Transcript Construction Site Safety – An Owners Perspective

Construction Safety at the
UW
Ron Fouty, Safety Director
Capital Projects Office
University of Washington
Who Can Influence Construction
Safety?
Owners
General Contractors
Tier Contractors
Supervisors
Employees
Why should an owner care?
Exposure to Liability
Contactor Costs
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Injury Costs translate into increased overhead for
contractors, which translate into increased bid
pricing
Contractor Efficiency
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Injury Prevention Efforts result in more effective
execution of the work
Employee Morale
Why does the UW care?
Exposure to Employees
Exposure to Students
Exposure to Public
Exposure to the Workers
It’s the Right Thing To Do
What Can the Owner Do?
Establish Guiding Philosophy
Set Expectations
Promote a Safety Culture
Support Contractor
Listen
Is Compliance With the Law
Enough?
OSHA and Labor and Industries
Regulations are Minimum Standards
Strict Compliance will NOT assure no
injuries
Best Practices CAN be developed and
implemented
UW Capital Projects Office
Approach to Construction
Safety
Planning
Contract Documents
Design Elements
Design Phase Hazard Analysis
Contractor Accident Prevention Plan
Site Specific Safety Plans
Job Hazard analysis
Foreman Level Task Planning
Execution
Develop Relationship
Familiarity with Plan
Observe for Effectiveness
Solicit Worker Feedback
Evaluation
Open discussion with the contractors of
what is working and what needs
improvement
Development of steps for improvement
Observation of implementation
What Happens if Thing Go
Wrong?
Incident Investigation – The
Owners Role
Contractual requirements for reporting
No Fault Incident Review
Understand the Facts
Develop Lessons Learned
Implement recommended change
Share the lessons widely
Metrics
Tracking Information
Developing incident history
Focus on trends
Modify contractual requirements as
necessary
Does It Work? UW Experience
Reduction in Severity
Reduction in Hand Injuries
Improved Reporting
Body Part Injured
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
Arm/Hand
Leg/Foot
Head/Neck
Torso
Type of Injury
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
Bleeding
Fracture
Strain/Sprain
Burn
Experience
5 years or less
6
5 to 10 years
7
More than 10 years
1
Injury Rates
What does the UW expect?
All employees to leave the job in the same
(or better!)condition than they came in
Compliance with the safety and health
rules
Development of an effective site specific
safety plan
Active engagement in worker safety
Investigation and reporting of incidents
Development of corrective actions
ZERO Injuries