
Major Steps
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Top level of Management must be Fully Committed to the Process
Requires a Personal Commitment from the CEO/President & Top Levels of Management
Resources must be allocated: Actions – Speak Louder than Words Time – Safety must be a Value Money – Return on Investment 10 to 1
Informal & Formal Employee Leaders must be Recruited and buy-in to the Need
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Critical Success Factors
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The Organization must be ready to receive the Message
The message is developed & delivered by conducting a Perception Survey which includes:
Management Team Members
Customers
Employees
The Results are Consolidated and Shared with all Stakeholders.
Training Seminars are then Implemented for the various levels of stakeholders.
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Process
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TRIR = 10 in 2003, Currently YTD is 1.75.
Customers - Greater Ability to Bid & Confidence Level of our Customers to Perform & Manage Subcontractors.
Employee – Morale is High, Employees taking care of Safety, Quality and Production without Coercive Tactics.
Safety Organization - Proud to be reaching new levels of Incident & Injury Free performance across the Company.
Personal – Very Satisfied with Job and Supportive Work Environment.
Impacts
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1.Connect2.Convey3.Convince 4.Get Commitment.
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Commitment to Injury Free
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“Putting People Into The Safety Process”
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