Safety Is Everybody's Business

Safety & Health Add Value.

To Your.

Business Workplace Life

Safety & Health Add Value to Your Business:

Reduce injury/illness costs by 20% to 40%
We cant make a quality product with an unsafe process.

Safety & Health Add Value to Your Workplace:

Fewer Injuries Rated as better places to work More satisfied, more productive employees

It makes sense to run an effective safety and health program because your people deserve it, your customers demand it, and your business practices and future will not be there without it.

Safety & Health Add Value to Your Life:

Every injury prevented is a person kept whole Every life saved is a family preserved in tact Promotes healthy workers whose job become a vehicle for making a life-not just a living
I want to see and hear my grandchildren, and because of the safety program at Curtis Lumber, Im going to be able to.

Why Worry about Safety?

Why do you need to be concerned about safety?

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$$$ $
Hur t

Loss EPA

Pain!

Lost time

DOL

Why Worry: Common Reasons

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Getting hurt isnt fun!!! Not All Pain is Gain Nobody likes getting hurt Healthy employees are more productive employees

Why Worry: Common Reasons

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2.

Getting hurt isnt fun!!! Cost of Accidents

TOTAL COST OF LOST TIME INJURIES AND OCCUPATIONAL DEATHS

Total Costs USA = $121,000,000,000
Wage and Productivity Loss $60.2 Billion $19 Billion Medical Expenses Administrative Costs Associated Injuries & Injury Reporting Other Costs $25.6 Billion $5 Billion $11.3 Billion
Source: National Safety Council, 1996

Cost of Accidents: Total Cost of Injuries

Direct costs Indirect costs Cost range

Up to $4 indirect for every $1 direct

2003 Texas Mutual Insurance Co.

Hidden Cost of Accidents

$1

$4 or more

Hidden Cost of Accidents

Indirect Costs:

4 or more times direct cost Not typically covered by insurance Deducted from company profit margin

$1

$4 or more

To pay for an accident with a total cost of $500

A soft drink bottler would have to bottle and sell over 61,000 cans of soda A food packer would have to can and sell over 235,000 cans of corn A bakery would have to bake and sell over 235,000 donuts A contractor would have to pour and finish 3,000 square feet of concrete A ready-mix company would have to deliver 20 truckloads of concrete A paving contractor must lay 900 feet of two-lane asphalt road

True Cost of Accidents

Accident Description

An ironworker was directing the placement of a rebar bundle unloaded from a flatbed in the laydown yard. While backing up, the worker tripped in a small hole as the bundle was being lowered to the ground. The worker twisted his ankle and badly bruised his foot. The crane operator was able to lift the load quickly off his foot while a few other workers in the area came to assist him. The crane operator and 3 other workers stopped activity to help carry the injured worker to the foremans truck for transport to the clinic. The injury required an initial visit to the clinic for x-rays and treatment, and 2 follow-up visits prior to the worker being released with no work restrictions. He lost 2 days of work.

Direct (Insured) Accident Costs

Medical Treatment $250 No Lost-Time Benefits $0

Temporary Income Benefits-TIBs

Indirect (Hidden) Accident Costs

Description
Injury occurred at 8:00 am; ironworker did not return to work that day but was paid for the rest of his shift. 7 hours @ $18/hour = Crane operator and 3 workers assisted and carried injured worker to the truck. 4 x hour @ $18/hour = Foreman drove worker to clinic, stayed with him during treatment, and drove back to the jobsite. 3 hours @ $20/hour = 45 other workers stopped activity during accident. hour @ $18/hour =

Cost $126 $36 $60 $202

Indirect (Hidden) Accident Costs

Description
Injured worker returned to work 2 days later but worked at about 60% efficiency for the next 2 weeks. 0.4 x 80 hours @ $18/hour = Inexperienced ironworker replaced the injured worker at about 75% efficiency. 0.25 x 16 hours @ $18/hour = Safety director came from another project to conduct the accident investigation, interviewing all workers involved in or witnessing the accident. 4 hours @ $75/hour = Administration of the claim by support staff. 4 hours @ $10/hour =

Cost $576 $72 $300 $40

Indirect (Hidden) Accident Costs

Total Hours Spent For Accident Total Indirect Costs

68 Hours $1,412

About 5.5 times the DIRECT COSTS!

More cost of accidents

Company Premium Experience Modifier 1.0 Final Premium Projected 5+ years $500,000

$100,000

$100,000

$100,000

0.8

$80,000

$400,000

$100,000

2.0

$200,000

$1,000,000

Why Worry: Common Reasons

Getting hurt isnt fun!!! 2. Cost of Accidents Legal Issues and Liability
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3.

Legal Issues and Liability

As a result of safety violations:

You can be named in a lawsuit Criminal charges may be filed against you You can be cited by an enforcement agency You can be fined by an enforcement agency Your workplace can be shut down by an enforcement agency

Legal Issues and Liability

Because of personal liability, and you can be named as a defendant in a lawsuit

Legal Issues and Liability

You can have criminal charges filed against you.

Negligent supervisors and employers have been charged with manslaughter

Legal Issues and Liability

You can be cited by an enforcement agency

Your State Department of Labor (DOL) EPA/MDE Federal/State OSHA has authority to get involved

Legal Issues and Liability

You can be fined by an enforcement agency

Federal/State OSHA will issue citations first

There is current legislation to increase penalties These get real expensive

EPA will levy fines

Legal Issues and Liability

Cease and desist orders: if the violations are serious enough, agencies such as DOL, OSHA, and the EPA can (and will) shut down the job site until the problems are corrected.

So how do you protect yourself?

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Understanding Accident Causes

Accidents are caused by:

Unsafe conditions Unsafe acts

Accident Causes

Unsafe Conditions

Easiest to correct (and very cost effective) Easiest to prevent

Safety audits Safety inspections Maintenance schedules for equipment Encouraging employee reporting Good housekeeping

Accident Causes

Unsafe Acts

Most difficult to address

Changing behavior isnt easy

Best prevented by developing a safety culture

Safety Cultures

Establish accountability for safety Define safety responsibilities

Establishing Accountability: Performance Evaluations

Employees should be evaluated on their safety performance

Doing a job correctly includes doing it safely

Company job description revisions may include generic job descriptions with:

Must follow all general and safety policies and procedures as established by the department, college/division, and university.

Establishing Accountability

Charge back systems Safety goals

Accident costs

Equipment damage Lost time First aid #s Workers comp #s

Accident rates

Loss ratios (including automobile rates) Safety meetings, inspections, using PPE

Safety Activities

Defining Accountability

Written Work Rules (Safety & Health Program) Effectively Communicated (Training Program) Progressively Enforced

Hurt at Work

You've carefully thought out all the angles. You've done it a thousand times. It comes naturally to you. You know what you're doing, its what you've been trained to do your whole life. Nothing could possibly go wrong, right ?

Think Again!

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