ETC Basic SafeLandUSA

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ETC Basic SafeLandUSA HSE Orientation
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Housekeeping and Emergency Procedures

1. Emergency Procedures Alarms
2. Fire
3. Tornado
4. Earthquake
5. Violent Incident
6. Shelter in Place
7. Smoking Policy
8. Restroom Location
9. Scheduled Breaks

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Behavioral Safety
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Behavioral Safety

• Behavior Based Safety (BBS) focuses on what
  people do, analyzes why they do it, and then
  applies a strategy to improve what people do.
• To be successful a BBS program must include all
  employees and requires buy-in and support by
  everyone.

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Behavioral Safety

• How BBS works
• A site observation is conducted looking for
  safe behaviors and at-risk behaviors.
• Feedback is given
• Positive feedback first
• At-risk behaviors last

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Behavioral Safety

• With at-risk behaviors, we must ask Why the
  employee is putting themselves at risk.
• Explain the associated negative impact the
  at-risk behavior may have.

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Behavioral Safety

• Behaviors are discussed until the observer and
  worker agree on suggested recommendations to work
  more safely.

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Behavioral Safety

• It is important to understand
• Terminology of the work environment.
• How to recognize hazards.
• Mindset of the employee.
• How to reach the goal of a safe work environment.

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Behavioral Safety

• Effective Feedback
• Must be sincere.
• Focus on actions that can be observed (not
  attitudes).
• Focus on correct actions as well as what can be
  done better.

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Behavioral Safety

• Receiving Feedback
• Listen with an open mind.
• Separate what the person says from what you think
  about that person.
• Never overreact.
• Ask open, non-defensive questions.
• Focus on areas to improve.
• What is right should outweigh what is wrong.

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Behavioral Safety

• Hazard Recognition
• Recognize the hazards in your work area.
• A hazard is any source of energy that has a
  potential to cause harm.
• If we can find the energy, we can eliminate or
  lessen the hazard.

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Behavioral Safety

• How do we identify hazards?
• Use your knowledge and experience.
• Use your senses sight, sound, touch, smell,
  feel.
• Use your job planning skills.

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Behavioral Safety

• Types of Energy Sources
• Motion
• Chemical
• Radiation
• Electrical
• Gravity
• Heat/Cold
• Biological
• Pressure

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Behavioral Safety

• In a culture of safety, everyone takes personal
  responsibility for their own safety as well as
  those around them.

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Behavioral Safety

• Once the energy source is identified, the hazard
  must be evaluated.
• Can the job be done safely?
• How can I make the job safer?
• If something unforeseen happens, will I stop
  work?
• Am I in the right state of mind to work safely?

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Behavioral Safety

• Talking about safety is the key to success.
• Everyone is obligated to speak up when they see
  someone performing an at-risk behavior.
• A culture of safety creates a level of trust that
  encourages people to speak up.

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Review
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Intervention
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Intervention

• Stop Work Authority (SWA)
• Assessing hazards correctly depends on each
  employee taking responsibility for their safety
  and that of their co-workers.
• It is through this process that you can determine
  if work must be stopped.

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Intervention

• Employees have the RIGHT and AUTHORITY to stop
  work without repercussions.
• Do it safely or not at all.
• There is always time do to it right.

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Intervention

• Always
• Operate in a safe and controlled condition.
• Ensure safety devices are in place and
  functioning.
• Follow safe work practices and procedures.
• Meet or exceed customer requirements.

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Intervention

• Always
• Maintain integrity of dedicated systems.
• Comply with all applicable rules and regulations.
• Address abnormal conditions.
• Follow written procedures.
• Involve the right people in decisions that affect
  procedures and equipment.

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Intervention

• How Intervention Works
• Identify the perceived unsafe condition(s).

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Intervention

• Coordinate the Stop Work Action
• Start with the supervisor.
• If the supervisor is not available and affected
  persons are in immediate risk, initiate the Stop
  Work intervention.
• Notify all affected
• persons of the stop
• work issue.

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Intervention

• All parties shall discuss and gain agreement on
  the stop work issue.
• If the work is determined to be safe, proceed
  with the work.
• If the stop work issue is valid, resolve the
  unsafe actions and proceed with work.
• If the stop work issue cannot be resolved
  immediately, suspend work until a resolution is
  achieved.

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Intervention

• Under no circumstances should retribution be
  directed at any person(s) who exercise in good
  faith their stop work authority.
• All stop work interventions and associated detail
  shall be documented and reported.

Stop Work Authority (SWA) Your Right, Your
Responsibility
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Review
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Incident Reporting Investigation
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Incident Reporting

• Incident reporting is more than just notifying
  your company that an incident has occurred. It
  is a way for the company to look at what
  happened, investigate all the contributing
  factors and determine if work can be made safer
  for you and your co-workers.

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Incident Reporting

• Types of incidents to report
• Unsafe acts
• Unsafe conditions
• Any incident or injury regardless of
  severity
• Near hits

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Incident Reporting

• How to report an incident
• Notify your Supervisor immediately that something
  has happened.
• Fill out a written report.

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Incident Reporting

• There are two categories of incidents
• Non-Recordable incidents that are kept on the
  company register but not reportable to the
  Occupational Safety Health Administration
  (OSHA).
• Recordable incidents that are required by OSHA
  to be reported on an annual basis.

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Incident Reporting

• Non-Recordable Injuries
• For Record Only (FRO) an injury has occurred
  but no medical treatment is required.
• First Aid By Professional (FABP) an injury has
  occurred and you wish to see a doctor.
• Medical treatment is limited
• No prescriptions are given
• Return to work with no restrictions

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Incident Reporting

• Recordable Injuries
• Medical Only (MO) an injury has occurred that
  requires medical treatment.
• Treatment is more that FABP
• Prescriptions may be given
• Return to work with no restrictions
• Light Duty (LD) The employee receives medical
  attention.
• Return to work with restrictions

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Incident Reporting

• Lost Time (LT) an employee is injured and
  unable to work for a period of time.
• Fatality (FA) loss of life.

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Incident Reporting

• Incident Investigations
• Are conducted to determine who/what is at fault.
• Look at all contributing factors such as people,
  equipment, materials or the work environment.
• Help to reduce future incidents.

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• Help your employer make a safer work place for
  you and your co-workers.
• Work together.

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Review
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Substance Abuse Awareness
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Substance Abuse Awareness

• There are approximately 12.1 million people in
  America that perform a safety sensitive job in
  transportation.
• These jobs are regulated by the Department of
  Transportation (DOT) drug and alcohol
  regulations.
• Your employer may have a policy to prevent
  substance abuse along with many other agencies
  that govern prevention.

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Substance Abuse Awareness

• Workplace Impact
• Nearly ¾ of those who use illegal drugs also
  work, and alcohol remains the leading drug abused
  with one in every ten people in the U.S. having a
  problem.
• People dont check their substance abuse problems
  at the door when they come to work.
• Abuse has no boundaries field workers to upper
  management positions can be affected.

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Substance Abuse Awareness

• Facts
• 12 of the workforce reports heavy drinking.
• 14 of employees abuse drugs on the job.
• 60 of drug users will sell drugs to co-workers.
• 40 of users will steal from the company.
• 8 times more likely to have attendance problems.
• 5 times more likely to file workers comp. claims
• 5 times more likely to have an accident.
• 3.5 times more likely to injure others at work.
• 300 higher medical costs and benefit usage.

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Substance Abuse Awareness

• Employee Health
• Substance abusers tend to neglect their
  nutrition, sleep and other health needs.
• Substance abuse depresses the immune system which
  can lead to more frequent illness.

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Substance Abuse Awareness

• Safety
• Safety is affected with the use of alcohol and
  drugs.
• Impairments affect
• Vision
• Hearing
• Attention span
• Muscle coordination
• Alertness
• Mental acuity

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Substance Abuse Awareness

• Productivity
• Employees who abuse alcohol or use drugs can be
  physically and mentally impaired on the job.
• Substance abuse interferes with job satisfaction
  and the motivation to do a good job.
• Reduced output
• Increased errors
• Lower quality
• Low customer satisfaction

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Substance Abuse Awareness

• Decision Making
• Employees who use alcohol and/or drugs often make
  poor decision and have a distorted perception of
  their abilities.
• Reduced innovation, creativity, competitiveness
  and poor
• daily/strategic decisions.

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Substance Abuse Awareness

• Morale
• The presence of an employee with drug and/or
  alcohol problems places a strain on relationships
  between co-workers.
• Higher turnover
• Diminished quality
• Reduced team effort

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Substance Abuse Awareness

• Security
• Employees with drug and/or alcohol problems often
  have financial difficulties, and employees using
  illegal drugs may conduct illegal activities in
  the workplace.
• Theft
• Law enforcement involved

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Substance Abuse Awareness

• Image and Community Relations
• Accidents, lawsuits, and other incidents may
  receive media attention.
• Reduced trust and confidence
• Reduced ability to attract high quality employees
• Decreased business/financial well-being

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Substance Abuse Awareness

• Understanding Addiction
• Employees with addiction problems are often
  unhappy with their lives, but fail to realize
  their abuse is a major contributing factor.
• The struggle with addiction is characterized by
  repeated failures to control use and a need for
  greater amounts of the substance to achieve the
  desired effect.
• Not everyone who uses alcohol or experiments with
  illegal drugs becomes addicted.

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Substance Abuse Awareness

• Understanding Addiction
• It is very difficult to recognize the differences
  between use, abuse and addiction unless you are a
  trained professional.
• If you suspect use, abuse or addiction do not try
  to treat the employee yourself, get help.

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Substance Abuse Awareness

• Use
• Use is typically socially accepted or medically
  authorized.
• Examples include having a drink with friends or
  taking a prescribed anti-anxiety medication.
• Use can be experimental, social/recreational or a
  stress reliever.

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Substance Abuse Awareness

• Abuse
• The use of a substance that is illegal or harmful
  to oneself or others is considered problematic.
• Examples include blackouts, accidents or
  injuries, legal problems, poor job performance,
  and family or health problems.

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Substance Abuse Awareness

• Addiction
• A number of individuals use or abuse without
  becoming addicted, but for many the abuse
  continues despite attempts to stop.
• The repeated, compulsive seeking or use of a
  substance despite adverse social, psychological
  and/or physical consequences characterizes
  addiction.
• A wide range of substance, both legal and
  illegal, can be abused addictively.

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Substance Abuse Awareness

• Addiction
• Addiction to alcohol and other drugs is
• Chronic Once you develop the addiction, you
  will always have to deal with/manage it.
• Progressive Addiction gets worse over time. A
  biochemical change in the nervous system can
  persist even after the substance leaves the
  blood.
• Primary Addiction is not just a symptom of an
  underlying problem. The addiction itself needs
  to be medically treated as the primary illness.
• Terminal Addiction leads to disease and
  possibly death.

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Substance Abuse Awareness

• Denial
• One of the most disturbing and confusing aspects
  of addiction is that it is characterized by
  denial.
• The user often seems to be the last to know that
  his/her life is out of control.
• There are effective strategies used by
  professionals to help break through this denial.

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Substance Abuse Awareness

• Signs and Symptoms
• Signs that someone is developing a problem with
  alcohol and/or drugs cover a wide range and many
  of them are apparent on the job.
• No one wants to believe that a friend, co-worker
  or family member has an abuse problem.
• Subtle changes in behavior are discounted,
  changes.
• Changes in friends, lack of interest in old
  hobbies are minimized.

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Substance Abuse Awareness

• Signs and Symptoms
• Emotional
• Aggression
• Burnout
• Anxiety

• Depression
• Paranoia
• Denial

• Behavioral
• Slow reactions
• Impaired coordination
• Slow/slurred speech
• Irritability

• Excessive talking
• Cant sit still
• Poor attention span
• Lack of energy

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Substance Abuse Awareness

• Signs and Symptoms
• Physical
• Weight loss
• Sweating
• Chills
• Smells of alcohol

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Substance Abuse Awareness

• Enabling
• Enabling is action that you take to protect the
  person with the problem from the consequences of
  his or her actions.
• Covering up with excuses or doing their work.
• Rationalizing the abuse.
• Withdrawing from the problem.
• Blaming yourself for the problem.
• Controlling the abuse by throwing away the
  supply.
• Threatening to stop covering up.

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Substance Abuse Awareness

• Covering Up
• Often the person with a problem will use traps
  to protect themselves when being confronted.
• Sympathy
• Excuses
• Apologies
• Diversions
• Innocence
• Anger
• Pity
• Tears

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Substance Abuse Awareness

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• The EAP can help employees decide what to do
  about their alcohol or drug problem.
• The EAP can also help decide if someone in your
  family or work group has a problem.
• Conversations with the EAP are protected and
  records are kept confidential.
• There are clear limits on when and what
  information the EAP can share and with whom.

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Substance Abuse Awareness

• Outside Help
• If your company does not have and EAP, you should
  still seek help.
• Alcoholics Anonymous
• Narcotics Anonymous
• County or State addiction agencies
• County or State mental health agencies

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Substance Abuse Awareness

• Drugs of Abuse
• It is important to realize that all drugs,
  including alcohol, chemically alter the mind and
  body.
• Drugs and alcohol can hinder judgment, distort
  perception, decrease reaction time and interfere
  with other skills necessary to do a job safely.
• We will review the signs and symptoms of
• Alcohol
• Marijuana
• Cocaine
• Methamphetamine

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Substance Abuse Awareness

• Alcohol
• Alcohol is a depressant and is the leading drug
  of abuse.
• Alcohol slows down the central nervous system and
  brain function, reduces coordination and reflex
  actions.
• People who would not ordinarily behave in
  inappropriate ways can be persuaded to change
  their behavior.

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Substance Abuse Awareness

• Alcohol
• Signs and symptoms may include
• Sweating
• Nausea/Vomiting
• Tremors
• Delusions
• Seizures

• Lack of coordination
• Slowed reaction time
• Poor judgment
• Reduced inhibitions
• Death

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Substance Abuse Awareness

• Marijuana
• Marijuana is known for its intoxicating effects
  and dreamy state of relaxation and euphoria.
• All forms of marijuana have a negative physical
  and mental effect.
• Motivation and cognition may be altered, making
  the acquisition of new information difficult.

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Substance Abuse Awareness

• Marijuana
• Signs and symptoms may include
• Increased heart rate
• Increased appetite
• Bloodshot eyes
• Dry mouth/throat
• Chronic sore throat

• Altered smell, hearing, time, sight
• Lack of coordination
• Paranoia
• Psychosis

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Substance Abuse Awareness

• Cocaine
• The most widely used stimulant.
• Powerfully addictive drug leading to physical and
  psychological dependence.
• Stimulates the central nervous system.
• Using contaminated equipment to inject cocaine or
  other drug can transmit HIV, hepatitis and other
  diseases.

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Substance Abuse Awareness

• Cocaine
• Signs and symptoms may include
• Dilated pupils
• Increased pulse
• Insomnia
• Paranoia
• Seizures
• Anxiety
• Agitation

• Mood swings
• Depression
• Hallucinations
• Elevated blood pressure
• Loss of appetite

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Substance Abuse Awareness

• Methamphetamine (Meth)
• Meth is a highly addictive stimulant which has
  long lasting effects that can cause user to stay
  awake for days during binges.
• Meth is white or yellowish, odorless, and bitter
  tasting powder that dissolves in water.
• Other names for meth crystal, ice, yabba, glass,
  yellow bar, speed, trash, crack.

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Substance Abuse Awareness

• Methamphetamine (Meth)
• Meth is typically ingested orally, injected
  intravenously, smoked or snorted.
• Meth can start to affect he body within 3-5
  minutes and can last up to 12 hours.
• Chronic meth users also often display poor
  hygiene, pale, unhealthy complexion and sores on
  their bodies from
• picking at crank bugs.

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Substance Abuse Awareness

• Drug and alcohol use, abuse and addiction can
  affect more than just the user.
• It is important that if you or someone you know
  needs help dont wait. Get help immediately.
• The decisions you make about drug and alcohol use
  can affect you, your family and your co-worker.
• ACT RESPONSIBLY

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Review
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Prevention ofWorkplace Violence
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Prevention of Workplace Violence

• All employees should expect and receive a secure
  workplace with a mutual respect toward all
  co-workers and personnel.
• It is impossible to plan for every event that may
  unfold on the worksite.
• All employees must prepare themselves with basic
  emergency planning, response and evaluation
  skills to handle unforeseen events.

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Prevention of Workplace Violence

• Workplace Violence any behavior, act or
  statement that would be interpreted by a
  reasonable person to be aggressive, intimidating,
  harassing, or unsafe, and that carries an
  expressed or implied intent to cause harm to a
  person or property.

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Prevention of Workplace Violence

• Zero Tolerance
• No responsible company will ignore, condone, or
  tolerate disruptive, threatening, or violent
  behavior by any employee while at the workplace.

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Prevention of Workplace Violence

• Most people will not become violent without
  warning.
• An escalating series of clues usually precedes an
  act of workplace violence.
• The risk of an outburst is greatly increased when
  a combination of warning signs are ignored.

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Prevention of Workplace Violence

• Warning Signs
• Boundary crossing
• Chemical dependence
• Concentration problems
• Depression
• Inconsistent work patterns

• Obsessive interest in weapons
• Pathological blamer
• Romantic obsession
• Safety issues
• Paranoia

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Prevention of Workplace Violence

• Employees become aware of a violent act by the
  sounds of an explosion, gunfire, scuffling or by
  observation of events.
• Employees are responsible for taking any threat
  or violent act seriously.

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Prevention of Workplace Violence

• Report any acts of violence or threats of
  violence to your supervisor, or if necessary, the
  appropriate authorities.

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Prevention of Workplace Violence

• If a violent situation arises
• Stay calm
• Speak slowly and softly to reduce the momentum of
  the situation.
• Move away from any objects that may be used to
  harm you.
• Position yourself, if possible, so that an exit
  route is readily accessible.

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Prevention of Workplace Violence

• Explosion Leave the area immediately.
• Gunfire Take refuge in a secured area with
  limited visibility to anyone on the outside.
• Physical Threat Leave the area immediately.
• Hostage Situation Leave the area take no
  chances to endanger the life of the hostage.

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Prevention of Workplace Violence

• In an emergency situation, it is important to
  always remain calm and call for help.

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Review