Safety-conscious business operations require a continuous and systematic effort to detect and fix workplace hazards before employees are injured. It’s usually referred to as a Safety and Health Management System (SHMS). An SHMS requires the support of the leadership and employee participation (including the acting involvement of any union that is there is one in your company); hazard detection and assessment, prevention and control opportunities for education and training; and regular program evaluation and improvement.
The conventional approach is to blame the cause of accidents on the workers. Herbert W. Heinrich’s 1930s theory that 85-95 percent of accidents are the result of unsafe behavior of individuals drove a broad range of behavior based safety (BBS) strategies. In recent times, advocates of quality have taken an approach that is more proactive to safety by recognizing the fact that accidents are the result of processes and systems. They employ quality tools to decrease their likelihood.
Managers need to be taught the message that safe business is a crucial aspect of their job. This can be accomplished through direct comments on performance, reviews, and bonuses. LyondellBasell for instance, clarifies to its managers that, no matter how low their OSHA recordable injury rates are, if there is an incident that is catastrophic on the job, the manager will not be rewarded with an incentive.
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