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Occupational Medicine 51:354-356 (2001)
Copyright © 2001 Society of Occupational Medicine

Original Paper

A risk-based system to penalize and reward line management for occupational safety and health performance

A. M. Donoghue

The Minerals Industry Safety and Health Centre, Frank White Annexe, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia

Abstract

Penalizing line management for the occurrence of lost time injuries has in some cases had unintended negative consequences. These are discussed. An alternative system is suggested that penalizes line management for accidents where the combination of the probability of recurrence and the maximum reasonable consequences such a recurrence may have exceeds an agreed limit. A reward is given for prompt effective control of the risk to below the agreed risk limit. The reward is smaller than the penalty. High-risk accidents require independent investigation by a safety officer using analytical techniques. Two case examples are given to illustrate the system. Continuous safety improvement is driven by a planned reduction in the agreed risk limit over time and reward for proactive risk assessment and control.

Keywords      Lost time injury; management; occupational health and safety; penalty; performance; reward; risk; risk assessment


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