Safety Organization - v1.0

Achieving Safety Excellence
Safety Organization Overview
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May 31, 2015
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Safety Organization: Central Safety Committee and
Subcommittees
Overview
 The safety committees have proven to be effective means to formulate and implement corporate safety
policies, develop and improve the safety system management and safety programs, involving workers in
an effort to generate and uphold the interests of safety
 The committees are mainly composed of members of the line organization, members of the safety staff
and other specialists
 The committee and sub-committees of safety are used to broaden the involvement at all levels of the line
organization
Characteristics of a Good Safety Organization

 Work All units/areas and levels work together towards one goal
 Maximize involvement and engagement of employees
 Drive analysis and judgment at all levels
 Ensure seamless communication (Information flows up and down)

Utilization of an integrated safety structure is critical to the
success of the program
Central Safety Committee

Report (ExCom) KPI
Sub Committees
Line Organization
>Implement<
Implementation
 Safety Tools Subcommittee Program
 Safety Incidents Subcommittee
 Safety Standards Subcommittee
Expert
Network
Task
Team
Safety Captains
• Blue Collar level
• Well regarded in the organization
• Present in each shift
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Key focus areas are addressed in three main subcommittees
governed by a central safety committee at ATCO
Central Safety Committee

(ExCom)
Safety Tools Safety Incidents Safety Standards

Subcommittee Subcommittee Subcommittee
 Safety communications  Incident investigation  Risk assessment and

 Safety meetings process prioritization of key
 Root cause analysis (RCA) action plans
 BBS/VFL (observations)
 Near miss collection,  BU safety improvement
 Champions (internal plans based on key risk
improvement programs analysis and reporting
areas
such as contractor safety  Trend Analysis
management, pedestrian
walks, Slippery, and
defective tools)

Central Safety Committee (CSC)
Guidelines
Overview
This committee begins, guides and coordinates the activities of general safety, analyzes the investigation
of the most significant accidents / incidents, the trend of the audit and the progress of activities, approve
the safety vision and principles of the site, and, in general, deals with matters of high-level safety.
Chairman
Chief Executive Office (CEO)
Participants
Executive Committee members in addition to the subcommittees leaders
Frequency
At least once a month (for 2 hours)
General Characteristics
 Is always led by the top-level person on the site (President, site manager…)
 Meets monthly
 Has an agenda for each meeting. Agenda is prepared by the CEO, with input from all department
heads
 Has a formal charter
 The CSC has annual objectives

Central Safety Committee (CSC)
Guidelines (cont’d)
Benefits - Why a central safety body is important

 Safety is a Top Down Process (not bottom-up!)
 Centralized strategic direction needs to come from leadership
 Lower levels in the organization can help with the processing of programs, but they can’t be expected
to make decisions on strategy and overall direction
 Employee involvement is one of the cardinal rules for an effective safety program. The sub-committees
afford an excellent opportunity for broad employee involvement
 Through this visible leadership, Management makes it known what its priorities are and how safety is
important in that mix.
Key Activities
 Providing strategic direction to the safety effort
 Establishing and maintaining the safety policy
 Determining the site safety rules
 Setting goals and objectives
 Reviewing safety performance using proactive and reactive metrics
 Monitoring the progress of the safety program
 Monitoring injuries and incident investigations
 Fostering the involvement of employees by the appropriate sub-committee structure. The sub-
committees should be the problem solving and action groups.
 Ensuring implementation of safety programs is carried out by the Line Management Organization

Subcommittees Guidelines
Overview
The sub-committees for safety, operating in specific areas of interest, relieve the Steering Committee clear
of the development work and administration, and allow involvement of the line organization.
Chairman
Member of the Central Safety Committee (CSC)
Participants
A member of the Steering Committee, a member the HSE department, experts in the theme developed,
and line managers
Frequency
At least once a month (for 2 hours) – but can meet as needed (weekly/ bi-weekly), especially in the initial
few months.
General Characteristics
 led by a manager who reports to the top management
 Includes a cross-section of the unit or site as members
 Membership rotates to provide maximum involvement opportunities (membership is, say, for 2 years,
with half members rotating each year)
 Has a charter, similar to that of the CSC
 Has a monthly meeting with an agenda
 Reports to CSC through CSC monthly meeting represented by the subcommittee leader
 Each sub-committee has annual objectives
Subcommittees Guidelines
(cont’d)
Criteria for selection of members

 Up to 5 members (excluding the leader)
 Includes a cross-section of the unit or site as members
 Good organization and planning skills
 Good analytical skills
 Team player
 Has good work experience related to the subcommittee proposed activities
 Must include members that can act as a back-up for the subcommittee leader
 Previous experience in OHSAS 18001 (in developing procedures and rolling them out) is a plus

Thank You
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Achieving Safety Excellence

Safety Organization Overview

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Characteristics of a Good Safety Organization

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Central Safety Committee

Central Safety Committee

Safety Tools Safety Incidents Safety Standards

 Safety communications  Incident investigation  Risk assessment and

DuPont Sustainable Solutions

DuPont Sustainable Solutions

Benefits - Why a central safety body is important

DuPont Sustainable Solutions

Criteria for selection of members

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Copyright ©2014 E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company.

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