SA : Zero Accidents: An Achievable Goal

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Topic: Safety Management

Zero Accidents: An Achievable Goal

In order to reach zero incidents, employees are encouraged to:

• Take individual responsibility for safety on the job by proactively watching for risks and stopping any activity that looks unsafe.
• Wear protective gear.
• Keep the work area clean.
• Take part in warm-ups to prevent injuries.
• Look out for co-workers, especially when working at heights.

These are some of the successful strategies is using to approach zero incident:

Pre-task planning.

Pre-work sessions provide an opportunity to communicate messages about the job and the tasks. The purpose of a pre-task meeting is not to dictate standards, but to discuss hazards and how to abate them.

Visible leadership.

Executives take safety walks that are not formal inspections but rather an opportunity to engage workers, ask questions, and demonstrate concern.

Systems approach to safety.

The systems approach provides a foundational structure to develop meaningful indicators for continuous improvement.

Simple things.

Beyond the structural elements of a strong safety process,the simple things such as a stretch-and-flex program, which consists of 10 to 15 minutes of Tool box meeting before stating of work is helpful to prevent work related injuries. And, in fact, such injuries have dropped dramatically. It's also an opportunity to prepare mentally for tasks and share announcements and information.

Transformational incentives.

We have to eventually move away from transactional incentives, such as earning a reward for not getting injured, to transformational incentives, for example completing work on time with zero defects and injuries.