proving the value of your safety programs

Enterprise EHS Software Solutions

PROVING THE VALUE OF YOUR SAFETY PROGRAMS


ONE OF OUR IN-HOUSE EXPERTS AT MEDGATE…

WITH 20 YEARS OF INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL EXPERIENCE, STEPHANIE HAS WORKED IN PULP & PAPER, BIOTECH, CHEMICAL & PHARMACEUTICALS

A PRESENTATION BY STEPHANIE STOKES


WHY DO SAFETY TEAMS NEED TO PROVE THEIR

VALUE?


THIS SLIDE DECK SUPPORTS THE WEBINAR: PROVING THE VALUE OF YOUR SAFETY SYSTEMS, WHICH YOU CAN VIEW

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COMMODITY PRICES & MARKET FLUCTUATIONS MEAN THAT ALL TEAMS HAVE TO JUSTIFY THEIR

BUDGETS- OIL PRICE DEPRESSED SINCE SUMMER

OF 2014


THERE ARE OFTEN HUGE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH

SAFETY INCIDENTS, WHICH IMPACT ON BUSINESSES’

BOTTOM LINES


DIRECT COSTS

WORKER’S COMP PREMIUM

PENALTIES & FINES

INDIRECT COSTS

COST OF INVESTIGATION

OVERTIME BECAUSE OF ACCIDENT

HIRING & TRAINING REPLACEMENT

COST OF REPAIR OR DAMAGE TO EQUIPMENT

LOST PRODUCTIVITY

LOWER STAFF MORALE

ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS

LOSS OF GOODWILL AND REPUTATIONAL DAMAGE


INDIRECT COSTS OUTWEIGH DIRECT COSTS BY

4 1:


BECAUSE OF THESE COSTS,SAFETY IS A HIGH PROFILE

SUBJECTWITH LOTS OF INTERESTED

STAKEHOLDERS


SAFETY TEAM

EMPLOYEES EHS COLLEAGUES – OCCUPATIONAL

HYGIENE, INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE,

ENVIRONMENTAL

SAFETY COMMITTEE

INVESTORS

CUSTOMERS

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES (FEDERAL

OR STATE)

THIRD-PARTY VENDORS & SUPPLY

CHAIN

REGULATORY AGENCIES (OSHA,

NIOSH)

UPPER MANAGEMENT

SAFETY MANAGERS

INTERNAL

EXTERNAL


WHAT CHALLENGES DO SAFETY TEAMS FACE?


1. DISENGAGED STAKEHOLDERS

2. LIMITED MANPOWER

3. INTANGIBLE SUCCESSES


1. DISENGAGED STAKEHOLDERS

safety needs to be front of mind it’s a question of

priorities – get management buy in early

2. LIMITED MANPOWER



1. DISENGAGED STAKEHOLDERS2. LIMITED MANPOWER

you can reduce double effort and plan your

resources smarter with a data management system



1. DISENGAGED STAKEHOLDERS2. LIMITED MANPOWER


be prepared to present your success data for

all your programs – not just the headlines


OVERCOMING YOUR CHALLENGES


PLAN

DOCHECK

ACT

CONTINUOUS

IMPROVEMENT


PLAN: MAP OUT YOUR PROGRAM LIFECYCLE


QUANTITATIVE AND

QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS

INTERPRET RESULTS AND

DRAW CONCLUSIONS

REPORTS AND COMMUNICATI

ON OF RESULTS

ANALYSIS AND REPORTING

MEASURE BASELINE

VALUES AND ANY POSSIBLE

VARIABLES

MEASURE VALUES OF

OUTCOME AND VARIABLES TO

DETERMINE SUCCESS

DEPLOYMENT

REVIEW BEST PRACTICES

DEVELOP MODEL

SPECIFY EVALUATION

CRITERIA AND METRICS

SELECT ANALYTICAL

METHOD

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

IDENTIFY PROBLEM

AREA

DECIDE TO EVALUATE

DEFINE PURPOSE, TIMELINE,

BUDGET

ASSEMBLE COMMITTEE OF STAKEHOLDER

S

IDENTIFYING PROBLEMS


PLAN: DETERMINE WHERE TO INTERVENE FOR MAXIMUM IMPACT


ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES –

POLICIES/STRUCTURES

TECHNICAL CHANGES –PROCESS CHANGES,

ENGINEERING CHANGES, HARDWARE CHANGES

HUMAN CHANGES – TRAINING, ATTITUDE,

MOTIVATION, BEHAVIOR


PLAN: DECIDE HOW YOU WILL MEASURE OUTCOMES


EVALUATION VALUE

NEEDS ASSESSMENT

ENSURES YOUR PROGRAMS FOCUS IN THE RIGHT AREA

PROCESS EVALUATION

IMPROVES DELIVERY OF SAFETY PROGRAMS

EFFECTIVENESS EVALUATION

LOOKS AT IMPACT OF PROGRAMS, WHETHER THEY MEET THEIR

TARGETS, SHOWS SIZE OF EFFECT

COST-OUTCOME NET COST OF OUTCOME RELATIVE TO HEALTH IMPACT

COST BENEFITS COMPARES DIFFERENT BENEFITS OF EACH ONE


WHEN DESIGNING YOUR PROGRAM, ENSURE YOU

SET UP A FAIR TEST


BEFORE AND AFTERPros• Easiest to set up• Useful for showing

impacts of short-term, simple projects

Cons• Most susceptible to

outside influence & drawing false conclusions – especially over longer-term projectsOR…EXPERIMENTAL

• Control group and random selection of subjects increases validity of results

• Requires extra resource and planning


HOW TO PROVE VALUE: MEASURING THE RESULTS


GET GOOD DATARELIABILITY + VALIDITY =

ACCURACY

High Validity, high reliability

Low Validity, high reliability

Low Validity, low reliability

High Validity, low reliability


INJURY RATESLEADING INDICATORS

SURVEYS EQUIPMENT

MEASUREMENTS& AUDITS ALL GIVE

QUANTITATIVE DATA


FOCUS GROUPSOPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS IN

QUESTIONNAIRESOBSERVATIONS

OTHER MATERIALSALL GIVE QUALITATIVE DATA


ONCE YOU HAVE THE DATA,

COMMUNICATE THE RESULTS


SAFETY TEAM

EMPLOYEES EHS COLLEAGUES – OCCUPATIONAL

HYGIENE, INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE,

ENVIRONMENTAL

SAFETY COMMITTEE

INVESTORS

CUSTOMERS

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES (FEDERAL

OR STATE)

THIRD-PARTY VENDORS & SUPPLY

CHAIN

REGULATORY AGENCIES (OSHA,

NIOSH)

UPPER MANAGEMENT

SAFETY MANAGERS

INTERNAL

EXTERNAL

LET YOUR STAKHOLDERS KNOW WHAT THE

PROGRAMS ARE, HOW THEY ARE MONITORED,

ANY IMPROVEMENTS MADE USING YOUR DATA


BE HONEST ABOUT NEGATIVE RESULTS AS

THESE ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT


THIS SLIDE DECK SUPPORTS THE WEBINAR: PROVING THE VALUE OF YOUR SAFETY SYSTEMS, WHICH YOU CAN VIEW

ON-DEMAND AT: HTTP://

WWW2.MEDGATE.COM/SAFETYROISLIDESHARE




proving the value of your safety programs

Business

safety incidents

safety systems

safety teams face

huge costs

limited manpower

intangible successes

years of industrial

data management system