BEHAVIOR BASED

SAFETY
Economics of BBS within
DOE

(http://tis.eh.doe.gov/bbs)
 Process succeeds if everyone
understands their role

Employees drive the process

Management supports and

Behavior-Based Process removals obstacles
 S&H Goals and
Personal Actions
Job Safety Analysis
Investigations

Safety Shares
Safety Meetings Training

Employee
Safety Teams
Union
Post-job Summits
briefings Inspections

Pre-job Walkdowns

Community
Ergonomics Outreach
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 SAFETY vs. COST

• DUAL CONSIDERATIONS
– SAFETY : Reduction in incidents,
accidents and injuries
– ECONOMICS : How much should
you have to pay for safety?
• Can we achieve Both?
The Iceberg
Injury reduction due to different safety
program interventions.
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DOE TRC Level
e
o 3

D 2.5
TRC RATE

2
1.5
1
0.5
0
1999 2000 2001
YEAR
 BNFL,inc. –TRC
7

TRIR OSHA Old Rule

6
TRIR OSHA New Rule

0
Oct

Oct

Oct

Oct
Feb

Feb

Feb

Feb
Dec

Dec

Dec

Dec
Aug

Aug

Aug

Aug
Apr

Apr

Apr

Apr
Jun

Jun

Jun

Jun
Month (1999-2003)
 Los Alamos Radiation Data
LANL RADIOLOGICAL INCIDENTS

35

30

25
RIR (/200000 hrs)

20
TA-55
CMR
15

10

0
Before After
Behavioral Safety
 INEEL
Ineel
Total TRC Case
Recordable RateRate
since BBSP implemented.

5
4
TRC Rate 3
2
1
0
1999 2002 2003 (Apr)
(implemented)
Year
INEEL: TRC Case RATE
 Dyn-Mcdermott:
*
Strategic
100
Petroleum Reserve
The fewer days lost – the more productive
time…

DM has had no lost workday injuries to

date for 2002…

Includes DM & subcontractors

and DOE & its subcontractors

0
Apr-00 Oct-00 Apr-01 Oct-01 Data through March 2002
 TRC RATE CHANGES WITH BBS

1.20

1.00
SPR/BayouChoc
SPR/Big Hill
0.80 SPR/Bryan Mound
SPR/W.Hackb
TRC RATES

SRS/SUD
0.60
LANL
INEEL

0.40 BNFL
SLAC
Pantex
0.20

0.00
Before After
 % Reduction TRC RATE

0.00
0.20
0.40
0.60
0.80
1.00
1.20
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NL

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Percent Reduction TRC with BBS

LA
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ury
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(19
98
-20
00
)
%REDUCTION
Effective for Safety but..
• Considerable expense is required to set
up a BBS Process
• A significant commitment from workers
and management is needed in time and
dedication.

• Can BBS pay for itself?

 Return on S&H Investment
Metric .Result Comments

Payback Period .6 years Recovered $230K in BBS

program costs within 7.2 mo.
Net Present $648K Generated $648,000 in loss
Value prevention savings from BBSP
(NPV) implementation (50% from
Worker’s Compensation
Program)

Return on Created an investment return

Investment from BBSP that nearly triples
(ROI) the program outlay of
$230,000.
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 SRS/SUD COSTS & TRC
$600,000 3

$500,000 2.5

TRC (200000 HRS)

$400,000 2
SAFETY COSTS

Safety Cost
$300,000 1.5
TRC

$200,000 1

$100,000 0.5

$0 0
Before Year 2 Year 6
IMPLEMENTATION YEAR
 SUMMARY
• BBSP HAS SHOWN TO BE AN
EFFECTIVE PROCESS FOR
REDUCING INJURY
– And Your safety STATISTICS

• BETTER DATA IS NEEDED BUT

– THERE IS EVIDENCE THAT BBSP
CAN LOWER YOUR SAFETY
COSTS