The Safety Man Movement

HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES PROPRIETARY

Safety Man MovementSystem

August 30, 2016

Terry D. GrayNewport News Shipbuilding

Environmental Health & Safety Task Team Leader


Workshop Outline

• Introduction

• Organizational Philosophy

• The “Safety Man Movement” System

• Implementation

• Results

• Wrap up

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IntroductionProfessional Background

PIPEFITTER

MAKE-UP SUPERVISORSAFETY

LEADER3


IntroductionWhy Safety is Important to Me

FATHERHUSBAND

MINISTER4


IntroductionWhere I Work

Newport News Shipbuilding

• Sole supplier of U.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers

• One of two builders constructing Virginia-Class nuclear submarines

• Largest industrial employer in Virginia – more than 20,000 employees

• Home of one of the Western Hemisphere’s largest dry docks and cranes.

• VPP Star Site

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IntroductionWorkplace Hazards

Newport News Shipbuilding• Fire Hazards

• Slips, Trips and Falls

• Chemical Hazards

• Hazardous Gases

• Confined Spaces

• Extreme Weather Conditions

• Lead, Asbestos, Radiological Hazards

• Cranes, Forklifts - We make more lifts in one day than some companies make in a year.

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IntroductionWhy Safety is Important to Me

As a safety leader, I want to impact people

• Care for people

• Change the perceptions of safety

• Value the lives of others

• Challenge people to care forthemselves

• I want someone to care for meand my family as I care for others

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Organizational Philosophy

I Know what you’re thinking:

We Believe Safety is First!!

We Tell Our People Safety is First!!

….Soooo….

Why won’t they be safe!?!?

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People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care!!!


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One of the most common enemies

to a cultural change in safety in the

workplace is that the craftsmen don’t

see what is being said, actually

being done!

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How do we get people to “buy-in” with safety?!?!


• Which means you can’t approach safety from an all business point of view that only benefits the company and vice versa.

• You must merge the two and form a business relationship. You can’t be all business and you can’t be all relationship.

With Business Buy-in and Relationship Buy-in

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• Your entire organization must agree to put safety first and become vested in the pursuit of that reality.

• The entire organization must agree that investing in safety financially, physically, and emotionally is paramount.

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WHO IS THE SAFETY MAN!!!

???

WHO IS THE HERO!!!

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Identify and Define Who is the “Safety Man”

Who is the Safety Man in your company?

• Is it just your Environmental Health and Safety Department?

• Is it just your first line supervision or management team?

• Or is it just your safety team members?

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So…Who is the “Safety Man?”

“I AM the Safety Man.”The Safety Man Movement is to challenge us to take action,

take control, take charge and take responsibility for our actions and others.

Fueled by the shared concern of the value, fragility and love of human life. Safety is everyone’s responsibility.

So, if you ever want to know who the safety man is, internalize these words:

I AM THE SAFETY MAN!

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What is the “Safety Man Movement” System?

The Safety Man Movement is about changing the culture of safety

Simply defined…“The Safety Man Movement”

says:

“The Safety Man is no longer one individual, but many individuals that are one.”

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Attributes of “The Safety Man Movement”

The Safety Man Movement System is built on 4 attributes

EMPATHIZE – EMPOWER – ENGAGE – ENLARGE

These 4 attributes represent

• Foundational Actions for Culture Change

• Guidelines for Driving a Safety Culture

• Characteristics of an Effective “Safety Man”

• Characteristics of an Effective Organization

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The Safety Man Movement Definitions and Purpose

• EMPATHIZE: genuinely caring for the well-being of people out of desire and not obligation. Connecting to the humanity of the people.

• EMPOWER: give the confidence and authority to take action on safety items without reserve or indecision to address and resolve safety issues.

• ENGAGE: actively involved with safety and its efforts to make improvements in our work areas in support of changing the safety culture of the organization.

• ENLARGE: influencing others to adopt these concepts and promoting participation.

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Empathizing in Practice

• Caring/Concern for well-being: care for people out of desire –not obligation

• Communicating: Create a reliable method for people to be heard and give a response to all concerns

• Spending Time: Face to face time. Dialogue

• Investing/Giving:Take ACTION for the people first

• Set goals to accomplish: Give them something to believe in

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EMPATHIZING


Empathize

• Pursue projects and actions that are for employee benefit and well being

HII-NNS Constructs Fully Staffed Family Health Center

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Empowerment in Practice

• Giving Authority/Trust: Responsibility power to make decisions

• Knowledge: provide information for your people to be successful

• Positive Reinforcement: this encourages internal motivation

• Recognition: Supply incentives to encourage involvement

• Support: Reassure your people that they have your support and commitment

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EMPOWERMENT


Empower

• Reinforce the importance of the Employee’s contributions on the job

President Obama Visits Shipyard

NNS Shipbuilders proudly build Aircraft Carriers and Submarines with the safety of our nation’s Sailors in mind.

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Engagement in Practice

• Doing Work/Hands On: Come together and take action

• Create opportunities for everyone to participate in some way

• Initiative/Making Changes: Promote employee involvement

• Involvement: Participation, Contributions

• Management availability and visibility

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ENGAGEMENT


Engage

• Support activities to get employees engagedand participating in Safety drivenactivities

The Safety Man Movement Song

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Enlarging in Practice

• Sharing: Lessons Learned and Best Practices

• Spread the Movement: Partnerships, do for others

• Camaraderie: Meet with other safety teams or organizations and share ideas

• Publicize: Communications, publications, expos etc.

• Encourage others to accept the challenge

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ENLARGE


Enlarge

• Provide opportunities to share your ideas and safety measures with other teams and organizations

Safety Expo Participation

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Attributes of “The Safety Man Movement” Revisited

EMPATHIZE – EMPOWER – ENGAGE – ENLARGE

What these 4 attributes really are

• Foundational Actions for Culture ChangeWhat to do

• Guidelines for Driving a Safety CultureWhere to go

• Characteristics of an Effective “Safety Man”Who to be

• Characteristics of an Effective OrganizationWhat to be

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Implementing the Safety Man Movement in Your Organization

The effectiveness of your communication from one level to the next will determine success or failure to implement

• Implement each attribute in phases

• Start with Empathize

• Take your time and Commit some time

• Set goals

• Document progress and improvements

• Measure each phase

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ImplementationEffectively Putting the “Es” into Practice

• Set the example, You are the deciding factor(everyone is watching)

• Communicate

• Follow-up often

• Set goals for the roll out of each phase

• Document everything

• Continue to provide management support throughout

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Results in my Workplace

• Increased Safety Awareness– Awareness of rules– Awareness of bad habits to eliminate– Awareness of looking out for each other

• Increased Workplace Improvements– Identification and removal of industrial hazards in our shops– Improvements shared with other shops or within the company

• Reduced Personnel Injuries– 43% reduction from 2014 to 2015– Time will tell if it was by accident or by habit

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Wrap-up

• The Potential for Accidents Always Exist

• There are More Hazards than EH&S Departments can Handle Alone

• Accidents, Incidents, Near Misses, Injuries and Fatalities are all Real and Possible

Who Will Stand in the Gap for Our loved Ones!?

Who is Going to Take Responsibility?

Who is Going to Care for You and Your Safety?

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“The Safety Man Movement”

?WHO WILL BE YOUR HERO!!!

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Questions and Answers

Thank You for Your Time Today!33

The Safety Man Movement

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