Behavior-based safety program for process industries
Objectives. This article describes the reduction of unsafe behaviors observed at a fertilizer complex by implementation of a behavior-based safety (BBS) program via a behavior observation form developed by a multidisciplinary team. Methods. Six observation categories, i.e., position of people, react...
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oai:scholars.utp.edu.my:339062022-12-20T03:47:16Z http://scholars.utp.edu.my/id/eprint/33906/ Behavior-based safety program for process industries Rashid, M.I. Athar, M. Noor, F. Hussain, A. Objectives. This article describes the reduction of unsafe behaviors observed at a fertilizer complex by implementation of a behavior-based safety (BBS) program via a behavior observation form developed by a multidisciplinary team. Methods. Six observation categories, i.e., position of people, reaction of people, personal protective equipment (PPE), tools used, operating procedures and housekeeping, are used to monitor safe and unsafe behaviors for a period of 18 months. Results. Safe behaviors increased from 57 to 70 and unsafe behaviors reduced from 40 to 26. Behaviors of employees working in various sections of fertilizer complex such as ammonia, urea, utility, bagging/shipping and workshop were also observed. Non-compliance with PPE, housekeeping and standard operating procedures was also monitored in individual sections. Non-operational areas including the administration block, housing colony, maintenance workshop, warehouse, fire station and electrical substation were also observed. Among these, the maximum unsafe behaviors are for the housing colony and minimum for the electrical substation. Conclusion. It has been concluded that working on the housing colony, administration block and fire station areas will address 74 unsafe behaviors of non-operational areas. For practical applications, worldwide industries can implement this BBS program to enhance BBS, thus reducing unsafe behaviors and increasing employee morale. © 2022 Central Institute for Labour Protection�National Research Institute (CIOP-PIB). Taylor and Francis Ltd. 2022 Article NonPeerReviewed Rashid, M.I. and Athar, M. and Noor, F. and Hussain, A. (2022) Behavior-based safety program for process industries. International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics. ISSN 10803548 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85142170272&doi=10.1080%2f10803548.2022.2135282&partnerID=40&md5=9283c88f1d134821212866db5640dcc4 10.1080/10803548.2022.2135282 10.1080/10803548.2022.2135282 10.1080/10803548.2022.2135282 |
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Objectives. This article describes the reduction of unsafe behaviors observed at a fertilizer complex by implementation of a behavior-based safety (BBS) program via a behavior observation form developed by a multidisciplinary team. Methods. Six observation categories, i.e., position of people, reaction of people, personal protective equipment (PPE), tools used, operating procedures and housekeeping, are used to monitor safe and unsafe behaviors for a period of 18 months. Results. Safe behaviors increased from 57 to 70 and unsafe behaviors reduced from 40 to 26. Behaviors of employees working in various sections of fertilizer complex such as ammonia, urea, utility, bagging/shipping and workshop were also observed. Non-compliance with PPE, housekeeping and standard operating procedures was also monitored in individual sections. Non-operational areas including the administration block, housing colony, maintenance workshop, warehouse, fire station and electrical substation were also observed. Among these, the maximum unsafe behaviors are for the housing colony and minimum for the electrical substation. Conclusion. It has been concluded that working on the housing colony, administration block and fire station areas will address 74 unsafe behaviors of non-operational areas. For practical applications, worldwide industries can implement this BBS program to enhance BBS, thus reducing unsafe behaviors and increasing employee morale. © 2022 Central Institute for Labour Protection�National Research Institute (CIOP-PIB). |
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