Contractors’ Safety Council of Brazosport
Volume 3 • Issue 7
July 2011
“Supporting Industrial Safety for 35+ Years!”
Welcome
New Members!
Upcoming Events:
July 19, 2011
TOCAS
7:30 AM
Plant B Café
RUBBER LINING SPECIALISTS
SIEMENS INDUSTRY INC.
KRAMER ENVIRONMENTAL
SERVICES LLC
July 19, 2011
CSCB Board Mtg.
11:00 AM
104-B
July 21, 2011
MSTI Board Mtg.
3:00 PM
104-B
IMAGE ENGINE LLC
ENERGY SOLUTIONS LLC
ENCOURAGING & ENFORCING PPE USE
You can conduct a hazard assessment, identify personal
protective equipment (PPE) requirements, and train your
employees, but they still don't always wear their PPE. Sooner or
later, the failure to use PPE will lead to an injury.
How do you get employees to wear assigned PPE?
You must get them to understand and accept their role and
responsibility for their own safety.
 Help employees understand the need for PPE and to recognize
the control they have over their own safety
 Encourage employees to think about safety every day so they see
the need and they wear required PPE
Typically, employers address PPE use through training, incentives, and enforcement.
Training should introduce employees on the proper use of PPE, establish the need for PPE, and encourage
the use of PPE.
Employers should train employees how to:
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Use PPE properly
Be aware when PPE is necessary
Know what kind of PPE is necessary
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Understand the limitations of PPE
Properly care for, maintain, and disposal
of PPE
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OSHA’S HEAT AWARENESS CAMPAIGN
CSC BRAZOSPORT
1400 VELASCO
FREEPORT, TX
979
979--233
233--1818
979
979--239
239--4384 FAX
CONOCO/CHEVRON LAB
COUNTY RD. 359
SWEENY, TX
979
979--548
548--4188
DOW LAB
DOW CHEMICAL
FREEPORT, TX
979
979--238
238--2809
www.cscbrazosport.or
OSHA links to Heat
Awareness/Warnings
The following links are part of OSHA’s campaign to raise awareness
among workers and employers about heat exposure and heat related
illness. The key to avoiding serious heat illness is to know the signs
and symptoms and to take preventative measures.
http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/
heatillness/index.html
ARSC BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
http://www.noaawatch.gov/
themes/heat.php
Association of Reciprocal Safety Councils (ARSC) will hold their
quarterly board of directors meeting August 10, 2011, in Colorado.
The meeting will be hosted by the Colorado Safety Association.
SPECIAL REQUEST FOR EXTENDED TRAINING HOURS
The Brazosport Safety Council provides the opportunity for extended training hours for contractors by
special request. The council will consider requests on a case by case basis. Requests must be made with
sufficient notice to secure staff and process registration. An additional fee will be charged for extended
hours and weekends. Please contact the safety council for details (979) 233-1818.
DEVELOP YOUR OWN SITE-SPECIFIC TRAINING
Do you have specific training needs that are not currently available? Brazosport Safety Council will assist
you in developing your own training module or updating a current one to meet your specific needs. For
more information call (979) 233-1818.
www.cscbrazosport.org
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PPE USE CONTINUED...
Make sure employees know that PPE does not eliminate a hazard. If the equipment
fails, they will be exposed to hazards. To reduce the possibility of failure,
equipment must be properly fitted and maintained in a clean and serviceable
condition.
During training, describe your company's hazard assessment. Match your
presentation with the needs of the group (the level of detail will be greater if the
group has continual exposure to extensive hazards than if it has occasional
exposure). Provide detail on the hazards in the facility and what kind of PPE
employees need to protect themselves.
July 2011
Reciprocal Transfers
Basic Plus.....................................114
Basic Refresher ............................ 330
Social Security Verification .........410
Other Reciprocal .......................... 116
Total Transfers ........................... 970
Tell employees exactly what hazards they may face, and review company experience
with each hazard they encounter. The goal is to make them understand the need for PPE and recognize the control they have over
their own safety.
When you believe a trained employee does not have the understanding and skill to use PPE properly, you need to retrain that
employee. Situations where this may happen include changes in the workplace or changes in the types of PPE used.
Incentive programs can encourage employees to wear PPE. The program should make them feel responsible for safety and
encourage co-workers to look out for one another and point out unsafe behaviors. Managers and supervisors should set the example
by always wearing appropriate PPE for the work area.
Engineering, administrative, and work practice controls, as well as the use of PPE, help to eliminate hazards. Incentive programs
attempt to eliminate unsafe behaviors, including failure to use PPE.
Posters and warning signs can increase safety awareness, but they don't get employees involved. Recognition programs, safety
committees, and incentive programs get employees involved in the safety process. The program implementation may vary, but the
goal is to get employees to think about safety every day.
Make sure employees use PPE whenever it is required, and encourage them to take the time to put on appropriate PPE. They may not
want to bother with PPE if they're expecting to enter the "danger zone" for only a short time. Make them accountable for such
behavior. Encourage participation by rewarding those who follow the rules.
Enforcement is the last line of defense, but is no less important.
Enforcement comes last because when you discipline an employee for
not wearing PPE, you have already missed the goal: getting the
employee to wear it in the first place.
Total Training Units &
Related Activity
20,000
During training or safety meetings, review your company policy on
discipline for failure to use assigned PPE. Remind them these rules were
developed for their benefit: to reduce or eliminate injuries. Remind them
the company cares about their safety. Talk about the costs of injuries and
how these affect them. You may want to cover company policy on
workers alerting supervisors, visitors, or other persons who are not
wearing appropriate protection for the hazards present.
16,000
12,000
8,000
4,000
2010
Total Annual Activity
2010 ................................................................... 106,596
2009 ................................................................... 107,757
2008 ................................................................... 127,674
2007 ................................................................... 145,193
Dec
Nov
Oct
Sept
Aug
Jul
2011
Jun
May
Apr
Mar
Feb
Jan
0
Remember, enforcement does not necessarily mean blaming the
employee. Keep an open mind toward changes you could make to
improve employee use of PPE.
Your program should incorporate training requirements, incentives, and
enforcement into a comprehensive plan to protect employees. After all,
protecting employees and preventing injuries is the ultimate goal. How
you go about doing this may vary, but remember that the responsibility
lies both on employees to follow the rules and on the employer to
enforce the rules through training, incentives, and discipline.