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The Safety Side of Risk Management
Carol A. Keyes, CSPComplete Health Environmental &
Safety Services, Inc. (CHESS)
• FM Responsibilities– Employees– Tenants– Contractors
Should you worry?
Employees
• Arc flash/NFPA 70E– Applies for anyone working on electricity >50 volts– Primarily energized equipment over 240V– Includes circuit testing and trouble shooting– Requires employee training and proper PPE
Employees
• If you can’t keep them on the ground…• Falls are a major concern– From height– Roofs– Mezzanines
Scaffolding
• Set it up correctly– Look at planking– Safety devices in place– Need competent person
Lifting devices—scissors lift, aerial lift
• Considered on the ground if worker stays on the platform
• Climbing out? Need fall protection
Roofs
• Keep employees at least 10’ away from the edge, unless you have fall protection
• Railings would be fall arrest and are okay• Look at where your HVAC equipment is
located
Employees
• Slips and Trips– Icy lots– Housekeeping– Lighting (aging workforce)– Floor openings
• Sidewalks• Parking lots• Smoking areas• Exits• Sprinkler main draining
Where could you have icy surfaces?
Employees
• Lockout/tagout• Electrical wiring• Machine guarding• Ergonomics• Preventive maintenance• Emergency preparedness
Emergencies
• Identify potential types• Reduce the hazards• Plan your response• Prepare • Respond• Recover
Contractors:• What kind of work are they doing?• Are they making hazardous conditions for
your employees?• Window washing– Fairly new MN standard– If they are going over the roof, where will they tie
off– Building owners’ responsibility to inspect anchor
points
Contractors
• ScreeningTask/Item Completed
Workers’ Comp mod rate .
Safety Training .
Safety policy enforcement .
Can they use your equipment? .
Lock out/Tag out .Pre-work Planning .
Tenants
• Emergency preparedness• Workplace violence– Look at landscaping and lighting– How do people get into the building– Do you offer security or a receptionist to get past– How is the building laid out
Really, I didn’t know that
• What’s new with OSHA– Not much– Fall protection– Window washing– Small companies are not exempt
National Emphasis Programs
• Amputations• Combustible Dust• Lead• Process Safety Management (PSM)• Silica• Trenching hazards
MN OSHA Emphasis Programs
• Foundries• Grain facilities• Healthcare• Hexavalent Chromium• Meat packing• Noise & Respiratory hazards• Window washing
Pilot Emphasis Program
• Temporary employees and employment agencies
How do I ever keep up?
• Resources– OSHA newsletter: QuickTakes• https://www.osha.gov/as/opa/quicktakes/
– MN OSHA Safety Lines• http://www.doli.state.mn.us/OSHA/SafetyLines.asp
– MNOSHA Strategic Management Plan• http://www.doli.state.mn.us/OSHA/PDF/stratplan14-
18.pdf
How do I ever keep up?
• Resources– FM Global Resource Center• https://www.fmglobal.com/page.aspx?id=04030000
– NFPA• Codes, standards, resources, newsletter• http://www.nfpa.org/
– CHESS newsletter & blog• http://www.chess-safety.com/
How do I ever keep up?
• Resources– Grainger• http://www.grainger.com/content/InfoLibrary
There’s no budget…
• Low cost and free resources– OSHA Consultation– Loss Control reps (your insurance)– OSHA safety grant program– Trade associations
Questions?
Carol A Keyes, CSP, CRCCHESS, Inc.
651-481-9787
John RamonasHays Companies
612-313-1606