1. Workplace Safety
Enabling industry to protect their workforce through awareness and levels of protection hazards and on the changing nature of safety standards.
Rich Miles
Occupational Health & Environmental Safety Business manager - Western Europe
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2. Why are we in safety?

3. When disaster strikes
Courrieres, France (1906) Explosion at Courrieres mine in Pas-de-Calais department kills almost 1,100 people
Halifax, Canada (1917) Explosion on board French munitions vessel Mont-Blanc in Halifax harbour, and resulting tsunami kill 1,950 people
Oppau, Germany (1921) Explosion at Badische Anilin chemical works, producing nitrates, destroys plant as well as nearby village, killing people
Benxihu, China (1942) Explosion destroys Benxihu colliery in Liaoning, China, during Japanese occupation killing 1,549 laborers
Bhopal, India (1984) Toxic gas escapes from Union Carbide plant. Official initial death toll put at 3,800 deaths – to date thought to be 15,000
Savar, Bangladesh (2013) Eight story Rana Plaza housing garment factories collapses in suberb of Dhaka, killing more than 1,000 people
These are catastrophic work place events, that get world wide attention and action – but these are not the norm on workplace injuries,
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4. Workplace Injuries Fall: Head and Face: Respiratory:
Employee died after falling 20 feet to the ground
while making repairs to residential structure
Head and Face:
Worker was struck in head and killed by
piece of metal while operating lathe
Respiratory:
Employee died from possible hydrogen sulfide exposure while cleaning sewage from pipe
68,000 people die every day world wide as a result of accidents in the workplace*
These are actual injuries, pulled from safety organization fatalities reports, personal injuries, while not in the headlines, are personal catastrophes. Death is the extreme, but imagine life without the ability to see your children, without being able to hear music, to have to fight for every breath. While not a death, those are life changing catastrophes.
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5. Cost to Business The average direct cost of an injury is $38,000 (USD)
Total injury costs per 100 workers is $160,000*
A company with a 10% profit margin would need to generate $1.6 million in sales revenue to offset the $160,000 loss
Based on average rate of injury and average cost per injury

6. Layers of Protection
Regulation and Legislation around Workplace Safety
Engineering Controls For Incident Prevention
Engineering Controls To Minimize Incident Severity
Maintenance & Inspection Programs
Alarms, Warning Systems, Signs
Relief Systems, Fire Suppression, Spill Containment
Emergency Shutdown Systems
Procedures
Training
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

7. Regulation: World View
While countries like the United States, the United Kingdom, South Korea and Brazil have strong safety legislation other countries around the world are working to improve
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8. Regulation: World View
India:
In the process of updating their “Factories Act”
Language is old and doesn’t make sense
Revising to include specific language on how Personal Protective Equipment plays a role when the problem can’t be engineered out
Biggest barrier to safety is enforcement
China:
Large numbers of death in the coal mines
China is in the process of upgrading their standards and safety regulations
Workplace safety needs regulations that make sense, but need a community of people committed to a safe environment and safe people Large or small, the most powerful thing companies can do to further safety is cultivate a culture of safety

9. Community of Safety
How do organizations cultivate a community of safety?
Value of safety demonstrated by senior leadership
Employee engagement and empowerment
Supervisory involvement and support
Recognition and reporting of serious hazards
Availability of necessary procedures, equipment, and tools to limit and mitigate exposure to serious hazards
Established mechanism to manage risk
Organizations need to do all they can to cultivate and enable the culture and community of safety.

10. Safety is Everywhere Snow Sports Helmet Horse Airbag
Safety has gone mainstreatm – people are conscious of safety, and want to be protected – it’s hip to be safe
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Bike Helmets and Reflective Wear
Sun Glasses for Style and Protection

11. The changing face of safety
In the past, employers have only had to worry about functional safety equipment – today workers want to be comfortable and stylish
From Old
To New
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12. Resources for Companies
Safety Organizations
International Labor Organization
World Safety Organization
3M.com/PPESafety
Training
Lterature
Videos
Technical Help
Access to trained
Safety Professionals
Safety organizations provide resources for companies to support workplace safety.
3M is a resource as well with access to resources for customers and non-customers alike – safety is our culture
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13. Safety is Everyone’s Responsibility Thank You