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EFFECTIVE SAFETY

PROGRAMS

This training presentation is meant tobe instructive, does not constitutelegal advice and does not provideany assurance of compliance withthe many facets of applicable law.

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�Instructor

Introduction

Kelly J. Kramer, CECD, HEMRettew Associates, Inc.Safety ConsultantCell: (717) 377-2374Email: KKramer@Rettew.com

�Company

Introduction

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EFFECTIVE SAFETY PROGRAMS

Effective Safety Programs

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What are the key aspects of an effective safety program?

1. Management Commitment2. Clear Written Programs3. Applicable Training 4. Necessary Equipment5. Employee Involvement6. Continuous Auditing7. Appropriate Corrective Actions8. Continuous Improvement

Management Commitment

“Buy In”1. Written policy statement “vision”2. Establish goals

• Key performance indicators3. Take action

• Commitment of Resources: personnel, financial, time

• Accountability based on goals

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What does management commitment really mean?

GoalsNow that you know you want to do something

about this safety stuff, and you have top level commitment…

1. Goals must be obtainableHow much of an affect can be made on EMR in a 1 year

period?2. Assignment of the correct personnel

–Skill-set, time, desire…–This may need to be there only

assignment

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Goals

Name the kicker who recently broke this record.

Matt Prater

Why are written programs important?

�Establish the basis for performance & accountability

�Learning tool, provide basis for detailed training

�Let’s not forget they are required by law

What standards require written programs?HAZCOM, PPE, RPE, emergency action planning, PRCS, LO/TO, electrical safe work practices, etc.

Can be taken to the next level .Call it what you want … JSA / JHA / TSA

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What is the “best” process to develop a safety policy manual?

�Based on the requirements of applicable standards

�Usable–Pocket Guide vs. 3 big

binders�Must be a living document

Training�Is the same old safety video an effective training tool?

�Training should be:

• Focused and applicable

• Include hands-on• Evaluated for

effectiveness

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What depth of trench requires a protective system?

�If we tell them once they are not going to remember…let alone do it.

�How often should we repeat training sessions?

�Legal requirements are the minimum�Repetition = Retention

“Tool Box”

Company meetings

Formal training sessions

On-the-jobFeedback sessions

Task specific

On-line

What equipment do you need?You need to know this before the work

begins.

�Standards, written programs & training should identify the framework to determine the tools / equipment needed.Specifics come from employee involvement“Buy In” allows for financing

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What equipment do you need?

G. G. Liddy’sSafety Emporium

2650 Virginia Avenue

Northwest

Washington D. C.

Customer: Mr. Kelly Kramer MiscRettew Associates, Inc. Date: 12/21/125031 Richard Lane, Suite 111 Rep: JillMechanicsburg, PA 17055 PO# KK08-099

QTY Part # Description Price1 40987 Rock-N-Rescue, wrist handcuffs $ 67.54

1 7365b K. Richards, impairment goggles $ 105.86

2 STD76 AGM, 250 bags of corn starch $ 56.32ea

Sub Total $ 229.72Tax: Exempt

S&H: $ 230.72Total: $460.44

Safety Is Our Bread & ButterSafety Is Our Bread & ButterSafety Is Our Bread & ButterSafety Is Our Bread & Butter

How do you engage employees in the safety process?

�Safety Committees�Volunteers�Peer Audits

Incentives may help get some of this safety #*$t done.

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Successful Safety Incentive Programs

�No subjectivity�Give the people what they value (want)

�Frequent small rewards�Consistent with progress toward goals

�Positive reinforcement

Is your program effective?� What gets measured is what gets

done!

� Which of the following is the most effective audit tool?

a. Independentb. Managementc. Peerd. All of the above

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Benefits of an effective safety program

1. What is your organizations most valuable asset?

2. Who do you work for?

3. What if things go wrong?The fines would be the third-highest in the history of the Occupational Safety and HealthAdministration and include $5 million for the explosion near Savannah and $3.7 million forthe plant in Gramercy, La., where authorities found violations a month after the Feb. 7 blastin Georgia that injured dozens of workers.OSHA found 120 violations against the Georgia plant, including 61 that are consideredegregious and 91 violations against the Louisiana plant, including 47 egregious ones,according to a report of the agency's investigation…

Feds Propose Whopping $8.7Million Fine Against Georgia SugarPlant for Deadly BlastAP Friday , July 25, 2008

SAVANNAH, Ga. — Federal officialsproposed more than $8.7 million in finesFriday against Imperial Sugar Co. forviolations at a Georgia plant where anexplosion this year killed 13 people and atanother plant in Louisiana.

Benefits of an effective safety program

1. What is your organizations most valuable asset?

2. Who do you work for?

3. What if things go wrong?

4. How much can you save?

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Think long term

▶ Lower & maintain your company's Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate and Total Recordable Case (TRC) rate below the national average

▶Consistently maintain Experience Modification Rating (EMR) below 1

Example:Ickesburg Sewer Authority

109 employees

Man. Prem. x EMR ± Credits & Discounts = WC Premium

$250,000.00 x 1.36 ± 0 = $340,000.00

$250,000.00 x 0.96 - $12,500.00 = $227,500.00

Total Savings = $112,500.00

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Your most experienced maintenance employee is observed in a trench 15 feet deep with no protection.

What do you do?

Corrective action must match the root cause(s)!

When are your safety efforts complete?

When you don’t have any employees.

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Safety Review

�Give me one of the eight components of an effective safety program.

�Which do you think is the most important?

�What is the benefit?�Why should your employees follow safety rules such as wearing hearing protection when necessary?