Managing EHS Using the Team Approach

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Managing EHS Using the Team Approach

• Bill Taylor, CSP
• CTJ Safety Associates, LLC
• www.ctjsafety.com

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The story of increased production
Production
From Effective Environmental, Health, and Safety
Management Using the Team Approach John Wiley
Sons, Inc. 2005
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The Most Important Thing to Remember About
Workplace Safety is

• Safety and health will be as good as management
  wants it to be, or as poor as management will
  allow it to be.

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Its not a safety problem, its a management
problem!

• The majority of unwanted incidents occur because
  of a failure in the management system.
• Improper equipment
• Inadequate training
• Failure to hold workers accountable
• Inadequate enforcement
• Failure to respond to EHS needs

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• Most employers use traditional safety committees

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Why Safety Committees?
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Safety committees can help us achieve two things

• OSHA compliance

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OSHA Compliance

• OSHA required training
• OSHA required inspections
• OSHA required systems

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Company Policies
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Safety committees can help us achieve two things

• OSHA compliance
• Build a safety culture

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Building a Safety Culture

• Strive to improve Attitudes-not Behavior!
• Improved behavior is not long lasting
• Improve behavior with
• Fear (threats, graphic videos)
• Desire (awards, incentives)

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Building a Safety Culture

• Improve attitudes with
• Belief Get employees to believe the safe way is
  the right way.
• Make them a part of the team!

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Building a Safety Culture

• Safety committees provide the opportunity to
  improve participation
• More employees with direct involvement
• Participation improves awareness
• Involvement leads to safety thinking
• Improved awareness improves attitudes
• Safety minded employees have better safety
  attitudes
• Improved attitudes improve behavior
• A safety attitude results in safer behavior

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The Traditional Safety Committee

• A problem solving committee chaired by the safety
  health manager
• Success is proportional to the authority given by
  top management.

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The Traditional Safety Committee

• Usually less effective because
• Involves small number of employees
• Limits coverage of issues
• Chaired by safety health manager
• Works only as well as management wants it to

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Purpose of Safety Committees

• To assist employers with effective management of
  the safety and health process

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Purpose of Safety Committees

• To assist employers with effective management of
  the safety and health process
• To help employers to preserve their most
  important resource-their employees

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Purpose of Safety Committees

• To assist employers with effective management of
  the safety and health process
• To help employers to preserve their most
  important resource-their employees
• To involve those who are responsible for safety
  and health-the line management organization

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Who is responsible for safety?
Office Workers
Production Workers Plant Manager
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Managements Role

• Plan
• Organize
• Lead
• Control

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Line Management Responsibilities

• Production or Service
• Quality
• Cost Control
• Personnel Relations
• Safety and Health

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Management

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• Managing EHS Using the Team Approach
• Where to begin

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• Get rid of the safety cop!

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Find out where you are!

• Gauge the effectiveness of your current system

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Want an Idea of the Effectiveness of Your Safety
System?

• Dont look at incident rates

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Want an Idea of the Effectiveness of Your Safety
System?

• Dont look at incident rates
• Get out and see for yourself

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Want an Idea of the Effectiveness of Your Safety
System?

• Dont look at incident rates
• Get out and see for yourself
• Solicit outsider opinions

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Find out where you are!

• What does your current committee do?
• What do members of the committee do?
• Who chairs the committee?
• How much authority does the committee have?

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• Authority is like gasoline-if you dont have
  much, then you wont get very far.

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Management Support Commitment

• Make EHS an integral part of the objective
• Establish and communicate managements desire to
  manage EHS

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A lack of enforcement demonstrates a lack of
commitment
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• Find out where you are!
• Determine where you want to go.

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Incidence Rate
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• Find out where you are!
• Determine where you want to go.
• Plot your route to get there!

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A 21st Century Management System

• With Professional Safety and Health Guidance

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The EHS Cornerstones

• Safety activities
• Inspections and audits
• Health Environment
• Fire Emergencies

• Investigations
• Housekeeping
• Rules Procedures
• Education Training
• Plant Security (optional)

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Managing Safety and Health Systems

• Establish an effective safety and health network
• Manage safety and health like all other functions
• Create a safety culture

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Facility Safety and Health Management System
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Environmental, Safety and Health Task Groups

• Routine Meetings
• Agenda
• Meeting Minutes
• Goals and Objectives
• Communications

• Annual Emphasis Program
• Assignments
• Commitment
• Accountability
• Staff Assistance

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Communication
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Safety Committee System Success

• Using the committee system described here
• Average 40-50 percent reduction in injuries first
  year
• Used in over 1,000 facilities

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Vital Elements for Committee Success

• Management commitment AND active participation
• Permanent assignments
• Routine meetings
• Agenda
• Minutes
• Goals and objectives

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Managing Safety and Health
Safety Awareness
Accident Potential
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To Protect the Most Important Resource---EMPLOY
EES