Wheelabrator Technologies Inc. A Waste Management Company SAFETY ON PURPOSE Dave Smith Health and Safety Programs Manager

Wheelabrator Technologies Inc.

A Waste Management Company

SAFETY ON SAFETY ON PURPOSEPURPOSE

Dave SmithHealth and Safety Programs Manager

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Wheelabrator Technologies Inca VPP Star Company


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Wheelabrator VPP – 21 StarsWheelabrator Frackville, PA - 1996 Wheelabrator Hudson Falls, NY - 1997

Wheelabrator Concord, NH - 2002 Wheelabrator South Broward, FL - 2002

Wheelabrator Lisbon, CT - 2002 Wheelabrator North Broward, FL - 2003

Wheelabrator McKay Bay, FL - 2003 Wheelabrator North Andover, MA - 2003

Wheelabrator Gloucester, NJ - 2004 Wheelabrator Millbury, MA - 2004

Wheelabrator Spokane, WA - 2004 (WISHA) Wheelabrator Falls, PA - 2004

Wheelabrator Bridgeport, CT - 2005 Wheelabrator Westchester, NY - 2005

Wheelabrator Claremont, NH - 2005 Wheelabrator Ridge, FL - 2005

Wheelabrator Lassen, CA - 2005 (CAL-OSHA) Wheelabrator Saugus, MA - 2006

Wheelabrator Shasta, CA – 2006 (CAL-OSHA) Wheelabrator Baltimore, MD - 2006

Wheelabrator Norwalk, CA – 2006 (CAL-OSHA)


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VPP – Electric Power Generators

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VPP Star• Benefits

• Decreased turnover and absenteeism

• Increased productivity

• Exempt from programmed OSHA inspections

• Networking with the best

• Community recognition

• Models of excellence

• Competitive Edge


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VPP Star• Benefits

• Establishes a formal program that requires continuous improvement

• VPP concepts permeate into all areas –

Safety, Operations, Maintenance

SMART BUSINESS


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WHEELABRATOR TECHNOLOGIESCOMBINED W-T-E & IPP - YTD 9/ 11/ 07

OSHA RECORDABLE INCIDENCE RATES - TRIR

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ZERO/ ZERO2007 YTD Performance

• Claremont• Concord• Falls• Gloucester• Hudson Falls• Lassen• McKay Bay

• NERM• North Andover• North Broward• Norwalk


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2007 Incidence Rate Reduction Goals

• TRIR Goal is 2.61– 32 TRIR Incidents– 18% YOY improvement based on actuals– TRIR incidence rate 2.54 YTD

• 21 TRIR incidents• 18% YOY improvement

• DART Goal is 1.43– 17 DART Incidents– 20% YOY reduction– DART incidence rate 1.45 YTD

• 12 DART incidents• 22% YOY improvement


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Long Term Goal

• Zero-Zero Companywide by 2011– 10 facilities plus NERM zero/zero– 95 days zero/zero company wide– 20 facilities zero/zero more than 100

days – 6 facilities zero/zero more than one

year– 2 facilities zero/zero more than 1000

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Potential Impediments to Achieving Zero/Zero

• Sustaining safety excellence at every facility

– YOY variability • Work hours

– 24/7operations– Outage schedules

• Aging workforce vs. “brute force” jobs• Every employee has to work safely every day

– Stay focused vs. “going away”



Do every job, everyday, safely, on purpose!



Injuries will take care of themselves!


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Theme

•Shift focus to thousands of positive actions vs. limited number of safety failures


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Goals• Focus on positive actions vs. negative outcomes• Reinforces personal commitment • Engage/empower employees

– Stay focused on working safely– Promote continuous improvement

• Engage/involve supervisors to provide feedback to employees on a continuous basis– Acknowledge positive actions and opportunities for

improvement on a real time basis– Provide Leadership on Purpose

• Recognize and reward positive safety performance


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ASK 3 QUESTIONS

• Do I know how to do the job safely?• Am I prepared to do the job safely?

– Training, team, tools, time, • Can I do it safely?• A “no” response requires:

– Seeking additional information, taking a positive action, or shift supervisor involvement


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SOP Notebook

• Put in pocket at the start of every shift – physical reminder

And ask the 3 questions before performing each task


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SOP Notebook

Employees record at least one positive action taken to promote safety (PS Actions) in their notebook each day

Carry the notebook every day as a reminder that they can do every task, every day, safely on purpose


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Safety Communication Whiteboard


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Pre-shift Safety Briefing

• Employees share their SAFETY ON PURPOSE™ Notebook entries with their Supervisor during the pre-shift safety briefing at the beginning of the next workday.

• Start everyday by summarizing positive actions to promote safety (P.S.) in one location

• Supervisor writes P.S. Actions on Safety Communications Whiteboard

• Record at least one item from each employee’s notebook and discuss with shift - engage

• Review work for the day• Review safety issues involved with tasks


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Recognition• Recognize and reward positive safety

performance• Evaluate and recommend at least one PS

action each week by forwarding the relevant information Hampton

• A team of employees selects one or more PS actions for company wide recognition

• All selected PS actions are published on a weekly basis


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Promoting Safety (PS) Actions – 2007

Falls – Pre-Job Briefing Pays Safety Dividends!• Steve Miller - Mechanic. Steve observed a standing

water hazard that could not be removed while completing his Safe Job Briefing for a welding task. Steve modified the job set up to stay out of the water preventing a possible injury. Mike Tedesco, Lead Mechanic. – Alan Lewis


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PS Actions – 2007

Frackville – Watchful Eye Prevents Chemical Leak!• While assisting with a sodium hypochlorite delivery,

Joe Yak – Utility Operator noticed liquid starting to drip at the hose connection. Joe immediately stopped the delivery and replaced the rubber gasket. This action prevented a possible leak. Thanks Joe. – Tim Porczynski


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PS Actions – 2007

Lassen – Engineering Away Back Strains!• Boyd Barney/Plant Operator: - Boyd recognized the need to

install a rail hoist to move oil barrels weighing about 500 pounds, both in and out of the oil storage containment area. This will eliminate the need for the staff to manually move the barrels eliminating potential back strains. A work order for this item including engineering (load capacity) has been submitted and Boyd is working up interim measures until the installation is complete. Boyd’s use of SOP helped him not only to identify the hazard, but to put measures in place to eliminate them. – Larry Lighthill/John Neil


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PS Actions – 2007

Shasta – Taking Safety Home!• Kay Hutsell/Fuel Specialist: Kay is organizing the

Family Safety Day that will be held in the near future. For the event she has put together a family safety guide to be handed out to all attendees that includes a family emergency plan, family safety guide, disaster readiness, chemical and poison safety, fire safety, child safety and a safety checklist. Her intent is to carry safety awareness to the home as a part of SOP – Larry Lighthill/John Neil


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PS Actions – 2007

Special thanks to Steve, Joe, Boyd, and Kay for leading the way in promoting safety. Your efforts “make the difference” and are greatly appreciated!

…from Wheelabrator company-wide EHS weekly update


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•A very simple program!•Yielding great benefit!

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Wheelabrator Technologies Inc. A Waste Management Company SAFETY ON PURPOSE Dave Smith Health and Safety Programs Manager