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OSHA. CAPATILIZING ON YOUR STAFFING FIRM AND YOUR SAFETY PARTNERSHIP. Marty Schertzer and Christy Lamberton. What staffing is and how to best use staffing to your advantage. WHY SAFETY IS IMPORTANT AND WHAT WE DO A SAFETY PARTNERSHIP FROM THE BEGINNING Safety Survey Client Interview
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OSHA CAPATILIZING ON YOUR STAFFING FIRM AND YOUR SAFETY PARTNERSHIP Marty Schertzer and Christy Lamberton
What staffing is and how to best use staffing to your advantage • WHY SAFETY IS IMPORTANT AND WHAT WE DO • A SAFETY PARTNERSHIP FROM THE BEGINNING • Safety Survey • Client Interview • PRE EMPLOYMENT SCREENING AND TRAINING • Fit Assesment • BBQs • Your loss prevention is our loss prevention • Q’s & A’s
The General Duty Clause • Section 5 (a) Each Employer: • Shall furnish to each of his employees, employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause, death or serious harm to employees • Shall comply with occupational safety and health standards promulgated under this Act
OSHA Recent “Temp” Initiatives • “Temp workers are more prone to injury than others due to often, less extensive safety training” • Feelings are “Temps are expendable” • Illinois study of amputation injuries - 5 of the 10 employers with the highest number of incidents were temporary staffing agencies. • Exposed to conditions in violation of OSHA rules and whether the workers received safety and health training “in a language and vocabulary they understand.”
OSHA Recent Initiatives Jackson Lewis Information: • “At a recent American Bar Association meeting, Jordan Barab, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA, DorothyDougherty, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA and Tom Galassi, Director of Enforcement Programs, all stressed the agency’s continued focus on key enforcement initiatives, such as temporary workers, workplace violence and heat stress. In addition, use of the severe violator enhancement program (SVEP)… it was made clear that OSHA continues to see enforcement, as opposed to compliance assistance, as its primary objective.” • More money, more inspectors, interview temporary staff
June 18 - MAPLEWOOD, N.J. – Maplewood Beverage Packers LLC and temporary employment agency Corporate Resource Services Corp. in Elizabeth have been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for health and safety violations found at the beverage bottling company's Maplewood plant. OSHA's December 2013 investigation, which found willful and repeat violations, was initiated following a referral from the Maplewood Fire Department after a temporary worker was injured after falling from a ladder. OSHA has proposed $182,270 in penalties. • Corporate Resources Services. OSHA cited two serious health and safety violations for failure to conduct a hazard assessment of the workplace, ensure that each employee was informed of the effects of noise on hearing and inform each employee about hearing protectors. The serious violations carry an $11,000 penalty.
OSHA Recent Initiatives FY 2014 Top 10 Most Cited OSHA Standards Fall Protection Hazard Communication Scaffolding Respiratory Protection Powered Industrial Trucks Electrical, Wiring Methods Lockout/Tagout Ladders Machine Guarding Electrical, General Requirements
The Safety Survey The Basics • What due diligence is in the staffing industry • NCCI / Mod Rates • PPE • Hazcom • Emergency exits
Safety SurveyGood Housekeeping • Slips, trips, and falls • Fires • Chemical and machine accidents • Electrical shocks • Collisions and dangerous falling objects • These things result in thousands of workplace deaths every year!
Safety SurveyWhat does this have to do with Insurance? • Assesses risk due to knowledge of existing hazards and the controls in place to deal with them • Provides additional due diligence information for marginal class code exposures, governing class • Heavily weighted as an essential element of a loss program by A-rated insurance carriers
Why Safety (Surveys) is (are) necessary • Temp worker at a Chicago-area factory • “Hot water & citric acid” erupted from a tank • Carlos was burned over 80% of his body • Bosses refused to call 9-1-1 • A friend drove him to a local clinic • Transferred to a burn unit • Died three weeks later • OSHA cited the host employer $473,000 • Case is still pending in various courts
Our Job: To Interview Customer • Job duties • Hours, breaks, etc. • Safety training • PPE issues/ compliance • Job Description • Skill Sets • Experience • “FIT”
PRE EMPLOYMENT SCREENING • “FIT” ASSESMENT • Relevant experience • Safety common sense • BBQs • Pre-Employment checks… • Gaps in work history • Physically capable of position
PRE-EMPLOYMENT SCREENINGCommon Sense Safety 31 question test
BBQ’s-Behavioral Based Questions • In the first 30 days of employment with us, how many days are acceptable to take off • Tell me about a time when you saw a safety violation or hazard on the job. What did you do about it? • What measures do you take to keep yourself safe on the job? • Tell or show me how you would lift a heavy box off the floor. What would you do if you lost your grip and it started to fall? • If your supervisor asks you to do something that you are not sure how to do, what would you say to them?
Employee Start Package - ESP • Client and job specific “primers”- pre-training • Does not replace your training program • Hazards • What to do if… • MEDCOR program directs “initial” medical Care • Light duty, Transitional Work • (40 # restriction)
Client Customized Training • Emergency procedures – fire, chemical spill, • Equipment jams, etc. • Hazard Comm • Machine Guarding • Lockout / Tagout • Powered Industrial Trucks • Personal Protective Equipment • Fall protection • Fork Lift • Confined Space • GHS • Heat Stress • GMP
Training example PPE IMPORTANCEThe Danger of Chemical Burns Monroe Staffing Services in partnership with CLIENT name
YOUR LOSS/OUR LOSS • All of our staff at least OSHA 10 • Safety surveys performed at all locations • Safety Manager oversight • Collaboration prevention partnership • Share copies of training documents
Services One Example: • General Policies • Housekeeping • Bloodborne Pathogens • ($7,000 fine for violation in RI Grainger Item # 3PWJ7 $46.75) • Equipment / Process Training • Lock Out / Tag Out
MONROE SAFETY TEAM • Marty Schertzer – Director of Loss Control • Ed DeFrancesco – Manager Loss Prevention • Christy Lamberton – Regional Sales Manager • Branch Operation Supervisors • ACCOUNT MANAGERS
