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Making the Business Case for Safety and Health |
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The following resources on the business case for safety
and health are broken out by industry and
safety and health topic.
By Industry
Construction
- "The
Great American Ballpark." OSHA and Abbott Case Study, (2005,
February). Communicates the business value and competitive
advantages of an effective safety and health program.
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Design for Construction Safety. Construction Institute of the American
Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). Maintained by the Construction
Institute as a product of the OSHA Alliance Program’s Construction Roundtable.
Designing for construction safety is the process of addressing construction
site safety and health in the design of a project. Benefits include increased
productivity, reduced workers' compensation costs, and fewer delays caused by
accidents during construction.
- Sang D. Choi. "A Survey of the Safety
Roles and Costs of Injuries in the Roofing Contracting Industry." Journal of
Safety, Health and Environmental Research Vol. 3, No. 1, (Spring 2006). Reviews the direct
and indirect costs resulting from workplace injuries in the roofing industry. Loss of
productivity and schedule disruptions were the most expensive indirect costs.
Healthcare
- "Blue
Cross Blue Shield Rhode Island." OSHA and Abbott Case Study, (2005,
February). Communicates the business value and competitive
advantages of an effective safety and health program.
- "Countryside
Care Nursing Home." OSHA and Abbott Case Study, (2005, February).
Communicates the business value and competitive advantages
of an effective safety and health program.
- The Business Case for Occupational Health Nurses, American Association of Occupational
Health Nurses, (2007, May), 475 KB
PDF, 4 pages. Case studies and success stories highlighting the business benefits of hiring
or partnering with occupational and environmental health nurses.
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Safe Lifting and Movement of Nursing Home Residents. US Department of
Health and Human Services (DHHS), National Institute for Occupational Safety
and Health (NIOSH) Publication No. 2006-1117, (2006, February). Presents a business case to show that the investment in lifting equipment
and training for moving nursing home residents can be recovered through
reduced workers' compensation expenses and reduced costs associated with
lost and restricted work days.
Manufacturing
- Auto Parts Manufacturing
- "Auto
Parts Manufacturing Corporation." OSHA and Abbott Case Study, (2005,
February). Communicates the business value and competitive
advantages of an effective safety and health program.
- Chemicals
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Business Case for Process Safety. American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Center for
Chemical Process Safety (CCPS), (2005). CCPS developed a brochure and
presentation to help companies demonstrate the business case for process
safety management.
- Ergonomics
- Steel Products
- OSHA and The Steel Group Case Study. OSHA, (2005, December). Shows how Chaparral Steel implemented
its "Manager Accountable for Safety and Health" (MASH) program to educate
managers, supervisors, and team leaders about OSHA compliance, safe work
practices, and company-specific policies and procedures.
By Topic
Ergonomics
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Ergonomics Case Study. OSHA and the Dow Chemical Company,
(2005, February). Describes the Six Sigma methodology and how Dow
used it to successfully address ergonomics hazards in the company's design
and construction division.
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"Blue
Cross Blue Shield Rhode Island." OSHA and Abbott Case Study, (2005,
February).
Communicates the business value and competitive advantages of an
effective safety and health program.
- "Countryside
Care Nursing Home." OSHA and Abbott Case Study, (2005, February).
Communicates the business value and competitive advantages of an
effective safety and health program.
- "Ergonomic
Improvements in Manufacturing." OSHA and Abbott Case Study, (2005,
February).
Communicates the business value and competitive advantages of an
effective safety and health program.
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Safe Lifting and Movement of Nursing Home Residents. US Department of Health
and Human Services (DHHS), National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health (NIOSH) Publication No. 2006-1117, (2006, February). Presents a business case to show that the investment in lifting equipment and
training for moving nursing home residents can be recovered through reduced
workers' compensation expenses and reduced costs associated with lost and
restricted work days.
- Don Bloswick. "Making a Business Case for Ergonomics." The Compass,
American Society of Safety Engineers, Management Practice Specialty Newsletter,
(Winter 2006).
Motor Vehicle Safety
- "Fleet
Safety at Abbott." OSHA and Abbott Case Study, (2005, February).
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Measuring the Value of Seat Belt Programs. Kathy Lusby-Treber, Executive
Director, Network of Employers for Traffic Safety, (2004, September 14).
Presentation at the joint OSHA/National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration Safety Symposium in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Motor Carrier Safety Case Study. OSHA and The Dow Chemical Company Case
Study, (2006, March). Describes how The Dow Chemical Company
worked with one of its motor carriers, Transport Service Company (TSC), to
successfully implement a new behavior-based safety program to reduce TSC’s
rear-end collisions.
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Motor Vehicle Accident Case Study. OSHA and The Dow Chemical Company
Case Study, (2005, December). Describes the Six Sigma methodology and how
Dow used it to successfully reduce motor vehicle accidents in the company's
Hydrocarbons and Energy business unit.
Occupational Exposure
- "Procuring R-Active at Abbott." OSHA and Abbott Case Study, (2005, February).
Communicates the business value and competitive advantages of an
effective safety and health program.
Personal Protective Equipment
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Safety Equipment Saves Dollars. International
Safety Equipment Association (ISEA). Provides cost-benefit profiles for
various types of personal protective equipment. It also includes a brochure
with a worksheet for calculating the cost of a workplace injury and the
added revenue that a company must generate to recover the profit lost as a
result of the injury.
Small Businesses
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$afety Pays Program. OSHA, (2007, December). Assists employers in estimating the costs of
occupational injuries and illnesses and the impact on a company's profitability.
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Small Business Success Stories. OSHA.
Provides stories about small
businesses that have improved their safety and health programs, including
companies that have participated in OSHA’s Consultation Program and Safety and
Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP).
- Theresa Holizki, Larry Nelson and Rose McDonald. "Injury Rates as an
Indicator of Business Success." Industrial Health Vol. 44:166-168, (2006). Study
of new small businesses that registered with the Workers’ Compensation Board of
British Columbia. A statistical correlation was found between workplace safety
and health and the survival of a small business. Businesses that failed within
one to two years of start-up had an average injury rate of 9.71 while
businesses that survived more than five years had an average injury rate of
3.89 in their first year of business.
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The Business of Safety: Small Business Perspective Regarding SH&E Investment. American Society of
Safety Engineers (ASSE). In an interview sponsored by ASSE’s Business of Safety
Committee, the owner of a bowling center in California provides his views on the
benefits of investing in workplace safety and health.
For other resources on Making the Business Case for Safety
and Health, see
the Additional Information page.
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