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Lessons Learned

Where are the real answers in preventing Fatalities in the Construction Industry?

Construction Industry Today

• Construction makes up 4.5% of the workforce

• Construction has 21% of all workplace fatalities

• 19% of all Workers Comp payments

• 58% of all OSHA inspections

• 90% of all ‘Safety Related” Criminal Prosecutions

Where do you want your Safety Program to be?

Safety Without Any Management Process

High Adversarial

Insurance Excessive Employee Much Statutory

Costs Losses Relations Litigation Ignorance

Symptoms

Line/Staff Blood Behaviors/ CommitteesQuick Fix

Conflict Cycles Conditions

Programs

Quiet Transparent Integrated Equal

WORLD CLASS

SWAMP

Average

Progressive

What is your “Safety Focus”?

• Hard Hats

• Safety Glasses

• Hi Viz Vests

• Other Safety Issues

Accident in Alabama

• 25 year old connecting an Arrow Sign to a pick up to move it down the road.

• A motorist thought that the work zone was moving and slammed into the back of the pinning the employee.

• He was declared dead at the scene.

• He was the owner’s son.

Accident In Oregon Yesterday

• 47 year old Foreman overseeing removal of “Jersey Barriers” from a work zone.

• The employee was pinned against the equipment when the bucket turned toward the barrier.

• He died at the scene.

Fatality & Statistical Analysis

• 81% of all fatalities are related to the Focus Four Hazards

• 85% of all citations and 90% of dollars applied as fines are related to the Focus Four Hazards

What Are theFocus Four Hazards?

Struck-By Hazards

Primary Causes of Struck-by

Fatalities

• Falling Objects

• Rigging Failure

• Loose or Shifting Materials

• Equipment tip-over or Malfunction

• Lack of Overhead Protection

• Vehicle and Equipment Strikes

• Backing Incidents

• Workers on Foot

• Flying Objects

5

260

839

1431

0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600

1926.950

1926.701

1926.102

1926.100

Criteria for PPE (Subpart B – Power Transmission and Distribution)

Concrete & Masonry

Top Struck-By Citations (FY 2013)

Eye and face protection

Head Protection

Citation statistics from Federal OSHA data for OSHA fiscal year 2013

Caught-in-Between Hazards

Primary Causes of

Caught-in-Between Fatalities

• Trench/Excavation Collapse

• Rotating Equipment

• Unguarded Parts

• Equipment Rollovers

• Equipment Maintenance

Top Caught-in-Between Citations (FY 2013)

220

245

996

1482

0 500 1000 1500 2000

1926.602

1926.304

1926.652

1926.651

Excavations – Protective Systems

Wood Working Equipment

Material Handling Equipment

Excavations - General Requirements


Fall Hazards

Primary Causes of Fall-Related

Fatalities

• Unprotected sides, edges and holes

• Improperly constructed walking/working surfaces

• Improper use of access equipment

• Failure to properly use PFAS

• Slips and Trips (housekeeping)

Top Fall Protection Citations (FY

2013)

1689

1715

2409

5642

7970

0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000

1926.453

1926.503

1926.1053

1926.501

1926.451

Fall protection training

Fall Protection Scope

Ladders

Aerial Work Platforms

Scaffolding General


Electrical Hazards

Primary Causes of Electrocution

Fatalities

• Contact with Overhead Power lines

• Contact with Live Circuits in Panels

• Poorly Maintained Cords and Tools

• Lightning Strikes

Top Electrical Citations (FY 2013)

343

647

1022

1109

0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200

1926.416

1926.403

1926.405

1926.404

Elec. Wiring Methods, Components and Equipment, General Use

Electrical, General Requirements

Electrical, Safety-Related Work Practices, General Requirements

Electrical, Wiring Design and Protection


Struck By

30%

All Others

16%

Electrical

10%

Caught in

Between 9%

Fall 35%

Fatality Data 2008 - 2012

5974 Total Fatalities

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

Includes Pedestrians

in Workzones

Includes all

transportation events

Top 11 Focus Four Citations (FY 2013)

for OSHA fiscal year 2008

Fatality & Statistical Analysis

• 81% of all fatalities are related to the Focus Four Hazards

• 85% of all citations and 90% of dollars applied as fines are related to the Focus Four Hazards

What Have We Learned?

• Our industry is changing

• The “Safety Bar” has been raised

• We have a moral and business obligation to keep our employees and subcontractors safe

• We have to learn from past mistakes and never let them be repeated

• We hurt and kill to many of our employees every year.

Nine Zero Accident Best Practices

Demonstrated management commitment

Staffing for safety

Safety planning

Safety training and education

Worker participation and involvement

Subcontractor management

Recognition and rewards

Accident/Incident reporting and investigations

Drug and alcohol testing

Safety Program Focus

• Planning

• Training

• Inspection

• Oversight

• Lessons learned

• Re-evaluate

Where do you want your Safety Program to be?

Safety Without Any Management Process

High Adversarial

Insurance Excessive Employee Much Statutory

Costs Losses Relations Litigation Ignorance

Symptoms

Line/Staff Blood Behaviors/ CommitteesQuick Fix

Conflict Cycles Conditions

Programs

Quiet Transparent Integrated Equal

WORLD CLASS

SWAMP

Average

Progressive

Even if you’re on the right

track, you’ll get run over

if you just sit there.Will Rogers

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