DZAC March 2012

Opening Remarks

DZAC News

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Items of Interest• Review of Purpose and Expectations

• Bring safety suggestions, complaints or concerns from your workgroup directly to Senior Management

• Communicate status or resolution of concerns back to your workgroup

• Present the DZAC training subjects to your workgroup

• Sign-in sheets are returned to Lisa, Janice, Gene

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Items of Interest• Two More Safety Spot Awards Issued:

• Jeff Knight – B15 traffic safety observation

• Jessie Knight – B15 traffic safety observation

Expectation: Zero Injuries

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Expectation: Zero Injuries

Oct

Nov Dec Jan Feb

Mar Apr

May Jun Jul

Aug Sep

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4

6

8

10

12

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Facilities Injuries FY 2011/2012

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Expectation: Zero Injuries

Injury Rates

Facilities Workers 8.23

Construction Workers 0.82

Contract Workers 0

Total Division 4.78

Feb-11

Mar-11

Apr-11

May-11

Jun-11

Jul-11

Aug-11

Sep-11

Oct-11

Nov-11

Dec-11

Jan-12

0.00

2.00

4.00

6.00

8.00

10.00

12.00

Injury Rate (12 Month Rolling Period)

Total Division

Facilities Employees

Construction Workers

Contract Workers

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Who is Responsible?

Expectation: Zero Injuries

Craft No. RecordFirst Aid

Back / Neck Finger

Foot / Ankle Arm Knee Shoulder Head

Hand / Wrist Leg Abdomen Eye

Administration 1 8% 1           

Laborer 3 25%     1        2  1

Carpenter 2 17% 1 1                 

Custodian 8 86% 17% 1 1 1   1 1 1 1     

Electrician 1 8% 1                   Material Handler 2 14% 8%          1       1  

PMT 2 17%        1    1     

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Injury Type:

Expectation: Zero Injuries

Injury Type Number Recordable First Aid Total

Strains / Sprains 9 32% 16% 47%

Contusion 4 0% 21% 21%

Dermatitis 2 0% 11% 11%

Fracture 1 5% 0% 5%

Foreign Body 1 0% 5% 5%

Laceration 1 0% 5% 5%

Abrasion 1 0% 5% 5%

Total 19      

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Occurrence Reports:

Expectation: Zero Injuries

2008 2009 2010 2011 20120

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10

15

20

25

30

7 4 510

2

97

1816

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ORPS by Number and Sever-ity

Recurrent

1 - Significant Impact

2 - Moderate Impact

3 - Low Impact

4 - Some Impact

Ladder Safety

Ladder Safety• Using ladders safely is not as obvious as

you might think• More maintenance and construction

workers are killed and injured by falls from ladders than by other types of falls

• Each one of us who have used a ladder has been in a tippy situation at least once

• The safe operating parameters of ladders are very narrow

Before you climb a ladder:

• Choose the right ladder for the job– Never use a closed step ladder as a

straight ladder• If you will need to move around on a

ladder, carry lots of materials, or use heavy equipment, a ladder may not be appropriate– You might be better off using an aerial

lift or scaffolding• Keep the area around the ladder base

free of clutter

Before you climb a ladder: • Make sure a straight ladder is one

foot away from the vertical support for every four feet of ladder height between the base support and the top support (4:1 ratio)

• Position the ladder so that the base won't slip outwards

• Some ladders have an ‘L’ painted on the side. When the L is in the vertical position (‘reading position’), it is at the proper angle

Before you climb a ladder:

• Tie a straight ladder as close to the upper support point as possible

• A straight ladder must extend three feet beyond (above) the edge or support point when using a ladder to reach a roof or platform

• Make sure stepladders are fully open and the spreader is locked into its correct position

• Keep your body facing the ladder at all times, centered between the stiles.

Before you climb a ladder:

• Don’t reach too far forwards or sideways, or stand with one foot on the ladder and the other one on something else – Belt Buckle Rule: Don’t move

outside of the rails– Move the ladder and re-secure it if

necessary to avoid overstretching, however frustrating or time consuming that might be!

Before you climb a ladder:

• Keep both hands free to hold the ladder while you're climbing or descending - if you need to carry any tools, use a shoulder bag, belt holster or belt hooks – It’s best to use a rope to lift or to

lower any objects• Only one person on a stepladder

at a time

Before you climb a ladder:

• Do not tie or fasten ladders together to make longer sections

• Don’t use ladders as a brace, skid, guy or gin pole, gangway, or for other uses than that for which they were intended, unless specifically recommended for use by the manufacturer.

• Don’t climb the cross-bracing on the rear section of stepladders unless the ladders are designed and provided with steps for climbing on both front and rear sections

Before you climb a ladder:

• Don’t place planks on the top step of stepladders

• Don’t use a ladder if the labels are unreadable

• Don’t paint a ladder• Always inspect before use• Both feet of the ladder must be

firmly on the ground

Before you climb a ladder:

• Don’t stand or work on the top 2 rungs or cleats of a step ladder or the top 3 rungs of a straight ladder.

• Don’t put ladders in passageways, doorways, driveways, or any location where they may be displaced by activities being conducted on any other work, unless protected by barricades or guards.

Before you climb a ladder:

• Keep the front end above head height when carrying – Look and turn carefully

• Fall protection must be properly worn at the lab when working above 4 feet on a ladder if you cannot maintain three points of contact or if the ladder is next to a greater fall distance. Construction workers (not craft workers) are allowed 6 feet.

Safety Issues Discussion

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Safety Issues Discussion

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