Day of Caring Safety Training for Project Leaders

Berlin, Connecticut

August 31, 2004

Bernard J. Silkowski, CSP

Northeast Utilities

Occupational Safety & Health Department

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Today’s Agenda

Safety Means Good Planning

Hazard Assessment Safety & Industrial

Hygiene Specifics Job Safety Analysis

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Planning

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Planning Ahead -- I

Scope out the work Visit the work site Talk with the agency

contact

Identify tools & materials Who brings what

Conduct hazard assessment

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Planning Ahead -- II

Order tools, PPE, materials Organize work procedure Update team

Briefing Instructions/expectations

Emergency Preparedness First aid kit/Fire extinguishers 911/other emergency number --

cell phone

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The Day of the Day of Caring Pre-job safety briefing (Tailboard)

Plan for it -- Allow time for it! Involve everyone -- interactive Review all hazards & precautions If job scope changes: STOP & regroup Time out! without prejudice: STOP &

regroup

Observe for safety throughout day Debriefing

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Hazard Assessment

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Exercise

What hazards will you and your crew face?

In what ways can your workers get injured on their Day of Caring project?

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What is a hazard assessment?

identifying and evaluating all the actual and potential hazards of a job, and taking steps to protect against these hazards

When? before the job starts, and whenever something changes

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How to do a hazard assessment

survey the work area for “in-place” hazards (actual and potential)

break the job into steps, looking for hazards (actual and potential)

identify these hazards and their consequences

put protections and precautions in place

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Types of Hazards

Electrical

Motion - linear

Motion - rotational

Gravity - falls &drops

Gravity - cranes & lifts

Chemicals & Gases

Heat & ColdStored energy (springs, etc.)

Workplace layout

Pressure

Light & Radiation

Flammables

Corrosives

Explosives

Toxics & Pathogens

Oxygen deficiency

Work activities

Location of coworkers

Noise

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What is a potential hazard?

a hazard that could be created if something goes wrong a precaution isn’t taken or a safeguard

fails a step is overlooked someone is distracted a tool, device, or piece of equipment breaks something changes in short, if things don’t go according to plan!

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Hierarchy of Hazard Control1. Engineering controls (does not rely on humans)

eliminate the hazard isolate the hazard provide safety devices

2. Administrative controls (relies on human interaction) provide warning devices develop safe procedures provide training others: maintenance, housekeeping, etc.

3. PPE (relies on human cooperation and behavior)

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Pitfalls of hazard assessmentsor How to conduct hazardous assessments

that’s never happened to me before (Maybe you’ve been lucky)

we’ve been doing it that way for years and nothing’s ever happened (Maybe no one’s admitted it)

it’s been like that for 60 years and no one’s ever gotten hurt (How do you know what didn’t happen 60 years ago?)

that’ll never happen (How do you know?)

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More pitfalls the chances of that happening are pretty slim

(Remember Murphy’s Law!) nobody would do a thing like that (...Nobody?) that’s common sense (To most people, maybe) that’s not a hazard - we use it everyday (But

have you looked at it with a critical eye?) that’s the way it came from the factory (But

factories aren’t always required to add safety features unless you specify it)

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If something changes or doesn’t look right ...

call a Time Out! regroup talk it over reassess the situation if necessary, take additional

precautions if not, thank the person who

called the Time Out!

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Safety & Industrial Hygiene Specifics

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Safety Specifics

Ladders Don’t stand on chairs and tables

Extension cords/GFCIs Tools

Power Hand Mowers & string trimmers

Fall Protection/Climbing

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Ladder Safety??

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Safety Specifics

Work area protection Cones Vests Adjacent work

activity

Working with non-NU persons

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Personal Protective Equipment

PPE Safety glasses Hardhats Hearing Protection Safety shoes Respiratory Protection Gloves Clothing

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Industrial Hygiene Specifics

Lead (paint) Scraping and

sanding painted surfaces

Painting Ventilation

Asbestos and other fibrous materials

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Industrial Hygiene Specifics

Chemicals MSDS Chemical compatibility Solvents

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Safety Specifics

Lifting and Handling Pre-job stretching Get help Position of strength Use mechanical aids

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Safety Specifics

Wheeled carts String trimmers Chainsaws Ticks Demolition Reporting

injuries/investigations Others?

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Job Safety Analysis (JSA), akaJob Hazard Analysis (JHA)

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How to do a JSA

1. Break job into steps– Start with preparation & set up

– End with clean up

2. Identify all hazards for each step– Actual

– Potential

3. List all precautions & actions needed to eliminate or control each hazard

– Use Hierarchy of Hazard Control

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JSA -- An example

Job: Painting a Porch

Step

1. Set up, gather tools and materials

2. Set up and climb ladder

3. Prepare surface

4. Paint porch

5. Clean worksite & stow tools

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JSA -- An Example

Job: Painting a Porch

Step Hazards Controls

2. Set up & climb Falling off ladder Inspect ladder ladder Ladder 4:1 angle

Tie off ladder Belt buckle rule

Electrical contact Stay 10’ from wire Fiberglas ladder

Call utility

Others hitting Barricade ladder ladder Set cones

Tie off ladder

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JSA -- An Example (Cont.)

Job: Painting a PorchStep Hazards Controls

3. Preparing Falling off ladder Belt buckle rule surface

Dropping Scraper Use lanyardBarricade drop

zone

Lead Paint Test paintN95 respirator Canvas gloves Disposable

coveralls Wash handsNo eating,

smoking Tarp

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The JSA is completed -- Now what?

Have others review it and approve it

Go over it with all workers File it Work crew reviews it

Pre-job planning Pre-job safety briefing (Tailboard)

Share it with other work groups who do similar work

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Tips for a useful JSA

Steps -- Number the steps (#1, #2, . . . ) Start with set up, end with clean up

Hazards -- Be specific, not generic Slips from dripping oil, not just Slips

Controls -- Be specific, not generic Leather gauntlet gloves, not just Gloves Use Hierarchy of Hazard Control

Overall -- Write JSA as if leaving written safety instructions for a friend

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Exercise

Add to hazard list List hazard controls

-- how will you protect against them?

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Day of Caring Safely

Questions? Call OS&H Bernie Silkowski - Berlin x3054 (860-665-3054)

Mark Trotochaud (IH) – Berlin x5438 Your local S&H Administrator General number – Berlin x5593 Or press ZERO

Have a Fun and Safe Day!

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Routine job? Done it a million times?