Culture of Occupational Safety

1. Culture of Occupational Safety Core Competency: Performance Excellence Program

2. City Safety Philosophy • Effective safety programs contribute to making the City the best city in the nation in which to live, work and raise a family • Safety is core value • All are responsible and accountable for preventing injuries • Extend safety beyond the workplace

3. Performance Objectives • How to make the City the best city in the nation to live, work and raise a family • Reduce claims • Reduce severity of claims • Reduce costs • Include home safety

4. Manager’s Role • Develop written S&H policy • Incident reporting and investigation • Assure adequate personnel resources • Assign Responsibilities • Safety Committee Rep • Hazard Recognition and Correction • Training • Ensure adequate financial resources • Evaluate program performance regularly

5. Direct Costs Medical bills Off work pay Write a check Easily tracked Indirect Costs Retraining Production decreases Coworkers’ lost time Difficult to track Estimated to be 3 – 10 x direct costs Accident Costs

6. Cost of Accidents • Administrative Support Occupations • SOC 4799 • $378,253 Direct Costs • = Construction Laborers • > Health Aides, Groundskeepers, Electricians, Grader and Dozer operators, Electrician and Construction Trade Helpers, Clean and Building Services

7. Eliminate IncidentsHOW? • Eliminate hazards • Planning • Audits • Hazard Recognition • Increase awareness • Training • Awareness activities

8. Office Hazards • Falls • Strains and Overexertion • Struck by or Strike Object • Caught in or between • Material Handling and Storage • Workstation Design • Electrical • Emergency Preparedness

9. Falls • Most common office accident • Disabling injury rate • 2.5 x non office workers • Causes • Open drawers • Standing on chairs • Loose flooring • Wet floors

10. Strains & Overexertions • Highest cost injuries • Costs are rising • Causes • Incorrect lifting technique • Twisting while lifting • Lifting while seated

11. Struck By or Strike Object • Preventable • Causes • Bumping into furniture • Bumping into people while walking • Striking objects after bending over • Doors opening

12. Caught In or Between • A leading disabling injury • Causes • Fingers and hands caught in drawers, doors, windows • Clothing and jewelry caught in office machines • Fingers caught in paper cutter

13. Materials Handling & Storage • Poor housekeeping and improper storage • Causes • Objects falling on • Poor visibility • Fire hazard

14. Workstation Design • Fit the workplace to the worker • Discomfort in neck, shoulders, back • Causes • Poor design between chair and desk • Bad postures • Repetitiveness and pace

15. Electrical • Essential for operation • Hazards include shock, burns and fire • Causes • Ungrounded equipment • Overloaded outlets • Defective, worn equipment • Extension cord use • Working on live equipment

16. Emergency Preparedness • Injury • Response • First Aid • Weather • Communication • Evacuation, Assemble and Account • Internal shelter • Fire • Communication • Evacuation

17. Performance Measurements • Incident reporting and investigation • Time frame • Safety Committee • Meetings • Hazard Recognition • Audits • Hazard reporting • Hazard Elimination • Corrective actions • Time frame, responsible party

18. Other Performance Measurements • Safety Training • % completed on time • Reduce incidents • Frequency • Severity • Enforcement • Disciplinary action • New Projects and Purchases • Safety review

19. More Ideas • New Employee Interviews • Off the job safety information • Emergency planning • Yard work • PPE • Chemical storage

20. Questions? Dianne Grote Adams, MS, CIH, CSP, CPEA dgroteadams@safex.us