Posted By Frank
I carry out Safety Presentations on the human cost and impact on others
after an accident that I had 3 years ago which left me with some severe injuries.

This presentation has been well received by companies to re-introduce Safe Systems of work and Safe Working procedures and to hit home the effect an accident has on the rest of your life.

Several big corporate construction companies seem now very interested in my Presentation, however they wish me to go down the route of showing my presentation as a means of Behavioural Safety Programme. In other words changing peoples views and ideas on safety rather than just being reliant on Procedures that may be in place. Statistically the main reason for accidents occurring is by unsafe acts and not unsafe procedures and by changing people’s attitudes to there own safety and their work colleagues there should be less or no accidents.

Quite a few Companies are now adopting the Philosophy of IIF (Injuries and Incident Free) I have not really been able to get much information on this subject, as what I have found is very much American biased.

Can anyone out there who has experience in Behavioural Safety and the IIF approach in this country enlighten me in the fact that have you seen results in the change of Behavioural Safety of employees who adopt this IIF approach and are there any statistics to back this up.


Thanks

Frank C

Posted By Fiona Cowan
Frank

Have not seen applied in Uk but certainly Chevron and other big international gas and oil companies using IIF in Khazakstan (for example). Detailed H&S opening programmes, rewards etc.

Fiona

Posted By Howard
They use IIF on T5 at Heathrow, not worked there so cant give any more info

Posted By Frank
Thanks for that Howard. I am aware that they use it at T5 as it is the Big Corporate Construction companies working on there who are interested in me doing my Safety Presentation to there work force, I was just trying to find out who else, what other companies implement this IIF.

Also Greg thanks for your response. JMJ Associates were the only ones i could find on the web who seem to deal in it. I might have to drop them a line.

Thanks gents


Frank

Posted By Barry Cooper
At the company I work we decided to go with IIF via JMJ associates. The programme is very interesting. It starts with a committment from the top management who set up a leadership team.

JMJ then interview a random selection of employees and give feedback 1 on 1 to the individual's manager.

Then all Managers and supervisors attend a 2 day workshop to get everyone to accept responsibility for safety (very americanised, asking for people to stand up an announce their committment).

Next step is to train IIF champions for two days to give a 4hr presentation to the workforce. which they then do, eventually.

Supervisors attend a 2 day workshop to get their committment.

The programme revolves around individuals taking personal responsibility for safety. It is all very subjective.

The problem I found with it, was there were no tools to help the programme progress.

The programme did have a positive effect, and did help to get supervision to accept responsibility for safety, trouble is the top management didn't totally commit to it, and it subsequently died a death. I don't think the consultants did enough to mentor the management team, particularly since it cost in the region of £54k.

As I said, overall I thought it did make a difference

Posted By Colin R. I. Stokes
Bovis Lend Lease are big into IIF, I think it probably works initially but requires to be constantly driven from the Top and commitment from all supervisory levels is essential.
Good Luck
Colin