Analysis of Safety Awareness, Accident Prevention and Implementation of Behavior Based Safety Program in Energy Utility

Abstract

Occupational Safety, Hazard Identification and Accident Prevention is an area of deliberation, studies and ongoing researches. Conventional Safety Techniques in organizations place core responsibility of safety coordination and accident prevention on the shoulders of senior management. Nowadays, an alternative concept adopted by industries to involve employees / front line workers and identifying at risk behaviors to promote safety culture is Behavior Based Safety Program. BBS program is widely implemented in developed countries for identification of hazards and at risk behaviors, however, some studies and applications are conducted in Pakistan.This research investigates the approach toward safety awareness and accident prevention in an oil and gas energy utility company. Data collection, Steps involved in establishing BBS culture and safety index trend chart are established to evaluate safety awareness. Results shows that after implementing BBS program a significant performance is enhanced as the safety index (SI) progressively increased up to 17% in period of four months. Employees demonstrated positive concerns towards safety and provide suggestion to strengthen BBS program as well.Findings determine that BBS program is able to minimize accident in energy utility industries along with improving quality and creating safety