Kerntke said the feedback on at-risk behavior proved even more valuable when coming from a peer. Gallaspy said the idea wasn't exactly warmly received at first, although he allowed that a worker naturally has an aversion to somebody sitting down and watching him work. My hat's really off to the guys who did buy into the program back then. Kerntke said the key was getting the employees to buy into the program. The key is that our safety culture is based on how well and how open we are with each other.
Proactive safety has a huge impact on safety performance.
Gallaspy wouldn't argue with that. And while Gallaspy believes the vast majority of workers have bought into the program, he said there's a small faction that doesn't and probably never will.