MRCA National Conference October 29, 2009 Kansas City, MO

1. MRCA National Conference October 29, 2009Kansas City, MO Effective Safety & Health Programs

3. Key Elements to an Effective Program • Education • Engineering • Enforcement

4. Engineering

11. Education

18. 2nd Favorite Scaffold Photo

21. All Time Favorite Scaffold Photo

28. Accident Prevention

29. Common Concerns with Accident Prevention Programs • Are Accidents Preventable? • Fundamental Purpose of Program • Information Collection • Collecting vs. Analyzing • Cause vs. Result

30. Are Accidents Preventable? Accidents don’t happen, they are caused. If they are caused, then they can be prevented. Zero Accidents

31. Fundamental Purpose of Program Prevent Re-Occurrence – Not Assign Blame

32. Information Collection Ensure your employee’s are properly trained to collect the necessary information that will result in educated decisions

33. Collecting vs. Analyzing Be sure to clearly define and separate the steps: • Collect the information • Analyze the information

34. Cause vs. Result

35. Enforcement

39. Documented Corrective Action

45. Questions? Effective Safety & Health Programs