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Public WorksLeadership Skills
“Safety” October 27, 2015
APWAPublic Works Institute
Safety Needs A Leader! BE VILIGANT ABOUT SAFETY
- Monitor and Respond to Safety Concerns and Complaints
REVIEW ACCIDENTS & NEAR MISSES- Identify Root Causes For Future Prevention
ENCOURAGE COMMITMENT TO SAFETY- Enforce Compliance
ENCOURAGE COMMUNICATION- Between employees and With Their Supervisor
ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO BE SAFETY LEADERS- Train Others to Recognize Hazards- Educate Others on OSHA & Local Safety Rules
Why….?
Because Safety’s First… Right?
Willingness&
Ability
Working Safely…,Takes:
“Willingness”Attitude –
Do I Care……?
What Do I Care About?
Commitment versus Compliance
“Ability”Educated, Trained & Knowledgeable
Properly Equipped/ StaffedPhysically/ Mentally CapableEncouraged & Supported
Do We Send Mixed Messages?“Do it fast! – Oh yeah, be safe too”
FEDERAL OSHA(Occupational Safety & Health Administration
Code of Federal Regulations
CFR 29 – Part 1910 & 1926Kansas & Missouri – Federal OSHA No State OSHA
Code of Federal Regulations
ContainsSpecific Rule Requirements
&General Duty Clause
“General Duty To Have a Safe Work Environment and Perform Work Safely”
Examples
• Hazard Communication Standard (29 CFR 1910.1200)“Employee Right-to-know” - Employees need to be informed of harmful physical agents, infectious agents and hazardous substances which will be encountered in the workplace. Requires annual refresher training in addition to initial training.
• Permissible Exposure Limits (PEL’s) (29 CFR 1910.1000)“Air Contaminants” – Allowable exposure to certain airborne substances such as Chemicals and particulates, (e.g., Hydrogen Sulfide, Solvents, Dust, “Silica”)
• Confined Spaces (29 CFR 1910.146)
“Confined Spaces Permit” - Documented basis for the determination that all hazards have been eliminated prior to entering a qualifying confined space.
• Commitment – Safety is as important as any other part of the organization’s business.
• Accountability – Everyone is responsible for Safety• Involvement – Safety involves everyone, everyone is
encouraged/ expected to be apart of safety.• Hazard Recognition – Educate and train to know how to identify
hazards. • Hazard Control – Empower employees to eliminate or reduce
their exposure to hazards.• Investigate – Conduct accident investigations and safety audits
to identify root causes and preventing them from reoccurring.• Training – Regular, repetitive training. Hold regular safety
meetings to share safety information and be a reminder of safety.• Evaluation – Track and regularly evaluate safety performance.
Adjust safety program targets to meet needs.
SAFTY PROGRAM
• Weekly Tool Box Meetings
• Monthly Safety Meetings
• Organization Level Safety Committees
• Safety Reminders – posters and planned events
• Safety Goals and Objectives
• Random Safety Audits – Work Sites/ Facilities/ Work Tasks
• Regular Review of Safety Performance – Prevention is the
Key
• Train/ Remind, Train/ Remind and Remind and Train Again
SAFTY Initiatives
Job Safety Analysishttps://www.osha.gov/Publications/osha3071.pdf
Thorough Descriptive Analysis Of A Job Task
• Itemized list of steps for a task• Equipment or tools required• Knowledge, skills or training required• Protective safety equipment required• Dangers / hazards the task step may involve
and need to be mitigated.
JSA EXAMPLE
Public Works Activities
Street Repair Heat, Noise, Chemical exposure, Slips/Trips/Falls, Egress onto and exiting equipment, Being struck by equipment or Traffic. Foot/Toes being crushed, abrasion to hands, dehydration, head being struck by falling or swinging overhead object, airborne dust/debris.Accidents – backing vehicles, moving skid steer equipment, hitting overhead lines, unpredictable motorists?
Public Works Activities
Sewer Repair Heat, Noise, Chemical exposure/ deficient breathing atmospheres, Slips/Trips/Falls, Egress onto and exiting equipment, Being struck by equipment or Traffic. Foot/Toes being crushed, abrasion to hands, dehydration, head being struck by falling or swinging overhead object, trench excavation cave in, airborne dust/debris.Accidents – backing vehicles, moving/ swinging backhoe or skid steer equipment, hitting overhead or underground utilities, unpredictable motorists?
Public Works Activities
Street Light/ Signal Repair Heat, Noise?, flying overhead debris (broken bulbs), Slips/Trips/Falls, Egress onto and exiting equipment, Being struck by equipment or Traffic. Foot/Toes being crushed, abrasion to hands, dehydration, head being struck by falling or swinging overhead object, falling from lift platform, electrocution.Accidents – backing/ moving lift truck, unpredictable motorists?
Public Works Activities
Snow Plowing Hypothermia, Noise?, Slips/Trips/Falls, Egress onto and exiting equipment, Being struck by equipment or Traffic. Foot/Toes being crushed, abrasion to hands, head being struck by falling or swinging overhead object?, chemical exposure?, exhaustion?Accidents – backing/ changing lanes/ moving through intersections, low hanging tree branches, mailboxes, parked cars, unpredictable motorists?
What are You Seeing?Hearing Protection (Ear Plugs)
Eye Protection (Safety Glasses
Head Protection (Hard Hat)
High Visibility Apparel (Safety Vests)
Silica Exposure – dry concrete sawing
Trenching egress
Trench shoring/ shield
Atmosphere testing/ monitoring
Traffic Control – (understandable)
Hand signaling – (too many/ non standard signs)
Lead A Safe Work Environment
Be Committed - Care to be Safe because it’s the “right thing to do”
Be Competent - Educated/ Knowledgeable in recognizing hazards and the dangers they involve.
Be Empowered/ Engaged - Take action when needed to eliminate or reduce recognized hazards.
After All…It Can Be a Complicated World
Fall Protection – Slip Protection – Fall Prevention
PEL’s and STEL’sLEL’s and UEL’s
Time Weighted Averages
And a Dangerous One!
Questions?