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Burlington County Municipal Joint Insurance Fund. 17 th Annual 2008 Safety Kickoff and 2007 Awards Ceremony. February 7, 2008. Door Prize. And the winner is. Purpose of Today’s Meeting. Introduce 2008 Executive Safety Committee Thank Safety and Claims Coordinators
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Burlington County Municipal Joint Insurance Fund • 17th Annual • 2008 Safety Kickoff and • 2007 Awards Ceremony February 7, 2008
Door Prize And the winner is....
Purpose of Today’s Meeting • Introduce 2008 Executive Safety Committee • Thank Safety and Claims Coordinators • Tell You How We’re Doing • Highlight 2008 JIF Safety Initiatives • Introduce 2008 Safety Incentive Program • Present 2007 Safety Incentive Awards
Thank YouFund Professionals • Commerce Risk Control Services • Safety Director • Scibal Associates • Claims Administrator • CSG/CHN • Managed Care Provider • AJG Risk Management Services Inc. • Administrator
Welcome Doug Cramer, ChairExecutive Safety Committee Administrator - Tabernacle Township
Introducing2008 Executive Safety Committee • Doug Cramer, Tabernacle Township, Chairman • Steve Corcoran, Delanco Township • Kathy Burger, Medford Township • Debbie Fourre, Mount Laurel Township • Meghan Jack, Riverside Township • Barbara Sheipe, Beverly City • John Collom, Bordentown City • Mike Avalone,Commerce Insurance • Steve Walsh, EJA & Associates • John Wagner, Hardenbergh Insurance
2008 Safety Coordinators • Amanda Somes, Bass River Township • Barbara Sheipe, Beverly City • James Lynch, Bordentown City • Glenn McMahon, Chesterfield Township • George Sacalis, Delanco Township • Edward Bart, Delran Township • Robert Hess, Edgewater Park Township • David Lebak, Florence Township • Ed Ruggiano, Hainesport Township • Maryann Regn, Lumberton Township Safety First In All We Do!
2008 Safety Coordinators • Sean Gable, Mansfield Township • Kathy Burger, Medford Township • Patricia Halbe, Mount Laurel • Eric March, Riverside Township • Norm Welsh, Shamong Township • Chuck Oatman, Southampton Township • Paul Keller, Springfield Township • William Lowe, Tabernacle Township • Wiley Johnson, Westampton Township Safety First In All We Do!
2008 Claims Coordinators • Amanda Somes, Bass River Township • Trudi Desjardins, Beverly City • Grace Archer, Bordentown City • Glenn McMahon, Chesterfield Township • Karen Zimmerman, Delanco Township • Helene Hark, Delran Township • Deborah Cunningham, Edgewater Park Township • Janice Carey, Florence Township • Ed Ruggiano, Hainesport Township • Maryann Regn, Lumberton Township Report all claims promptly!
2008 Claims Coordinators • Linda Semus, Mansfield Township • Robin Fichmann, Medford • Linda Lewis, Mount Laurel Township • Barbara Casperite, Riverside Township • Barbara Valenzano, Shamong Township • Michael McFadden, Southampton Township • Judith Schetler, Springfield Township • Lisa Love, Tabernacle Township • Marion Karp, Westampton Township Report all claims promptly!
Special Gift Safety Coordinators & Claims Coordinators Please be sure to pick up your Lapel Pins!
Safety Calendars • Increase safety awareness • Encourage safe behavior • Post prominently in all work areas JIF JIF 2008 Keeps the JIF safety message visible all year long!
Optional Safety Budget BIG Increase in 2008! • Members will be reimbursed for safety related expenditures. • Updated in monthly Agenda Packet. • You cannot claim your allowance in advance. • You must claim all of your funds by November 30, 2008. $27,900
MEDFORD TOWNSHIP Digital Camera for Accident Investigations
MEDFORD & RIVERSIDE TOWNSHIPS CPR Training - Books & Cards for Employees
FLORENCE TOWNSHIP Hearing Test for Employees who use a Wood Chipper
MT. LAUREL TOWNSHIP Spill Preparedness & Control Kits
What’s New…Helping Towns Help Themselves • EPL Plan of Risk Management • Trained 718 Managers & Supervisors in South Jersey – One More Session – March 26, 2008 – Wildwood & Ocean City • Don’t Do It, Don’t Take It – Training DVD – Distributed November 27, 2007 • JIF & MEL Websites – BURLCOJIF.ORG & NJMEL.ORG
That All Sounds Good … Can we go home now?
Because we have a lot to tell you! Celebrate Our Successes! Tell you what’s ahead! And feed You!
Safety Programs Safety First, Last, and Always
Door Prize • And the winner is....
Burlington County Municipal Joint Insurance Fund • 17th Annual • 2008 Safety Kickoff and • 2007 Awards Ceremony February 7, 2008
Door Prize And the winner is....
BURLCO JIF Safety Breakfast • Successes from 2007 • Noteworthy Trends • 2008 Safety Game Plan • 2007 Awards Presentation
2007 Highlights Challenged members to “Go for the Gold!” • Revised the SIP program • Raised the bar –75% of available points to qualify • More size categories • Involved more departments • Bigger monetary rewards • Special Recognition Awards
How Did YOU Do? • Safety Improvement Objectives • Safety Committees • Hazard Correction and Inspection Programs • Training • Job Site Observations • Prompt Claims Reporting & Transitional Duty • Accident Reporting & Investigation
SIP Results 89% of the Members Qualified for SIP Awards • 1 Gold 5 Silver 7 Bronze 3 Qualifiers 16 out of 18 members!
Revised Safety Coordinator Handbook • Resource for Safety Coordinators • “What’s in this Section” • Safety Coordinator Action Items • Includes 2008 revised JIF Safety Policy • Includes all inspection & report forms • Entire manual provided on CD and available on JIF website Safety Coordinator’s Handbook
Provided to every member to help comply with NJ regs. New Playground Inspection Class offered through the MSI Playground Inspection Kits
Arc Flash Bulletins & Labels To help members comply with the NEC marking requirement for arc flash hazard protection
Other 2007 Highlights • Regional Training Sessions • Executive Safety Committee • Help with written programs & PEOSH issues • Safety Director Bulletins
New MEL Initiatives: On Line Safety Videos & Training • MSI Video Library – over 600 titles • Storm Water Management Training • Crossing Guards • Urban Driving • “Survival Driving” • Don’t Do It – Don’t Take It • On-line videos “for members only”
NJMEL.ORGOn-Line Safety Videos Password = “mel”
MSI Learning Management System Website • On-line registration for MSI Classes • Order videos on line • Track MSI learning history • Record external (non-MSI) learning events • Planning & Recordkeeping tool • Telephone HELP Line: 1-866-661-5120
Improved MSI Training • MORE CLASSES: MSI conducted over 1300 classes in 2007 and MSI registrations topped 27,000 statewide!! • MEL Video Library:More New Titles were added • Class Updates and Revisions for 2008 • Jetter / Rodder • Heavy Equipment • Ladder and Fall Prevention • Leaf Vac • Sanitation & Refuse Collection • Accident Investigation
More New MSI Classes in 2008! • Bloodborne Pathogen Train-the-Trainer • Playground Safety Inspection • Seasonal Public Works Operations • Advanced Safety Leadership Program
Door Prize • And the winner is....
Loss Trends • 2007 New Metrics for better benchmarking • Enables us to set strategic plans • Focus on trends and types of losses • Justify areas that need more training • Measure results • Compare “apples and apples”
Workers’ Compensation Claims Trends Police Generate 40% of Workers Compensation Claims!
Police Ad Hoc Committee • Provide direction and leadership on Police related safety issues • Encourage Accreditation Process • Members of Ad Hoc Committee • Lumberton - Chief Marc Sano • Medford - Chief Jim Kehoe
Police Ad Hoc Initiatives • Crossing Guard Safety Initiative • Driver Review Panels • Sleep Deprivation Study • Police Liability Seminars