motor fleet safety basics: training for the safety supervisor unit 5 – preventing employee injury...
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Motor Fleet Safety Basics:Training for the Safety Supervisor
Unit 5 – Preventing Employee Injury and Handling Workers’ Compensation Claims
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Unit 5 Objectives• Explain why injury prevention is an important
component of fleet safety programs
• Identify common hazards and unsafe conditions in the workplace
• Implement procedures for evaluating workplace hazards
• Identify information to collect for workers’ compensation claims
• Identify warning signs of workers’ compensation fraud
Injuries and Illness in TruckingOccupation With The Most Injuries and Illness
Involving Days Away from Work, 2012
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Annual Survey, 2012
Stock clerks
Janitors & cleaners
Maintenance & repair
Retail salespersons
Light truck/delivery
Production workers
Nursing Assistants
Truck Drivers
Laborers, Nonconstruction
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
21
22
23.5
24.5
24.6
28
38
40.4
60.6
Illnesses & Injuries (thousands)
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Revenue Needed to Offset Injury Costs
Injury Required Revenue Based On Company Profit Margin:
Cost 1% 2% 3% 4%
$1,000 $100,000 $50,000 $33,333 $25,000
$5,000 $500,000 $250,000 $166,666 $125,000
$10,000 $1,000,000 $500,000 $333,333 $250,000
$15,000 $1,500,000 $750,000 $500,000 $375,000
$25,000 $2,500,000 $1,250,000 $833,333 $625,000
$50,000 $5,000,000 $2,500,000 $1,666,666 $1,250,000
$100,000 $10,000,000 $5,000,000 $3,333,333 $2,500,000
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Measures of Worker Injuries
Total incidence rates:
No. of recordable injuries & illnesses x 200,000
(total employee hours worked for the company)
Incidence Rates
Lost time incidence rates:
No. of lost time injuries & illnesses x 200,000
(total employee hours worked for the company)
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Calculating Incidence Rates
Incidence Rates for Total Injuries and Illnesses for NAICS Code 484 – Truck Transportation
2012 2011 2010
4.5 4.9 5.0
2.1 2.3 2.4
Incidence Rates for Total Cases of Injuries and Illnesses
Incident Rates for Lost Time Cases of Injuries and Illnesses
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Avoiding Falls from Equipment - 1
Wheel Hung Platform Portable Platform Steps
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Avoiding Falls from Equipment - 2
Ladders ScaffoldsUnsafe condition
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Avoiding Falls from Equipment - 3
Exiting TrailerUnsafe condition
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Avoiding Injuries from Overexertion
Unsafe condition
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Avoiding Falls on the Same Level
Good Housekeeping Poor HousekeepingUnsafe condition
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Avoiding Injury Through Training
• Dangerous driving situations
• Principles of safe driving
• Driver fatigue
• Safe lifting techniques
• Proper job task procedures (e.g., unlocking 5th wheel)
• 3-Point stance exiting & entering the vehicle
Provide training programs on-
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Increasing Driver Awareness
• Upsets
• Head-on collisions
• Intersection incidents
• Rear-ending
• Jack-knifing
Make drivers aware of situations with potential for most serious injury:
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Avoiding Injuries from Falling Freight
Overhead Storage Racks Balance and Stability
Unsafe condition Unsafe condition
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Avoiding Injuries from Forklifts• Require training and permits for drivers
• Create traffic patterns to avoid pedestrian/truck interface
• Set reasonable speed limits
• Use trailer restraint devices
• Use jack stands
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Avoiding Coupling and Fifth Wheel Injuries
• Provide training on-• Coupling procedures• Dolly handling• Proper lifting
• Install-• Extensions for king pin locks• Hand holds away from the socket
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Controlling Physical Hazards • Specify safe equipment
• Maintain equipment in top condition
• Perform self-inspections
• Protect from exposure to hazardous materials
• Remove physical hazards in buildings
• Preplan for safety in new construction
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Specify Safe Equipment Critical safety features:
• Hand-holds
• Self-cleaning steps
• Air-ride seats
• Grates on rear impact guard
• Air lines that can be hooked up from the ground
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Install Hand Holds
Rebar Step and Grab Handle
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Install Self-Cleaning Surfaces
Self-Cleaning Treads on Step Points Self-Cleaning Grates
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Equipment Maintenance Guidelines • Implement problem-reporting process
• Hold regular inspections before and after trips
• Require prompt repairs
• Implement good record-keeping system
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Hazardous Materials Compliance
• Labeling
• Storage
• Emergency plan
• Training
OSHA/EPA Hazardous Materials:
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Avoiding Physical Hazards in Buildings
StairsUnsafe condition
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Avoiding Physical Hazards in the Shop
Repair Pits
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Reporting and Follow-Up1. Report accidents, injuries and illnesses immediately
2. Investigate all accidents, injuries, and illnesses
3. Analyze investigation reports or claims data
4. Review accident with employee
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Analyzing Data• Look for trends
• Body part injured• Time of day• Location
• Ask for assistance from insurance information system and staff
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Review Accident with Employee• Wait until investigation is complete
• Use review as an opportunity to identify-• Training needs• Equipment modifications needed• Procedural changes
• Use peer review process, if needed
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Course Implications for Compliance
Follow Seminar
Strategies
Follow Seminar
Strategies
OSHAand DOT
Compliance
OSHAand DOT
Compliance
Fewer Accidents
Fewer Accidents
Reduced CostsReduced Costs
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Workers’ Compensation Red Flags• Lawyer credibility
• Doctor credibility
• Past employee involvement with fraud
• Employee disappears
• Monday soft tissue injury
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Workers’ Compensation Red Flags• Rush to settlement
• Internal physician referrals
• Financial problems
• Indications of fitness
• Fairly new employee
• Coincident with strike, layoff, or retirement
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Not Necessarily Red Flags• CEO suspicions
• An expensive claim
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Questions