Results
Effects on Lost Workdays
Figure 1 below depicts a cumulative record of this organization’s lost workdays for 18 months prior to and 18 months following the introduction of the SAF process. The figure shows a marked decrease in lost days due to injuries after the start of SAF education and training, implementation of observation and feedback for hearing protection, and the department specific interventions. An average of 10.9 lost days per month occurred prior to SAF; whereas after SAF, an average of 1.5 days per month were lost due to injury.