Behaviour-based safety (BBS) initiative in a manufacturing division
In 1997, faced with an annual 1200 recordable injuries and workers' compensation costs rising by about $500,000 annually, Kroger Company’s (a US retail grocery chain) Manufacturing Division launched an initiative to reduce its total recordable incident rate (Total injuries total hours worked) x 200,000recordable injuries) down from around 18.0. A task force of divisional general…
BPIR Categories
9.6.5 Manage workplace cleanliness, health & safety
14.2.4 Conduct best practice/ process benchmarking
15.4.6 Work environment, health, safety, ergonomics