Transcript PA Safety Committee Training Update 9/29/16

PA Certified Safety Committee
Training
Dan Gresock
Sr. Risk Engineering Consultant
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Training Requirements
Safety Committee’s purpose
Methods for conducting safety committee meetings
Accident Investigation
Accident Prevention and Hazard Identification
Business Specific health and safety concerns
Substance abuse
Conclusion
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Why have a safety
committee?
Important safety program component
Means to bring workers and management together
Serves as a non-adversarial, cooperative effort to promote safety
Provide continuous improvement for the safety program
Provides reduced insurance costs
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Committee Operations and
Responsibility
Develop an agenda
Develop and follow-up on recommendations
Review safety program
Investigate accidents
Establish a system to get safety suggestions/complaints
Review safety complaints and suggestions
Review new safety equipment and procedures
Decisions by majority vote
Maintain membership list
Take minutes
Meet monthly
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Safety committee success
Critical success factors for a safety committee
1. Mission statement or goals
2. Management support
3. Commitment from labor
4. Appropriate representation
5. Method for communicating information
6. Feedback
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Effective Safety Committee Tips
Committed to eliminating accidents
Identifies problems/ Develops solutions
Management support
Employee support
On-time and good attendance
Accountable to each other
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Why safety committees fail
Lack of visible management support
Committee responsibilities unclear
Members unrepresentative of labor/ management
Irregular and/or unorganized meetings
Minutes not maintained or circulated
Committee size
Committee not involved in identifying and solving problems
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Safety committee self-audit
Is management truly committed?
Will middle management & supervisors buy into the committee concept?
Does the committee have union’s support?
Will the committee be given meaningful tasks?
Will the actions of the safety committee be followed up on?
Are there opportunities for all employees to become involved in the
safety effort?
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Accident Investigation- Purpose
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What is an Accident Investigation?
An accident investigation is a systematic approach to gathering
and analyzing the accident data in order to identify the causes so
corrective actions can be taken.
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Effective Accident Investigation
Process
Get the facts
Determine future potential
Find the direct causes – unsafe acts and conditions
Accident investigation should be aimed at fact-finding rather
than fault-finding
Find the root causes- ask Why?
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How to find causes
Look at how the job is intended to be performed
Compare it to how the job was actually performed based on
the facts that you obtained during the investigation
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Ask Open-Ended Questions
First find out who, when and where and then ask:
what happened?
what were you doing?
what do you think caused the accident?
what equipment and/or other factors contributed to the
accident?
how can this accident be avoided in the future?
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Analyzing The Facts & Drawing
Conclusions
How did it happen?
Why did it happen?
Can it reasonably happen again?
What are the potential consequences?
What, if anything, should be done to prevent it from
happening again?
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Accident Cause Analysis Flow Chart
ACCIDENTS
Basic Types
1. Struck By
2. Struck Against
3. Contact With
4. Caught On
5. Caught In or Between
6. Fall on Same Level
7. Fall From Different
Level
8. Exposure
9. Overexertion
10. Other
IMMEDIATE CAUSES
Unsafe Acts
BASIC CAUSES
Personal Factors
1. Operating without authority
2. Failure to warn or secure
3. Operating at unsafe speed
4. Nullifying safety devices
5. Using defective equipment
6. Using equipment improperly
7. Moving without looking
8. Improper loading or placement
9. Improper lifting
10. Servicing equipment in motion
11. Failure to use PPE
12. Horseplay
1. Lack of knowledge or skill
2. Improper motivation
attempting to:
a) Save time or effort
b) Avoid discomfort
c) Attract attention
d) Assert independence
e) Seek group approval
f) Express hostility
3. Physical or mental problem
4. Distraction
5. Complacency
MANAGEMENT ISSUES
1. Inadequate standards /
procedures
2. Lack of knowledge of standards
/ procedures
3. Lack of enforcement /
consequences of standards /
procedures
4. No follow-up on reported
hazards
Unsafe Conditions
1. Inadequate guards or protection
2. Defective equipment or material
3. Congestion or inadequate work
space
4. Fire & explosion hazards
5. Unexpected movement hazards
6. Projection hazards
7. Poor housekeeping
8. Hazardous environmental
conditions
9. Hazardous placement or storage
10. Inadequate ventilation
11. Inadequate illumination
12. Unsafe personal attire
Job Factors
1.
2.
3.
4.
Inadequate work standards
Inadequate design
Inadequate maintenance
Inadequate purchasing
standards
5. Normal wear and tear
6. Abnormal use and wear
INSTRUCTIONS: Start at the left side, and ask all questions in each column starting with the Accident Types column. Then proceed to the subsequent columns until you reach the
bottom of the Management Issues column. This should assist you in completing a quality accident investigation report.
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Hazard Detection- Plan what to look for,
don’t overlook the obvious.
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Purpose of the self-inspection
To identify hazardous conditions and unsafe acts
before they result in an accident
Assist in the efficient and profitable operation of the
company
Prevent injuries and save human resources.
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What is a self-inspection
A self-inspection is a systematic method of evaluating
the work environment and the interactions of the
employees in this environment.
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Why conduct a self-inspection?
To have a systematic approach
To identify hazards
To identify unsafe acts
To fix accountability
To increase the efficiency/reduce operating costs
To monitor progress
Assist in complying with OSHA
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Who should conduct the selfinspection?
1. Manager/supervisor
2. Any responsible employee
Note: The manager has ultimate responsibility to insure
the self-inspection is completed properly.
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Self-inspection process
Form
Observations- what to look at
Gather data - complete form
Analyze the information
Corrective actions
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Trend analysis
Developing a self-inspection form
Appoint a coordinator and task force to develop and maintain the selfinspection form.
Compile a list of all the components of the building/equipment and
identify the potential hazard associated with each.
Develop a standardized inspection procedure (checklist) for each item
identified.
Establish guidelines for frequency of inspection and personnel responsible
for performing the inspections.
Establish reporting procedures for communicating deficiencies and
methods for controlling or minimizing the hazard until permanent solutions
can be implemented.
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Self-inspection: what to evaluate:
The entire facility/operation should be evaluated along
with the employees’ interaction.
Unsafe work practices
Unsafe conditions
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What to evaluate cont.
Unsafe work practices:
1. Drug/alcohol use
2. Improper operation of equipment
3. Lack of use of PPE
4. Horseplay
5. Ignoring safety rules
6. Sloppy workmanship
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UNSAFE CONDITIONS
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
PHYSICAL
HAZARDS
HOUSEKEEPING
NOISE
LIGHTING
SPECIAL HAZS.
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MECHANICAL
HAZARDS
POINT OF OPS.
POWER TRANS.
NIP POINTS
SHEAR POINTS
OTHER MOVING
PARTS
ELECTRICAL
HAZARDS
WIRING
GROUNDING
POWER PANEL
OUTLETS
SWITCHES
CHEMICAL
HAZARDS
HUMAN CONTACT
PROPERTY DAMAGE
ENVMT. EXPOSURE
COMPLETING THE FORM
INTRO. INFORMATION (NAME, DATE, ETC.)
ALL LINES OF THE FORM SHOULD BE
COMPLETED OR OTHERWISE BE NOTED
N/A.
COMMENT ON ANY SUBSTANDARD
CONDITION ALONG WITH A PROPOSED
DATE OF COMPLETION
SIGN AND DATE THE FORM
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SELF-INSPECTION FORM PURPOSE
THE FORM PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING:
1. A PERMANENT RECORD
2. A COMMUNICATION TOOL TO MANAGEMENT
3. A METHOD FOR FOLLOWING UP ON
SUBSTANDARD CONDITIONS.
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CORRECTIVE ACTIONS
CORRECT ANY DEFICIENCIES
IMMEDIATELY
ANY DEFICIENCIES SHOULD BE
ADDRESSED WITH THE JOB SUPERVISOR
FOLLOW UP ON ALL DEFICIENCIES AND
DOCUMENT CORRECTIVE ACTION
INSPECTION RESULTS SHOULD BE
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COMMUNICATED TO TOP MANAGEMENT
TREND ANALYSIS
REVIEW THE TRENDS FOR REOCCURRING
EVENTS NOTING EQUIPMENT DEFICIENCY,
BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS, ETC.
DEVELOP TRAINING PROGRAMS AROUND
BEHAVIORAL TRENDS
MODIFY EQUIPMENT/SUPPLY
PURCHASING PROCEDURES
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QUESTIONS?
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Business Specific Health and Safety
ConcernsSubstance Abuse: Drugs and Alcohol
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Substance Abuse
One in ten workers uses illegal drugs or abuses alcohol.
• Employee absenteeism - Problem drinkers are absent four to eight times
normal. Drug users are absent five days per month on average.
• Less productivity - 33% less productive, costing $7,000 annually.
• Industrial fatalities – 47% of industrial injuries linked to alcohol abuse.
• Workplace accidents - Four times more likely to be in a workplace
accidents, five times more likely to file a workers' compensation claim.
• Higher workers' compensation costs - 38% to 50% of all workers'
compensation claims are related to substance abuse.
• Higher medical costs - Three times more likely to use medical benefits.
• Workplace theft – 80% of drug users steal from their workplaces.
• Workplace violence - Third leading cause of workplace violence.
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Information courtesy
www.drugfreepa.org
Signs of Potential Drug/Alcohol Use
Arriving late, leaving early and/or often absent.
Unreliable and often away from assigned job.
Careless and repeatedly making mistakes.
Argumentative and uncooperative.
Unwilling or unable to follow directions.
Avoiding responsibilities.
Making excuses that are unbelievable or placing blame elsewhere.
Taking unnecessary risks by ignoring safety and health procedures.
Frequently involved in mishaps and accidents or responsible for
damage to equipment or property.
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Information courtesy
www.drugreepa.org
Substance Abuse Program
Five steps to an effective program
1. Written Policy
2. Employee Education
3. Supervisor Training
4. Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
5. Drug Testing
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Information courtesy
www.drugreepa.org
THE END!
Thank you for your participation
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