Authors : Jongmin Chae and Keun-Oh Lee
Abstract: Accidents caused by unsafe behaviors account for most industrial accidents (88%). This case study focused on the accident rate caused by unsafe behavior in a specific Korean display manufacturing company and found a similar rate of accidents caused by unsafe behaviors about 85%. In order to prevent these accidents, the researchers surveyed the worker’s safety perception level in ‘company A’ and found that workers often unconsciously behave unsafely while believing they are being safe. Based on the results of the survey, we introduce a Behavior-Based Safety (BBS) plan to improve unsafe behaviors that workers perceive to be the most worrisome. To apply BBS concepts, the researchers develop a Critical Behavior Inventory (CBI) by observing the behavior of workers and applying it to company A’s workplace between 2015 and 2016. As a result, it was confirmed that accidents caused by unsafe behaviors decreased in company A. Therefore, it is necessary to establish a safety culture for accident prevention and this study confirms that BBS is an effective means of doing so.
Jongmin Chae and Keun-Oh Lee, 2019. Implanting of Safety Culture in Display Manufacturing Company in Korea through Employee’s Safety Perception Survey: Case Study Focusing on Behavior-Based Safety. Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 14: 21-28.