September 17, 2014
Dan Cretella – Corporate Insurance Manager, O&G Industries
Tom Hilgen, CPE – Senior Ergonomist, Willis
O&G Services
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Building Construction• Construction management• Design-build• General contracting• Program management
Power & Energy• Combined heat and power plants• Electric generating facilities and fuel distribution plants
Heavy Civil Construction• Roads• Bridges• Water and waste treatment facilities
O&G Products
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• Concrete• Asphalt• Sand & Gravel• Masonry• Earth Products Showcase• Energy-Related Materials
O&G Safety:
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O&G Safety:
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One Week Ergonomics Project (O&G and Willis)
• Detailed Data Analytics– Loss leading operations, causes of injuries, parts of body
• Site Visits, Interviews and Observations– Mason Yards– Highway & Bridge Construction– Concrete Mix Plants– Quarry
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27%
Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) = Overexertions = Sprains & Strains
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Industry Challenges:
• Aging Workforce
• Deconditioned Workforce
• Deconditioned Youth
• Rapid Increases in Childhood Diabetes
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Industry Challenges (Page 2):
• Unprepared Workforce?
Employees?
Subcontractors?
Which of these pre-shift meetings resembles yours?
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Warm-Ups & Stretching: A Universal Injury Prevention Strategy
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LiftingCarryingPushingPullingTwistingLeapingJumpingClimbingReachingStooping“Reacting”
Concepts:
1. Work Smarter, Not Harder
2. Plan Your Lift (R/Y/G)
3. Nothing on the Floor
4. Pre-Planning – Add Ergo to the Discussion
5. 3-Point Contact
6. “Ready to go”
7. Tying in Wellness with Ergonomics (Home and Work)
8. eCommunications (Streaming Videos)
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Work Smarter, Not Harder
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Work Smarter, Not Harder
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Work Smarter, Not Harder
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Work Smarter, Not Harder
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Work Smarter, Not Harder
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Work Smarter, Not Harder
Step 1 Step 2
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Work Smarter, Not Harder
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Work Smarter, Not Harder
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Work Smarter, Not Harder
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Know Your Lift (G/Y/R)
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Know Your Lift (G/Y/R)
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Nothing on the Floor
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Nothing on the Floor
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Pre-Planning
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Pre-Planning
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Pre-Planning
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3-Point Contact
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3-Point Contact
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3-Point Contact
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3-Point Contact
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3-Point Contact
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Ready to Go
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Ready to Go
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Ready to Go
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Ready to Go
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Tying in Wellness & Ergonomics (Home & Work)
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eCommunications
O&G Operations
Unique subscriptions:• Project Managers• Superintendents• Engineers• Foremen
Subscriptions
Each subscription is a collection of subscribers:
•Email address•Name
Packages
Each package is a collection of custom content, layout and branding: • Content• Videos• Other documents• Emails
• Player design (“Theme”)• User authentication
Users can easily browse content by category/topic:
Easily Browse Video Libraries (Ergonomics Example):
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Smartphone/Tablet View:
Subscribers receive emails according to an optimal schedule:
Daily;
Every other day;
Weekly;
Every other week;
Monthly;
Additional custom emails can be sent at any time;
Emails provide users with one-click access to selected content in fully-branded, state-of-the-art video player screens.
Precisely Scheduled & Fully-Customized E-mails:
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One Week Ergonomics Project (O&G and Willis)
• Detailed Data Analytics
• Site Visits, Interviews and Observations
• Findings & Next Steps– Need to integrate ergonomics concepts into everyday
operations– Develop strategy on executing each of the 9 ergonomics
concepts presented– Immediate steps
– Pricing on 50# bags– Tooling for lifting blue stone– Pre-plan with supers to include safety and ergo
– Culture change
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Questions: