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MichaelFilizettiCM598:Data-DrivenHealthandSafetyforConstruction

Agenda• Safetyisacompetitivediscriminator• The“FocusFour”

• Falls• StruckBy• CaughtBetween• Electrocution

• The”HuskyOne”• RotatingQuarterlyFocus

• ProspectiveWellnessInitiatives• Resources• Questions

“Construction project owners and managers typically use the MOD rate to measure the effectiveness of a contractor's safety program. They often rely on it as the single qualifier to the effectiveness of any individual contractor’s safety record. In construction bid situations, it is common to require a MOD pre-qualification rate of 1.0 (the national average) or less to bid on a project.” Ried,Matt."MaximizeConstructionBiddingSuccessbyMinimizingYourMODRate." OccupationalHealth&Safety,August2015.

SafetyisaCompetitiveDiscriminator

ClaimReceivedYear FiscalYear2016

AccidentTypeNumberofClaims

IncurredCostsTotal

IncurredCostsAverage

FallOnSameLevel 9,489 $55,086,955 $5,805FallToLowerLevel 4,659 $52,080,174 $11,178Fall,N.E.C. 108 $719,827 $6,665Fall,Unspecified 221 $2,267,481 $10,260

14,477 $110,154,437 $7,609

OSHAFocusFour:Falls

ClaimReceivedYear FiscalYear2016

AccidentType NumberofClaims IncurredCostsTotal IncurredCostsAverageCAUGHT IN OR COMPRESSED BY EQUIPMENT OR OBJECTS 3,267 $18,382,701 $5,627

CAUGHT IN OR CRUSHED IN COLLAPSING MATERIALS 7 $336,750 $48,107

3,274 $18,719,451 $5,718

ClaimReceivedYear FiscalYear2016

AccidentTypeNumberofClaims

IncurredCostsTotal

IncurredCostsAverage

CONTACT WITH OBJECTS AND EQUIPMENT, N.E.C. 49 $373,943 $7,631 PEDESTRIAN, NONPASSENGER STRUCK BY VEHICLE, MOBILE EQUIPMENT 331 $6,653,442 $20,101

STRUCK AGAINST OBJECT 8,778 $16,475,738 $1,877

STRUCK BY OBJECT 19,769 $46,657,176 $2,360

28,927 $70,160,299 $2,425

WashingtonStateDepartmentofLaborandIndustries:AllowedStateFundClaimsOnly

ClaimReceivedYear FiscalYear2016

AccidentType NumberofClaims IncurredCostsTotal IncurredCostsAverageCONTACT WITH ELECTRIC CURRENT 196 $826,452 $4,217

196 $826,452 $4,217

Falls CaughtBetween

ElectrocutionStruckBy

FocusFourAccountfor51%ofClaimsand40%ofIncurredCosts

OSHAFocusFour:FallsFALLS ARE THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IN CONSTRUCTION. In 2015, there were 350 fatal fallsto a lower level out of 937 construction fatalities (BLS data). These deaths are preventable.

RequiredTraining• Thenatureoffallhazardsintheworkarea.29CFR1926.503(a)(2)(i).• Thecorrectproceduresforerecting,maintaining,disassembling,and

inspectingthefallprotectionsystemstobeused.29CFR1926.503(a)(2)(ii).

• Theuseandoperationofcontrolledaccesszones;guardrail,personalfallarrest,safetynet,warningline,andsafetymonitoringsystems;andotherprotectiontobeused.29CFR1926.503(a)(2)(iii).

• Theroleofeachworkerinthesafetymonitoringsystemwhenthesystemisused.29CFR1926.503(a)(2)(iv).

• Thelimitationsontheuseofmechanicalequipmentduringtheperformanceofroofingworkonlow-sloperoofs.29CFR1926.503(a)(2)(v).

• Thecorrectproceduresforequipmentandmaterialshandlingandstorageandtheerectionofoverheadprotection.29CFR1926.503(a)(2)(vi).

• Theroleofworkersinfallprotectionplans.29CFR1926.503(a)(2)(vii).• OSHA’sfallprotectionrequirements,publishedasSubpartM.29CFR

1926.503(a)(2)(viii).

OSHAFocusFour:CaughtBetweenThenumberoffatalitiesinvolvingcaught-inorbetweenhazardsintheprivateconstructionindustryhasactuallydecreasedbyabout20percentsince2003.Thebiggestdecreaseincaught-inorbetweenfatalitiesintheprivateconstructionindustryhasbeeninexcavationortrenchcave-ins.However,therewerestill92constructionfatalitiesin2008asaresultofcaught-inorbetweenhazards.

Caught-In and Between Regulation References: 1926 Subparts I, N, O, P, Q, S, T, V, W, CC

OSHAFocusFour:StruckBy

Struck-By Regulations References: 1926 Subparts E, G, H, I, L, O, Q, R, S, V, X, CC

OSHAFocusFour:Electrocution

•In2015,60%ofallfatalelectricalinjuriesoccurredintheConstructionindustry.TheConstructionindustryremainedtheleadingsourceoffatalelectricalinjurieswith81,morethanfourtimesthecontributionofthesecond-highestsource,ProfessionalandBusinessServices.•Nonfatalelectricalinjuriesresultingindaysawayfromworkrosebyonethirdin2015over2014to2,480,thehighestlevelsince2009.

Electrocution Regulation References: 29 CFR §1926.416, 29 CFR §1926.417

TheHUSKYONE:RotationalQuarterlyFocus

ExampleFocusAreas:• AssaultsAndViolentActsByPerson(s)• ExposureToCaustic,Noxious,OrAllergenic

Substances• ExposureToNoise• AirborneFibers&Materials– Respiratory

Diseases• RepetitiveMotions/Ergonomics• Material&ManualHandling

Concentratingonthe”FocusFour”willgoalongwaytowardimprovingworkplacesafety.Inaddition,eachprojectwillincludeaquarterlysafetyfocustailoredtoindividualprojectrisks.

Health&WellnessPromotion• Atthecore,improvingthehealthstatusoftheworkforceisprimarilya

businessobjective.Benefitsincludeareductioninhealthrisksforparticipantsandbetterjobperformance.Bycreatingacultureofwellness,employersengagestafftojointhemontheirpathtohealth.Participationfromexecutivesinprogrammingandcommunicationsreinforcesthemessageofwalkthewalk.Ultimately,ahealthyworkforceisahappyworkforce,whichcanbenefitanorganization’sbottomline.

• Harvardeconomistsreviewedtheliteratureoncostsandsavingsassociatedwithworkplacewellnessprograms.Theirfindingsconcludedthatmoneyspentonwell-designedprogramsledtoaROIofapproximately$2.73foreverydollarspent.Theeconomistsacknowledgedthatthereisaneedforfurtherexplorationonthebroadapplicationoftheseprograms,butwideradoptionofwell-designedprogramscouldbebeneficialforotherhealthandbusinessoutcomes.

• MichaelRoizen,M.D.,chairoftheClevelandClinicWellnessInstitute,hasdeterminedthattherearefivebehaviorsthatmitigatechronicdisease:(1)walking30minutesaday,(2)eatinghealthy,(3)notsmoking,(4)havingawaistsizethatislessthanhalfofyourheight,and(5)drinkingalcoholonlyinmoderation.Ifanindividualengagesinthesefivebehaviors,theytypicallyspend33%to50%lessonhealthcarecostscomparedwithpeoplewhohavehealthrisks

WinningWithWellness,U.S.ChamberofCommerce(2016)

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