Safety 2009 Proceedings

716 No Silver Bullet

Instructor: Bryce E. Wendland, CSP, CHMM, Square D, Lincoln, NE
Terry L. Stentz, Ph.D., MPH, CPE, RPIH, College of Engineering University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE

Description: The safety performance at the Square D miniature breaker manufacturing facility in Lincoln, Nebraska has shown consistent improvements in their OSHA recordable rate since 2003 with an 80 percent reduction being achieved over that time period. This presentation is designed to share some of the nuts and bolts of what methods were utilized to achieve this dramatic decrease, in addition to presenting research findings from an analytical study undertaken by a Harvard doctoral student working with the University of Nebraska – Lincoln.

Level: I