2013 Strong Finish

2013 Strong Finish

There is time to do it right!

2013 YTD INJURY AND INCIDENT

SUMMARY

PCS Employee Incidents by Department (YTD)

What can YOU do to reduce the number of incidents in your area?

2013 (YTD) vs 2012/2011 First Aid Injuries

10/22/2013 Too many of us are getting hurt while on the job!

2013 (YTD) vs 2012/2011 Recordable Injuries

10/22/2013

Apply your safety knowledge and recognize the hazards before you get hurt! Let’s finish strong in 2013!

Injuries by Month - 2013 (YTD)

Continue the downward trend. We can do our jobs without getting hurt!

Injury by Body Part (YTD) - All Injuries

Hand injuries – Sticking our hands where they do not belong!

2013 (YTD) Injuries by Cause

Recognize the hazards, eliminate them before you start to work.

Keep your body out of the line of fire while you work.

Incidents / Recordables / SIF Potential 2010-2013 YTD

PRE-TASK PLANS (PTP)

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

Who will get hurt if a job hazard is not recognized?

• A. The General Manager ? (feelings and company finances)

• B. The Safety Manager ? (Feelings and Pride)• C. You? (physical hurt, mental hurt, financial

hurt, family hurt, regret and sorrow) and this could go on for a long period of time.

• D. Your co-workers- did you cause this to happen because you failed to see the hazard?

What do you see?

Can that quick easy job turn into a nightmare? Do you see the same as the person working across from you?

We must look at the job from every angle to recognize the hazards that may be present

Now, What do you see?

Do you see the man’s face? or

Do you see the naked lady?

Everyone on your crew has something to add to your PTP

Old man with a beard? Or Man, horse and angel? You need to participate

• It takes us all to identify the hazards.

• Take the number of years each crew member has worked and add them all together

• Apply that many years of experience and knowledge to the job.

Think about it

• A hazard that is recognized can be eliminated or mitigated

• What you don’t see can hurt you.• Ask, What If? What could go wrong?

• Remember…If there’s time to do it over, there’s time to do it right.

EYE & FACE INJURIES

TAKE MEASURES TO AVOID THEM

As the rate of near misses or first aids increase, so does the chance of severe injury!

Injuries: A Matter of Probabilities

30,000

HAZARDS

Unsafe Acts

Unsafe Conditions

3,000

NEAR-MISSES OR FIRST AID

300

INJURIES REQUIRING MEDICAL ATTENTION

30

LOST-TIME INJURIES

1

FATAL

Eye & Face Injuries

• We have experienced 10 face and19 eye injuries this year.

• PCS experienced one recordable eye injury this year.

Recordable Eye Injury

OSHA requirements

OSHA requires employers to provide eye and face protection as necessary.

OSHA standards:

1910.132 – general requirements

1910.133 – general industry

1926.102 - construction

PCS safety standards always meet or exceed those set forth by OSHA

Factors That Influence Our Decisions

• Personal Factors– Experience

(Positive/negative)

– Knowledge/Skill

– Age

– Physical Ability

• Situational Factors– Stress

– Rushing

– Control

• Organizational Factors– Safety System

– Leadership Behaviors

– Peer Behaviors

• Facial injuries– Are usually caused by being struck by

unsecured tools or flying objects.

• Eye injuries– Often caused by the act of removing glasses,

goggles, etc.– Or by simply not wearing the required PPE

Eye and face injuries

Resistance to change

Does Safety slow a job down?

PPE is uncomfortable

I feel comfortable doing this and have done it this way a

thousand times before

Our Social Environment and Culture makes us resistant to change

Remember…If there’s time to do it over, there’s time to do it right.

Injury Prevention Activities

• JHAs / PTPs / Procedures• Engineering / Design• Training• Housekeeping• Inspections / Observations / Audits• Safety meetings

Participate in injury prevention activities on and off the job

HAND INJURIES

AVOID PINCH POINTS AND LINE OF FIRE

HAND INJURY FACTS

• Injuries involving the hands and fingers

• 18 out of the 107 First Aid injuries

• 11 out of the 15 Recordable injuries

RECENT HAND INJURIES

– Mechanic mashed 2 fingers between ram and excavator frame

– Employee removing old roller when sharp edge cut finger

– Contractor pinched finger in pipe clamp requiring sutures

– Mechanic pinched hand between impact wrench and metal stiffener


– Contractor pinched finger between man lift and adjacent I-beam

– Contractor cut hand when hose adapter came off and hose jerked contacted hand

– Contractor finger broke when port-a-power shim plate fell and struck hand


Contract employee pinched finger between steel rail tie and forklift fork

PotashCorp employee was trying to insert a conveyor roller into position when the roller smashed his finger against metal.


Contract Employee who had his ring finger smashed by a falling piece of metal at the 8200 Dragline Construction Site

Technician hand injured when piece of rigging fell from 90’ elevation

Hand Injuries and Prevention

• The common factor is that most, if not all, could have been prevented

• Stay focused and don’t get complacent, be aware of your surroundings at all times.


What Can We Do? Ask Questions! Be Prepared for the job!

– WHAT could happen? – Be aware of the activity you are undertaking and possible consequences ...

– Am I aware of all the risks associated with this task?

– WHICH tool is right for the job?– Ensure you have the correct tool and PPE for the task ...

– Is there something we can do to make it better / safer?

– HOW could we make the job safer?– Challenge the method of work if your hands are placed in the line of fire

– Am I accepting risk in the way I conduct this task?

– COMPLETE & REVIEW the PTP prior to undertaking work activities– Have I become complacent as a result of performing this task many times before?

– EXECUTE the safe work plan– Look out for others; don’t be afraid to intervene on unsafe acts.


• On nearly every job there is something which could potentially hit, spray, pinch or crush.

• The first priority is to eliminate these hazards if possible.

• If it’s not possible to fully eliminate the hazard, we must limit our exposure to those hazards

– Stay out of the Line of Fire– Wear the appropriate PPE

• Remember…If there’s time to do it over, there’s time to do it right.

PROPER EVACUATION

WHY IT IS IMPORTANT

Every effort is made

to ensure

the facilities at the

Aurora Site are operated and maintained

in a way

that will not result in

upset conditions.

Proper Evacuation

In the event that an unplanned release, fire, or other emergency requires evacuation, it is

VERY IMPORTANTthat all personnel, contractors and visitors

evacuate properly.

Proper Evacuation

Emergency Response Actions

MOST important:The safe evacuation of personnelAccounting for all personnel

Responsibilities

SupervisorsResponsible for instructing

personnel about theDepartmental evacuation planEvacuation routeEvacuation points

This is done on the first day of work and at least once annually

Responsibilities

Each Employee and Contractor Responsible for knowing his/her

evacuation route and evacuation points.

Evacuation Wardens Responsible for evacuating and

accounting for all personnel in their area

EmployeesContractorsVisitors

How can YOU make a difference

Know your responsibilities

EmployeesReport to your Evacuation Warden

Non-Nested ContractorsReport to your Supervisor

What happens when YOU do your part

Emergency Responders are not put at unnecessary risk going into dangerous areas searching for you

What happens when YOU do your part

Friends, family and co-workers don’t have to think the worst when you haven’t been accounted for

The Safety of all personnel is why

Proper EvacuationIS

IMPORTANTIMPORTANT

POWER CABLE TEAM

UPDATE

• As a corporation we know that contact with energized electrical sources has been an area that needs immediate improvement, especially at Aurora.

• Under the direction of Paul Dekok in September 2013 we formed the Phosphate Power Cable team.

• The team consists of employees from Aurora, Feed Group and White Springs.

• We have a weekly conference call each Tuesday at 3 p.m. where pertinent information is shared and assignments are made.

•Leveraging the power of the Phosphate Division

Phosphate Power Cable Team

Power Cable trends

Power cable incidents continue to increase for our site. Partly because we report ALL incidents. Partly because our exposure is greater due to mine layout.

• Quick wins:

• Installed warning stickers in all heavy equipment to raise awareness

•Results of the division working together


• Quick wins:

• Dragline cameras to allow operators to see the cable as the machine moves.



• Quick wins:

• Marking stakes



• In looking for engineering controls we found that there was not a system available for marking power cable and having monitoring systems in equipment to alarm when in close proximity to the cable.

• We had to get out of the box…

• We formed a relationship with Scan-Link Technologies to build a system to fit our needs, that system which relies on RFID indication will be demonstrated at Aurora in mid November.

• In searching for a cable locating system we also came across a collision avoidance system for heavy equipment. A trial is scheduled for January 2014 and it looks very promising.

•Increasing the hierarchy of controls


• Changing the way we think…

•Leveraging the power of the BAPP process


• Traditional safety and BAPP working together.…

•Leveraging the power of the BAPP process


• By leveraging the resources of the division rather than just one site we have been able to come up with a great list of corrective actions to prevent future power cable incidents.

• We have learned that in order to be world class you have to think outside the box and in some cases be the one to develop the technology needed to solve our problems.

•Power of productive thinking


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