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HR and HSE: Debunking Safety Myths to increase your company's bottom line Alfred B Phillips HRMATT’s 9 th Biennial Conference Hilton Trinidad & Conference Center Date

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HR and HSE: Debunking Safety Myths to increase your company's bottom lineAlfred B PhillipsHRMATT’s 9th Biennial ConferenceHilton Trinidad & Conference CenterDate

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What does Safety mean to you?

Some Common Safety MythsSafety is about a safety manual that costs a lot of money

Accidents will happen, therefore some can’t be prevented

We have never had a facility or critical accident so we are doing okay.

All accidents are investigated by the Safety department

The Safety department is responsible for our safety

Once a person has a certificate in safety, with some experience, they can be a safety officer.

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What does Safety mean to you?

DefinitionsSafetyControl of accidental loss

Loss Avoidable waste of any resource

AccidentAn event which results in unintended harm or damage

IncidentAn event which could or does result in unintended harm or damage

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How much do you know about Safety?

Can you list applicable Safety laws and standards that your company follows?

As a minimum standard, the company should be in compliance with the TT OSH Act, the EM Act, and all attendant rules and regulations. You should also have in place a Safety Management System (SMS) such as OHSAS 18001 or ISO 14001.

As an HR professional there are key elements of the Act that you should be familiar with, such as the Annual Risk Assessment, the General Duties of both employers and employees, the Right to Refuse Work, considerations for Young Persons in the workplace and Welfare facilities.

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How do you prevent accidents?

Strategic Approach Formula

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How do you prevent accidents?

Three modes of controlPre-contact controlThings that prevent accidents such as inspections, audits and assessing risks, etc

Contact controlContact with sources of energy above the threshold limit

Post-contact controlAfter the accident, the extent of losses can be controlled in many ways.

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How do you prevent accidents?

Develop a Safety CultureA safety culture is a behavioral climate within a company that promotes, rewards, and controls safety in such a way as to make safety a part of business instead of a condition of business. (Patricia A. Ice, 1999)

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How do you prevent accidents?

The Safety CultureWho will identify our loss exposure, evaluate the risks, and develop, implement and monitor the work to be done?

Changing the culture in your company must be a team effort, beginning at the most senior level of the organization and permeating through to every employee.

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How do you prevent accidents?

The Safety CultureThe HR professional should be actively involved and engaged in activities such as routine facility inspections, audits, risk assessments and accident investigations, etc.

Benefits will include an appreciation for the risks and hazards employees are exposed to on a daily basis. This will improve the relationship between HR/management and the people “on the floor”, but only if HR’s presence at audits and inspections contributes to the overall proactive safety culture, as opposed to being reactive.

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How do you prevent accidents?

Accident StudiesIn 1969 a study of industrial accidents was undertaken by Frank E. Bird, Jr., then the Director of Engineering Services for the Insurance Company of North America. An analysis was made of 1,753, 498 accidents reported by 297 cooperating companies.

For every reported serious or major injury –there were 9.8 reported minor injuries – 30.2 property damage accidents were reported for each major injury.

These studies resulted in a 1-10-30-600 Ratio.

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Accident Ratio Study (1969)

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Figure 3. Accident Ratio Study (Source: Bird, 1969)Figure 3. Accident Ratio Study (Source: Bird, 1969)

600Incidents with No Visible Injury or

Damage

30Property Damage Accidents

1Serious

Or MajorInjury

10Minor Injuries or Illness

How do you prevent accidents?

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How do you prevent accidents?

What should be investigated?All accidents and incidents should be evaluated for their Risk Potential

There are more incidents than accidents

Lessons learned from near-misses are free

The causes and potential are the same

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How do you prevent accidents?

Who is responsible for the safety and health of others?

As Dr W Edwards Demming and other management specialists have discovered, about 15% of a company’s problems can be controlled by employees, while 85% or more is controlled by the managing system.

In other words, management is responsible for the safety and health of all employees and others.

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How do you prevent accidents?

The Safety CultureManagement, including HR, must lead in building the organization's safety culture. The first step to achieve this is an understanding of the company’s Safety Management System.

HR should be HSE’s sponsor. That commitment will only be fruitful if HR understands the requirements of an effective safety management system. Moreover, HR must be committed to develop human capital in the HSE department.

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What is the definition of a Safety Officer?

Qualifying in SafetyIn 2009, SRG/SHEQ Institute conducted research into the requirements for safety professionals and para-professionals in the industry. Our research yielded the following:

There are not enough qualified safety professionals and para-professionals to service the existing companies in Trinidad and Tobago. The timeframe to satisfy this requirement is over than ten (10) years

There exists at present no standardized stratification of qualifications in the field of safety.

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What is the definition of a Safety Officer?

Qualifying in Safety

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Qualifications and Credits Framework

Levels Main Stages of Education Employment7 Doctorate; Higher Diploma Executive6 Postgraduate Safety Manager

5 Degree Safety Engineer/ Safety Specialist

4Associate Degree/Diploma Assistant Safety

Engineer/Specialist/ Coordinator

3 Diploma Safety Technician2 Certificate Safety Monitor1 Certificate (Introductory)

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What is the definition of a Safety Officer?

Qualifying in SafetyImplications for the HR practitioner:

HR must be able discern the different qualifications and certifications presented to them during the recruitment process

HR must understand what the HSE person does, and what the HSE system requires to avoid putting square pegs in round holes.

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What is the definition of a Safety Officer?

Qualifying in Safety

Investigation reports have demonstrated that, in certain instances, accidents could have been prevented even during the recruitment process, and certainly at the professional development stage.

Every time there is an accident/incident it costs the company money. Therefore, the HR professional must know and understand the company’s processes and the HSE management system to ensure that recruitment and training are commensurate with the company’s overall objectives.

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Who is responsible for safety?

Safety Accountability – Key Positions

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Top ManagerBy Law (OSH Act TT)Controls resources

HSE OfficerAdvises, develops and implements the HSE Management System

Supervisory Level (Crucial to the HSE Plan)Carries out policies, procedures and safe practices to ensure work is

done safely

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Who is responsible for safety?

Safety Accountability Implications for the HR practitioner:

HR must be aware of the chain of responsibility and ensure that it is communicated to all employees.

As sponsor, HR must provide support to the HSE person to ensure that he is not unduly overburdened with the responsibility for safety when, by law, the responsibility does not rest solely on his shoulders.

HR must safeguard the integrity of the post of HSE Officer by ensuring that the employee holding that post is not compromised due to the exigencies of the operations.

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Conclusion

Safety Culture is Key

The communication of company-wide roles and responsibilities as they relate to safety is directly linked to promotion of a proactive safety culture within the organization.

HR and HSE must take the lead in developing a proactive safety culture. This will save lives and improve the company’s bottom line.

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The Iceberg Effect

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Injury & Illness Costs• Medical• Compensation Costs (Insured Costs)

• Building damage• Tool and equipment

damage• Product and material

damage• Production delays and

interruptions• Legal expenses• Expenditure of

emergency supplies and equipment

• Interim equipment rentals• Investigation time

• Wages paid for time lost• Cost of hiring and/or

training replacements• Overtime• Extra supervisory time• Clerical Time• Decreased output of

injured worker upon return

• Loss of business and goodwill

{

{

$5 to $50

Ledger Costsof

Property Damage

(Uninsured Costs)

$1 to $3Uninsured

MiscellaneousCosts

$1

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Things you can start doing tomorrow

Action ItemsGet familiar with key aspects of the OSH Act TT such as the Risk Assessment, General Duties, Right to Refuse Work, Young Persons and Welfare.

Review your company’s SMS to determine if it is a proactive one. If it isn’t, initiate an evaluation to improve your safety plan.

If you are not already part of your company’s accident investigation and inspection teams, consider contacting your HSE Officer to be included in an investigation and/or inspection tour.

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Questions & AnswersSpeaker’s Contact Info

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Phone - 1 868 740 1319E-mail - [email protected]