Transcript OSHA Challenge: Your Roadmap to Safety and Health Excellence”

Permian Basin STEPS
Midland, Texas, Texas
OSHA Challenge
“Pipeline to VPP”
Tuesday 8 September, 2009
Presented by:
Greg Smith, CSP
CSHI
Austin, Texas
OSHA’s Cooperative Programs
WHICH DIRECTION?
Roadmap to an Effective SHMS: OSHA
Challenge
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On par with VPP
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Three-stage roadmap – Follows VPP elements and subelements
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2 Tracks – General Industry & Construction
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Uses third party Administrators to guide Participants
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Online Tools including Gap Analysis
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97,625 total employees impacted
Elements
=
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Management leadership and employee
involvement
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Worksite analysis
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Hazard prevention and control
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Training
Three Stages of OSHA Challenge
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Participants can begin at any stage and are required to
show progression in each stage through knowledge and
action requirements related to:
 Management
 Worksite
 Hazard
 Safety
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leadership and employee involvement
analysis
prevention and control
and health training
Each stage requires documentation and verification of
Participant achievement by the Administrator before
progression to the next stage
OSHA Challenge Organization
OSHA
Administrator
Coordinator
Participant
Participant
Participant
Coordinator
Participant
Participant
Participant
OSHA Challenge Tracking Participant Status Form
Management Commitment and Employee
Involvement
Stage I -- Management Leadership and Employee Involvement
1. Management Commitment - Actions Required
1. Safety and Health Mission Statement. Develop, issue, and communicate a Safety and Health Mission
Statement (ie, defining where the site wants to be)
Goal:
Date Completed:
Actions Taken:
2. Employee Involvement - Actions Required
1. Employee Safety and Health Perception Survey. Evaluate the current safety and health practices
at the total site and establish a baseline in the following areas for each of the following categories of
personnel – managers , supervisors, non-supervisory employees , and contractors:
a. Levels of involvement in the safety and health program
b. Values regarding the importance of worker safety and health
c. Perceptions of the effectiveness of the total site’s safety and health management system
d. Perceptions of how well the culture encourages and supports reporting
on hazards, accidents, and injuries
e. Levels of compliance with rules or unwritten safety and health standards
f. Perceptions regarding their roles, responsibilities, and accountability in ensuring safety
and health in the total site
Action:
Goal
Completed:
Status
No Action Taken
Status
No Action Taken
OSHA Challenge Tracking Participant Status Form
Worksite Analysis
Stage I -- Worksite Analysis
1. Baseline Safety and Industrial Hygiene Hazard Analysis - Required Actions
1. Conduct a baseline safety and industrial hygiene hazard analysis to establish initial levels of exposure
(baselines) for comparison to future levels, so that changes can be recognized This study should
include a review of previous accidents, injuries, and illnesses; complaints of workplace hazards;
previous studies, etc
Action:
Goal
Completed:
2. Ensure that the baseline survey accomplishes the following:
a. Identify and document common safety hazards in the site and how they are controlled
b. Identify and document common health hazards in the site and determine if further sampling is needed
c. Identify and document safety and health hazards that need further study
d. Covers the entire work site, indicates who conducted the survey, and when it was completed
Action:
Goal
Completed:
3. Repeat the baseline survey only if warranted by significant changes (eg, changes in processes,
equipment, hazard controls, etc)
Action:
Goal
Completed:
Status
No Action Taken
No Action Taken
No Action Taken
OSHA Challenge Tracking Participant Status Form
Hazard Prevention and Control
Stage I -- Hazard Prevention and Control
1. Certified Professional Resources - Actions Required
1. Ensure that if outside sources are conducting baseline hazard analysis, they are certified
Action:
Goal
Completed:
2. Hazard Elimination and Control Methods - Actions Required
1. Prioritize hazards identified in this stage based on seriousness of injury or illness or property
loss, frequency of exposure, and long- term effects Establish an action plan for correction
Action:
Goal
Completed:
2. Identify options and select the most appropriate option or combination of options for hazard elimination
and control methods, including engineering controls, administrative controls, work practices, and
personal protective equipment (PPE)
Action:
Goal
Completed:
3. Take steps to ensure that the selected controls are appropriate to the site’s hazard (s); understood and
followed by all affected parties; equitably enforced through the disciplinary system; written, implemented,
and updated as needed; used by employees; and incorporated into training, positive reinforcement,
and correction programs
Action:
Goal
Completed:
3. Hazard Control Programs - Actions Required
Status
No Action Taken
Status
No Action Taken
No Action Taken
No Action Taken
Status
OSHA Challenge Benefits
Individualized assistance and step-by-step guide to
implementing an effective SHMS (3-stage road map) at
employer’s own pace
 Improved employee morale (result of the employee
involvement element)
 Improved relations with OSHA
 Decrease in TCIR/DART rates
 Recognition from various OSHA offices and webpage
 Possible expedited track to VPP after completion
OSHA Challenge 2008 Evaluation
Bottom-line Results
Construction graduates of OSHA Challenge reduced their
baseline TCIR rate by 45% and their DART rate by 31
%. In comparing rates to the BLS rates for like
industries, graduates were 30% below the TCIR and
35% below the DART
General Industry graduates of Challenge had increased
their TCIR and DART by 4% and 42 % respectively. In
comparing rates to the BLS rates for like industries,
graduates were 41% below the TCIR and 28% below
the DART.
OSHA Challenge Administrator
Roles & Responsibilities
OSHA Challenge Program
Roles & Responsibilities
of
Administrators & Coordinators
Greg Smith, CSP
Outreach Program Administrator
CSHI – Austin, Texas
Why Become an Administrator?
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Riches and Fame….OR not!
 Fees
for Services
 Expenses
 Doughnuts and Lunch
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The Right Thing to Do: YEP!
Roles/Responsibilities
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Liaison between Participants & OSHA
Provide direction and understanding of
Challenge/VPP requirements
Handle administrative paperwork
 Applications
(Candidate/Participant, Coordinators)
 Annual Reports
 Stage Completion – OCTPS
Administrator
Coordinator
(Internal)
Participant
(Company Site)
Participant
(Company Site)
Coordinator
(External)
Participant
(Company 1)
Participant
(Company 2)
Coordinators
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Coach, mentor,
Personally verifies that Participants have
completed requirements.
Liaison between Participant and Administrator,
where necessary
Can work with any Administrator
How to become a Coordinator
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Complete application and submit to
administrator
Qualifications
 Special
Government Employee (SGE), or
 Knowledge of Safety and Health Management
Systems, and
 Auditing experience, and
 Knowledge of Challenge/VPP Requirements
How to Become a
Candidate/Participant
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Submit Application
 Letter
of Commitment
 Candidate Information Profile
 OSHA Log 300 Data from last calendar year
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Complete Gap Analysis using OCTPS
Stay in communication with
Coordinator/Administrator on progress
Support
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Administrators/Coordinators
 Hold
quarterly meetings (in person & phone
conference)
 Answer questions via email, phone and in-person
when possible
 Hold Coordinator’s training
 Conduct meetings with management teams to help
them understand the benefits of the OSHA Challenge
Program.
Success!
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CSHI First Graduate – June 2009
 VPP
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verification scheduled for late 2009
Expect at least 1 more Graduate by end of 2009
- Maybe more if all goes well…
Economic downturn does not seem to be hurting
overall progress of Challenge Participants.
QUESTIONS ? ? ?
Additional Information
•
Contact your local OSHA
Area Office
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Contact OSHA’s National
Office at 202-693-2200
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http://www.osha.gov/
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Contact me:
Greg Smith, CSP
CSHI
1625 Rutherford Lane
Austin, Texas 78754
512-462-1234
www.cshi.org
[email protected]
Last Shot at Questions…
Thanks!
Greg Smith, CSP
CSHI – Austin, Texas