A Health and Safety intervention that really works
23/09/11 17:03
Identifying Hazards and controlling them would seem
to be a logical place to start a safety campaign
aimed at reducing workplace accidents. But does this
really reduce accidents? Do fully trained employees
working in a safe environment injure themselves? Yes
they do! People inevitably become complacent and take
short cuts. In a nutshell, they develop unsafe
habits.
Research undertaken in the retail sector showed that when it comes to accident frequency rates, companies that fare well on Safety Policy and Procedure audits do no better than companies without these sophisticated systems in place. So you ask, should I sack my Safety Officer, throw out the paperwork and save myself a bit of money? Not at all, what you have done is a good start to implementing safety standards and it may have helped to reduce your ACC premiums.
If on the other hand you are looking for more than this, you want your employees to practice safe working habits and you are keen to substantially reduce your accident frequency rate (and the cost in human trauma, rehabilitation, down time, bad press etc) then we suggest you speak to Adapto. These folk are associates of ours who really understand what it takes to make a workplace and the people in it safe. Dr Paul Reyneke of Adapto did his doctoral research in this area and has implemented his approach to safety at numerous sites with great success. It’s an approach that is life changing (and for some it may have in fact been life saving!)
So what will you get if you partner with Adapto to implement or revitalise your safety campaign?
* A reduction in your accident frequency rate
* A positive change in the culture of safety in your organisation
* Employees using safe work habits
* Simplified safety system and paperwork
* Passing the ACC audit, leading to reduction in ACC premiums
* Regular training and coaching through the process, over a 6-month period.
If that's not enough to get you reaching for the telephone, consider that organisations inevitably recoup the cost of the intervention though the reduction in ACC premiums. Give Paul a call on 021 312927 and mention where you saw this, who knows, he may shout me coffee.
Check out the Adapto website here
Research undertaken in the retail sector showed that when it comes to accident frequency rates, companies that fare well on Safety Policy and Procedure audits do no better than companies without these sophisticated systems in place. So you ask, should I sack my Safety Officer, throw out the paperwork and save myself a bit of money? Not at all, what you have done is a good start to implementing safety standards and it may have helped to reduce your ACC premiums.
If on the other hand you are looking for more than this, you want your employees to practice safe working habits and you are keen to substantially reduce your accident frequency rate (and the cost in human trauma, rehabilitation, down time, bad press etc) then we suggest you speak to Adapto. These folk are associates of ours who really understand what it takes to make a workplace and the people in it safe. Dr Paul Reyneke of Adapto did his doctoral research in this area and has implemented his approach to safety at numerous sites with great success. It’s an approach that is life changing (and for some it may have in fact been life saving!)
So what will you get if you partner with Adapto to implement or revitalise your safety campaign?
* A reduction in your accident frequency rate
* A positive change in the culture of safety in your organisation
* Employees using safe work habits
* Simplified safety system and paperwork
* Passing the ACC audit, leading to reduction in ACC premiums
* Regular training and coaching through the process, over a 6-month period.
If that's not enough to get you reaching for the telephone, consider that organisations inevitably recoup the cost of the intervention though the reduction in ACC premiums. Give Paul a call on 021 312927 and mention where you saw this, who knows, he may shout me coffee.
Check out the Adapto website here
