ENGM 650 - Safety Management

Carter J. Kerk, PhD, PE, CSP, CPE

Industrial Engineering DepartmentSouth Dakota School of Mines

Course Information

• Tuesdays, 5 - 9 PM• May 10 through June 28• CB 110• Prerequisite: None• Sections

– 021: On-Site– 840: Distance Delivery

Carter J. Kerk, PhD, PE, CSP, CPE

Professor, Industrial Engineering Department

Assistant to the Provost for Native American Initiatives

South Dakota School of Mines

501 E St Joseph St

Rapid City, SD 57701-3995

Contact Information

Office: C/M 320Phone: (605) 394-6067Email: Carter.Kerk@sdsmt.eduhttp://sdmines.sdsmt.edu/sdsmt/directory/courses/2011su/engm650M001

Office Hours: By appointmentYour Priority for My Time: Now, July-August,

Starting in September

My Background

• Native of rural Nebraska (Chappell)• BSIE, 1981, University of Nebraska• MSIE, 1982, University of Nebraska• Industrial Experience• PhD, IOE, 1992, University of Michigan• Assistant Professor, Industrial Engineering

and Safety Engineering Departments, Texas A&M University, 5 years

Background Cont.• IE Program, SDSMT, starting Fall 1997• Professional Engineer, MI and SD• Certified Safety Professional• Certified Professional Ergonomist• Past-Director, BCSP, 6 years• Director, ASSE Foundation, 6 years• Chair, OSHA NACE Committee, 2 years• Past-President: SWS• Other professional societies: HFES, IIE, ASSE• Hobbies: Family, Red Sox, Huskers, flyfishing, classical piano,

motorcycle, Portuguese Water Dog (Olive)

Background Cont.

• Specialty Areas (Teaching, Research, Consulting)– Ergonomics / Human Factors Engineering– Occupational Biomechanics

• biomechanical modeling

– Safety Engineering

Background Cont.• Teaching History

– Safety Engineering– Ergonomics / Human Factors Engineering– Industrial Hygiene– Work Methods & Measurement – Engineering Economy– Accounting for Engineers – Occupational Biomechanics– Anatomy & Physiology for Engineers– System Safety Engineering

Minor in Occupational Safety

• Established in January 2005• Available to add to any BS degree at SD Tech• 21 credits

– Core (9): Safety Engineering, Ergonomics/Human Factors Engineering, Industrial Hygiene

– Electives (6)– PSYC 331 or POLS 407– Capstone Design (3): with significant safety content

• http://ie.sdsmt.edu/Safety/Safety.htm

Graduate Safety Certificate

• http://professional-programs.sdsmt.edu/• Open to any SDSMT graduate student• Credits Required: 9• Required: ENGM 650• Core Electives (Pick at least one):

– BME 606, ENGM 655, IENG 531

• Other Electives: ATM 505, BME 602, CBE 555, CEE 627, CP 697*, ENGM 791*, MEM 540

Course Description & Objectives

• See syllabus

Textbook

• Industrial Safety & Health Management– C. Ray Asfahl & David W. Rieske, 6th Edition

• Cost ($? New, $? Used)• Availability, www.sdsmtbookstore.com

– Marlin.Kinzer@sdsmt.edu– (605) 394-2374

Grading

• 30% - Exam I• 30% - Exam II• 40% - Homework, Project, etc.

Grading

• A 90-100• B 80-89• C 70-79• D 60-69• F < 60• I If your work is incomplete by the

grading deadline (early July), you will receive an “I”. This grade will automatically change to an “F” in December 2011.

Completion Deadlines

• If you fail to complete this course by one week prior to the beginning of the fall 2011 semester, your maximum grade will be a “B”. If you fail to complete the course by one week prior to the beginning of the spring 2012 semester, your maximum grade will be a “C”. If you fail to complete the course by one week prior to the beginning of the summer 2012 session, your grade will be an “F”. These rules will be enforced unless there are extraordinary circumstances.

Policies

• See syllabus• Special Needs

– students with special needs requiring special accommodations should contact the instructor at the earliest opportunity or the campus ADA coordinator, Ms. Jolie McCoy, (605) 394-1924, jolie.mccoy@sdsmt.edu

Reading Assignment

• Asfahl: Preface, Chapters 1, 2

HW1

• E-Mail Contact• 10 Points• Due ASAP• Send me an email message at

Carter.Kerk@sdsmt.edu and get a confirming response

• Any Email communications must have as Subject Line: ENGM 650 – HWX– If you want credit for your homework / assignments /

projects, you must follow this protocol

HW2

• Questionnaire on Course Website• 10 Points• Due ASAP• Attachment Protocol

– Please put your name and the assignment number in the header on the attachment

HW3

• Survey on Course Website• 10 points• Due ASAP

Role of Safety Management in the Organization

• Why have a safe workplace?• Whose responsibility is it?

– Management– Workers– Labor Unions

Management Support

• From the highest level• Written• Real• Committed

– including dollars, time, people

• Obligated to provide a safe workplace

Worker Responsibilities

• Obligated to act in a safe manner• Has a right to know what the hazards are• Has a right to receive appropriate training• Has an obligation to participate in the safety

“process”

Labor Union

• Primary issues: wages, jobs, safety• GM-UAW model• Must be a participant in the process

What is an organization?

• Factory• Company• Office• Warehouse• Communications• Transportation• Service• Agriculture• Forestry

• Mining• Government• Military• Non-Profits• Hospitals• Financial Institutions• Education• Home• Etc.

The Out-Dated Safety Model

• Safety Director (not integrated)– Near-retiree– temporary position– place to stick a “loser”– human resource person

• distribute safety posters, collect statistics• reactive• NO POWER!

Occupational Safety & Health Act

• 1970• Act and Administration• General Duty Clause (p. 89)• improved status of Safety Manager, but still

must be integrated into the organization

Safety Approaches

• Reactive vs Proactive– The best time to buy a new fire truck is right

after the big fire

• Cultural Safety– Convict the guilty– Participatory

• True Economic Partnership

Steps to Dealing with Hazards

1. Identification of Hazards

2. Evaluation of Hazards

3. Control of Hazards

Solutions (or Controls)

1. Engineering Controls

2. Administrative Controls

3. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

The Goal

• Totally eliminate hazards?– Naïve and economically unfeasible

• What is risk?• What is acceptable risk?

Risk

• Risk is an expression of the possibility of a mishap in terms of hazard severity and hazard probability

• What risk are we willing to accept?

A Manager’s Decision

• In the real world we must choose among the following

1. Hazards that are physically infeasible to correct

2. Hazards that are physically feasible to correct, but economically infeasible to correct

3. Hazards that are economically and physically feasible to correct

Case Study 1.1

• Page 3 of text

Case Study 1.1

• There is a S&H rationale to correct all three suggestions

• You need more data to make an informed management decision

• What are the frequency and severity implications?

• OSHA does not call for elimination of all hazards, just the ones that are “recognized”

A Goal for Managers in this Course

1. Assist in detecting hazards

2. Deciding which ones are worth correcting

Hazard Severity vs. LikelihoodTable 3.2 (p. 80)

Severity A B C D

I 1 1 2 3

II 1 2 3 4

III 2 3 4 5

IV 3 4 5 5

Probability or Frequency

System Life Cycle

• Concept• Definition• Development• Production• Deployment• Disposition

Safety vs. Health

• Safety deals with acute hazards• Health deals with chronic hazards• Safety, Health & Environmental (SHE)

– job compression

Safety & Health Role in Industry

• Production• Purchasing• Training• Design• Marketing• Accounting

Resources

• Professional Certification: CSP, CIH, CPE, ARM, CHMM, CHP

• Professional Societies: ASSE, AIHA, ACGIH• National Safety Council, South Dakota Safety Council• Standards Institutes: ANSI, ASTM, NFPA, ASME, ISO• Trade Associations (e.g., MHIA)• Government Agencies: OSHA, NIOSH, DOT, EPA,

NRC

HW4

• Chapter One, Exercises and Study Questions, p. 12-13

• 1-27, evens• Research Exercises: 28-35, evens

– Write a detailed paragraph for each exercise– Use references and URLs where appropriate

• Submit electronically• 34 Points