they have a safety concern. All Boeing managers are required to establish annual business goals around safety and all teams are expected to conduct regular safety-focused conversations. “The most important part of the Go for Zero launch was company leadership articulating and standing behind the Safety Guiding Principles,” said Dennis O’Donoghue, vice president of Boeing Test & Evaluation. “The principles set the safety expectations and foundation that employees and teams continue to build upon.” Shelley Lavender, president of Boeing Military Aircraft, added that “educating our workforce” is the first step in creating a culture of safety throughout the enterprise. “The bottom line is, we don’t want our employees getting injured,” she said. “We care for them, and we watch out for one another.” Company safety leaders say the changes in attitudes and behavior are hard to miss. For example, the number of safety-related work orders at Boeing facilities quadrupled after the Go for Zero launch, from 1,100 per month early in 2013 to 4,500 per month later in the year, according to Site Services, part of the Shared Services Group. Safety work orders address items such as lighting improvements, and slip hazards from leaking plumbing and standing water. “The increase in safety work orders represents a very important increase in safety awareness,” said Larry Edwards, vice president of Site Services. “It means employees are now spotting safety risks that might have gone unreported before.” Go for Zero also is bringing greater safety awareness to situations that could cause a serious injury. One new tool, High Hazard Assessments, includes checklists that teams can use to identify and mitigate injury risk in activity such as working at heights or in confined spaces. After the fall protection assessment and checklist were introduced early in 2013, fall injuries PHOTOS: At the Mesa, Ariz., Distribution Center, forklift driver Michael Bowsher (top) and Brandon Rhodes (left) wear safety glasses and high-visibility vests to reduce injury risk and enhance workplace safety. BOB FERGUSON/BOEING Frontiers June 2014 37
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