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Together
Everyone
Achieves
More.
Joe Nenni – Idaho Cleanup ProjectBonnie Anderson – Idaho Cleanup ProjectBrad Davy– Department of Energy Gene Balsmeier– Idaho Cleanup ProjectDesiree Saupe – Idaho National Laboratory
Presented by:
5th Annual VPPPA National Conference
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Objective• Employee safety teams are pivotal point in the
success of VPP. • Discuss exciting methods by which Employee
Safety Teams (ESTs) can make a difference.• Organizational techniques, information flow
processes, tracking and trending techniques and team building activities.
• Management involvement and support on the EST.
• Empowerment of ESTs to make things happen.• Management and oversight involvement.
You must change your game plan as necessary regarding operations.
Fit For Play (Duty)
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Safety Culture is Built Upon a Strong Foundation
Actively CaringSafety Value Statement: I will actively care for my safety and the safety of others
Total Safety Culture
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TEAM Building Plays
\Team OrganizationHead Coach – Gene Balsmeier
Team FunctionsOffensive/Defensive Coordinator – Bonnie Anderson
Team SpecialtySpecial Team Coach – Desiree Saupe
Team OversightManager – Brad Davy
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Team Organization
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Team Equality
Team CompositionWorkforce Composition
All for one and one for all…no one is more important than anyone else!
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Employee Safety Team Infrastructure
Ad hoc committees formed as necessary
ManagementChampion
EST Chairperson
Vice ChairpersonSafety AdvisorExecutiveAdvisor
Incident Investigation
Behavior BasedObservations
SafetyConcerns
Inspections
TrackingAnd
Trending
Safety & Health GoalsAnd
Objective
Employee Communication
& Involvement
Activities&
Recognition
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Charter Development
• Purpose• Function • Composition of Functioning Body• Roles & Responsibilities of
Functioning Body
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Team Functions
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IncidentAnalysis
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Management Champion and
EST Chairperson
ResponsiblePerson Makes
Notification
Incident Occurs
Incident Analysis
Ask Status of Injury/Incident
CompleteIncidentAnalysis
Complete Appropriate Paper Work
Sub-TeamConducts
Monthly QualityReview
Verifies Causal Factors and Information
Track and TrendSub-Team
Sub-Teamto Complete
Follow-up FormEST Analysis
Offer Assistance
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IncidentAnalysis
WorksiteInspections
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Worksite Inspections
*See Trending Process
Management & Sub-Team Chair establishes work area inspection
schedule
Building Contactschedules area
inspection
• Selects inspection checklist• Contacts building tenant
manager• Solicits participation from
other employees
Informs tenant manager of
area inspection results
Performs areainspection
Determine Safety Concerns
Sub-Teamreviews area
inspection check listresults
Sub-Team compiles area
inspection check list results
Sub-Team provides written summary of
assigned work areas inspections to Sub-Team lead
Sub-Team lead coordinates other walkabouts, inspections, and
assessments results
Sub-Team lead prepares monthly status report for
EST meeting
Analysis of worksite inspections
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IncidentAnalysis
WorksiteInspections Employee Safety
Concerns
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Safety Concerns/NearMisses Sub-Team
reviews safety concerns/Near
Misses
Safety Concerns/NearMisses Sub-Team
identifies majorissues that require
attention
Safety Concerns/Near Misses Sub-Team identifies issues
over 30 days
Safety Concerns/Near Misses Sub-Team Places the safety
Concerns/Near Misses in trending buckets
Safety Concerns/Near Misses Sub-Team prepares
monthly report for EST meeting
(Quarterly) Safety Concerns/Near Misses
Sub-Team member contactsSafety Concerns/Near Missessubmitter for satisfaction on
closed issues
Safety Concerns/Near MissesSub-Team member reports
results to Sub-Team lead for
quarterly report
Safety Concerns/Near MissesSub-Team
lead reports to ESTthen to Tracking andTrending Committee
Employee Safety Concerns
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IncidentAnalysis
WorksiteInspections Employee Safety
Concerns
Behavior observations
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The Behavior Based Safety ProcessIdentify target
at-risk behaviorsDevelop observation
checklists
Employees observe/communicate
employees providing feedback and completing the checklist
Completed checklists are collected each month
Checklist data is entered into the database
Data is analyzed each month and the information is shared at
the employee safety team meeting
Committee develops and implements creative interventions
to increase safe behaviors and decrease at-risk behaviors
EST team can conduct DO IT’S to change targeted at-risk behaviors
Safety improvements are communicated to the workforce providing motivation to continue
the observation process
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IncidentAnalysis
WorksiteInspections Employee Safety
Concerns
Behavior observations
Tracking andTrending
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Trending Sub-Team Flowchart
Quarterly Report
Scouting Report
Area Inspection Sub-Team Results
Incident AnalysisSub-Team Results
Safety ConcernsSub-Team Results
Behavioral BasedSafety
Observation Results
Injury/IllnessResults
(Safety Organization)
SpecialReports
Goals & ObjectivesSub-Team
Statistical Communi-
cations
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Trending Data
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First Aids
ContusionCTDLacerationAbrasionHearing lossPinchPunctureSprain & Strain
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Recordable Injury Data
BurnChem ReactioContusionCTDLacerationFracturePinchAbrasionSprains/Strain
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Injury Source
Falls /Slips /Trips
Material HandlingAwkward MovementTraining Injury
Ergo-Arms /HandsErgo-Other Body PartsEye/Blowing Dust
Lifting InjuryPinch Injury
NoiseAllergic Reaction
Type of Injury
CTD5%
Strain/Sprain50%
Contusion30%
Fracture0%
Abrasion10%
Fracture0%
Puncture5%
Burn0%
Pinch0%
Hearing Loss0%
Skin Rash0%
Laceration0%
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Fourth Quarter3 Recordables3 Recordables
14 First Aids14 First Aids
Close CallsClose Calls
Storage AreasStorage Areas Office AreasOffice Areas
RestroomsRestrooms
Operational Facility AreasOperational Facility Areas
Lab AreasLab Areas Shop AreasShop Areas Waste Storage AreasWaste Storage AreasKitchen AreaKitchen Area
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IncidentAnalysis
WorksiteInspections Employee Safety
Concerns
Behavior observations
Tracking andTrending
Goals &Objectives
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Policy:Where you want to be.Goal:How your going to get there.
Objective:Measure effectiveness
• Begin with action verb
• Write each objective in direct response to goal
• Specify results
• Completion dates
• Achievable
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Tracking andTrending
Safety Stats
InspectionData
Close Calls
Hazard Analysis
Information
Employee Safety
Concerns
Self Assessments
Observations
Error Precursors
Feedback
PastGoals
Objective
Policy:Where you want to be.Goal:How your going to get there.
Objective:Measure effectiveness
Policy:Where you want to be.Goal:How your going to get there.
Objective:Measure effectiveness
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IncidentAnalysis
WorksiteInspections Employee Safety
Concerns
Behavior observations
Tracking andTrending
Goals &Objectives
EmployeeCommunications/
Involvement
Activities andRecognition
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All Other Sub-teams
• Employee Communications/ Involvement Sub-Team
• Activities and Recognition Sub-Team
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How Information is Shared
Electronic Sign
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Special Teams
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Work PlaceSafety
Personal SafetyAwareness
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JobPlanning
StopWork
LessonsLearned
Investigation
InspectionsWalkabout
HazardIdentification
ReportingNear MissesSafety
Meetings &Safety Shares
SafetyTeams
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iStretchiBalanceiStrength
Adopt asidewalk
Management &Employees Together
Developing Solutions Behavior
Observations
Do It Activities
EmpowermentOf EmployeesEmployees
Solving SafetyIssues
Stop Work
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Safety Awareness Activities
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TEAM FUNJ e o p a r d y
Team Retreats
B I N G O
Safety
DO-ITs
Recognition
Safety Puzzles
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Outreach in the CommunityINL Science, Engineering
& Safety Expo School Safety Assemblies
Community Night Out
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Team Oversight
Oversight Partnership
Oversight Partnership• How does oversight partnering work• Understand who you are working with• Achievable outcomes• Results of Oversight Partnering at DOE
sites– Goals defined– Relationships established– Attitude changes– People, skills, workplace
Results:Power of Partnering
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Team Recognition
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Above all else, Employee Safety
Teams are…..
Above all else, Employee Safety
Teams are…..
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THE HEART AND SOUL OF THE
VPP PROCESS!
THE HEART AND SOUL OF THE
VPP PROCESS!
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Everyone
Together
More
Achieves
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