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Injury Prevention for Seasonal Workers
The document outlines injury prevention strategies for seasonal workers in Alaska, focusing on industries such as oil and gas, hospitality, seafood, and construction. It highlights common workplace injuries, underlying causes, and the costs associated with these injuries, both direct and indirect. The document emphasizes the importance of proactive measures like training, hazard recognition, and management support to mitigate risks and improve workplace safety.
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- 1. Amy VanOstenbridge April 4,2018 Injury Prevention for Seasonal Workers
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- 3. Agenda • Understanding theseasonal employee • Common workplace injuries • Solutions • Support and Audit • Questions and Feedback
- 4. Which industries areusing the bulk of seasonal/temporary employees in Alaska? • Oil and gas • Hospitality/Tourism • Seafood • Construction The Seasonal Employee Employee Characteristic Year Round Seasonal Work Conditioned ✔ X Adjusted to the environment ✔ X Hands on experience ✔ X Motivation – Short term X ✔ Motivation – Long term ✔ X
- 5. Alaskan Seasonal IndustryNorms • 10 – 16 hour shifts • 5-7 days a week • Strenuous tasks • Customs o Communal housing • Language • Rate on injuries - HIGHER
- 6. BLS 2016 CommonNon Fatal Injuries for Workers per Industry 5Antea USA, Inc.
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- 9. Why do theseinjuries occur? • Lack of Training • Unfamiliar cultural norms • Work shifts • Limited to no work station adjustment • Limited task variety • Cold, wet, slick environment • Manual labor • Lifting, pushing, pulling
- 10. The Cost ofan Injury 9Antea USA, Inc. Direct • Workers’ comp costs • Legal fees • Medical fees • OSHA fines • Equipment, Building damage • Loss of Production Indirect • Cost of replacement • Additional supervision or admin costs • Low morale • Re-training • Accident investigation time https://www.osha.gov/dcsp/smallbusiness/safetypays/estimator.html
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- 12. Workers Comp CostPer Body Part for Alaska 11Antea USA, Inc. https://projects.propublica.org/graphics/workers-compensation-benefits-by-limb# The Cost of an Injury – Direct
- 13. The Cost ofan Injury – Indirect 12Antea USA, Inc. Indirect • Cost of replacement • Additional supervision or admin costs • Low morale • Re-training • Accident investigation time 5 95 Injury Costs Direct Cost Indirect Cost Investigation 10% Training 20% Cost of Replacement 10% Low Morale Additional Supervision 10% Misc. 25% Indirect Costs Indirect costs can be up to 20 X the direct costs
- 14. Investing in riskreduction: • Proactive: o Prevention through design o Training o Orientation o Hazard recognition o Management support What is the Solution?
- 15. Prevention Through Design 14AnteaUSA, Inc. Downtime planning • Will the layout be the same? • Will the workforce be the same? • What injuries happened last year that could be prevented by the design?
- 16. When to train? •Pre-job training • On the job training • After an accident Training 15Antea USA, Inc. Verify the training works • Test and shadowing • Obtain feedback on training • Buddy
- 17. Elements of anEffective Orientation • Site specific hazards • Hazard assessments • REPORT HAZARDS TO SUPERVISOR • Safety culture • OSHA workers rights • Reporting injuries without retaliation • Participation • Emergency action plan Facility/Site Orientation 16Antea USA, Inc.
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- 19. • Train ona hazard identification o https://www.osha.gov/hazfin der/ o https://www.osha.gov/shpgui delines/hazard- Identification.html • Have an easy option for reporting hazards • Track reported and fixed hazards Hazard Recognition Implement a Solution 18Antea USA, Inc.
- 20. • Document allefforts towards risk reduction • Maintain current documents of training, audits, procedures, etc. • Use matrix reporting to show progress in injury prevention • Gather exit information Document, Maintain, and Improve Antea USA, Inc. 19
- 21. • Safety culturestarts with management • Data for support • Influence without power when needed Management Support Support and Audit 20Antea USA, Inc.
- 22. • Audit yourwork o Is the program consistent across sites, facilities, etc.? • Plan and execute identified improvements Auditing Support and Audit 21Antea USA, Inc.
- 23. Example • 2 employeeswith contusion • $57,773 total D+ND cost per person • $115K total of avoidable costs A Case for Injury Prevention What could you use $115K towards? 1. Off season prevention through design 2. Hazard recognition and correction - Auditing 3. Workforce and program development 4. Training 5. PPE 22Antea USA, Inc. https://www.osha.gov/dcsp/smallbusiness/safetypays/estima tor.html
- 24. What do youdo now? • Make your case for management support • Audit your program • Make a plan for off season preparation • Be a part of the bigger discussions on process changes Summary Antea USA, Inc. 23
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- 26. Additional References 1. http://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/articles/14053-new-workers-higher- risk 2.https://www.osha.gov/temp_workers/index.html 3. http://osha.oregon.gov/OSHAPubs/factsheets/fs45.pdf 4. https://www.osha.gov/hazfinder/ 5. https://www.osha.gov/shpguidelines/hazard-Identification.html 6. https://www.osha.gov/oshstats/index.html 7. https://www.bls.gov/ 8. https://projects.propublica.org/graphics/workers-compensation-benefits-by- limb# 9. https://business.libertymutualgroup.com/business- insurance/Documents/Services/Workplace%20Safety%20Index.pdf 10. http://www.dorncompanies.com/downloads/articles/cost_of_a_work_place_inju ry.pdf