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University of Washington Construction Safety

University of Washington Construction Safety . 2012 Year to Date. About 700,000 hours worked 5 Recordable Incidents to date 1 Lost Workday Incident to date. State and Federal 2010. Federal TRIR of 2.9 Federal LWDIR of .8 State TRIR of 7.4 State LWDIR of 1.

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University of Washington Construction Safety

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  1. University of WashingtonConstruction Safety

  2. 2012 Year to Date About 700,000 hours worked 5 Recordable Incidents to date 1 Lost Workday Incident to date

  3. State and Federal 2010 • Federal TRIR of 2.9 • Federal LWDIR of .8 • State TRIR of 7.4 • State LWDIR of 1

  4. Capital Projects 2012 to Date • TRIR of 1.42 • LWDIR of .28

  5. What are the injuries? Four hand injuries (3 cuts, one smashed fingers One hernia (lost workday)

  6. What did they have in common? • All were wearing gloves – were they the right ones for the job? • Two had their hands in the direct line of fire • Three were tool related – hammer, drill, chisel • One was retrieving materials from a laydown area

  7. What can we do? • Help contractors to understand the issue • Ask our contractors to closely evaluate glove selection • Watch for people placing their hands “in the bite” • Look at better methods for material storage

  8. Safety Initiatives • OSHA Training Initiative • CM/PM Hazmat Training • Area Lighting Initiative • Development of Construction Best Practices • Hazmat Disposal Partnership with EPO

  9. Helping Our Contractors • Contractual Change – Safety included as Negotiated Support Services • Coaching • Consistent Job Walks • Setting the example

  10. Training through EH&S • Annual Asbestos Awareness • Evacuation Warden/Building Evacuation • Fire Extinguisher • CPR/First Aid

  11. Other Training Opportunities • Ideas?

  12. Thoughts????

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