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SAFETY – NEW SAFETY SYSTEMS – THE REALITY, INCIDENTS WILL HAPPEN
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The reality is, incidents will happen…
Note: Human error is usually a symptom, NOT a cause
WHAT IS THE GREATEST THREAT TO OUR INDUSTRY?
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CHANGE NEEDED
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Your system is perfectly designed to deliver the results it produces.
PARADIGM SHIFTS: PEOPLE, PROCESS, PARTNERSHIPS
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Jamelle Sanders - -
PARADIGM SHIFT #1: PEOPLE
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PARADIGM SHIFT #1: PEOPLE
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• Organizational Commitment – Senior Executive Champion
• Common Platform – Owning Safety: clear focus & execution plan
• Management Accountability – Actions & proactive KPIs
• Employee Empowerment – Meaningful worker engagement
• Incentive System – NOT rewarding lack of injuries or penalties
• Reporting Systems – Proactive (leading) KPIs, timely reporting
PARADIGM SHIFT #1: PEOPLE
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PARADIGM SHIFT:#1 PEOPLE
Safety is Good Business… for everyone
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PARADIGM SHIFT:#1 PEOPLE
Workers often want to do the right thing, but… Are subject to the human factor. “To err is human…”
How was the human lead into the trap?• By training, or lack thereof
• By the environment
• By the technology
• By design
• By the process
• By management of supervision (or lack of)
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PARADIGM SHIFT #1: PEOPLE
As our people interact with our systems…
Incidents and injuries are still occurring.
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PARADIGM SHIFT #1: PEOPLE
PARADIGM SHIFT #2: PROCESS
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PARADIGM SHIFT #2: PROCESS
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PARADIGM SHIFT #2: PROCESS SAFETY & THE SWISS CHEESE MODEL
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PARADIGM SHIFT #2: PROCESS
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PARADIGM SHIFT #2: PROCESS
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Great systems rely on a variety of controls
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PARADIGM SHIFT #2: PROCESS & THE HIERARCHY OF SAFETY SYSTEM CONTROLS
ELIMINATIONSUBSTITUTION
ENGINEERING
ADMINISTRATIVE
BEHAVIOUR
PPE
Increasing effectiveness & sustainability
Increasing participation &
supervision needed
Remove the hazard
Replace or substitute
Isolate hazard
Change the way we work
Personal Protection
Competency & communication
COMBUSTIBLE DUSTSTOP THE LEAK
SonicAire fans, etc.
New conveyors, transitions, etc.
Dust cleanup, audits, inspections
Training / Education / Competency
Dust masks / respirators / goggles, etc.
PARADIGM SHIFT #2: PROCESS
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PARADIGM SHIFT #3: PARTNERSHIPS
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PARADIGM SHIFT #3: PARTNERSHIPS
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What You
Know You
What You Don’t Know You
Don’t Know
What You
Actually Know
“None of us is as smart as all of us” Ken Blanchard
PARADIGM SHIFT #3: PARTNERSHIPS
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• Industry Associations (WPAC, USIPA, AEBIOM)
• Regulatory collaboration (WSBC etc.)
• Company to company partnerships
• Joint initiatives - “Forest Floor to Utility Fuel Handling”
Our collective actions to improve & not compete on safety will yieldobjective safety results that will only strengthen and improve the sustainability of the entire biomass industry
