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Information on creating a culture of safety at electric cooperatives.
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The Cost of SafetyThe Cost of Safety
Robert D. Hunter
General Counsel
Altec, Inc.
Operator Set up of Unit Failure to Cover
Conductor Failure to Wear PPE
Mechanic Conductive Hose Winch Cover
Is only the Manufacturer Responsible?
OwnerImproper Training of Operator and MechanicImproper Supervision of Operator and Mechanic
Owner Improper Training of
Operator and Mechanic
Improper Supervision of Operator and Mechanic
The Manufacturer The Mechanic (i.e., The Owner) The Supervisor (i.e., The Owner)
So Who Paid the Plaintiff?
Accidents on Boom-Supported Lifts(Center to Protect Workers Rights, 2007)
Let’s Look at the Decade of the 1990s
Deregulation of Utilities led to more outsourcing to Contractors
Cable TV and Internet Booming, leading to stringing cable as fast as possible
Many new Contractors to meet these demands
Many of those new Contractors lacked resources to provide Training and Supervision
Looking at the ‘90s
“Many [Electrical Utilities] are getting by with fewer workers and are largely abandoning apprentice training . . . As a consequence, fewer linemen often perform more work.
“With experienced journeymen scarce, younger and less experienced hands have been pressed to take on more responsibility.”
Engineering News Record, February 23, 2004
Looking at the ‘90s
“Crews are working longer hours, while promotions to foreman sometimes are made prematurely. One result, some say, is more deadly accidents.”
Engineering News Record, February 23, 2004
Looking at the ‘90s
“Contractor personnel “are getting killed at twice the rate of those working for utilities,” says David Wallis, director of the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s office of engineering safety. Contractor linemen forget to use personal protective equipment, such as insulated gloves, more often than utility linemen, he says.”
Engineering News Record, February 23, 2004
Accidents per 100 Workers
19901991
19921993
19941995
19961997
19981999
2000
Telephone
Electric Utility
Cable
Contractors0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
Injuries per 100 Workers
Telephone Electric Utility Cable Contractors
NIOSH Study (1998)Worker Deaths by Electrocution
At least one of the following contributed to every electrocution studied:
Established work practices not implemented or followed
Adequate PPE not provided or worn Lockout/Tagout procedures not implemented or
followed Non-Compliance with Regulations Inadequate Training
Safety Depends On The
RIGHT People
Using the
RIGHT Equipment
In the
RIGHT way
Safety Depends On The
RIGHT People
Using the
RIGHT Equipment
In the
RIGHT way
But This Costs $$$$!!!
Lost Worker, either temporarily or permanently
Benefits to Injured worker Medical Disability Workers Comp
Equipment Down-time
Lack of Safety Costs Employers
Costs of Litigation, whether or not sued, in time, inconvenience, and money
OSHA Fines
Lack of Safety Costs Employers
$140,000 in penalties assessed “for allowing employees to come too close to energized parts without requiring them to wear ‘sleeves’ insulated to protect their upper arms and shoulders. The unprotected workers’ proximity to overhead power lines brought metal parts of the aerial lift in contact with live wiring which caused the accident.”
OSHA Press ReleaseFebruary 6, 2001
Costs of Litigation, whether or not sued, in time, inconvenience, and money
OSHA Fines Criminal Prosecution
Lack of Safety Costs Employers
Following aerial lift electrical accident, agreed to $105,000 fine
Two more accidents followed, resulting in $423,500 fine
And . . .
Case Study
Increased Cost of Equipment Losses Incurred by Manufacturers Increased Insurance Premiums to
Manufacturers
Lack of Safety Costs Employers
Risk (Units in the Field)
133 338 652 1065145122143124409154937251
906111050
1317215434
1777420582
2351526450
29749
33573
38010
43608
49831
56807
65490
71155
76537
81962
88235
95571
104962
113804
117205
0
20000
40000
60000
80000
100000
120000
140000
19
76
19
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19
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19
79
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20
08
Derricks
Aerials
Placers
Total
Reportable Incidents
Liability Insurance Rate
20042005
20062007
20082009
2010
Loss of Available Components
Lack of Safety Costs Employers
Decreased Flexibility of Design Products once designed for the worker who
followed the rules now must be designed for the worker who does not follow the rules
Decreased Availability of Equipment
Lack of Safety Costs Customers
1977 Manufacturers of Aerial Devices and Digger Derricks
Aerial Lift of CT Altec Industries Amador Aerials Andres N. Bertotto Asplundh Bronto Skylift USA Calavar Corporation Firestone Tire General Cable Apparatus Glazer Enterprises Halline Holan Hunt-Pierce McCabe Powers
Mobile Aerial Towers Pitman ReachAll RO Products Skyrider Skyworker Stahl Strato Tower TECO Telelect TG Industries Time Manufacturing Utility Body Co. Waldon
1977 Manufacturers of Aerial Devices and Digger Derricks (2002)
Aerial Lift of CT Altec Industries Amador Aerials Andres N. Bertotto Asplundh Bronto Skylift USA Calavar Corporation Firestone Tire General Cable Apparatus Glazer Enterprises Halline Holan Hunt-Pierce McCabe Powers
Mobile Aerial Towers Pitman ReachAll RO Products Skyrider Skyworker Stahl Strato Tower TECO Telelect TG Industries Time Manufacturing Utility Body Co. Waldon
Charles Espenlaub
“A seat belt is like a parachute; if you need it and don’t have it, you will probably never need it again.”
The Greatest Cost of All
Helping Crews work
Safer and Smarter