Case
SSAB is a global steel company with a leading position in high-strength steel and related services. Their vision is a stronger, lighter and more sustainable world. SSAB has a strong global presence with 14,500 employees in over 50 countries.
Requirements
6,700 employees need to change their safety behavior.
Solution
Mindset and SSAB Europe together deliver a solid program for all employees with a focus on applying desired behaviors.
Result
The number of incidents and accidents stagnated early on, followed by clear results of improved safety across all metrics.
SSAB wants to be the safest steel company in the world. No one should be injured at work and everyone should return home from work in the same condition as they arrived.
We created a common structure as high capacity and logistics are crucial to success. The challenge, of course, was that all target groups (6,700 employees) had to go through this process, with the focus on maintaining production.
The program's emphasis on practice and reflection strengthens engagement. Ambassadors have been created as carriers of security thinking on a wide scale. We have now entered the next phase of follow up days for groups that have gone through, as it is an ongoing journey that needs to be constantly kept alive.
Example from one of the sites during a joint customer event:
Facts about the solution
- Fewer incidents and accidents
- Establishing desired behaviors in a large target group
- Improved security in all areas
- Sustained production during implementation
- The programs are implemented at sites in Europe
Methodology
One key success factor in SSAB’s Safety Program is that, with our own expertise in safety and problem-solving, combined with Mindset’s expertise in behavior change, we have managed to create something that is perceived as ONE PROGRAM. A training program aimed at changing our safety culture, consisting of three parts where the work of the previous part is a prerequisite for the next, and where the participants’ engagement continuously increases.
Åke Högnelid - Occupational Health and Safety Engineer