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1. Contractor Safety Summit July 13, 2006
25. PWR EH&S Requirements Ron Sherer
26. Discussion Overview Why Are We Here Today?
PWR EH&S Policy
UTC’s “Cardinal Safety Rules”
PWR’s Contractor EH&S Program Requirements
How to Become an Approved Supplier
Key Deliverables
Handout Material
Timeline
What Else is New?
27. Why Are We Here Today? Quite simply, to partner with the best of the best contractors
Comply with UTC EH&S Standard Practice 010, “Contractor Environment, Health and Safety Program”
Does not require significant changes to existing RF-034 EH&S Flysheet in your Contract
Transitioning to a “Trust but Verify” methodology
Enable PWR to be a Cal/OSHA Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) site
We’re in this together…per Cal/OSHA’s Multi-Employer Worksite regulations
28. Multi-Employer Worksites Authority
California Labor Code Sections 6400, 6401, 6401.7, 6402 through 6404
Title 8, California Code of Regulations, Sections 336.10 and 336.11
Potential Citable Employers
Exposing Employer (Contractor and/or PWR)
Creating Employer (Contractor and/or PWR)
Controlling Employer (PWR)
Correcting Employer (Contractor and/or PWR)
29. PWR’s EH&S Policy
30. UTC’s Cardinal Safety Rules
31. UTC’s Cardinal Safety Rules Fall Protection
Contractors shall use fall protection when exposed to a fall hazard working at an elevation of two meters/ six feet or more
Machine Guarding
Contractors shall not knowingly tamper with or disable machine/ equipment guarding while operating under normal conditions
Electrical Safety
Contractors shall use Ground fault Circuit Interrupters (GFCI’s) on all portable tools and portable electrical devices used in manufacturing, construction, service/maintenance, or installation activities
32. Cardinal Rules (Cont’d) Hazardous Energy
Prior to performing work on machines or equipment, employees shall identify all hazardous energy forms, bring them to ZERO Energy State* and secure them.
This shall include but is not limited to mandatory use of lockout/ tagout procedures when working on any electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, chemical, or thermal processes.
Zero Energy State* is defined as the elimination and/or control of hazardous energy such that it no longer represents a hazard to employees working.
Confined Spaces
Contractors shall use proper safeguards and controls prior to and while working in confined spaces.
33. Contractor EH&S Requirements Provide trained, qualified, and equipped personnel
All contractor supervision must communicate in English with sufficient proficiency to assure the health and safety of their employees
The contractor supervisor is responsible for oversight and supervision of his/her own employees, as well as all of his/her subcontractor employees, to ensure adherence with all RF-034 Flysheet requirements and all Federal, State, and local regulations
Contractor will have a competent, well-trained supervisor in charge at all times when its employees or subcontractor(s) are present
34. Contractor EH&S Requirements (Cont’d) Contractor employees must be aware of and comply with all PWR rules and policies
Contractor is fully responsible for the acts and omissions of their subcontractor(s), as well as the RF-034 Flysheet requirements
Contractors will be provided a PWR safety orientation
The contractor is required to present to PWR any subcontractors requiring pre-approval
Projects involving high-risk hazards shall be reviewed with PWR’s Contract Coordinator and/or EH&S representative and the contractor’s competent person prior to the commencement of work
35. Examples of high risk include, but not limited to:
Roof work
High voltage work (600 volts and above)
Steel erection
Erected scaffolds
Critical lifts
Shored trenching
Confined space entry
Contractor shall have the following documents/training/items available at the job site
Contractor’s Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP)
Contractor’s Code of Safe Work Practices
Training certification records
First aid kits & trained personnel
Required workplace postings Contractor EH&S Requirements (Cont’d)
36. How to Become an Approved Supplier The pre-approval process provides a systematic method for evaluating contractor’s EH&S programs and historical performance
Decisions regarding qualification, selection and use of contractors will be risk-based
Each contractor will be considered based on the ability to perform the work in a safe and environmentally responsible manner
PWR Contractor Pre-Approval Form, PWR Form 653-T-70
Contractors must have developed and implemented a written EH&S program that meets all applicable federal, state, and local EH&S regulations and the RF-034 Flysheet requirements
37. Contractors must incorporate training that provides adequate EH&S and craft skills for the required work
Training Matrix, PWR Form 5004-J
Contractors must have a system in place to understand/assess the risks and hazards of the proposed work
The contractor’s workers’ compensation insurance experience modification rate average for three years must be less than 1.0 for contractors with 51 or more employees or 1.5 for 50 or less employees
Contractor’s lost workday incidence rate three year average must be less than or equal to 4.0 How to Become an Approved Supplier(Cont’d)
38. Contractors will re-qualify at intervals not to exceed every three years
Conditional approvals of one UTC division are not binding on another division or site, exception is the HS business at De Soto
Deliverables - documentation to be submitted to PWR for evaluation
Pre-Approval Form PWR Form 653-T-70
Injury and Illness Prevention Program
Code of Safe Work Practices
Site safety plan that supports the IIPP and specific to the tasks to be performed at PWR, including supporting procedures
EH&S Training Matrix (including training expiration date) for employee(s) and supervisor(s) PWR Form 5004-J
Any other documents Contractor feels important and relevant to our evaluation How to Become an Approved Supplier (Cont’d)
39. Minimum contractor documentation/skills required while on PWR site
Injury and Illness Prevention Program
Code of Safe Work Practices
Site safety plan, with specific safety work plans/procedures, as applicable
Training records
Emergency procedures
First aid kit and trained personnel
Permits, as required
Required Cal/OSHA workplace postings How to Become an Approved Supplier (Cont’d)
40. Handout Material The following Cal/OSHA resources are provided to you for informational purposes only
Training Requirements
http://www.dir.ca.gov/dosh/dosh_publications/trainingreq.htm
Publications
http://www.dir.ca.gov/dosh/puborder.asp
IIPP and Code of Safe Work Practices
http://www.dir.ca.gov/dosh/dosh_publications/IIPP.html#31
Alphabetic Listing of Resources
http://www.dir.ca.gov/dosh/IndexAlpha.html
Workplace Posting
http://www.dir.ca.gov/WP.asp
First Aid & CPR Requirements
http://www.dir.ca.gov/title8/1512.html
Construction IIPP Requirements
http://www.dir.ca.gov/title8/1509.html
Asbestos Information
http://www.dir.ca.gov/dosh/Asbestos.html
41. Timeline
42. What Else is New at PWR? PWR is now a smoke-free facility
Includes property and vehicles on property
LA City Electrical Code emphasis
Los Angeles Electrical Code, Division 4, Section 93.0401-93.403
Section 93.0402 states, “No person shall sell, offer for sale, advertise, or display for sale, dispose of by way of gift, loan, rental, lease or premium, or install or use any ‘equipment’, as defined in Article 100 of the C.E.C., unless that equipment has been approved by the Department.”
44. Contractor Safety Website GW Bruckner
45. Website Demonstration
http://www.rocketdynetech.com/supplierinfo
46. Q & A
47. Closing