This one-day workshop was presented as a collaborative effort, led by a safety and health representative from the union and a plant superintendent. The first workshop was so successful that a second was presented in 1997, and a third is currently being planned. This team, formed in 1996, has relied on the DuPont Process Safety Risk Management program for guidance. We knew from the beginning that it would take us three to five years to fully implement change. Employee involvement is essential.
Management is responsible for preventing injuries.
Working safely is a condition of employment. All operational exposures can be safeguarded. Training employees to work safely is essential. The prevention of personal injuries and incidents is good business. In 1995, that rate dropped to 6.6, and continued to decline in 1996 and 1997, when the company registered rates of 4.8 and 3.6 respectively.