The company was experiencing high incident and injury rates, with their total recordable incident rate at 10-12 compared to the national average of 4.5. This was negatively impacting their workers' compensation costs and ability to win bids. To address this, they implemented an incident and injury free process with a focus on changing mindsets. Key steps included developing buy-in from leadership and employees, conducting a perception survey, and implementing training seminars. This led to positive impacts like reducing their total recordable incident rate to 1.75 year-to-date and improving employee morale and customer confidence in their safety performance. Their commitment is to continue conveying the importance of injury prevention to all levels of the organization.

1. Power to Provide a World of Services Creating an Incident & Injury Free Work Environment

2. Preparing an Organization forthe Possibility of:Incident & Injury FreeEvery Hour, Every Day! You must have a vision of the future you want to create and then share that future with others.

4. Workers’ Compensation Experience Modification Rate/Factor (EMR/EMF) was 1.10 (Ave. = 1.0)

5. Lots of Employees and Subcontractors were getting hurt on each outage.

6. Customers were turning down bids based on the Poor Safety Record.

8. But - Safety really isn’t all about Programs , Procedures or Numbers – It’s About People!

9. The Focus of Leadership needs to Remain on the People! .

11. Clarify the process for management, and develop the critical success factors required prior to the start of the Incident & Injury Free Process.

12. Develop & implement the actions used to prepare the organization for the Incident & Injury Free Journey.

14. Requires a Personal Commitment from the CEO/President & Top Levels of Management

15. Resources must be allocated:

16. Actions – Speak Louder than Words

17. Time – Safety must be a Value

18. Money – Return on Investment 10 to 1

19. Informal & Formal Employee Leaders must be Recruited and buy-in to the Need.

21. The message is developed & delivered by conducting a Perception Survey which includes:

22. Management Team Members

23. Customers

24. Employees

25. The Results are Consolidated and Shared with all Stakeholders.

26. Training Seminars are then Implemented for the various levels of stakeholders..

29. Customers - Greater Ability to Bid & Confidence Level of our Customers to Perform & Manage Subcontractors.

30. Employee – Morale is High, Employees taking care of Safety, Quality and Production without Coercive Tactics.

31. Safety Organization - Proud to be reaching new levels of Incident & Injury Free performance across the Company.

33. “Putting People Into The Safety Process” For additional information call a PNS representative at 281.379.1796 or email: info@peoplensafety.com or visit our website at www.peoplensafety.com