Safety Personnel

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Safety Personnel

• Chapter 19

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Does OSHA require that certain safety personnel
be assigned to construction sites?
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YES, Kind of

• 29 CFR 1926.50
• Medical Personnel the employer shall insure the
  availability of medical personnel for advice and
  consultation, on matters of occupational health
• 29 CFR 1926.32
• (d) Authorized Person
• (f) Competent Person

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Are the Roles and Responsibilities of Foremen and
Superintendents Changed When Full-time Safety
Personnel are on Site?

• NO

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Superintendents and Foremen Should View Safety
Personnel as Providing Assistance in the Area of
Safety

• Basically Safety Personnel are to be Used as a
  Second Pair of Eyes
• Safety Personnel serve as a valuable resource on
  safety

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• Authorized Person OSHA Contact Person
• Sometimes this person can be labeled as the
  superintendent, or as a job-site safety director.
• However, regardless of who carries the
  authorized person label, the responsibility for
  safety of supervisors is not diminished.

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Safety Personnel

• Manage the contractors safety and accident
  prevention program.
• Keep track of job-site safety performance (near
  misses, lost workdays etc.).
• Are involved in worker orientation.
• Keep up-to-date on OSHA regulations.
• Planning and JHA.
• Administer safety committees
• Participate in drug testing

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Findings of Study of Large Construction Projects
Conducted in October, 2000

• 34 Respondents
• Avg. Project Size of 254 million
• Avg. Project Duration was 25 months
• Avg. of 339 Workers on Site.

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Findings of Study of Large Construction Projects
Conducted in October, 2000

• Avg. No. of Safety Reps on the Job Site 7
• Over 90 hired full-time safety reps. who were
  trained in first aid.
• 51.5 had their safety reps report to the
  Corporate Safety Director.
• 45.5 had their safety reps report to the Project
  Manager.

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Findings of Study of Large Construction Projects
Conducted in October, 2000

• Over 95 gave their safety reps. the authority to
  stop work.
• Over 70 had a Nurse or EMT on site.

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Based on a Study Conducted in 1980

• Safer firms are those who hired Safety Directors
  through the Main Office and NOT through Project
  Management.

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Does the Company Safety Director Hire the Job
Safety Director?
Lost Workday Injury Rate
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Based on a Study Conducted in 1980

• Safer firms were those who had Safety Directors
  for most sizes of jobs, and NOT just for large
  jobs.

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Types of Projects to which a Full-time Safety
Director is Assigned
Lost Workday Injury Rate
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The Person to Whom the Company Safety Director
Reports
Lost Workday Injury Rate
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Safety Staffing

• To whom does the project safety representative
  report?

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Does the Job-site Safety Director have the
Authority to Stop Unsafe Work?
Lost Workday Injury Rate
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Based on the Study Conducted in October, 2000
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Does the Safety Committee Conduct Regular
Job-Site Safety Inspections?
OSHA Recordable Injury Rate
1999 Study
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Does the Contract Require that at least one
full-time safety representative be assigned to
the Project?
Lost Workday Injury Rate
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Does the Contract require the Contractor to
Submit the Resumes of Key Safety Personnel for
the Owners Approval?
2002 study
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In Summary . . . . .

• Safety Personnel must be given appropriate
  authority, to properly execute their duties.