Steel Manufacturers AssociationSteel Manufacturers Association

SMA Safety CommitteeyAugust 25, 2011

Ron Herring, Gerdau Midlothian

‐Composed of 35 North American electric arc furnace (“EAF”) steel producing Member Companies  and 123 (“EAF”) steel producing Member Companies, and 123 Associate Member steel industry suppliers

‐Today, roughly two‐thirds of U.S. steel production comes Today, roughly two thirds of U.S. steel production comes from the scrap‐based EAF process, up from just 10% in the early 1970s

‐SMA Members account for approximately 80% of total domestic steel capacity

Key Drivers to the SMA Safety Committee Success

Safety Committee Meetings

Safety Statistics Benching 

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Fatality Prevention Initiative

Upstream/Downstream 

Safety Awareness Fatality Prevention Initiative

Workplace Specific Safety 

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Education & Outreach

First Hand Governmental Surveys

Sharing of SiteSite‐‐SpecificSpecific Best Practices

Compliance Awareness 

SMA Safety Awards SMA Safety Awards

Key Drivers to the SMA Safety Committee Success

Need within ourour industry (2002)

◦◦ 14 fatalities…14 fatalities…

Strong initial leadership

Awards and Recognitions

OSHA involvement

More focus on industry specific  Strong initial leadership

Board top down directives (at every meeting)(at every meeting)

Involved core industry members in 

More focus on industry specific 

process and procedures versus 

governmental regulations Involved core industry members in 

planning, soliciting, “boots on the ground”

Inclusive 

Costs 

‐ None additional to SMA

Modest hotels◦ Union and non‐union

◦ Companies and suppliers

◦ Safety professionals , safety committees, production managers, 

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‐ Modest hotels

‐ Cohesive and full schedule, all 

work…and “hourly” employees

‐Meetings are held in the spring and fall each year

‐Attendance averages around 100 members, associate members, and 

guests

‐Opportunity for sharing information on best practices and new 

safety tools and protection

‐ Includes a presentation from an OSHA representative

‐OSHA Director Dr. Michaels addressed group in fall 2010 in 

Arlington, VA

‐Usually include an optional plant tour

H ld   M h   i  J k ill  Fl idHeld on March 2011 in Jacksonville, Florida

141 Attendees (member company representatives and associate members)OSHA Update from Compliance Assistance Specialist OSHA Update from Compliance Assistance Specialist Optional plant tour of Gerdau Jacksonville MillAgenda Items Included

◦ Addressing Contractor/Trucking FatalitiesAddressing Contractor/Trucking Fatalities◦ Truck Driver Fall Protection◦ Mobile Equipment Lock Out and Maintenance◦ Pedestrian Pathways◦ Electrical Safety NFPA 70E Compliancey 7 p◦ Surviving an OSHA Inspection◦ Industrial Hygiene: Hex Chrome and Silica◦ Aging Workforce◦ First Aid◦ Emergency All Call Systems◦ Unsafe Act Audits◦ Duel‐Hearing Protection

SMA Members voluntarily report monthly data on number ofrecordable cases lost workday cases days lost and hoursrecordable cases, lost workday cases, days lost, and hoursworked.

Compiled year‐to‐date data is circulated to members as aspreadsheet eachmonth.p

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SMA’s safety documents do not provide an industrystandard, and do not set industry best practice.

These surveys and guides are intended as toolstools to assistThese surveys and guides are intended as toolstools to assistindividuals and companies in their efforts to prevent injuriesin the steel industry.

The purpose is not to take the place of an individual companypolicy or procedure, but rather to provide general proceduresand practices to assist member companies in developing safeprocedures as part of a comprehensive safety program.

Addresses Seven (7) critical areas:  F i    fi   i iti  i  Addresses Seven (7) critical areas: 

1. Confined Space; 

2 Fall Protection; 

Focusing on five priorities in addressing crane fatalities: 

◦ operator visibility and 2. Fall Protection; 

3. Lockout‐Tryout; 

4 Mobile Equipment

attentiveness; 

◦ maintenance; 

◦ fall hazards; 4. Mobile Equipment

5. Material Handling

6 Rail, and

◦ fall hazards; 

◦ charging the EAF/ladle handling; and 

6. Rail, and

7. Cranes (Completed in 2011)◦ non‐routine procedures

Videos to be completed by the end of summer and introduced 

Fatality Prevention Initiative

end of summer and introduced to the SMA in October 2011

Fatality Prevention Initiative

C i i l G id liCritical Guidelines

Regular questionnaires distributed by member request to address specific safety topics – anonymous results shared with all members

‐Topics have included:  prescriptionprescription medication,medication,

aerialaerial lifts/permits,lifts/permits,

cellularcellular phonephone policies,policies,

heatheat illness/fruitillness/fruit program,program,

hothot worksworks permit/firepermit/fire prevention,prevention,

protectiveprotective eyewear/sealedeyewear/sealed eyewear,eyewear,

liftinglifting andand rigging/inspections,rigging/inspections,

motivationalmotivational safetysafety speakers,speakers,

safetysafety incentives,incentives,

hearinghearing protection/NRR/sizedprotection/NRR/sized earear plugsplugs

kevlarkevlar FRFR jackets,jackets,

measuringmeasuring annualannual safetysafety performanceperformance

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Log‐In Page Main PageLog In Page Main Page

‐Notes and presentations from Committee meetings, 2002‐2011

Safety survey results  grouped by date and topic‐Safety survey results, grouped by date and topic

‐Meeting notes grouped by date 

‐Presentations from meetings grouped by date and topicPresentations from meetings grouped by date and topic

‐Catalogue of company incident and near miss reports

‐Fatality Prevention – document, audit tools, and videosy , ,

‐Radiation safety resources

SMA members have many contractors that work on our sites exposing the facility to higher exposure to risk.  Improving the safety of the industry means that we must also improve contractor safety on our sites.

Many SMA members utilize contractor management systems that allow host Many SMA members utilize contractor management systems that allow host steel companies to only allow contractors on‐site who have demonstrated past positive safety performance, and have the safety programs in place to ensure safe job performancej p

Contractors are frequently invited to participate in and contribute to company safety committees

Spring 2011 meeting included a focus on Contractor Safety

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SMA partnering with the Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST) to fund the Don B. Daily Memorial Fund to promote steel industry safety and health

Th  SMA  h ll  N h A i   i i    The SMA challenges North American university teams (students and professors) to submit proposals for grant funding in the theme area of safety and health awareness g ywithin the steel manufacturing industry

Dual objectives: promote safe workplaces for the steel manufacturing industry, and increase the number of students studying health and safety awareness relative to the manufacturing environmentg

SMA Board of Directors recognizes outstanding safety performance through the annual Don gDaily SMA Achievement in Safety Award.  

◦ 2011 recipient: 

Chris Bullard and the Logistics Team ‐Gerdau Midlothian

SMA members have made great strides, and will be relentless in pursuit of continuous improvement until we achieve zero injuries in our of continuous improvement until we achieve zero injuries in our workplaces

SMA members have benefited tremendously from relationship with OSHA  i l di   k     i   i i     d OSHA, including speakers at meetings, training resources, and cooperative programs

Private industry and government agencies can work together to y g g gimprove safety in the plant, community, county, state, and other divisions

The SMA  through its members  has been a driving force in improving The SMA, through its members, has been a driving force in improving safety performance

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