Who is Fortron Industries? ►Joint venture between Celanese and Kureha. ►In Wilmington for 20 years. ►What we do? Manufacture polyphenylene sulfide resin. 1 Behavior Based Safety 2 Safety Performance ► How do we measure safety performance? Tracking the negatives!!! Occupational Illness and Injury Rate Near Misses or Near Hits Procedure audits. Etc. etc. In order to get new data: Someone has to have a near hit or worse yet….. Someone has to be hurt!!!! 3 Safety Performance What usually happens when safety performance is not up to par? Inspections? More Training? Safety Talks? Contests? Discipline! 4 What would your organization do? ► 5 All depends on the culture of the organization!!! What is culture? 6 Culture comes in many forms. In a petri dish. 7 In your milk and in your ears!! 8 Safety Culture ► So what is the safety culture of your organization? Everyone goes home safe. It is safe because we have always done it that way. What can go wrong? Goal setting: How many people are going to get hurt next year? So if you know how many, can you tell me who? 9 What’s the last thing a “Redneck” says before a really bad accident? Ya’ll watch this!!! 10 Safety Performance ►What is the theme for the safety school? ►“Zero in on Zero Accidents” ►What happens when you get to “ZERO”? ►How 11 do you know if you are getting better? Safety Performance ► BBS allows us to measure in a new way. The system allows us to measure the positives. And, to know if we are getting better. When at “Zero” How do you know where you are? 12 13 A simple example of behaving safely. 14 What is the goal of BBS? ►To create a workplace safety culture that eliminates unsafe behaviors. 15 What is Culture? “Culture is a shared set of commonly-held general beliefs and values that influence people’s assumptions, perception and behavior.” 16 What are some components of culture that could lead to accidents? 17 What are the elements? 1 RESOURCES PPE Tools & Machinery Training/Procedures Rules/Guidelines 18 Elements of an incident free workplace: 2 PEOPLE Knowledge Skills Personal Values 19 Elements of an incident free workplace: 3. BEHAVIOR Safe Acts 20 What causes accidents? ►According to statistics from organizations like Dupont and the National Safety Council show that 8090% of all workplace injuries are linked to unsafe acts 21 Changing Culture ►Culture ►Values ►Attitude ►Behaviors 22 Changing Culture ►Behaviors ►Attitude ►Values ►Safe 23 Culture What is Culture? “Culture is a shared set of commonly-held general beliefs and values that influence people’s assumptions, perception and behavior.” 24 BBS Bringing Change ► BBS is a way to change behavior that eventually changes the culture. ► Requires: Patience. Yours and the boss. Support : yours and the others in the workforce. Continuing refreshers. Lead by example and getting others to do the same. 25 What is the goal? ►To create a workplace safety culture that eliminates unsafe behaviors. 26 BBS What is our method? ► Combined approach: Changing the way we think-Safe Start Measuring the way we act-Workplace observations. 27 SafeStart Basics SafeStart Basics Critical Errors 4 States of mind: Eyes not on task Rushing Mind not on task Fatigue Line of fire Frustration Loss of balance traction or grip. Complacency 28 Workplace observations 29 ► Critical Task Determinations ► Observation training ► Data collection through observations ► Data collation and evaluation. ► Communication and action steps. Fortron BBS ► We implemented Safe Start to effect behavioral change. ► We started conducting workplace observations to measure how we are doing. ► How 30 did we do it? Ask Rick Gregory. Implementation of BBS at Fortron 31 ► A team was formed (FSCT) to drive change at our site ► Visited different sites, used the (SWIPE) method ► Safety Conferences (find the right program) ► Site Vision (alignment) 32 Safetstart Program ► 33 2 Options 1. On-site Trainer 2500.00 per day 2. Train the Trainer SME $2500.00 for 2 trainers Safetstart Program Continued ► How did we do it? 2 eight hour blocks of instruction (site wide) President to maintenance. Set a goal to have the entire program complete before our yearly October turn around 34 What is safe start 35 ► A program that teaches us the 4 states that cause us to get injured ► Self-trigger on one or more of the states to prevent us making critical errors. 1. Rushing 2. Fatigue 3. Frustration 4. Complicacy 4 critical errors 36 ► Eyes not on task ► Mind not on task ► Loss of balance traction or grip ► Moving into or being in the line of fire Safety Observation Program ► Develop a Safety Observation worksheet that was tailored for our site ► Committee based program ► Trained SCA on how to properly do an effective safety observation 37 ► The goal of this program was to get conversations started ► Teach people how to talk about safety ► Helped build the courage needed to stop an unsafe act How are we doing? ► Terminology is used in everyday task and during toolbox meetings ► OIS/Hazard recognition has increased every month (quantity to quality) ► When hazards are recognized we take action in a timely manner ► 38 Employee Engagement (safety meetings) Questions? 39