Making Safety A Priority. Amy H. Wright Wright EHS Solutions, LLC

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1 Making Safety A Priority Amy H. Wright Wright EHS Solutions, LLC

2 What did I want to be when I grew up? A Risk Manager, of course!

3 Managing Risk How well are you managing your business risk? Complying with all environmental and health & safety laws and regulations? Reducing injury rates? Keeping employees trained? Driving continual improvement?

4 How are we doing? 2016 Bureau of Labor Statistics All industry TCIR 3.3 DART 1.7 Private industry TCIR 3.0 DART 1.6 State/Local Govt TCIR 5.1 DART 2.4 TCIR Total Case Incident Rate DART Days Away, Restricted Duty, Transfer Rate Data normalized to 100 employees per year

5 Setting the Right Objectives Use of lagging and leading indicators Lagging a measure of past occurrence's year-onyear comparisons can be made of progress OSHA recordable injuries OSHA citations and penalties TCIR and DART rates Workers compensation claims Experience modification rate (a BWC measure) Cost of lost time

6 Setting the Right Objectives Use of lagging and leading indicators Leading proactive, preventative and predictive measures that monitor and provide information about effective performance, activities and processes that drive the identification and elimination or control of risks in the workplace that can lead to incidents and injuries Near misses, unsafe acts, unsafe conditions Safety walks/audits Training sessions (# employees trained) Employee participation studies Communications

7 Can We Get to Zero? Role Models I see my leaders, colleagues and staff behaving differently Fostering Understanding and Conviction I understand what is being asked of me and it makes sense Developing Skills and Talents I have the skills and opportunities to behave in the new way Reinforcing with Formal Mechanisms I see that our structures, processes and systems support the changes I am being asked to make

8 Safety Walks/Observations Don t Dismiss the Near Miss Develop a Safety Walk Scorecard Require all supervisors and managers to conduct at least one walk per month Have safety committee members/department representatives conduct at least one walk per month Unsafe equipment conditions, unsafe behaviors should all be recorded Make sure unsafe behaviors are immediately addressed never walk by without fixing the situation

9 Safety Walk Scorecard Name: Department/Work Area: Date: Scoring: 1 - Multiple incidents with immediate hazard potential 2 - Multiple incidents indicating systemic issue 3 - Multiple unrelated incidents. No systemic pattern indicated. 4 - A minor, isolated incident not in compliance with guidelines and policies. 5 - All areas and work practices meet company guidelines and policies * Corrective Action Required for a score of 1 or 2 Rating Area References Status Ok 1. Access to emergency exits and equipment 2. Electrical / Energy Safety Fire extinguishers, eye wash stations, spill kits, AED's, and first aid kits free from obstruction and accessible? Exits clearly marked and accessible? High voltage and electrical panels clearly marked, closed and secure? No unfilled openings in electrical boxes or panels? (knockouts) Access to electrical panels 36 in the clear and marked on the floor? All wiring and fixtures in good condition? No extension cords/powerstrips plugged together? (Daisy Chain) Any extension cords are of approved condition and in good condition i.e. no cuts, damaged insulation? No slip, trip or fall hazards from secondary wiring? Any machinery or equipment not locked out during repairs/maintenance? Employees are observed wearing Comment area: If status is not Ok, add your observations; indicate if any unsafe acts or conditions were observed and what actions were taken to correct them. Score 1* 2* Place "x" in box below Score

10 Safety Pyramid Don t Dismiss the Near Miss

11 Communications Toolbox Talks Tailor them to your operations and the topics that are important to your organization Safety Briefs Introduce a daily safety message that is a brief reminder of safety Use your Safety Committee as a means of communication Safety Committee Structure have a charter, develop an agenda, educate your members, assign tasks

12 JANUARY SAFETY MOMENT S Monday Check your work area for slip, trip and fall hazards. Clean up spills immediately. Recycle waste in the appropriate containers. Tuesday The right gloves will protect your hands from chemicals, cuts or heat. Make sure you are wearing the correct type. Wednesday Always inspect ladders before each use. Any ladder with deficiencies must to be taken out of service. Thursday Pay attention for forklifts, look for blue lights, and use the mirrors to see around blind spots. If you can t see them, they can t see you. Friday All hazardous materials must have a Safety Data Sheet on file. SDSs are located digitally on the S drive or a hard copy can be found in the EHS office. Start each meeting with a Safety Moment. Reinforce safety every moment!

13 Training Make sure you are educating employees Develop a training matrix to outline what education each employee needs to have Develop the training programs keep the training to the point (micro-learning)

14 Competency Make sure your training has a quiz to go along with it Develop work instructions and Job Hazard Analyses that employees have to review annually Make sure your give people and tools, training and structure to properly perform their job

15 Assess Where You re At