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Loss Prevention and Safety Promotion in the
Process Industries
Praha 2004
Evaluation of safety instruction system
by survey of shift workers
Dr. Guido Wehmeier
Ciba Speciality Chemicals
Germany
G. Wehmeier
EHS Lampertheim 28.04.04
Survey of shift workers
Status:
 Proper site safety management
system established
 Low loss time accidents figures
No evident deficiencies
Problem:
 Evaluation of knowledge level of single
shift worker
Objective:
 Further improvement of safety level
Approach:
 Questioning of shift workers
G. Wehmeier
EHS Lampertheim 28.04.04
Training and instruction themes
Personal Protection
Process
Equipment
- Skin protection
- respiratory equipment
Hazardous materials
- safety data sheet
- handling
Manufacturing procedures
- new products
- new processes
Response to
incidents and alarms
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EHS Lampertheim 28.04.04
sites specific risks
fire and explosion protection
Emergency response
Causes of failures in Chemical plants
mistake by
operator +
failure of
hardware
failure of
hardware
other error
mistake by
operator
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EHS Lampertheim 28.04.04
One
third of
failures
are
human
made
Questioning
Suitable questions concerning:
Activities due to break
down (Shift change over)
transfer of chemicals out
of tank lorries
measures to be taken in
case of alarm by control
system
Personal protection
equipment
G. Wehmeier
EHS Lampertheim 28.04.04
Results of survey
Staff very well informed about safety themes
Handling of hazardous materials without
problems
Training with practical exercises
G. Wehmeier
EHS Lampertheim 28.04.04
Conclusion
Survey effects
Stressing of the importance of safety
performance
Sensitising of employees
Showing optimization in detail
G. Wehmeier
EHS Lampertheim 28.04.04
Behavior Based Safety = Part of System
People‘s
Behavior in
Operating
Environment
and Culture
Facilities
(Pumps, Control
Systems, Panels, Valves,
Cranes, etc.)
Management
Systems
People
(Human Characteristics
(Procedures, Risk
and Behavior)
Assessment, Incident
Investigation Training,
etc.)
G. Wehmeier
EHS Lampertheim 28.04.04
What is Human Factors?
Operating
Environment
and Culture
Facilities
(Pumps, control
systems, panels, valves,
cranes, etc.)
Management
Systems
(Procedures, risk
assessment, incident
investigation training,
etc.)
G. Wehmeier
EHS Lampertheim 28.04.04
People
(Human
characteristics
and behavior)