June 23, 2017 SAFE GUARDING – THOUGHTS ON THE JOURNEY Steven Mueller, CRSP WPAC Safety Committee Conference June 13, 2017 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 • 1
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June 23, 2017 What standard should I comply with? CSA Z432- 1994 ANSI B20.1- 1993 CSA Z432- 2004(R14 Don’t let “best” be the enemy of good. Start with 1994 and move towards 2004. 3
June 23, 2017 Ensure management buy-in. Get your workers engaged in the process. 4
June 23, 2017 Beware of “old-school” thinking. Don’t rely on vendors or contractors to always get your guarding right. 5
June 23, 2017 Use Management of Change process to identify guarding needs when upgrading. Think outside the box for guarding issues. 6
June 23, 2017 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…” 7
June 23, 2017 Inspect safe guards regularly, especially after repairs & maintenance. Develop a process to conduct energized work. 8
June 23, 2017 Use the hierarchy of controls for risk. ELIMINATION Remove the hazard SUBSTITUTION Replace or substitute ENGINEERING Isolate hazard Change the ADMINISTRATIVE way we work Competency & BEHAVIOUR communication Increasing Increasing Personal PPE effectiveness & participation & Protection sustainability supervision needed PPE: Impact resistant; not crush proof. 9
June 23, 2017 Work on changing the language we use. Seriously… pinch point?!?! 10
June 23, 2017 Start talking crush zones, amputation areas, or fatality risk points. Use graphics. Get safe guarding message across creatively. 11
June 23, 2017 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. 12
June 23, 2017 Maintain corporate and industry memory with new and young workers. To put a human face on safe guarding, consider Kina Repp. 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. Develop “Guarding Champions.” 13
June 23, 2017 Develop “Guarding Champions.” Get help from others… “Cooperation divides the task and multiplies the success.” 14
June 23, 2017 Thank you! Any questions? 15
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