Creating a Safety Culture and Foreign Experiences

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Creating a Safety Culture and Foreign Experiences

• Huang Shengchu, Hu Yuhong, Peng cheng
• China Coal Information Institute, Beijing
• Tel/Fax [phone]
• EmailHuangsc_at_coalinfo.net.cn

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Outline

• Why creating a strong safety culture
• What is a safety culture how will it impact a
  company
• How to build a safety culture
• Safety week activities in selected countries
• Safety training and management

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Why creating a strong safety culture

• The greatest impact on accident reduction of any
  process
• Top priority for all managers and supervisors

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What is a safety culture-how will it impact
company

• A safety culture shared beliefs, practices and
  attitudes existing in an establishment
• Factors of a safety culture
• (1) Management and employee norms,assumptions
  and
• beliefs
• (2) Management and employee attitudes

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What is a safety culture-how will it impact
company

• (3) Values, myths,stories
• (4) Policies and procedures
• (5) Supervisor priorities,responsibilities and
• accountability
• (6) Production, bottom line pressure and
• quality issues

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What is a safety culture-how will it impact
company

• (7) Actions or lack of action to correct unsafe
  behaviors
• (8) Employee training and motivation
• (9) Employee involvement

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What is a safety culture-how will it impact
company

• Management processes for improvement of safety
• (1) Top managers must be on board
• (2) Build trust
• (3) Establish a steering committee
• (4) Training

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What is a safety culture-how will it impact
company

• (5) Develop safety vision
• (6) Develop a system of accountability for all
  levels
• (7) Develop measures
• (8) Policies for recognition, rewards,
  incentives and
• ceremonies

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Personnel Example

• (1) Set an example for safe behavior. Be a leader
• (2) Show your commitment to safety. Be assertive.
• (3) Enforce safe operations and job procedures.
  Be
• decisive.
• (4) Participate in safety activities-meeting,
• inspections,etc.

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What is a safety culture-how will it impact
company

• (5) Wear the proper personal protective
  equipment.
• (6) Listen to workers. Be available.
• (7) Show a positive attitude. Be enthusiastic.
• (8) Inspire a team effort. Be a coach.

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Safety week activities in selected countries

• Safety weeks in USA, UK, Australia, Canada,
  Japan, Korea, India, Germany
• Safety month in China

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Safety training and management

• Martin Reeds investigation-43.5 for new comers
  in their first year, 9 in first month, 6 in 2nd
  month, 5 in 3rd month
• Training elements
• (1) knowledge
• (2) Skill
• (3) Attitude

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Safety training and management

• Safety management at coal mines of the USA
• (1) Lowest fatalities rate only about 30
  fatalities with
• annual output of 1 billion tones
• (2) Multi-skills
• (3) Safety awareness and safe operations
• (4) Roles of Unions

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Conclusions

• Definition of a safety culture
• Creating a strong safety culture has the greatest
  impact on accident reduction
• National safety week is a very important event
• Importance should be attached to safety training
  and involvement of management , supervisors and
  employees. Coal mines of the US have experiences
  with safety record of the lowest fatalities rate