# Presentation: 818614

## TD Div Head’s Safety Discussion

- I am here to speak with you about Safety in the workplace. Providing a safe working environment, keeping you healthy, productive, and employed is my goal.
- Individual safety and the safety of your co-worker is your responsibility.
- Timely identification, acknowledgement, notification, and helping in prompt mitigation of hazardous situations is your job.
- We must take these individual responsibilities seriously if we are to succeed as a viable & flourishing entity. If we do...
- The Laboratory will succeed in meeting the DOE set performance goals.
- And most importantly, keep you healthy.

- Victor Yarba

- June 13, 2006

## Fermilab Policy

*It is the policy of Fermilab that its employees & users conduct work and operate in a safe and environmentally sound manner.*
*Fermilab expects the same from all contractors performing work at the Laboratory.*
*We *_*NEVER*_* put operational considerations above the safety of our employees*
*You are *_*empowered*_* to stop work that might lead to a serious injury*

- Victor Yarba

- June 13, 2006

## ISM Seven Guiding Principals:

- Line Management is responsible for safety
- Clear Roles & Responsibilities defined
- Competence, Commensurate with Responsibilities
- Balanced Priorities
- Identification of Safety Standard & Requirements
- Hazard Controls Tailored to work
- Operational Authorization

- Victor Yarba

- June 13, 2006

## Line Management is Responsible for Safety:

- This does not mean your boss is responsible for your safety...
- This means _everyone_ in the chain of command, including the _individual worker_ performing the work, is responsible for safety.

- Victor Yarba

- June 13, 2006

## Personal Responsibility

- This kind of situation should never happen
- If you see something like this... tell your supervisor, your Senior Safety Officer, tell the workers, call Romesh, call me...
- _Act_ to protect yourself and your fellow workers
- Falls are a common source of serious injury and death
- If you must climb, make sure your ladder is secured and use safety harnesses when working of high platforms and cranes...

- Victor Yarba

- June 13, 2006

## Electrical Safety

**Those Locked-Out Circuits                             Are So Darn Inconvenient**

- Victor Yarba

- June 13, 2006

## Clear Roles & Responsibilities Defined:

- This means:
- There is a clear chain of command & authority
- Each worker understands who is responsible for each sub-task or detail of a job
- Each worker knows who to contact when there is a problem or a question
- Each worker knows what is expected of him/her in an emergency.

- Victor Yarba

- June 13, 2006

## Communication

- Good communications are key to a safe working environment
- Make sure everyone knows their job
- Supervisors:
- Plan the job
- Send clear _signals_ to your employees
- Workers:
- Make sure you know what is expected of you and you are up to the challenge
- Clear Roles and responsibilities are key to a safe working environment

- Victor Yarba

- June 13, 2006

## Competence, Commensurate with Responsibilities:

- It is the responsibility of the _supervisor_ to ensure that workers have the appropriate background knowledge, and training to perform assigned task.
- It is the responsibility of the _employee_ to tell your supervisor if you do not feel qualified to do a job safely

- Victor Yarba

- June 13, 2006

## Balanced Priorities: 

- It is the responsibility of the _supervisor_ to make sure and understand the workload of individuals and assign priorities appropriately when multitasking.
- It is also the responsibility of the _individual worker_ to refrain from rushing and working unsafely, i.e., bypassing established safety procedures and/or safe work practices. ( Use the safety equipment and PPE provided for you !)

- Victor Yarba

- June 13, 2006

## Servicing Equipment

- Then

- Now

- Victor Yarba

- June 13, 2006

## Identification & Acknowledgement of Safety Standards & Requirements:

- It is the responsibility of the _supervisor_ to ensure that workers are adequately trained to perform assigned tasks and they are familiar with the safety requirements, and established procedures.
- It is the responsibility of both _supervisors & workers_ to identify hazards and insure that proper safety procedures are followed
- Develop a job hazard analysis (FESHM 2060) for those infrequent activities where there are no established procedures

- Victor Yarba

- June 13, 2006

## Hazard Controls Tailored to Work:

- Deviation from established procedures requires careful consultation with the supervisor and sometimes higher in the management chain.   _*This*__* requires a good judgment on your part!*_
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- It is the responsibility of the _supervisor & worker_ to ensure that all hazards associated with the tasks are recognized and mitigated; i.e., hazards are either eliminated or controlled to protect the workers & the equipment.

- Victor Yarba

- June 13, 2006

## Operational Authorization:

- It is the responsibility of the _department head, project leader, supervisor, or the task manager_ to secure appropriate authorization for the work that requires deviation from the established procedures or safe work practices.
- Partial and/or full Operational Readiness Clearance (ORC) must be obtained from the Technical Division Head before operating significantly modified or new processes and setups. See TD-Policy # 1140.

- Victor Yarba

- June 13, 2006

## ISM Core Functions:

**Define Work** - This includes a well thought-out and a complete scope of work.
**Analyze Hazards – **Think !
- Mental hazard analysis of routine and daily work activities
- New, complex, or unfamiliar tasks may require written Job Hazard Analysis (JHA)  If you are not sure, consult your supervisor. (FESHM chapter 2060 provides guidelines)
- Safety in the workplace requires that _you_ exercise good judgment and watch out for your fellow employees
- If you receive a safety suggestion from another employee...try to receive it in a positive way...
**Establish Controls - **Based on JHA; all hazards must be mitigated or controlled to protect the worker.

- Victor Yarba

- June 13, 2006

## ISM Core Functions:  (cont.)

**Perform Work**
- Stay alert... Think !
- An appropriate level of supervision is required to work safely and successfully. This may changed depending on the job being done
**Provide Feedback & Recommendations for Improvements **
- Tell us when there are problems
- Tell us about “near misses”
- Tell us about success stories
- If we don’t know about it, we can’t fix it !

- Victor Yarba

- June 13, 2006

## What Else...

- Role of the TD Employees Grassroots Safety Committees
- R&R Program

- Victor Yarba

- June 13, 2006

## Summary:

- It is the responsibility of _each and every individual_ in the Technical Division to work safely and to look out for his/her fellow employees
- Each and every employee in TD is empowered to intervene on behalf of the Division to stop unsafe work activity  if you see a problem contact your immediate supervisor, or call TD SSO @ Ext. 5424 or 3120
- All TD employees have direct access to the Division Head if a safety issue is not addressed satisfactorily
- For the year we have already 4 reportable injuries
- Even one such injury is too many, let alone four
*Currently TD has gone **1115** days without a lost-time work injury*
*Our safety record is great. You can all be proud...*
- You are doing a great job. Keep it up!

- Victor Yarba

- June 13, 2006

## Summary:                             (cont.)

***The Big Picture**** -*
*Currently TD has gone **1135** days without a lost-time work injury*
*Our safety record speaks for itself. You can all be proud...*
*Congratulations: You are doing a great job. Keep it up!*

- Victor Yarba

- June 13, 2006