core reasons why companies use the Safetycard system
For adressing the Company's responsibility for EHS the Safetycard system is a game changer
Return on investment
The paramount responsibility is obviously the safety of employees, thereafter loss of production, equipment or product, and liability
OSHA and other compliance liability, workman’s comp and litigation can cripple a company. Having proof of a professional behavior modification program, with records showing non-compliance through compliance cycles, prior to incidents, shows the company being responsible and is a display of 'best efforts' on the part of the company for EHS. In industry there are many incidents that are reported incorrectly in an attempt to make a stronger case, especially in slip and fall incidents, where the place and time the incident occurred, is contrived. The system keeps a permanent record of event data.
The ROI can be demonstrated using the model below. There are some assumptions made, but very conservative $ risk exposure is made using industry data and past experiences reported by OSHA and other litigators. Managing risk is an essential part of a companies longevity, and the Safetycard system is a key tool to not only reducing risk but proving resources for defending and mitigation of incidents.
Communication and recordkeeping for the safety officer (SO) and managers
The system is a communication system, utilizing sensors in the field. Used properly it trains good safety habits, through trained observation of signs which alert to environmental hazards. This stands in good stead for any signs the SO places for the EHS plan. Furthermore, evacuation data provides priceless benefits.
The communications system that records events, incidents, near misses, and all data regarding cases, relieving the SO from written checklists, and writeups, improving accuracy and retrieval of records.
The Artificial Intelligence engine is constantly calculating responses to sequences of events from real time data, avoiding false positives, and is configurable by the SO. Data from the system integrates into incident management, and case management, providing a 'informed witness' record of all data surrounding an incident, including prior behavior. Data on where slip and fall incidents is invaluable to determining strategy on case litigation. Also, the Safetycard can detect excessive bumps or crashes while driving forklifts
The company benefits
There are many soft and hard dollar savings, see the latter in ROI below. But what is most important, it helps keeping your people safe.
The design of the system is extreme in its detail, with the goal of enhancing safety through behavioral modification with the least amount of interference as possible, keeping in mind the exposure companies face, by litigators.Some examples of this are: The design is a card that is worn with the security card or badge, called the Safetycard and designed to lay parallel to the security badge. The design makes for easy identification of the wearer as it 'marries' electronically to the security card. It monitors battery life, and is easily swapped out, reducing congestion on entry and exit areas. The AI system alerts the SO to only the events that need to be reviewed. The beacons are designed to be place in an accessible manor so as not to hinder or slow transition in and out of areas. The Safetycard does not STOP people, but records and uses events to train, so that the company has no liability that 'the Safetycard did not stop me entering without my safety glasses.' This is a planned strategy that goes with 'training behavior' vs policing which creates liability and dissention. Also, note that the Safetycard is deliberately void of a vibrator, which through exhaustive testing was conclusively proven to be ineffective in industrial environments, and also pose the liability risk of 'it did not vibrate to tell me not to do that'. Finally, a word about a band on the arm or wrist, the liability exposure here is countless, and provides no additional benefits in the objective which is 'behavior modification training'. In user groups a band or watch, was very badly received.
The Company EHS
Personal Safety awareness and safety training is enhanced by forming good safety habits. The company benefits by compliance to OSHA rules, mostly from accurate reliable recordkeeping, but also by demonstrating comprehensive efforts and responsibility on the part of the company to have a safe work environment. Litigation cases are mitigated by credible witness recordkeeping, using the case management data. Sometimes it’s not better to press a case, if the data shows there was negligence on the company's part. Other times the records show a persistent non-compliance to safety rules and signs, on the part of the worker, despite many interactions on the part of the Safety Officer (SO). The SO using the Safetycard system, train good safety habits driven by paying attention to signs, and through the compliance and non-compliance cycle. Safety at work increases and workers interact in a more positive way to personal safety, and the SO. The company is responsible to place signs and warn of all safety hazards, and the employee is responsible for learning the habit of observing signs, and complying. The liability for both parties reflect this, opposed to a shifted responsibility to the company, derived from a system that 'Stops unsafe behavior' and can be blamed for its role in an incident.
Return on investment estimated on 100 employees in a manufacturing environment
Regulatory fines Filing OSHA Workman’s comp Work days saved Security Training authorized Near misses Cybersecurity Incident tracking - Slip and Fall / Forklift Operator Case management Abnormal impact detected - walk into wall, fall, hit something in machinery or vehicle Checklist - does tasks then goes to sign for checklist. Supervisor checks all done. Auto logging. Evacuations
Safetycard Sign beacons and PPE
Watch a short animation of some safety accidents that could have been prevented with PPE Personal Protection Equipment.
The safety officer can set out signs as stand alone or in sequences in order to achieve the best effective alerts, then change it up. Like put on your glasses sign then a sign where you pickup glasses. All events are recorded and available on the web application so in this example you would see bypassing the pickup sign. The final objective of sign setup is to increase use of PPE.