Health & Safety Advisors’ ConferencePortsmouth, NH

March 2008

Conference Objectives

• Improve the HSA’s knowledge in H&S • Know how to perform H-RAC, incident

reporting and incident investigation• Explain revised H&S Manual, forms and

processes • Identify and interpret questions you may

have about Health & Safety• Certify HSA in OSHA 10 hour and H&S

advisor position

John Hooker President US Operations

The importance of Health and Safety Management Programs

• Business Perspective- Emphasis and requirements from clients

• Liability Perspective- It’s all about managing risk

• Profitability Perspective- Assessing the financial health of an organization

• Jacques Whitford’s Perspective – It’s a way of life

Day 1

Day 2

Introductions

• Tell us your name• What office you work in and your area of

expertise• Give us an example of something you

already do on a regular basis to ensure someone’s health and safety...

Be creative!

Safety Culture…

..is defined by what happens when no one is watching.

If an incident happens in the forest, and it doesn’t make a sound; do you report it?

Jacques Whitford Health and Safety Program

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H&S Web Site

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Training

• Employee Orientation• Vehicle Safety• 8-Hour Refresher for HAZWOPER

staff (annual)• Respirators• H-RAC• LOTO/Confined Space• 10 OSHA Construction

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Training

• 8-Hour Supervisor• All training tracking for each employee

per office• HSA all H&S training on training web site

(review during lunch)

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Medical Surveillance

• Hazardous Waste Operations field staff (see form/matrix)

• SWP will provide:• Details on exam content• Medical Surveillance Evaluation

exam content and frequency

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Medical Surveillance

• Medical program should include:• Scheduling exams with employees• Contracts with local clinics• Recordkeeping

• Two reports are issued after exam:• Confidential report to employee with medical

results, including lab work• Qualification report to Office HSA

• Medical records are permanently stored in office HR file and will be released to employee upon request

HAZARD RECOGNITION ASSESSMENT AND CONTROL

H-RAC

Hazard Recognition, Assessment, and Control

Project Hazard Assessment • Review project scope• Identify project hazard profile • List SWP controls

Task Hazard Assessment (JSA)• Identify critical tasks • List Hazards• Establish Hierarchy of Controls

On-site Communication• JSA task• Adjust H-RAC with team• Establish H-RAC responsibilities • Plan, Measure and Improve• Morning start the job

Hierarchy of Controls

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Controlling Hazards

• Safety Training• H-RAC• HASP

• Written Procedures• Safe Work Procedure (SWP)• HASP• H-RAC plan (JSA)

Controlling Hazards (HASP)

• Site Specific (1 OSHA Citation)• Quantify Exposures • Develop Action Table• Decontamination• Emergency Response• Plan, Measure and Improve

Controlling Hazards (HASP)

• Site chemicals• Heavy Equipment• Heat and cold stress• Ergonomics• Slips, Trips and Falls• Electrical risks• Confined space• Cave-in

Controlling Hazards

• Changing Employee Behaviors• Reward for controlling hazards• Communicate & praise• Develop positive attitudes

• Client Expectations for Safety• Management’s Expectations

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Controlling Hazards

• Safety Management• Project Manager’s commitment

creates positive attitude on project• Safety over expediency in project

decisions• Follow written procedures• Supervise staff and subcontractors

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Roles and Responsibilities

Project Managers Responsibilities:• Safety leadership on projects• Only accept work performed safely

and stopping work that is unsafe • Follow H-RAC on all tasks• Enforce/Empower JWC H&S

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Roles and Responsibilities

US EHS Directors Responsibilities:

• Health and safety program guidance and support

• Review and approval Policies and Procedures

• Providing health and safety training

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Roles and Responsibilities

Health and Safety AdvisorsResponsibilities:• Local health and safety program

support, training, medical surveillance, HSMS, and incident reporting

• Serving as the point of contact for health and safety communication

• Maintaining health and safety records• Approval all HASP’s and JSA’s

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Roles and Responsibilities

JW Employees Responsibilities:• Compliance with H&S Program

requirements including the project specific program

• Compliance with client health and safety requirements

• Reporting of unsafe work conditions, injuries, and health and safety incidents

• Authorized to stop unsafe work

Incident Investigation at Jacques Whitford

Accident investigation exercise (Form)

Incident Flowchart - DRAFT

Feedback and Discussion

Questions?