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Reader Plans Study December 2014

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Table of Contents

Study Overview 3-5

Organizational Health & Safety Plans Goals For Next Year 7 Perceived Challenges 8 Most Serious Hazards 9

Employees’ Job-Related Aspects Job Satisfaction & Security 11 Change in Annual Gross Salary 12

Resource Planning 2015 Resource Plans 14

Demographics 15-17

Contact Us 18

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Study Overview

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Background and Objectives

Background BNP’s Market Research Division was commissioned to conduct a Reader Plans Study for ISHN, to support an editorial about the future business plans of ISHN readers. This article will appear in the January 2015 issue of ISHN.

Objectives The key objectives for this study are to: Determine organizational health & safety-related plans for next year, including budget and other resources Understand perceived job satisfaction and job security Understand the perceived operational challenges related to health and safety Obtain safety goals for next year

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Sampling and Methodology

Target Audience: Active, qualified ISHN subscribers who work in industries except mining, distribution, wholesale/retail, freight forwarding/3PL/transportation services and Government

Sample Selection: Systematic random sample on an Nth basis

Survey Method: Web

Incentive: Two $100 and one $50 American Express gift cards for three survey participants

Fieldwork Dates: November 18 - December 2, 2014

Study Details Data Tabulation and Presentation

All closed-ended numerical data is tabulated using SPSS (a statistical software package), while open-ended questions are either summarized, coded or included as written by respondents, as appropriate.

Sample sizes may vary throughout the report due to skip logic, data cleaning or missing responses. Some totals may not equal 100% due to rounding.

Be sure to consult with the Market Research group before using results from this study for external purposes (i.e. sales, promotional materials, editorial/content, etc.).

1 Total number of respondents who have either completed or did not qualify for the research 2 Percentage of usable base that responded to the survey 3 Total number of completed surveys after data cleaning 4 Percentage of the total attempted surveys that qualified for the research

Fieldwork Summary

Number Contacted 16,416

Undeliverable/Opt Out 947

Usable Base 15,469

Attempted Surveys1 237

Response Rate2 1.53%

Usable Completes3 222

Incidence4 93.67%

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Organizational Health & Safety Plans

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Goals For Next Year Among the multiple goals respondents’ companies have for next year, employee safety training and safety/health engagement are among the most common goals, as indicated by about two-thirds of respondents.

n=222

Q310. Which of the following do you envision being your organization’s safety and health goals for next year? (Select all that apply)

61%

60%

54%

48%

43%

38%

36%

32%

31%

28%

27%

23%

10%

1%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Safety training of employees

Employee safety and health engagement/participation/accountability

Building and/or maintaining a safety culture for your organization

Finding and fixing workplace hazards

Conducting risk assessments and risk prioritization

Tracking safety and health performance measuresother than injuries and illnesses

Senior leadership safety and healthengagement/participation/accountability

Building and/or maintaining a safety and health management system

Reducing severe injuries (hospitalizations,amputations, lost-time injuries)

Ensuring the safety and health of temporary workersand/or independent contractors on your site

Building/maintaining a behavior-based safety (BBS) program

Safety and health incentive programs

Reducing fatalities

Other

Goals For Next Year

Average number of goals = 5

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Perceived Challenges Employee safety-related discipline is believed to be one of the biggest challenges next year, followed by several others that pose challenges to the organizational safety and health operations.

n=222 *Response truncated to fit on chart

Q305. Which of the following challenges do you believe will impact your organization’s health and safety operations the most in the next year? (Select all that apply)

45%

39%

38%

35%

32%

32%

31%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Employee safety-related discipline

Expanding workload

Shortage of skilled labor

Putting safety on equal footing inour organization

with environmental protection, etc.

OSHA compliance

Safety and health policies, codesand goals used

throughout your supply chain

Increasing job stress

*

Perceived Challenges

25%

24%

22%

18%

18%

12%

10%

2%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

PPE compliance

Compliance with OSHA's new GHSsafety data sheet and labeling

requirements

Making new technology work forsafety and health applications

Corporate sustainability datacollection and reporting

EPA compliance

Expanding work hours

International safety and healthmanagement issues

Other

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Most Serious Hazards 41% of respondents cite ergonomic-related hazards and 39% mention hand/arm injuries as being the most serious hazards at their facility, while about a third find housekeeping and/or employee lifestyle health issues among the most hazardous.

n=222

Q320. Which of the following do you consider to be the most serious hazards in your facility next year? (Select all that apply)

Most Serious Hazards

41%

39%

36%

32%

24%

23%

21%

21%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Ergonomic-related(Musculoskeletal disorders etc.)

Hand and arm injuries

Housekeeping(preventing spills, slips, trips and falls)

Employee lifestyle health issues(high blood pressure, cholesterol etc.)

Construction-related hazards

Lockout/Tagout

Eye and face injuries

Machinery operation-related hazards

20%

20%

18%

18%

17%

16%

15%

13%

8%

1%

4%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Chemical exposures

Motor vehicle-related accidents

Arc flash explosion/Fire protection

Employee mental health issues

Temperature extremes(Heat stress/Cold stress)

Noise exposure

Electrical injuries

Confined spaces

Combustible dust

Hazards related toNanotechnology/Nanomaterials

Other

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Employees’ Job-Related Aspects

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Job Satisfaction & Security About two-thirds of respondents each rate their current job satisfaction and job security highly; these parameters are, by far, expected to remain the same next year.

n=222 1Top 3 Box (8, 9, 10 Extremely satisfied)

Q220. Please rate the following with respect to your current job: 1. Job satisfaction 2. Job security Q225. How will the following change in 2015 compared to this year with respect to the health & safety aspect of your job? 1. Job satisfaction 2. Job security

63%

65%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Jobsatisfaction

Job security

17%

79%

4%

12%

81%

7%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Improve

Remain the same

Worsen

Job satisfaction

Job security

Current Job Satisfaction & Security (Top 3 Box)1

Expected Change in 2015

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Change in Annual Gross Salary Over half of respondents currently draw an annual gross salary of $55,001-$100,000. 55% of respondents expect their salary to rise slightly next year.

n=111, “Prefer not to answer/Unsure” responses removed for analysis

Q420. What is your current annual gross salary? Q425. How did your annual gross salary change in 2014 compared to 2013?

Top 2 Box1 = 61%

24%

56%

17%

3%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Up to $55,000

$55,001 to $100,000

$100,001 to $150,000

More than $150000

Current Annual Gross Salary Change in Salary This Year

Mean annual gross salary =

$81,296

6%

55%

33%

4%

2%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Much higher

Slightly higher

No change

Slightly lower

Much lower

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Resource Planning

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2015 Resource Plans While half of respondents expect their company resources to remain the same as this year, 42% expect more resource allocation for health and safety. 50% of respondents expect their health and safety budget to increase next year.

n=222

Q205. In 2015, how do you expect the number of employees in the health and safety-related operation at your facility to change? Q210. Compared to this year, how do you see your company committing resources toward improving the health and safety of employees in year 2015? Q215. Compared to this year, how do you expect the safety and health budget at your organization to change in 2015?

42%

53%

5%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

More resources

Same amount of resources

Less resources

Health & Safety Resource Allocation Next Year

2%

27%

65%

5%

1%

5%

45%

42%

8%

0%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Increasesignificantly

Increase slightly

Remain the same

Decrease slightly

Decreasesignificantly

Number ofemployees

Budget

Number of Employees & Budget

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Demographics

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Respondent Profile

n=222, unless stated otherwise I *Prefer not to answer/Unsure responses removed for analysis

Q405. In what year were you born? Q410. Please indicate your gender. Q412. What best describes your job function? Q415. How many years of experience do you have in the environmental, health and safety industry?

Less than 4 years 13%

4 - 10 years 25%

11 - 20 years 21%

More than 20 years 41%

Male 80%

Female 20%

Gender

Industry Experience*

Safety 44%

Corporate/Executive Management 18%

Engineering 13%

Environmental 4%

Industrial Hygiene 3%

Sales & Marketing 3%

Quality assurance 2%

R&D 2%

Administration 2%

Purchasing 1%

Other 9%

Job Duties

18-29 years old 2%

30-39 years old 10%

40-49 years old 21%

50-59 years old 41%

60-69 years old 22%

70 years old or older 3%

Mean Age 53

Age

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Respondent Company Profile

Total respondents=n I *Prefer not to answer/Unsure responses removed for analysis

Q105. Which of the following best describes the business/industry in which you work? Q110. How many years has your company been in business? Q115. What was your company’s estimated total annual revenue for 2013? Q120. Including yourself, how many full-time employees (and equivalents) are employed by your company, including all locations (plants, divisions, subsidiaries)?

$100,000 or less 5%

$100,001 - $500,000 5%

$500,001 - $1,000,000 2%

$1,000,001 - $10,000,000 23%

$10,000,001 - $50,000,000 14%

$50,000,001 - $1,000,000,000 11%

$1,000,000,001 - $5,000,000,000 15%

More than $5,000,000,000 26%

Fewer than 10 employees 9%

10-49 employees 14%

50-99 employees 6%

100-499 employees 22%

500-999 employees 7%

1,000-2,499 employees 8%

2,500-4,999 employees 6%

5,000-24,999 employees 14%

25,000 employees or more 14%

Company Size*

Annual Revenue*

Less than 4 years 2%

4 - 10 years 8%

11 - 20 years 9%

21 – 50 years 33%

More than 50 years 48%

Years in Business*

Petroleum refining, oil/gas, coal, ethanol/ biodiesel fuels & allied products 13%

Utility 12%

Fabricated metal products 11%

Building materials and construction 9%

Transportation equipment 8%

Chemicals & allied Products 6%

Machinery 5%

Plastics & rubber 5%

Food & kindred products/Beverage/Breweries/Dairy foods/Other 4%

Primary metals 4%

Wood, pulp/paper & allied products 2%

Any electrical equipment, appliances & components 1%

Computer & electronics products, including consumer 1%

Printing, publishing & allied industries 1%

Textile mill products 1%

Furniture & fixtures <1%

Other 16%

Primary Business/Industry

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