Kiewit Building Group Newsletter 8/26/14 Volume2 Week 35

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The Right Members • Positive and influential • Recognized as a safety champion by peers • Strong leader and desire to make a difference • Appropriate knowledge of their trade • Proactive and motivated • Watches out for their team naturally • Responsible both on- and off-site • Participate and engage in all aspects of safety • Great listening and communication skills • Willing and able to learn while keeping an open mind • Respectful

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CRAFT VOICE IN SAFETY (CVIS) DO’S Address problems with crew immediately

Provide on-the-spot feedback

Close out issues in a timely manner, on a weekly basis

Respond to each suggestion – either positive or negative – while providing explanations for the response

Ensure that a manager attends each meeting

Document management attendance in the minutes

Communicate positive safety efforts

Communicate the Craft Voice in Safety meeting minutes and distribute to the district

Maintain a positive relationship with management

Be a problem solver

Treat everyone equally

Refer to tours as Craft Voice in Safety tours, rather than safety tours

Make adjustments as needed if plans/policies are not working effectively and

Establish communication with other Craft Voice in Safety Committees

CRAFT VOICE IN SAFETY DONT’S Be a disciplinarian

Become a Safety cop and

Forget where you came from (Craft)

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• Ultimately responsible for the success of the program based on support and promotion

• Provide a cost code to ensure CVIS members can perform CVIS functions to relieve costs from the operation

• Attend a minimum one hour weekly meeting between CVIS and senior management (i.e., Project Manager, Assistant

Project Manager or Construction Manager)

– All efforts should be made to have the same manager attend CVIS meetings

• Listen and help resolve items brought forward by CVIS members

• Send meeting minutes to the sponsor or equivalent

• Along with CVIS will collectively decide on an appropriate amount of weekly time, support and resources to carry

out duties

• Promote the CVIS program with clients (clients may sit in on meetings from time to time)

• Develop a group CVIS e-mail distribution list

• Promote CVIS participation with subcontractors

• Distribute incident reports company-wide from each project

• Provide a suitable location for the meetings to take place

• Provide information about upcoming work or operations

• Provide feedback and reasons why decisions are made on action items

• Assist with keeping the meetings on track, while allowing CVIS to run the meeting

• Provide members with training, mentorship and coaching, and

• Allow CVIS to get involved in preventative mitigation measures on the project (pre-incident/risk reduction, pre-

planning, incident investigation).

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• Lead by example

• Assist in organizing CVIS events

• Participate in incident investigations and the communication of investigation findings

• Relay craft recommendations back to committee through CVIS meeting

• Maintain and support safe work practices at all times, in all work areas

• Mentor new hires

• Develop personal relationships with craft

• Take a leadership role in safety training

– There are many different ways to incorporate CVIS into the culture of a project

• CVIS must be introduced and explained at the orientation stage – Other opportunities for the CVIS members would include: Mass Meetings, Tool Training,

Safety Summits and Foremen’s Training

• Recognize and communicate safety challenges to the committee and management

• Assist in the development and review of programs and policies

• Identify trends in the field

• Correct unsafe conditions and behaviors in the field at a peer-to-peer level

• Be the liaison between senior management and craft to facilitate a One Team approach

• Be proactive, guide and motivate fellow craft towards a more positive safety culture

• Communicate achievements/accomplishments to the project

• Protect confidentiality of information – CVIS members need to be able to build trusting relationships with the craft.

– Members will not disclose confidential information when issues are reported

• CVIS will not broadcast any private CVIS information (including photos) on social media – The end goal is to separate the issue from the individual, so we are able to address any corrective actions without

fear of discipline or retaliation

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Step 1. Log onto KIEWITSAFE.COM

Step 2. Click Craft Engagement

Step 3. Click CVIS Guidelines

*Option to download

and print

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