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Steven Mueller, CRSP WPAC Safety Committee Conference June 13, 2017
SAFE GUARDING – THOUGHTS ON THE JOURNEY
SAFE GUARDING: SOME SUGGESTIONS TOWARDS “BEST PRINCIPLES”
What this presentation is not:
- A detailed report of the safe guarding audits
conducted on all Pinnacle operations in 2016
- A report on all the safe guarding audits conducted
across the pellet sector in past year
- A “how-to” guide for regulatory compliance
- A shopping list of leading or best practices
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June 23, 2017 3 What standard should I comply with?
CSA Z432- 2004(R14
ANSI B20.1- 1993
CSA Z432- 1994
Don’t let “best” be the enemy of good. Start with 1994 and move towards 2004.
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June 23, 2017 4 Ensure management buy-in. Get your workers engaged in the process.
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June 23, 2017 5 Beware of “old-school” thinking. Don’t rely on vendors or contractors to always get your guarding right.
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June 23, 2017 6 Use Management of Change process to identify guarding needs when upgrading. Think outside the box for guarding issues.
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June 23, 2017 7 Conduct observations of workers & contractors, especially on shut downs. Workers often want to do the right thing, but… …are subject to the human factor. “To err is human…”
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June 23, 2017 8 Inspect safe guards regularly, especially after repairs & maintenance. Develop a process to conduct energized work.
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June 23, 2017 9 Use the hierarchy of controls for risk. ELIMINATION
SUBSTITUTION
ENGINEERING
ADMINISTRATIVE
BEHAVIOUR
PPE Increasing effectiveness & sustainability Increasing participation & supervision needed Remove the hazard Replace or substitute Isolate hazard Change the way we work Personal Protection Competency & communication
PPE: Impact resistant; not crush proof.
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June 23, 2017 10 Work on changing the language we use. Seriously… pinch point?!?!
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June 23, 2017 11 Start talking crush zones, amputation areas, or fatality risk points. Use graphics. Get safe guarding message across creatively.
SLIDE 12 June 23, 2017 12 A picture (or x-ray) tells a thousand words.
Maintain corporate and industry memory with new and young
- workers. To put a human face on safe guarding, consider Kina Repp.
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As a young woman, ready for some adventure, she was literally lured to Alaska where she talked her way into a cleanup crew job at a fishing cannery. There, her boss ordered her to clean underneath a conveyor belt roller. “My arm was immediately caught when the machine was turned on,” she explained. “My arm was pulled one way while my head and neck were twisted the opposite way. My arm broke just below my shoulder. The machine kept pulling. The conveyor pulled until my arm was torn from my body.” Not one to let adversity stop her, Repp has since earned a second degree black belt and has run in 13 marathons.
Maintain corporate and industry memory with new and young
- workers. To put a human face on safe guarding, consider Kina Repp.
Develop “Guarding Champions.”
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June 23, 2017 14 Develop “Guarding Champions.” “Cooperation divides the task and multiplies the success.” Get help from others…
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June 23, 2017 15 Thank you! Any questions?
