|
Element
|
Traditional
Behavior-Based Safety
|
Packaged Programs
|
Lean
Behavior-Based Safety
|
| |
| Checklist |
Custom developed by employee team |
Not customized - Generic checklist based on industry averages |
Customized for each site |
| Data Handling (Software) |
Two companies offer database software, others have spreadsheets or manual systems |
Some basic data handling systems
Some do not gather data |
Sophisticated software
Data handling services available |
| Problem Solving |
By employee team |
Not always done |
Targeted by most appropriate group within the organization |
| Reinforcement |
Peer observations |
Not consistently given |
Entire organization involved through various methods |
| Leadership |
Trained employee teams
Site managers and supervisors often omitted |
Often lacking at the site level
Sometimes by safety professionals |
Trained site facilitator reinforced by site managers and supervisors |
| Union Resistance |
Strong, many unions opposed to perceived transfer of responsibility for safety and peer observations |
Usually minimal to these products |
Reasons for union resistance removed |
| Disruption to Normal Operations |
Initial training (work-hrs) 480 - 652
Process maintenance (hrs/mo) 46 - 120
Workers taken off the job 6 - 16 |
120 - 180
20 - 104
6 - 12 |
82 - 94
24 - 64
2 - 6 |
| Cost per site |
High |
Moderate |
Moderate |
| Results |
90% have statistically significant reductions in accidents
Reductions range from 15-75% |
No published results other than a few case studies for individual locations |
100% have had statistically significant reductions in accidents
Reductions range from 39-89% |
| Benefits |
Significant accident reductions but at high direct and indirect costs
Better personal responsibility and participation in safety |
Moderate to no accident reductions
Cost savings over Behavior-Based Safety
Fewer internal resources required |
Superior results to Behavior-Based Safety
More efficient use of site resources
Less disruption to normal operations |
