Construction Supervisor: Session 3

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Construction SupervisorSession 3
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Plan Hazard Reduction

• Identify hazards that distract workers
• Review job conditions
• Unusual conditions
• Negative conditions
• Distraction stress
• Be wary of workers who seem accident prone

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OSHA Types of Construction Accidents

• Falls
• Electrical hazards
• Struck by
• Caught between
• Environmental concerns

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EMR Rates

• Contractor A has a good safety record and has
  earned an EMR rate of 0.70. Contractor B has not
  fared as well and its EMR is at 1.20. The
  Workers' Compensation rate for Contractor A is
  the manual rate (50 cents) times the EMR (0.70)
  for a rate of 35 cents on every payroll dollar.
• 0.50 X 0.70 0.35
• What would be the rate for Contractor B?
• (0.50 X 1.20 0.60 on every payroll dollar)
• Who has the competitive advantage?

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OSHA

• Who are they?
• Site visits
• HAZCOM
• MSDS

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OSHA Documentation

• Fatalities
• Lost workday
• Non-fatal cases without lost workday
• Medical treatment

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Drugs and Alcohol Impact

• 3.6 times more likely to be involved in an
  accident
• 5 times more likely to file a Workers Comp claim
• Has 2.5 times more absences from work lasting
  eight days or longer
• Receives 3 times the average level of sick
  benefits
• Functions at about 67 of work potential
• Attendance rating64.5
• Productivity rating63.4
• Morale rating63.4
• Health care cost rating59
• Safety rating57.6
• Crime rating46

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Testing Programs

• Pre-employment testing
• Pre-project testing
• Reasonable suspicion testing
• Post-accident testing
• Follow-up testing
• Random testing
• Periodic testing