4. Crew Leaders Leading the
Way…
As Crew Leaders, we are entrusted with duties that can be a
challenge at times; communicating is one them. It’s been
suggested that we as Crew Leaders should assess every job
for potential hazards before undertaking it, & express the
concerns & dangers that exist to each crew member for each
job before ever doing any work.
5. Hard Hats,
Cones &
…
As written in the
Employee Hand Book…
There are written
documents on several
different safety
items/practices that
are being used by
some, but
unfortunately not by
all…
6. Company Policy on Hard Hats…
Attachment to:
Clayton County Water Authority
Hard Hat Policy
Equipment Requiring Hard Hat Usage
Sewer Cleaning Trucks, Outfall Cleaning Units (full face
motorcycle helmet required)
Backhoe/Loaders, Excavators (with open cabs), Rubber
tired loaders, Track Loaders, Dozier's, Rubber tracked
loaders, Landscaping Tractor, Air Compressors (pull behind
or truck mounted),Vacuum Excavators, Trencher, MH
Grouting Equipment, Jackhammers, Rock drills, Air
Tamps, Mowing Tractors (with open cabs), ATV’s (without
bench seats & seat belts)
7. Continued…
Bridge Cranes
Boom Trucks
Bridge Cranes
Man Lifts
Wacker Tamp
Note:
•Anyone in the vicinity of crews working
with hard hat required equipment are
also required to wear hard hats.
•This list is maintained for reference.
Equipment not included on this list may
require hard hat usage if required by
supervisor.
8. Company Policy on Safety
Vest…
Employees who work in traffic
areas will use safety vests and all
appropriate traffic control devices
including flagmen, cones, etc.
according to D.O.T. standards.
9. Company Policy on Safety
Vests/D.O.T. Standard…
Government workers must adhere to Chapter 23
Part 634 of the Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR), which defines the requirements of high
visibility safety apparel. Safety vest laws are
intended to reduce road worker fatalities caused
by motor vehicles.
Title 23 Part 634.2 of the CFR describes what
types of workers must wear safety vests on a
highway or federally funded road project. Any
worker whose duties place him in a situation
where he is on foot in the right of way on a
federally funded highway must wear safety vests.
This includes construction and maintenance
workers, survey or utility workers and first
responders to emergencies.
10. Safety Cones…
The U.S. Department of Transportation's
Federal Highway Administration sets
minimum traffic cone standards for maximum
safety and effectiveness.
Traffic cones may be used to…
A.(channelize road users)
B. (divide opposing vehicular traffic lanes)
C.(divide lanes when two or more lanes are
kept open in
the same direction)
D.(delineate short duration maintenance and
11. Pegula, Stephen M.
From 2003 to 2010, 962 workers were killed at
road construction sites.
Nearly half of these deaths resulted from a
vehicle or mobile equipment striking the
worker.
An analysis from the Bureau’s Census of Fatal
Occupational Injuries categorizes workers by
whether they were working at or passing
through the road construction site when
fatally injured.
12. Statistical Deaths Involving Vehicles and Heavy
Equipment in Construction
Vehicles and mobile heavy
equipment were involved in
469 deaths (37.7%) out of a
total of 1,243 construction
deaths in 2005.
Causes of deaths varied:
"struck by" a vehicle and
highway collisions were
obviously caused by vehicles
and were categorized as such.
Other deaths involving vehicles
were identified in the U.S.
Bureau of Labor Statistics’
(BLS) categories "caught
in/between" and "falls," such as
a worker being caught between
parts of a dump truck or falling
from a piece of mobile heavy
equipment.
Of the 469 vehicle- and mobile heavy
equipment-related deaths in 2005,;
279 occurred on construction sites
(59%)which included traffic work zones.
Mobile heavy equipment (42%) Trucks (23%)
177 deaths occurred on streets and highways,
accounting for 38% of the total vehicle-related
construction deaths. These included 162
deaths of drivers and passengers, plus 15
deaths of workers who were struck by vehicles
on highways.
Of the vehicle occupant deaths, 7% involved
mobile heavy equipment (such as bulldozers
and backhoes), 34% heavy trucks, and 56%
other road vehicles (such as cars and pickup
trucks).
14. Company Policy towards the
Employee…
No employee is expected to undertake a job until
he or she has received job instructions on how to
do it properly and has been authorized to perform
that job.
Whenever a dangerous condition develops, work
will be halted and corrective action taken at once.
Employees will ensure that all equipment, tools,
and safety equipment are in good working order.
Tools will only be used for their authorized
purpose.
16. To Chock or not to Chock? That is
the Question…CCWA Vehicles will not have to
be chocked as long as the
following guidelines are
followed:
Chock blocks must be used with
the following
vehicles/equipment when
parked or left unattended:
Parking Brake must be
applied on all air brake
and non-air brake
equipped vehicles.
Transmission must be in
Park Position on all non-
air brake equipped
vehicles.
Transmission must be in
neutral on Air Brake
equipped vehicles.
Driver must follow all
DMVS rules pertaining to
direction that front wheels
are positioned when
parked on inclines.
Vehicles with Standard
(Straight Shift)
transmissions which are
not equipped with Air
Brakes.
Any type trailer that is
disconnected from the
vehicle.
If a vehicle has six
wheels or more, the
vehicle must be
chocked while parked.
17. Of course, this will seem to be quite an
exaggeration, but there have been reports of
tires nearly coming off of trailers while
driving down the road!!! Let’s see how not
inspecting a vehicle properly, or turning one
in, can turn into a nightmare…
What’s the worst that could
happen?...
18. If a piece of equipment is faulty, do not use
it!!!
“All vehicle/equipment operators must perform a walk around
inspection prior to moving the vehicle/equipment”… as stated in
the rule book. If something is found to be in faulty condition, do not
drive it because whatever happens on the road pertaining to the
vehicle falls back on the driver of that vehicle.
19.
20. Clayton County Water Authority
Incident/Accident Report
Employee Accident Statement
(To be used after each accident)
Employee Name: _________________________
Date of Accident: _________________________
Date of Report: _________________________
Description of Accident:
___________________________________________
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Employee Signature: ______________________
Clue Less
11/11/14
11/11/14
I was driving down the road when suddenly, out of
no where, my door flung off the hinges, & almost
hit the driver next to me. I told my co-
worker about the problem months ago,
but he told me to drive to the vehicle until the
door fell off, & that’s just what happened. Pretty
ironic, huh? I hope this doesn’t affect my empl-
oyment, or any future promotion opportunities.
Mr. Less
21. CLAYTON COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY
SAFETY COMMITTEE GUIDELINES FOR
VEHICLE & EQUIPMENT ACCIDENT REVIEW
It shall be the policy of the CCWA Safety Committee to consider the
following guidelines when reviewing vehicle and equipment related accidents.
DEFINITIONS
Ordinary Negligence: Failure to exercise the degree of care considered reasonable
under the circumstances, resulting in an unintended injury to another party or damage
to property.
Gross Negligence: Intentional failure to perform a duty in reckless disregard of the
consequences as affecting the life or property of another. Gross negligence can result
from multiple acts of ordinary negligence. Failure to follow CCWA accident
reporting procedures and post accident drug/alcohol testing will be considered Gross
Negligence unless evidence of substantial extenuating circumstances can be shown.
Minor Violation: A violation of any federal, state, county or local law, or CCWA
department or company policy or procedure which results or is reasonably expected
to result in the damage to property. Minor Violations are independent of Safety Rule
Violations.
Major Violation: A violation of any federal, state, county or local, law, or CCWA
department or company policy or procedure which results or is reasonably expected
to result in the injury to a person or persons. Major Violations are independent of
Safety Rule Violations.
CCWA Safety Rule Violation: A violation of any written CCWA safety rule or
regulation. Safety Rule Violations are independent of Minor & Major Violations
Chargeable Accident: The occurrence of a vehicle or equipment accident brought about
by the negligent commission or omission of an act by the driver or operator, which
results in the injury to a person(s) and /or damage to property.
22. CLAYTON COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY
CCWA GUIDELINES FOR
VEHICLE & EQUIPMENT ACCIDENTS DISCIPLINARY ACTION
I. NUMBER OF CHARGEABLE ACCIDENTS DURING THE LAST (2) YEARS
0 - Previous Accidents 0 Points
1 or more- Previous Accidents 2 Points (each previous accident)
II. DEGREE OF NEGLIGENCE
Ordinary Negligence 2 Points
Gross Negligence 6 Points
III. DEGREE OF VIOLATION
Minor Violation (property) 1 Point (each violation)
Major Violation (person or persons) 3 Points (each violation)
IV. CCWA Safety Policy Violation 1-3 Points (as designated in specific CCWA
safety rules)
DISCIPLINARY ACTION
3-4 Pts: Management Discussion
5-6 Pts: Progressive Counseling, 1 Day suspension
7-8 Pts: Progressive Counseling, 2 Day suspension
9-10 Pts: Progressive Counseling, 3 Day suspension
11 + Pts: Progressive Counseling, 4 Day suspension
(Additional disciplinary action as necessary up to and including termination)
Note:
Specific disciplinary action taken may be modified at the direction of the General
Manager. Each day of suspension shall be the equivalent to their normal work day.
Created: November 14, 2001 (CCWA GUIDELINES FOR
VEHICLE & EQUIPMENT ACCIDENTS DISCIPLINARY ACTION)
23. All of this can be prevented if you take the proper
precautions…
Accident/Injury File Review Checklist
Supervisor’s Investigative Report
Injury/Accident Data
CCWA Incident/Accident Report (Employee Statement)
CCWA Incident/Accident Report (Employee Witness
Statement)
CCPD Incident Report (If applicable…)
EMS Report (If applicable…)
Absence/Return to Work Release Form
Photographs (If applicable…)
Other documentation (emails, receipts, etc…)
24. Keeping Area’s Free From
Debris…
These area’s are examples of how an unclean
environment can lead to tripping hazards in a facility.
25. With the industry that we work in, we
come in contact with potential hazards
(biological or chemical) that could
endanger the health of many. Are you
prepared to meet these challenges?
Protect Yourself & Others!!!
26. Please be sure to
mark any unmarked
container, (whether
full or close to empty,
dry or wet
chemicals,) with an
official MSDS sticker
to alert your
personnel to the
hazards each
container presents.
27. How you as employee can have a share
in moving the company into the future…
Making forward Progress
28. Have Any Bright Idea’s?
As with the passing of time, there
are always new & fresh idea’s that
come from those who work in that
field.
Our company wants your idea’s &
suggestions to be expressed to
further our implementation of tools
& resources to make a safer
working environment.
Express your ideas’ to your Safety
Team Leader, & he, or(she), will
forward it to the safety committee
Sean Ware
30. It will take a team effort to make it happen…
As with any noteworthy goal, it will take more than the efforts of
one individual to reach the desired goal we as a department
are setting to reach. But we can make the goal a reality by
sticking to safe principals.
Editor's Notes
a : to indicate or represent by drawn or painted lines
b : to mark the outline of <lights delineating the narrow streets>
