Kiewit Building Group Newsletter 10/15/13 Volume 1 Week 42

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1 Kiewit Building Group Newsletter 10/15/13 Volume 1 Week 42 1

2 2 Complacently can be a real danger in the workplace. For example, consider the issue of you and or your co-worker after they have earned their official OSHA 10 or OSHA 30 scaffold or rigging certificate. Does having this piece of paper actually mean that everyone preforming the job or everyone around the jobsite is now automatically safe? It should, but I m sure you know that it s not always the case. Here is why: When we preform repetitious tasks, we experience the human tendency to become bored or content. The task can then become natural, and we begin preforming that task on an almost subconscious level before we even realize we are doing it that way -- until something bad happens, that is.

3 To raise awareness and promote a better appreciation of unseen dangers and possibilities, managers/supervisors need to communicate the 5 Key Elements of Incident Prevention 1. Eliminating Complacency 2. Situational Awareness 3. Task Planning (JHA) 4. Work Practices 5. PPE 3 Don t allow yourself or your staff to fall into the rut of Complacency. Here are some daily questions that can help to avoid Complacency. 1. What am I working with? 2. What will I being doing? 3. Where will I be going? 4. What could go wrong? 5. Which tools do I need, and have I inspected them?

4 4 Incident Alert Subcontractor Recordable Case Date and Time: January 31 st, 2011 (1:00 PM) District Name: Kiewit Building Group Description (What happened?) Project Name: UNO Scott Court Two employees were changing out blades to their utility knives over their truck tool box. One employee was holding the knife pointing up with the blade out. The other employee reached to put the blades away and the right forearm came in contact with the blade. This action caused a three inch laceration to the employee s arm. The employee was taken to a medical clinic and six stitches were needed to close up the laceration. Contributing Factors (Why did the incident happen?) Subcontractor was not paying attention to the surroundings and was in a hurry to complete a task. Complacency about the task at hand instead of taking time and being aware of hazards. The JHA indicated that cut resistant sleeves would be worn during work with the blades, but it did not address changing out the blades. Picture showing injured employee reaching into the tool box. Corrective Measures (How can the incident be prevented in the future?) Subcontractor was lectured on complacency and the dangers of sharp objects. The subcontractor needs to pay better attention to conditions around him.

5 Incident Alert Subcontractor Recordable Case Date and Time: 2/28/13 (9:05 AM) District Name: KBG West - Colorado Description (What happened?) Project Name: CU Kitt Central During the removal of ice from the working area on a Hydro-Mobile scaffold, an employee of Grosvenor Masonry was using a hammer to break the ice loose from a ladder and access hatch. During this operation, a U- bracket used to hold a collapsible ladder in place was struck and the weld became weakened. Later, while working from below to get ladder into position the damaged U-bracket gave way under load and the ladder collapsed pinching the employee's finger and causing a laceration. Contributing Factors (Why did the incident happen?) Task Planning -- A JHA was not completed for this operation. Changing weather conditions had caused the icing of the platform and provisions were not made to protect this access way from snow and ice accumulation. Work Practices -- Proper tool, pounding ice with a hammer can damage equipment. Eliminating Complacency -- Inspections, not properly inspecting wear and tear on equipment, clearly the weld was rusty and weakened to begin with. Corrective Measures (How can the incident be prevented in the future?) 5 JHA needs to reflect ice removal and/or snow removal. Provide protection from accumulating Ice and snow when accumulation is expected. Using a chisel/scraping movement to remove ice will not damage equipment. Inspecting equipment periodically, even parts that are permanently affixed, not just assembled.

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