Professional tend to see elements of their profession in other areas of their life. Police officers and law enforcement professionals notice infringements when they are off duty. Teachers often continue to instruct or educate when outside of school. This is a quality each of us should possess as “Safety Professionals” by driving safe behaviors not only at work but when we are away from work as well. As we go through our days, either at work or home, the more conscience we are of the potential hazards or dangers we may face the easier it will be for us to “Zero” in on Zero Injuries. By zeroing in we focus on our behaviors, the behaviors of others, the environment, work tasks, and the potentials for accidents or injury. Much like driving, you want to scan ahead looking for the hazards before you get to a given destination. What is it going to take for us to get a good picture and Zero in on Zero Injuries for 2013? If you have the answer, you should be share it with others and the actions it is going to take for us to be Successful. This week we are going to take a look at what it takes to “Zero in on Safety”.

Let’s Get Focused Prepare to be safe. Boiled down, aren’t the basic tasks of what many of us do for a living mostly acts of preparation? Many of us don’t perform the actual tasks that produce the end result for which BHI is contracted. The leaders of this company don’t turn the wrenches, rather, we prepare the estimates… we prepare the proposals… we prepare so many other details prior to placing personnel at sites. But, during all of this preparation, how much time and effort is devoted towards safety? I know we all stress safety and human performance in the briefs and two-minute drills that are performed routinely on our sites. I am also sure that we react and respond to any concerns or events at the sites thoroughly and with the safety conscious attitude that cultivates the environment necessary for long term success. But, unless we are truly preparing for safety in as much detail as we prepare for all the other details in our jobs, then we are, metaphorically, working at level 2 of the awareness hierarchy… in the react and respond mode. In order to reach and stay at Level 3 and be truly conscious of safety, we all need to prepare to be safe by incorporating it into every level of our preparation. For example, take safety into account by considering the impacts of resource levels, staging areas, break-room locations, travel paths, and other environmental factors before anyone is on site. Think about the worst case scenarios down to the most minor incidents that are common before anyone is on site and while planning for every evolution of the specific projects we are responsible. Prepare to be safe months ahead instead of just during the pre-job brief. Eric Reinmann Senior Project Manager Maintenance Services BHI Energy – Power Services Division

Diversity Quote “A Society without diversity is a Dead One.” Wael El-Manzalawy

What is actively caring? Actively Caring is planned and purposeful behavior directed at the environment, person or behavior factors. Simply put—Actively Caring is caring enough to intervene. It is realizing that our goals personally, as a work group, and as the company as a whole are tied together and rely on each other for success. Three Ways to Actively Care: Person Based: Listen to Co-worker’s opinion and ideas Support Co-workers in time of sickness or loss Promote teamwork Environment Based: Maintain good Housekeeping Recognize hazards Follow safety rules Behavior Based: Teach others safe work practices Re-enforce safety rules Provide feedback and coaching regarding behaviors Lead by example “Folks do not care how much you know, until they know how much you care.”

Have you figured out where you are on the “Levels of Awareness” scale. You should have taken some time to reflect and make this determination. Once identified we can begin to adjust and make Conscious efforts to improve our awareness of Safety within each group. Take a moment to think back on some safety related events that have occurred within your individual groups or a group you have worked closely with in the past. Thinking back, if there were three (3) jobs to do in any given shift, where would you guess the injuries are occurring the most? The answer is NONE. Most injuries are occurring between jobs rather than during the performance of work. A prime example of this is the number of slips, trips and fall events that occurred during a recent outage at the Robinson Nuclear Plant (RNP). At RNP, slips, trips, and falls accounted for 14 injuries for BWB employees. Much of this was attributed to the absence or lack of awareness by the personnel involved. Don’t allow yourself to become complacent at any point during the day—even if you are performing an everyday task that you have performed so many times that you can’t event remember. Steer clear of functioning from the “Sleep” level of consciousness or on “Auto-Pilot”.