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The PAUSE process began in the spring of 2002 when a Steering Team was tasked with implementing a behavior based safety program. Behavior Science Technology, Inc. was selected to oversee the implementation and supply the skills required to make it a sustainable process. The PAUSE process is supported by all levels of management throughout SEACOR Marine. We embrace it as a positive and proactive approach to safety.
Incidents occur as a result of a person's behavior. It became evident that one way to reduce incidents is to identify those behaviors that lead to incidents, to train people to be able to measure these behaviors, and then to use the results of these measurements as a tool to provide feedback to employees in an effort to positively affect their future behaviors. In this process we can identify both Safe behaviors and At-risk behaviors. PAUSE purports that to reduce incidents, we must increase the safe behaviors and decrease the unsafe behaviors. An observer will be able to affect behaviors, both their own and the behaviors of those whom they observe.
The initial goal was to have 75 observations per month at the beginning and eventually, with more observers in the field, to reach a monthly level of 180 quality observations per month. SEACOR Marine currently has over 230 field observers performing an average of 110 observations per month. On going training is producing an average of 10 trained observers per month. Continued coaching of all trained observers is producing better observations and an increased awareness throughout our fleet which encourages and reinforces safe behaviors. SEACOR Marine is committed to the PAUSE process at all levels and spends considerable time and effort educating and training our team, and we are reaping the rewards.
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