Insights into your Safety Culture

We can easily make the analogy between a prisoner trying to escape and the hazards and risks related to injuries.

Timothy LudwigMarch 1, 2019Comment

Does your Safety Culture have Enough Rebar?

Your safety management systems act like the structure of a building aimed at reducing risk. These systems can fail due to lack of participation. They needed more rebar. Ask yourself: What behaviors do you need to build into your safety processes? What must you reinforce?

Timothy LudwigJanuary 7, 2019safety culture, reinforcement, safety management systemsComment

It's Not My Car

The whole program is run by the safety department and few anointed safety enthusiasts who do the observations or supervisors, who have observations cards to complete on top of mounds of other paperwork. Employee involvement is nonexistent. This may seem the most reliable way to do behavioral safety, but it’s creating an undesirable effect inside of the operation.

Timothy LudwigNovember 1, 2018Comment

Below Zero

Your annual injury rate is a static number. It can define your safety program performance but injury rates can seem random. It’s frustrating working so hard to reduce that rate only to have it bounce around arbitrarily.

Timothy LudwigSeptember 3, 2018reduce injuries, reporting, best-in-practice, Eastman Chemicals, Acetate Fiber Division, Marathon PetroleumComment