STEEL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION FATALITY PREVENTION INITIATIVE

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STEEL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATIONFATALITY
PREVENTION INITIATIVE

• September 2008

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History

• SMA Member Companies improving safety statistics
  (Mudd Report)
• Fatalities still occurring
• 11 YTD in 2008 (6 Contractors YTD)
• Need to work to prevent fatalities in the steel
  industry

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Mission

• To provide a formal process to communicate
  potentially fatal incidents occurring in the
  industry, including corrective actions.
• To better identify and communicate practices or
  techniques across the industry to prevent fatal
  injuries.
• To provide a resource for SMA Member Companies to
  utilize for training purposes and/or assessment
  of existing fatality prevention programs.

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Practices

• Critical Five (Areas where fatalities have
  typically occurred)
• Confined Space
• Fall Protection
• Lockout-Tagout-Tryout
• Mobile Equipment / Material Handling
• Rail
• Cardinal Rules Found to be helpful
• Guidelines in preventing potentially
• References fatal accidents.

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Communication

• Incident / Near Miss Reporting online
• Document (guidelines) available online
• Video(s) of Cardinal Rules for Critical Five
  (Under Development)
• Audit Checklist (Under Development)
• SMA Safety Website www.steelsafety.org

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Next Steps

• SMA Safety Committee to review Initiative
• Provide feedback to Adam Parr / Fatality
  Prevention Group
• SMA to work with MTS to develop video(s) for
  Critical Five
• Fatality Prevention Group to develop Audit
  Checklist
• This Initiative is a living document, which
  will updated as necessary for continuous
  improvement.