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Posted By Peter Wright
I want an electronic "Brain Storming Session". We have had a very bad month on accidents and our Total Incident Rate is way above target. In fact if we had no more accidents this fiscal we will still not reach the target that has been set. So, what i would like are your ideas, no matter how small, to be sent to me by email giving me ideas on how we can reduce our accident rates and get back on track .......... many of the accidnts we are having are behavioural based.
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Posted By Merv Newman
Peter, you have given your own answer - take a look at behavioural based safety. In a few words it means recognising, rewarding and reinforcing safe behaviour. It's actually quite easy when you get into it. But it does mean that managers change a few habits. Example : when was the last time, apart from annual appraisal, that your boss told you sincerely that you were doing a good job ? If it has happened, did you get a nice warm feeling ? Do you want it to happen again ?
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Posted By Raymond Rapp
Peter
It is a very broad question that you ask and Merv has made a good point about behavouril safety. However, I will attempt to provide you with some thoughts that might point you in the right direction.
First, you need to decide whether the increase in accidents is due to tangible reasons or just a 'blip' in statistics. Assuming the former, then you could arrange the accidents by groups and sub-groups e.g. type, time, location etc. In order to see if there are any patterns developing.
Hopefully some patterns should start to develop and with further investigation through interviews and checking on adequate training, supervision and equipment of those involved, root and underlying causes should be apparent. Best of luck and I would be interested on how you have got on.
Regards
Ray
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Posted By Merv Newman
Ray is correct. I used to think of BBS as "the next step" ie make sure you have all the appropriate safety management systems in place (OHSAS 18000 or similar) and then go for BBS.
However, researchers maintain that we should should treat the three main areas of safety : Technical, Organisational, People all at the same time, going around the ever-improving spiral, keeping an even balance between the three. I can see the practicality of this and maintain (as in your other thread tonight) that it is essential that everyone participates in safety. At all levels. BBS is the most effective way of ensuring this.
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Posted By Raymond Rapp
Incidentally Peter, for what reason do you claim the majority of accidents are behaviour based?
The notion that the majority of accidents are caused by human behaviour masks many underlying causes. I am not a great advocate of BBS (sorry Merv) because it often implies an onerus duty on employees. Hence, in the extreme it reduces the obligation of employers' to provide a safe working environment through investing in safe systems of work.
Nothwithstanding that BBS has its merits but also its limitations. With accidents I like to think of Reasons's Swiss Cheese model. Where unsafe acts and conditions are likely to penetrate any systems defences if not properly identified and controlled. All too often an accident or incident is 'identified' as operator error, without a robust investigation into underlying causes. Of course this is the 'soft option' and is much cheaper in the short term.
Ray
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Posted By Anthony Slinger
Peter, have a look at the 1990 CBI publication “Developing a safety culture” and IOSH’s own free publication “Promoting a positive culture” for some practical suggestions for reducing accidents by way of promoting a positive safety culture.
80-95% of accidents can be attributed to human error (SHP Dec 2004 p.38) and therefore these types of accidents are most susceptible to a culture change.
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