GCSC Safety ConnectionMarch 2016

Awards Banquet Info

CORE Occupational

Employee of the Year

Christmas Party

Basic Orientation Plus

OSHA Reminder

Motorcycle Safety

New Members

“Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety”

William Shakespere

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WITH SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER:

SKIP BERTMAN

Stanley “Skip” Bertman is the former college baseball coach and ath-letic director at LSU. He led the LSU Tigers baseball team to College World Series Championships in 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, and 2000. In 2011, Skip started TEAMWORK, llc. Through this business model Skip is spreading his vision of how people can win in work and in life.

- Learn more at www.skipbertman.net

16TH ANNUAL CONTRACTOR’S SAFETY EXCELLENCE

AWARDS BANQUETTUESDAY, APRIL 19, 2016

6:00-7:00PM RECEPTION (CASH BAR) 7:00-9:00PM DINNER AND AWARDS PROGRAM

274 JUDGE EDWARD DUFRESNE PKWY | LULING, LA 70070

DON’T FORGET!

Visit www.mygcsc.com for sponsorship opportunities or to reserve a table for this event.

ATTENTIONDue to our 16th Annual Contractor’s Safety Excellence Awards Ban-quet, class schedules on April 19, 2016 at our St. Rose Location will be as follows:

Basic Plus:Check-in will start at 5:30am

Class will start at 6:00amNO CBT training after Basic Plus

CBT Training:Check-in will be from 6:00am-9:00am

Trainee must be completed by 12:00pm

Beginning on Feb. 14 at 8 p.m., the two northbound lanes of I-310 will be detoured onto the southbound span of I-310. There will still be one lane available for travel on southbound I-310. With the detouring of the north-bound traffic, the entrance ramp from La. 18 to I-310 North will be closed. Motorists wishing to enter I-310 North from La. 18 may access via La. 3127 or U.S. 90.

In addition to the lane detour, the exit ramp from I-310 North to La. 48 will be closed. In order to reach La. 48 from I-310 North, it isrecommended that motorists exit at U.S. 61 to take La. 50 or La. 626.

CONGRATULATIONS, CORE!CORE held their official ribbon cutting ceremony

on Tuesday, February 23, 2016.

Hours of Operation: Monday-Friday 6:30am-3:30pmPhone Number: (985)303-6120

2015 EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR

Delfina Smith“My name is Delfina Smith. Most of my experience comes from working in public relations for the Chambers of Commerce in Honduras. I have been married to Luis Smith since 1994 and we have two wonderful daughters, Chelsea Marie, 16, and Michelle Carissa, 12. I came to Gulf Coast Safety Council under the AM/PM staffing company. My first duty was translating their Spanish programs and interpreting for the Spanish-speaking customers. Then the company saw the value of my services and offered me a permanent position in the Computer Lab in June of 2007.”

1) What do you believe makes a good employee?There are a core set of skills that I think are important. Among them are self-discipline, organizational skills, being a good team player, and respect for your bosses, co-workers and customers. Overall, love and pride for what you do, and the satisfaction of accomplishment.

2) As a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?Growing up I had no idea of what I wanted to be. My father was worried to see that I had no interest in any particular career. He took me to take an aptitude test and it turns out I had good organizational and social skills in addition to public speaking. So I chose to study journalism. My father and my brother, both named Marel, still dream that one day they will see me conducting a special program on a radio... only God knows.

3) What’s the best part of your job?I am in my element when I am helping people. I feel great teaching them and giving them information that they want or need. At home, I enjoy read-ing about Safety and the Petrochemical Industry. I feel the necessity to be well informed.

4) What’s your favorite time of year at Gulf Coast and why? I enjoy all the of the company events. The Christmas Party gives me an opportunity to spend time with my husband away from the kids. What company nowadays will pay for 2 days in a great hotel, a great company dinner at a fancy restaurant, and give you so many presents?! So, Christ-mas is the best for me. The summer party is also an excellent family event. My girls really enjoy it.

5) What is your favorite thing to do away from work?I love spending quality time with my family. I really enjoy going to the movies and watching movies at home. I enjoy going shopping with my girls. I also like traveling and going to concerts. Cooking is also a favorite hobby of mine.

6) What is your favorite Gulf Coast Safety Council memory?

Off the top of my head, I would say that winning the employee of the year was very special for me! It was nice to be recognized by the company. I was also blown away by the positive reaction of my co-workers.

“Delfina is truly passionate about

her job. Her positive attitude and laugh-

ter are contagious in the work place.”

- Shelly Guilbeau

“Delfina leads by example through

her dedicated work ethic and positive “can-do” attitude. I

can always count on her to take on any task with enthusi-

asm, without complaint.”

- Dixi Dufrene

Our Annual Christmas Celebration

was held on December 5th at Galatoire’s in the French Quarter.

We enjoyed delicious food, cocktails, and the live band, Gumbo Trio.

It was a great day in the city with our Board Members

and Employees!

In February, an updated version of the Basic Orientation Plus® re-ciprocal safety awareness training program was implemented here at Gulf Coast Safety Council and all other ARSC affiliated councils. The newly updated version is now current with the OSHA Code of Federal Regulations.

The new program is interactive and relies more on instructor lec-ture, than the previous version that contained predominantly video content, with little instructor/student interaction. This new version also comes with a Participant Guide (workbook) for each student to use as an aid in their knowledge retention.

Implemented: Monday, February 1, 2016

• The Basic Orientation Plus (08BOP) program has been up-dated to meet the current OSHA regulations and guidelines.

• BOP will now provide trainees with a participation guide.

• Encourage more classroom participation and Instructor in-volvement.

• New videos focus on incidents that have actually happened in real life to illustrate how they could have been prevented.

• A more interactive program will help emphasize a better un-derstanding of the topics covered.

• Study Guide on our website www.mygcsc.com or www.arsc.net

NEW BASIC ORIENTATION PLUS TRAINING

REMINDER!EMPLOYERS MUST POST INJURY AND ILLNESS

SUMMARIES NOW THROUGH APRIL

OSHA reminds employers of their obligation to post a copy of OS-HA's Form 300A, which summarizes job-related injuries and illnesses logged during 2015. The summary must be displayed in a common area where notices to employees are usually posted each year be-tween Feb. 1 and April 30.

Businesses with 10 or fewer employees and those in certain low-haz-ard industries are exempt from OSHA recordkeeping and posting re-quirements. As of Jan. 1, 2015, certain previously exempt industries are now covered. Lists of both exempt and newly covered industries are available on OSHA's website. Visit OSHA's Recordkeeping Rule webpage for more information on recordkeeping requirements.

For more information, visit: https://www.osha.gov/recordkeeping/RKforms.html

MOTORCYCLE SAFETY:“Motorcycles are fun and fuel efficient. That’s not news to anyone who’s ridden one. But neither is the fact that they’re also way more dangerous than a car. The cold reality is that motorcyclists are 30 times more likely to die in a crash than people in a car, ac-cording to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). And nearly half of all motorcycle deaths are the result of single-vehi-cle crashes.”Below are 10 motorcycle safety tips for new riders: 1. Don’t buy more bike than you can handle. 2. Invest in antilock brakes. 3. Hone your skills. 4. Use your head (wear a helmet!) 5. Wear the right gear. 6. Be defensive. 7. Avoid bad weather. 8. Watch for road hazards. 9. Check lights, horn, etc. before leaving. 10. Regularly inspect tires.

LASER-DRIVEN FIRE EXTINGUISHER TRAINING

This Incipient Fire Training Program will:

1. Allow employees to attend class room power point presen-tation to understand features, receive instructions, and view proper techniques to use extinguisher

2. Allow employees to experience hands-on capabilities to extin-guish a very small fire

3. Allow employees to feel the weight, practice mechanics, and understand the capabilities of a fire extinguisher

4. Allow employees to feel comfortable when they observe a fire extinguisher hanging on the wall near them

5. Allow employees to possibly save a life and/or destruction to property

6. Allow employees to possibly protect their family and homes from large fires – because WHAT STARTS LARGE FIRES? SMALL FIRES!

OSHA Standard

1910.157 (g) (1)

Where the employer has provid-ed portable fire extinguishers for employee use in the workplace, the employer shall also provide an educational program to famil-iarize employees with the gener-al principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting.

1910.157 (g) (2)

The employer shall provide the education required in paragraph (g) (1) of this section upon initial employment and at leastannual-ly thereafter.

BullsEye Features:

CleanThe BullsEye extinguisher uses a conical laser to replicate discharge rather than depending on a dry-chemical or CO2 extinguisher.

Cost EffectiveIn many cases, we (GCSC) can save more than the cost of a train-ing system in the first year alone. Laser-driven training extinguishers plus reduced set-up and clean-up times means we can train more people in less time.

SafeRelies on LED driven digital flames and a laser extinguisher for a completely safe training experience.

RealisticBullsEye extinguishers have sound effects, a timed discharge and are weighted accordingly (5, 10 or 20 lb.) to closely simulate dry-chemi-cal or CO2 extinguishers.

Schedule today by calling 504.469.7787

BullsEye Advantages:

1. Safely train to OSHA requirements

2. Allows training to take place entirely indoors, in the actual work environment

3. Allows instructor to monitor/observe each student. Coach Im-provement and proficiency during exercise

4. Allows student to ask questions and learn

5. Allows student to feel comfortable at work/home

6. Allows student to feel safe from fire related injury

a message from Core oCCupaTIonal:

“Exciting things are happening are CORE, and we want to share some important news with you. We are widening our clinic footprint in Louisiana. We are located in the GCSC Building at 170 James Drive East St. Rose, Louisiana 70087. Our hours of operation are Monday-Friday 6:30-3:30. Our phone num-ber is (985) 303-6120. We look forward to being your Occupational provider!”

COMING SOON:• New training programs (NFPA, Protect

Watch, Confined Space, Excavation Safety)

• New card designs with holograms

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS:Bac Local 8SE

Blac Inc.Centric Gulf Coast

CLCXHudson Services

International Fire & SafetyPCE ConstructorsStronghold Limited

Zeon ChemicalsReactor Resources

CORPORATE:

170 James Drive East • St. Rose, LA 70087

Phone: 504.469.7787 • Fax: 504.469.7588

BILOXI:

920 Cedar Lake Rd., Suite C2 • Biloxi, MS 39532

Phone: 228.396.1645 • Fax: 228.354.8574