Public WorksLeadership Skills

“Safety” October 27, 2015

APWAPublic Works Institute

Safety Needs A Leader! BE VILIGANT ABOUT SAFETY

- Monitor and Respond to Safety Concerns and Complaints

REVIEW ACCIDENTS & NEAR MISSES- Identify Root Causes For Future Prevention

ENCOURAGE COMMITMENT TO SAFETY- Enforce Compliance

ENCOURAGE COMMUNICATION- Between employees and With Their Supervisor

ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO BE SAFETY LEADERS- Train Others to Recognize Hazards- Educate Others on OSHA & Local Safety Rules

Why….?

Because Safety’s First… Right?

Willingness&

Ability

Working Safely…,Takes:

“Willingness”Attitude –

Do I Care……?

What Do I Care About?

Commitment versus Compliance

“Ability”Educated, Trained & Knowledgeable

Properly Equipped/ StaffedPhysically/ Mentally CapableEncouraged & Supported

Do We Send Mixed Messages?“Do it fast! – Oh yeah, be safe too”

FEDERAL OSHA(Occupational Safety & Health Administration

Code of Federal Regulations

CFR 29 – Part 1910 & 1926Kansas & Missouri – Federal OSHA No State OSHA

Code of Federal Regulations

ContainsSpecific Rule Requirements

&General Duty Clause

“General Duty To Have a Safe Work Environment and Perform Work Safely”

Examples

• Hazard Communication Standard (29 CFR 1910.1200)“Employee Right-to-know” - Employees need to be informed of harmful physical agents, infectious agents and hazardous substances which will be encountered in the workplace. Requires annual refresher training in addition to initial training.

• Permissible Exposure Limits (PEL’s) (29 CFR 1910.1000)“Air Contaminants” – Allowable exposure to certain airborne substances such as Chemicals and particulates, (e.g., Hydrogen Sulfide, Solvents, Dust, “Silica”)

• Confined Spaces (29 CFR 1910.146)

“Confined Spaces Permit” - Documented basis for the determination that all hazards have been eliminated prior to entering a qualifying confined space.

• Commitment – Safety is as important as any other part of the organization’s business.

• Accountability – Everyone is responsible for Safety• Involvement – Safety involves everyone, everyone is

encouraged/ expected to be apart of safety.• Hazard Recognition – Educate and train to know how to identify

hazards. • Hazard Control – Empower employees to eliminate or reduce

their exposure to hazards.• Investigate – Conduct accident investigations and safety audits

to identify root causes and preventing them from reoccurring.• Training – Regular, repetitive training. Hold regular safety

meetings to share safety information and be a reminder of safety.• Evaluation – Track and regularly evaluate safety performance.

Adjust safety program targets to meet needs.

SAFTY PROGRAM

• Weekly Tool Box Meetings

• Monthly Safety Meetings

• Organization Level Safety Committees

• Safety Reminders – posters and planned events

• Safety Goals and Objectives

• Random Safety Audits – Work Sites/ Facilities/ Work Tasks

• Regular Review of Safety Performance – Prevention is the

Key

• Train/ Remind, Train/ Remind and Remind and Train Again

SAFTY Initiatives

Job Safety Analysishttps://www.osha.gov/Publications/osha3071.pdf

Thorough Descriptive Analysis Of A Job Task

• Itemized list of steps for a task• Equipment or tools required• Knowledge, skills or training required• Protective safety equipment required• Dangers / hazards the task step may involve

and need to be mitigated.

JSA EXAMPLE

Public Works Activities

Street Repair Heat, Noise, Chemical exposure, Slips/Trips/Falls, Egress onto and exiting equipment, Being struck by equipment or Traffic. Foot/Toes being crushed, abrasion to hands, dehydration, head being struck by falling or swinging overhead object, airborne dust/debris.Accidents – backing vehicles, moving skid steer equipment, hitting overhead lines, unpredictable motorists?

Public Works Activities

Sewer Repair Heat, Noise, Chemical exposure/ deficient breathing atmospheres, Slips/Trips/Falls, Egress onto and exiting equipment, Being struck by equipment or Traffic. Foot/Toes being crushed, abrasion to hands, dehydration, head being struck by falling or swinging overhead object, trench excavation cave in, airborne dust/debris.Accidents – backing vehicles, moving/ swinging backhoe or skid steer equipment, hitting overhead or underground utilities, unpredictable motorists?

Public Works Activities

Street Light/ Signal Repair Heat, Noise?, flying overhead debris (broken bulbs), Slips/Trips/Falls, Egress onto and exiting equipment, Being struck by equipment or Traffic. Foot/Toes being crushed, abrasion to hands, dehydration, head being struck by falling or swinging overhead object, falling from lift platform, electrocution.Accidents – backing/ moving lift truck, unpredictable motorists?

Public Works Activities

Snow Plowing Hypothermia, Noise?, Slips/Trips/Falls, Egress onto and exiting equipment, Being struck by equipment or Traffic. Foot/Toes being crushed, abrasion to hands, head being struck by falling or swinging overhead object?, chemical exposure?, exhaustion?Accidents – backing/ changing lanes/ moving through intersections, low hanging tree branches, mailboxes, parked cars, unpredictable motorists?

What are You Seeing?Hearing Protection (Ear Plugs)

Eye Protection (Safety Glasses

Head Protection (Hard Hat)

High Visibility Apparel (Safety Vests)

Silica Exposure – dry concrete sawing

Trenching egress

Trench shoring/ shield

Atmosphere testing/ monitoring

Traffic Control – (understandable)

Hand signaling – (too many/ non standard signs)

Lead A Safe Work Environment

Be Committed - Care to be Safe because it’s the “right thing to do”

Be Competent - Educated/ Knowledgeable in recognizing hazards and the dangers they involve.

Be Empowered/ Engaged - Take action when needed to eliminate or reduce recognized hazards.

After All…It Can Be a Complicated World

Fall Protection – Slip Protection – Fall Prevention

PEL’s and STEL’sLEL’s and UEL’s

Time Weighted Averages

And a Dangerous One!

Questions?