Construction Site Visits
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WisDOT Safety Audits
Janet Huggins, Supervisor
DOT Risk and Safety
Who is Risk and Safety?
Division of
Business
Management
Brenda Brown
BITS
TBD
Bureau of
Business Services
Jim McDonnell
BHRS
Jack Lawton
Research &
Communication
Daniel Yeh
Risk, Safety &
Facilities
Damien Barr
Purchasing, Fleet
& Distribution
Steve Martinelli
Fiscal
Frank Hilscher
Facilities
Ron Ulvog
Risk & Safety
Janet Huggins
Worker's
Compensation
Pam Louther
Lisa Flora
Safety & Health
Joe Such
TBD
Loss Control
Mary Johnson
Damage Claims
Sue Johnson
Connie Radel
Property & Liability
Hal Galbraith
HF Lobby Desk
Jim Boshers
Rosemary Foster
Introduction
Field safety reviews
Joe Such – DOT Risk and Safety
To foster partnerships with DTSD
Informal
Documented by checklist
Purpose
Recognition of hazards
Make sure employees know hazards
Make sure contractors are told about
hazards
We will apply findings to future training
Ensure employees a safe workplace
Focus
WisDOT personnel job hazard exposure
We’ll make DOT project leads and DOT
contractors aware of the hazards
DOT PL and contractors will communicate
with the general contractors
When and where
Risk and Safety personnel will:
Contact oversight engineer or designee
Get a list of current projects
Schedule site visits
Field safety review
Risk and Safety personnel
Accompanied during the review
Point out hazards
Discuss findings
Correct IDLH situations immediately
Goal is zero injuries/losses
Checklist examples
General and General Duty Clause issues
Emergency numbers posted
MSDS easily available
First-aid kits stocked
Fall protection safety
Electrical safety
Excavation safety
Checklist examples
Site-specific issues
Confined space entry procedures
Scaffolding safety
Cranes and rigging
Concrete cutting
Respirator usage
Hazards
Most common include (but not limited
to)
Fall protection
Trenching and excavation
Ladder usage
Scaffolding
Confined space
Fall protection - 100% tie-off
Trenching and excavation
Ladder safety
Scaffolding safety
Confined space safety
Checklist
The checklist also contains:
Parties involved
General safety concerns
Site specific requirements
Corresponding OSHA standards
Summary
Field safety review visit
Scheduled arrival of Risk and Safety
Contact on-site project leader
Intended to be non-threatening
Documented by safety hazard checklist
Project leader to share checklist
appropriately
DOT Construction Checklist