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Turning around the TitanicTurning around the Titanic

April 2, 2009Session SCH535

Presented by Gaylin Peebles

Turning Around the Titanic

“ How we reduce injuries and accidents in the workplace.”

Presented byGaylin L. Peebles

Olympia Services,LLC

The Titanic

If nothing was done to turn around the “Titanic” this is what was goingto happened

The 10 most dangerous jobsOccupation Fatalities per 100,000

• Timber cutters 117.8 • Fishers 71.1 • Pilots and navigators 69.8 • Structural metal workers 58.2 • Drivers-sales workers 37 9Drivers sales workers 37.9 • Roofers 37 • Electrical power installers 32.5 • Farm occupations 28 • Construction laborers 27.7• Truck drivers 25 Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics; survey of occupations with minimum 30 fatalitiesand 45,000 workers in 2006

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What are some of the basic needs of a business to survive ?

• Provide quality and good service

• Ensure adequate and management can sustain business

• Control unexpected down time product loss or other overhead expenses• Control unexpected down time, product loss or other overhead expenses

• Maintain marketing and sales presence, word of mouth etc.,

• Keep a credible image in the community

• Risk Management?

The Titanic

•A Specialized Truck Transport carrier

•50 year old location

•700 employees at 3 locations

• Very high lost time injury illness rate (LTIIR or DART)

• Very high modifier for workers’ compensation

OSHA RecordableDays Away, Restricted work activity, and/or job Transfer (DART) Case Incident Rate.

Rate of recordable injuries and illness cases per 100 full-time employees resulting in days away from work, restricted work activity, and/or job transfer that a site has experienced in a given time frame.

The annual DART rate is calculated according to the following formula:

DART rate = # of recordable injuries and illnesses x 200,000

# Employee hours worked

Example:Assume Widgets “R” Us had a total of 7 OSHA recordables in 2006. #Dart in 2006 = 4 #Workers employed in 2006 = 45#Employee hours worked in 2006 = 45 workers x 40 hours x 50 weeks = 90,000Dart rate = 4 x 200,000/90,000=8.88 (rounded to 8.9)

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OSHA Rate Comparisons

National DART average for all occupations

The DART rate OSHA will visit

The Titanic Dart rate

3.4 8.1 (2000)6.2 (2005)

U.S. Department of Labor

38.3

Experience rating

Mandatory rating plan for medium to large employers in which employers pays a higher or lower percentage of premium determined by loss history

= Experience Modification +.50 credit 1.00 AVERAGE 1.0 + PENALTY

Experience rating comparison

If your experience mod is .85 you are saving 15% on your work comp premium insurance. Conversely, if your experience mod is 1.15 your paying an extra 15% on your work comp premium insurance. These comparisons are based on the businesses in the

i d d bl i fsame industry and comparable size of your company.

The Titanic was 2.2

The Titanic History

• Largest truck transport operation in the country• Largest teamster truck transport local in the industry• Very aggressive union• Oldest drivers in the system• Bad reputation – undisciplined• Poor attitude towards company• Selfish and arrogant demeanor

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Historical Type Injuries

• Slips/trips and falls• Entering and Exiting the truck• Saddle handlingg• Pulling on chain hoist• Strains and sprains• Poor general health

Why so many injuries?Safety Pyramid of Risk

Why so many injuries?

• Lack of communication• No expectations from management• No respect for safety• No respect for safety• Deficiency in management process• Safety Department’s responsibility• Work Comp abuse

Steps taken to turn around the Titanic

Phase I• Auditing• Assessment

Phase II• Program Development

Phase III• Implementation

Phase IV• Measuring • Monitoring

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Onsite inspectionPhase I Audit

What’s wrong with this picture?

Onsite inspection

Program Development• Pre-work site safety assessment• Employee selection• Employee training• Company written safety program consisting of:

Hazard CommunicationLockout Tagout

Phase II

Lockout TagoutPersonal Protective equipmentEgress-Way outElectrical SafetyWalking & Working SurfacesWelding Cutting and BrazingFall ProtectionExcavationScaffoldingConfined SpaceMotor Vehicle Safety

ImplementationPhase III

• Assign individuals to certain task (who is going to do what?)

•Include employees in your taskInclude employees in your task assignments (empowerment)

•Make individuals accountable for their task

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Measure and MonitoringPhase IV

Last year’s accidents This year’s accidents

Starting the Turnaround

DEMAND DEMAND • Change in attitude about safety (EVERYONE’ JOB)• Management involvement for injury/accident • Safety Committee involvement• Support from Third Party Administrator (TPA) to investigate claims• Support from legal counsel and direction from Work Comp attorney• Mandatory safety training /meetings• Establish employee work rules • Disciplinary action against employees that violate work rules

Programs Developed and Changes Implemented to reduce the injuries

Slip, Trip and Falls (Entering/Exiting the truck)Saddle Removal TrainingLow Boy Safety TrainingIn-house injury prevention videos (saddle removal, cutting banding wire)Hearing Conservation – Noise ControlHours of Service Log TrainingHazard Communication (MSDS) TrainingOperation use of Overhead Crane –Visual InspectionsHazard Perception Challenge-Defensive Driving Training ProgramTake Action on Safety Committee suggestions

RESULTS

Lost time injury illness rate went from 38.3in 2000, by 2003 the lost time injury rate wasreduced to 11.2

38.3

11.2

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Get employees involved

• Make employees part of your injury/accident prevention team• Create work assignments for Safety Committee• Share injury/accidents data with employees• Ask for their opinionp• Recognize employees with valuable contribution to the team

The Future for controlling injuries in the workplace

• Technological Advances in manufacturing, construction, logistics and other service related industries

• Continuous education and training

• Look for improvements in your processes

• Don’t just do the minimum for safety go the extra mile

The Titanic

What eventually happened to the titanic 1 ½ yrs later?……….It sunk!

Nice try Gaylin too little too late…..

Something to think aboutIs this your idea of safety?

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Is this your idea of safety We don’t have housekeeping issues

Is it really worth it?Is your life worth risking?

Ignoring safety rules

Cigarette butts

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Keep doing what you’ve always done. Unfortunately, the problem won’t go away but it certainly can get bigger.

Try and solve it yourself. That’s what you are doing now and getting sub par results.

Fact of the matter is………

If you have a “Titanic that needs to be turned around”

You can do nothing and let the problem persist.

Get some professional and dedicated help that’s going to make sure you are guaranteed the success you want and desire.

Contact us at:

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Safety Compliance and Risk Management Services

www.olympiasafety.com614-353-3735