ILA Lead Occupational Exposure WorkshopPrague, Czech Republic

Gerry ManleyVice President - EH&S Compliance

19 June 2013

Metrics Tracking Methodologies

Elevated Blood Lead Employee Counseling

Behavior Based Safety (BBS) Observations supporting Blood Lead Reduction Program

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Discussion Points

“If you measure it, you can manage it.”

However, what you measure, and how you measure, are equally important to your success in managing blood leads.

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Metrics Tracking Methodologies

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RSR supports a Medical Removal limit of 20 ug/dl PbB.

Previous practice focused on measuring incremental ranges of blood lead levels.

Employees in Range Plant 1 Plant 2 Plant 3

<9 130 101 109

10-14 79 92 97

15-19 24 37 22

20-24 4 9 4

25-29 1 0 0

30-34 0 0 0

35-39 0 0 0

40-49 0 0 0

Average 9.3 10.6 9.8

µg/d

l

AVG 2009

AVG 2010

AVG 2011

AVG 2012

AVG 2013 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

MDT 20 12 16 15 6 5 6 6 5

IND 14 9 10 17 12 10 14 11 9

COI 11 10 5 5 4 3 4 6 4

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Now, all blood leads > 20 ug/dl are treated the same.

By focusing on all blood leads >20 ug/dl, clear expectations have been established, and improvement is clearly evident.

Blood Leads - Number of Employees > 20 µg/dl 2013 YTD

RSR has debunked the myth that long term employees’ blood leads cannot be reduced.

Expectations of blood lead reduction are not dependent on years of service.

Monetary motivations have played an important role in achieving such success.

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Metrics Tracking Methodologies

Total Blood Leads by Length of Service

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5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

0-5 yrs 6-10 yrs 11-15 yrs 16-20 yrs 21-25 yrs 25+ yrsService

>20 µg/dl 2.3 0.3 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.5<20 µg/dl 41.8 13.7 8.2 8.8 11.9 10.8

% T

otal

Em

ploy

ees

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% Blood Leads by Length of Service Category

0

20

40

60

80

100

0-5 yrs 6-10 yrs 11-15 yrs 16-20 yrs 21-25 yrs 25+ yrsService

>20 µg/dl 5.2 2.1 8.9 5.4 3.3 4.4<20 µg/dl 94.8 97.9 91.1 94.6 96.7 95.6

% T

otal

Em

ploy

ees

RSR has demonstrated that through education and motivation, employee blood leads can be reduced.

Tracking most recent group of 5-year employees demonstrates this effect.

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Metrics Tracking Methodologies

5 Year EmployeeBlood Lead Progression

RED Line represents average of all data.

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Blo

od L

ead

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 20120

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1995

1996

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2011

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810121416182022

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Average Bloodleads RSR Smelters2013 YTD March

(µg/

dl)

All employees with blood leads > 20 ug/dl participate in program;

All New Hires participate in Program during first 90 days;

Each employee is assigned a counseling mentor to provide hands-on coaching;

Each Monthly blood samples taken (all other employees quarterly);

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Elevated Blood Lead Employee Counseling Program

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Program focuses on two key elements ◦ Basic Hygiene Awareness

Proper End of Day Decon Technique Proper Break Time Decon Technique Mid-shift Showering Mid-Shift Changing of Dirty Uniforms

◦ Proper Use/Storage of Company Provided PPE Respirator – Doff/Don, storage, cleaning; Assignment of PAPR

as appropriate. Gloves – Doff/Don; Disposal; Clothing – Proper vacuuming techniques. Boots – Proper washing techniques.

Elevated Blood Lead Employee Counseling Program

Review Blood Lead Counseling Checklist Daily Name: _________________________________________ Date: ______________________ Department: ____________________________________ Position: ___________________ Type of Respirator: ______________________________ Date of Hire: ________________    Yes No ___ ___ Do you wash your hands, arms and face thoroughly before eating or drinking? ___ ___ Do you restrict your eating to the lunchroom only? ___ ___ Do you take mid-shift showers? ___ ___ Do you have enough uniforms? ___ ___ Do you bite your fingernails? ___ ___ Do you shampoo your hair thoroughly when showering? ___ ___ Do you wear latex, vinyl or rubber gloves while working? ___ ___ Do you use the boot wash? ___ ___ Do you use the vacuum station? ___ ___ Did you have a Qualitative fit test (smoke test) last week? ___ ___ Did you have a Quantitative fit test for your present respirator? ___ ___ Do you inspect & self-test your respirator each time you put it on? ___ ___ Are your respirators in good condition? ___ ___ Do you avoid pulling your respirator from your face while in restricted areas of plant? ___ ___ Did you work in very dusty/dirty areas recently? If yes: where, how often and what precaution did you take? ______________________ ___ ___ Have you made any work positive practice changes during the last month?

(e.g. increased use of gloves, etc.) If yes, what? ____________________________________

___ ___ Have you worked with lead outside of RSR employment during the last month? If yes, where? ___________________________________________________________ Employee Signature ______________________ Safety Representative ___________________ Supervisor___________________________ Dept. Manager ________________________

All employees encouraged to participate in BBS program weekly. Primarily focused on accident reduction.

Employees with elevated blood leads are observed by peers, focusing on blood lead reduction opportunities;◦ Work practices generating excessive dust;◦ Positioning of body during tasks to minimize exposure;◦ Utilizing ventilation controls optimally?;◦ Adjustments of respirator while in exposure areas;

Review results of BBS with employee to achieve improvements;

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Behavior Based Safety (BBS) Observations supporting Blood Lead Reduction Program

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Set a blood lead goal, and measure to that goal ◦ RSR supports 20 ug/dl medical removal limit.

Provide peer mentoring/active coaching until all employees achieve blood lead goal.

Utilize Behavior Based Safety techniques to reinforce proper work practices to reduce employee blood leads.

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Summary