BA 453/553

1. BA 453/553 Human Resource Management

2. AgendaMay 9, 2006 • Group Presentations: • Guest Speaker: Sam Hallyburton, VP, Occupational Safety Consultant with Willis of Oregon • Break • Lecture on “Preventing Accidents” • Activity • Exam answers

3. Fire Triangle OXYGEN HEAT FIRE FUEL

4. PRODUCTION TRIANGLE QUALITY PRODUCTION PROFIT SAFETY

5. What Causes Accident? • Chance occurrences • Unsafe conditions • Unsafe acts

6. Chance Occurrences What is a “Chance Occurrence?” • More or less beyond managements control

7. Unsafe Conditions What is an “Unsafe Condition?” • Improperly guarded equipment • Defective equipment • Improper illumination, such as glare or insufficient light • Pressure to complete the work as quickly as possible

8. Unsafe Acts What is an “Unsafe Act?” • Throwing materials • Operating or working at unsafe speeds • Lifting improperly • Using equipment when not operating properly

9. Preventing Accidents • Reduce Unsafe Condition Engineer out the potential hazard Personal protective equipment (PPE) • Use Screening to reduce Unsafe Acts Personality traits Physical capacities

10. Preventing Accidents • Posters & other propaganda Publish your results Develop slogans • Safety Training Reoccurring Develop safe practices & procedures

11. Preventing Accidents • Incentive & Positive reinforcement Attending safety committee meetings Identifying hazards • Top-Management commitment Procedures vs. production

12. Preventing Accidents • Culture of Safety (Five characteristics) 1. Teamwork (management commitment and employee involvement 2. Communication & collaboration 3. Shared vision of Safety 4. Assignment of critical safety functions to individuals or teams 5. Continuous efforts toward quality improvements

13. Preventing Accidents • Set specific loss control goals Frequency Accident types Monetary reduction • Inspect regularly Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly

15. Developing an Action Plan

16. Violence in the Workplace

17. TYPES OF BEHAVIOR • Disruptive Behavior – disturbs, interferes, or prevents normal work functions or activities • Threatening Behavior – oral, written or physical actions short of actual contact • Violent Behavior – physical assault, with or without a weapon, property destruction.

18. AGGRESSOR CATEGORIES • TYPE I – Agent has no legitimate relationship to the workplace – enters with purpose to commit criminal act. • TYPE II – Agent is recipient or object of services, former client, passenger, customer. • TYPE III – Agent has an employment relationship; current or former employee or related to current or former employee

19. NEGLIGENT HIRING • The tort of negligent hiring is based on the principle that an employer has a duty to protect its employees and customers from injuries caused by employees whom the employer knows, “or should have known,” pose a risk of harm to others.

20. NEGLIGENT TRAINING • Courts in certain circumstances have recognized a cause of action for an employer’s negligent training of its employees that results in injury to a third person.

21. NEGLIGENT SUPERVISION • Courts may also recognize the theory of negligent supervision when one employee alleges that the employer should have taken reasonable care in supervising a second employee who is threatening the first employee with violent conduct.

22. NEGLIGENT RETENTION • Employers retaining an employee with violent conduct may fall under the “Negligent Retention” clause if the violent employee injuries someone after their behavior is known to management.

23. WHO COMMITS WP HOMICIDE? • 94.3% Men • 5.7% Women • Ages 35 – 45 • 43.6% Current employees • 22.5% Former employees • 21.4% Domestic violence • 12.5% Clients

24. Direct or veiled verbal threats of harm Intimidation of others Flashing a weapon to test reactions Paranoid behavior Moral righteousness Unable to take criticism of job duties Expression of desperation over financial or family matters Violent history Interest in guns Fascination with incidents of WPV EARLY WARNING SIGNS