SAFETY MOMENT
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25 year craft foreman was fatally injured after falling from a pier cap while setting
girders with his night shift crew.
E360 INCIDENT
STANDARD
DBI SALA Nano-Lok
general fall protection for
overhead anchorage point
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• E360 INCIDENT
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Why is leading edge unique or different?
• Typical anchor point for LE work is at foot level (fall protection equipment needs to be rated for this type of anchorage location)
• Increased fall distance (fall clearance requirement increases)
• Increased arresting forces (higher loads on the person and equipment)
• Potential for exposure to sharp edges causing cut or severe damage the lifeline
Standard fall protection products are rated neither for the added fall distance and loading, nor the sharp edge hazard.
Leading Edge SLRs
LE/SE SLRs are tested:
a) with higher weight.
b) over a sharp edge.
c) with offset angle to induce sliding on the edge.
d) to confirm no slack can develop.
LE/SE SLRs will include:
a) markings on the device and
instructions about leading
edge work.
b) a non-separable energy
absorber.
‘LEADING EDGE’ FALL PROTECTION
a) The test weight is increased by roughly 30% to 282 pounds (128kg).
b) The test edge material is very sharp metal with an edge radius of .005 inches (.13mm) or less.
c) An energy absorber is required and must not be separable from the SRD device or lifeline.
d) Testing is expanded to include “offset” testing that tests sliding of the lifeline along the edge.
e) Specific testing includes a check on retraction when used horizontally to confirm no slack can develop.
f) Markings on the device and use instructions have been expanded to provide advice to equipment users about leading edge work.
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ANSI Z359.14
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Similar looking SLRs with different capabilities.
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EQUIPMENT CONFUSION
STANDARD
DBI SALA Nano-Lokgeneral fall protection for overhead
anchorage point
LEADING EDGE
Miller TurboLite Edge MAXapproved for foot level tie-off with
smooth edge; lifeline material: webbing
SHARP EDGE
DBI SALA Nano-Lok - Edgedesigned for foot level tie-off with
sharp edge (0.005” radius); lifeline
material: cable
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Before beginning any work where workers
will be exposed to a fall hazard, the following
hierarchy should be applied during the
planning process.
Only if the exposure can’t be eliminated or
engineered out, should fall protection PPE be
utilized, striving to make an overhead
anchorage point available for the workers
use.
The last resort should be a foot level
anchorage point for fall protection, utilizing
the proper Leading Edge/Sharp Edge fall
protection Lanyards and full body harnesses.
FALL PROTECTION HIERARCHY
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• Plan out the need for fall protection
(remove the exposure)
• Overhead tie-off
• Sharp edge/leading edge
equipment
REQUIREMENTS FOR FALL PROTECTIONAT KIEWIT
COPYRIGHT 2018 KIEWIT CORPORATION
A CASE STUDY: KIEWITEric Grundke, Director of Safety, Kiewit Corporation
• Culture
• Engagement
• Significant Injury and Fatality Prevention
• Leading Indicators
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KEY COMPONENTS
SAFETY CULTURE
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HISTORY OF SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS
1950
First “Days Worked
Without A Lost Time
Accident” sign on a
jobsite
17.6 million
hours/246 lost
time accidents
Tracking
fleet accidentsFirst Director’s Safety Award
“Lights
On For
Safety”
program
started
Ranking districts
by their safety
performance
9.6 million
hours/302 lost
time accidents
Safety
Managers
assigned to
each district
Use of the
“8-Ball” begins
Listing the
District Manager on
monthly Reports
16.5 million
hours/120 lost
time accidents
1960 1970
17 million
hours/
94 lost time
accidents
First Bob Wilson Safety Award
16.5 million hours/
168 lost time accidents
Including OSHA recordables in
addition to lost time accidents
“Essentials of a
Successful
Safety Program”
was released
31.4 million hours/
61 lost time accidents
Identifying those
districts with “Zero
Recordables” each
month
1980 1990 2000
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HISTORY OF SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS
2000
“Safety
Enhancements”
process began
Goose Egg
Safety Award
for Districts
with “Zero
Recordables”
throughout
year
Safety Performance
Solutions: Actively Caring
“Nobody Gets Hurt” began
Including all hurts (first aid
cases) in company
statistics in addition to
recordable cases
Listen Up /
Speak Up
Employee
Engagement
39.2 million hours/
46 lost time accidents
Formal Launch of Kiewit Safe
Culture Survey
2010 2020
KiewitSafe.com
Mining the Diamond
Mission Possible
Craft Voice in
Safety (CVIS)
Subcontractor
Minimum
Expectations &
Summit
Verify
20152005
Verify – Continue
Doing What We’ve
Been Doing
Enhanced CVIS
Guidelines
Automated Incident
Management System
Eliminating
Diamond
Events
“Nobody Gets Hurt” means just that — no incidents and
no injuries, no matter how seemingly minor. We all have
family and friends who care about us and want us to stay
safe at work.
We also care about our coworkers and take seriously our
responsibility to keep each other safe on the job. No
matter what job you do, “Nobody Gets Hurt” applies to you.
Embrace it; promote it; live by it. Nothing is more
important.
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NOBODY GETS HURT
All Managers and Supervisors…
• Are responsible for safety
• Must be actively, openly committed
• Demonstrate level of commitment through actions (not just words)
• Are responsible for creating a “do the right thing, every time”
culture
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NOBODY GETS HURT:MANAGEMENT COMMITMENT
All Employees…
• Are responsible for safety – for themselves and their coworkers
• Must be passionate about safety
• Demonstrate engagement by ensuring safe operations
• Are authorized – and expected – to speak up when witnessing
unsafe actions, behaviors or conditions
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NOBODY GETS HURT:EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT
Our Tools…
• Empower employees to be engaged
• Are proven to prevent incidents (i.e., safety training, observation programs,
job hazard analysis, etc.)
• Are used to their full extent – enabling employees to be successful
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NOBODY GETS HURT:THE TOOLS WE USE
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HOW DOES KIEWIT COMPARE?Comparison of Kiewit & Construction Industry (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
BLS Total Rec. Freq.
Kiewit Total Rec. Freq.
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The same things that got
us here are the things that
hold us back.
Accountability
Rules and Programs
Top Down Safety
Reacting to Incidents
• Focus on our people - not numbers
• The same things that got us here are the things
that hold us back
• Engagement
WHAT WE’VE LEARNED
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“The very things that got us here
may be the same things
that hold us back from getting better.”
“Keep on doing what you’re doing,
and you’ll keep on getting
what you’re getting.”
Average
Good
Great
1. Employees are actively engaged in and ‘own’ safety
2. The culture supports interdependence, or ‘actively caring’
3. The focus is on actions and activities, rather than outcomes alone – and
people are rewarded accordingly
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THREE KEYS TO A “TOTAL SAFETY CULTURE”
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FOCUS ON INJURY RATES SHOULD VARY BY ORGANIZATIONAL LEVEL
Focus On Leading Indicators
Monitor lagging indicators while ensuring leading
indicators are properly used
Foreman / Craft
Project
District
Org.
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Why I Work Safe
• Making Safety Personal – Why I Work Safe
• Nobody Gets Hurt
• Mining the Diamond
FOCUS ON PEOPLE –NOT NUMBERS
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VALUES | INTENTIONS | BEHAVIORSAren’t Always Consistent
“Employees should…
“I am willing to…
“I do…
…caution coworkers when observing them
perform at-risk behaviors.”
0
20
40
60
80
100
Values (Should) Intentions (Willing) Behaviors (Do)
Pe
rce
nt A
gre
em
en
t
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ENGAGEMENT
Excellent
Good
Average
Time
Discretionary
Effort
“Want-to”
Self-DirectedEngagement
“Have-to”
Other-DirectedParticipation
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‘ACTIVELY CARING’Facilitated by Five Person States
Actively
Caring
Self-Effectiveness
“I can do it.”
Optimism
“I expect the best.”
Belonging
“I care about my team.”
Self-Esteem
“I care about myself.”
Personal Control
“I am in control.”
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Craft Voice in Safety (CVIS):• Still work on the tools with dedicated time
to the CVIS committee; and
• Report directly to project management.
Craft Safety Advisor (CSA):• Do not work on the tools;
• Are full time craft advisors (ambassadors);
• Report to safety team or management;
• Spend time in the field with crews reviewing
JHA’s and advising our workers on safe
work practices; and
• Do not have to be a part of CVIS committee.
CRAFT ENGAGEMENT
2019 FOCUS: ELIMINATING DIAMOND EVENTS
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MINING THE DIAMOND
How serious could the injury have been
“if not for luck”?
Fatalities
Lost Time
Incidents
Recordable
Incidents
First Aid &
Near Miss
A Diamond Event is:
An event that occurs where the results, if not for luck, could have resulted in a loss of life or limb.
Mining the Diamond is:
Focusing on the potential outcome of an incident or event instead of the actual outcome when determining the resources
allocated to react to and prevent those incidents and events.
Diamond Categories are:
Similar incidents with common contributing factors that have a high likelihood of producing serious outcomes are grouped into
Diamond Categories in order to proactively prevent their occurrence.
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MINING THE DIAMOND
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MINING THE DIAMOND
Inside the DiamondWe must maximize learning
for incidents inside the diamond:
• Perform in-depth root cause analysis
• Perform in-depth trend analysis
• Identify focus areas
Outside the DiamondWhat should we do with the data outside the
diamond?
• Perform fit-for-purpose depth of root cause analysis
• Use data to help identify corrective actions
• Steward overall metrics for predictive trends
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PROACTIVE MINING THE DIAMOND
Reactive…
• Evaluate possible severity
• Extra attention to Diamond
events
Proactive…
• Determine likely event
• Training
• Focus inspections & observations
• Pre-planned response
React to…
• Dropped Objects
React to…
• Non-Barricaded Area Below
• Stacked Crews
• Poor Material Storage
• Not Using Tool Lanyards
• Unprotected Edges
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• Selecting and
communicating
diamond categories
• Holding awareness
events
• Providing MTD
training
• Measuring with
focused assessments
and inspections
PROACTIVEMINING THE DIAMOND
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• Confined Space
• Cranes
• Crush Points
• Dropped / Falling Objects
• Fall Protection
• Ground Support
• Journey Management
• LOTO / Isolation
• Man Lift / Scissor Lift
• Material Handling
• Mobile Equipment
• Rigging
• Stored Energy
• Toxic & Hazardous Exposure
• Traffic Control
• Trenches & Excavation
• Tunnel Safety
• Utilities
DIAMOND CATEGORIES
Items in Bold represent 2019 focus categories
• Message from Executive: video from a senior executive discussing an incident from their
career and how it affected them and their view of safety in construction
• It Happened To Us: review of a past fatal incident or significant event ; reminder that it can –
and has – happened to us on our work
• Diamond Category Training: materials or video covering the monthly Diamond category
• Safe By Choice: message pertaining to Safety Week’s Safe by Choice focus throughout all
levels of the organization (craft to executive)
• Executive Tour: thoughts and observations from executive level safety tours
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2019 FOCUS: MONTHLY DELIVERABLES
LEADING INDICATORS
• Program Execution
• Following Plans
• Diamond Precursors
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LEADING INDICATORS
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COLD EYE REVIEWS
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COLD EYE REVIEWS
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• Access / Egress
• Barricades
• Confined Space
• Cranes
• Crush Points
• Dropped / Falling
Objects
• Fall Protection
• Ground Support
• Housekeeping
• JHA
• Journey
Management
• LOTO / Isolation
• Man Lift / Scissor
Lift
• Material Handling
• Mobile Equipment
• PPE
• Rigging
• Stored Energy
• Toxic & Hazardous
Exposure
• Traffic Control
• Trenches &
Excavation
• Tunnel Safety
• Utilities
DIAMOND AUDIT
CONCLUSION• Culture
• Engagement
• Significant Injury and Fatality
Prevention
• Leading Indicators
QUESTIONS?