| The Zero Injury Concept Explained "Zero Injury" as a concept is frequently misunderstood. Many say that it is unreasonable to expect workers to go uninjured, therefore "Zero Injury" is a misnomer. In this sense it might be, but like all words there is frequently more than one meaning. Properly defined as now used, the term "Zero Injury" represents a position by management in the interest of the workers. The "Zero Injury" position adopted by employers top leaders is this: Zero injury is the desired end product. Any injury is unacceptable on its face. We are committed to "eliminate injury from the workplace." This top leader stance sends the unfailing message to all employees that any injury is an unacceptable "non-quality" event. The world record for hours worked without a recordable in constrution using the Zero Injury Concept now stands at 33,000,000+ hours. The contractor? S&B Engineers & Constructors of Houston Texas. The world record for hours worked without a Recordable now stands at 4,600,000 hours. The contractor? Again S&B of Houston, Texas. This amazing performance has been achieved while embracing the notion that Zero Injury is the only acceptable end product of safety. Have these believers totally eliminated injury? No. But one can hardly argue with their success. Have these employers had to spend money on enlarged safety program content? The answer is Yes. They have spent significant sums of money in the area of safety awareness and education, but rather than lose money they have increased profit margins markedly because there are indeed greater losses in a workplace filled with the direct and indirect cost of injury than most people are willing to consider. Why is this? Call today for your introduction to Zero Injury. The Zero Injury concept does not mean another injury will never occur. But it does mean a commitment to working as many hours as you possibly can without another injury. And it means that if an injury does occur it is not just another "ho-hum" event because with the "Zero Injury" concept in place any injury is unacceptable and people react accordingly. Safety of the workers becomes primary! When all understand this, it is then the "extremely high cost" of worker injury can be reduced to sums that were only in your dreams prior to seeing it happen in your workplace. |
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