Risk & Business Magazine Marcotte Magazine Fall 2017 | Page 7

SAFETY
line. Even old school managers will
understand and embrace “protection of
company assets.”
GOAL OF SAFETY
The goal of safety is not “zero accidents.”
The real goal is to get employees,
supervisors and managers to accept
specific behaviors, just as they do in
controlling production and quality. There
are no magic slogans or Herculean efforts
by safety managers that can achieve
this goal. Place the motivation for safety
where it belongs—in the pocket of every
employee, on the clipboard of every
supervisor and the desk of every manager,
right next to production, quality and
profit. Not first, not last, just equal.
Marcotte’s Loss Control Services team
has a proven process for working with
employers to evaluate their business,
identify areas of improvement and
ultimately develop and implement a plan
to reduce injuries, improve efficiencies,
and save your company money. +
Safety inspections, meetings and
recommendations do not effectively
change a company safety culture. A
BY: STEVE DANON ,
DIRECTOR OF RISK CONTROL
AND SAFETY SERVICES
Top Executives Participate
Upper Management Actively Involved
Educate and Train Upper Management
Business Plan to Control Hazards
Hazards Corrected Immediately
Written Procedures for Each Task
The secret to effective injury prevention
is to encourage safe work practices. If you
create an environment that mandates
safe practices and continually reinforce
management expectations, you will see a
reduction of injuries.
HOW TO GET THERE
Effective cultural change driven by top
management is the key to reducing
injuries in the workplace. Employees
should know what their managers
and supervisors really think about the
company safety program. Take the
pulse of safety in your workplace with a
measurable safety perception survey. Use
a model like the Safety Success Stairway
and incorporate a variety of elements that
reinforce safe practices. A course of action
should be calculated and include specific
goals.
Stairway to
Safety Success
proactive insurance agent will work with
experienced Loss Control personnel
that specialize in understanding how to
evaluate and implement cultural change.
These risk professionals will have the
depth of knowledge to understand your
business and provide realistic solutions
and a workable plan.
Written Standards Reviewed with All Employees
SUCCESSFUL
COMPANY
WC Losses:
60 - 90%
Less Than Average
Maintenance Program / Review Procedures
Accountability / Performance Based Pay
Light Duty Program
Supervisor Education
Conduct OWN Accident Investigation
ABOVE
AVERAGE
COMPANY
Workers’ Compensation
Losses:
35%
Less Than Average
Conduct OWN Departmental Inspection
Safety Awards and Incentives
Employee Training Meetings
Employee Suggestion Box
Annual Safety Dinner
Safety Policy Book
AVERAGE
COMPANY
Workers’
Compensation
Losses:
Average
Employee Rule Booklet
User Posters
Steve Danon is the Director of Risk Control and Safety Services. He has more than twenty-
five years of experience in Occupational Safety, Life Safety, & Contingency Planning. He has
held professional life-safety positions with several California jurisdictions and as an adjunct
instructor for the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services. While in the Air Force
Reserve he served on special assignment to the Federal Emergency Management Agency
as a Contingency Planning Specialist. As a Senior Instructor for the Omaha Public Power
District-Fort Calhoun Nuclear Power Station he was responsible for the development and
instruction of safety, emergency response, and nuclear fire protection suppression procedures.
As an Occupational Safety & Health Director with a chapter of the National Safety Council
he managed all occupational safety program development, providing training and consultant
services to business and industrial operations throughout the Midwest. Steve can be reached at
402-970-3326.
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