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A Rigid H&S Plan Offers the Greatest Return
May 14, 2014
Presented by: Mitch Diamond
Drake International
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Mitch Diamond I look much better in person!
• President of Drake Exponential Impact
• Created the Drake H&S Academy concept
• Five Successful Business Start ups
• Applied H&S policies we are going to discuss today in all previous
companies
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CLARIFICATION
The title of today’s webinar is “A ridged Health & Safety plan offers the greatest return”.
Now let’s replace the word “ridged” with
TRANSPARENT
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CLARIFICATION
The title of today’s webinar is “A TRANSPARENT Health & Safety plan offers the greatest return”.
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Most organizations approach H&S with a surgical operational type approach.
Today, we will take a slightly different point of reference.
YOU’RE GOING TO LOVE THIS…. PLEASE STAY CONNECTED!
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Today’s Webinar A Different Approach Plus Something New!
First, a case study overview of the worlds most renowned H&S advocate.
Then, followed by a look at your organizations view on H&S, and lastly something NEW!
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Familiar with the name Paul O’Neill?
• Paul started his career in the Government sector as a computer analyst.
• He had a strange habit of keeping a book documenting inefficiencies he saw in all departments.
• In the evening he would create a process document addressing inefficiencies along with comments.
• Not your regular 9 to 5 kind of guy!
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GROWING companies meet – Mr. Paul O’Neill
Government
• Computer Analyst Veterans Administration
• U.S. Office of Management & Budget
• United States Secretary of the Treasury
Private Sector
• President, International Paper
• CEO, ALCOA Corporation
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Being Connected Doesn’t Hurt
Paul was known for his straight forward management style in the Corporate arena.
Paul was offered the job CEO of ALCOA by its Board of Directors.
Unfortunately at one of the most tenuous times in the companies history.
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The State of ALCOA
ALCOA was on the verge of going out of business. The year was 1977 and the economy was in a down turn
State of ALCOA:
• Poor product quality
• High Turnover
• High accident/insurance rate
• Competitors taking over the market
• 15,000 workers going on strike
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Paul’s First meeting at the New York Stock Exchange
Every major company investor, stock and business analyst was present waiting to hear
Paul’s turnaround plan and guidance numbers.
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Welcome to the Corporate World of Real Life
• Paul addressed the audience by asking them to locate the exit doors
• His speech was short and to the point
• The earnings or a specific turnaround plan were not discussed
• Other than his workers safety will come first
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The Magic Sauce
Paul’s message was to use transparency to create a ZERO injury accident tolerance rate.
Also to create an organization built on openness and trust on ALL levels within the organization.
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Was This Unknown CEO Crazy?
Analysts and investors scrambled to the exit doors to use the pay phones to call in immediate
sell orders of ALCOA stock!
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ALCOA’s Stock Plummeted
Within 30 days of Paul taking over - the stock was down 70% from its previous low
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Finally Some Good News
Paul O’Neill’s first win was to negotiate a settlement with the Unions to get the company
producing again.
He would not negotiate at the expense of his workers safety.
He was driven by the philosophy that putting profits over people is “always a stupid idea”.
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Where to Start
ALL managers were to contact Paul within 24 hours of the incident. ANY incident!
Communication was conducted through the companies intranet in writing.
Yes, this later became known as email. Small world – He started in IT
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Paul Created a Caring Environment
18 months later it paid off…
• Productivity was up
• Turn over was down
• One year later ALCOA reported and achieved its ZERO tolerance Safety objective!
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ALCOA Stock Up Over 200%
Just 18 months from Paul becoming CEO
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Basics of H&S Training Program
Solutions
Controls in place: procedures, policies, meaningful training programs
Engineering/Process controls
Insurance (safety net)
Transparency
Open communication
Managing risk by controlling:
• People—the human element
• Locations (jobsites, corporate office)
• Things (assets—equipment, buildings)
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Your Companies Views on H&S Training?
Employer Majority
• Check the box—compliance
• I don’t understood it’s value because I can’t measure the return on it (ROI)
• It gets in the way of production
• Ineffective Training • “Why isn’t training solving
the problem?”
Employer Minority
• Integrated approach to risk management
• Training plan • Investment in the
individual • Effective training saves the
company money
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Does every worker on site receive a safety orientation?
1.76
5.72
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Yes No
Safety Training and Education
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Type of safety orientation provided to workers?
1.51
3.80
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
Formal Informal
Safety Training and Education
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Company president/senior management reviews safety performance report?
0.97
6.89
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7
Yes No
Demonstrated Management Commitment
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The Entire Workforce Was Engaged
• Quality safety training and education programs say we care and want to invest in you.
• Messaging safety: do something daily to keep safety relevant
• Most of all, be transparent!
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Utilize Today’s Technology
• Benefits of online learning:
– Custom content
– Remote access
– 24/7 access
– Tracking and record retention
– Knowledge verification
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Takeaways – Training:
• Plays an important role in managing risk
• Prepares the workforce to succeed
• Helps ensure your company remains competitive in the marketplace
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Remember…
• Successful training requires a well developed plan with buy-in from management in order to
achieve established goals.
• If your organization cares about its employees, the employees will care back in return.
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Finally Something New!
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