WELCOME TO THE EHS BENCHMARKING

WEBINAR

July 30, 2015

Goal of the Exchange Process

1. Help each Member professional to expand their business networks in order for you to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of how you tackle you job functions.

2. Provide Members with a dynamic and reliable resource to help you solve problems and find new implementable ideas

Rules of Engagement1. Do not use your HOLD button on your telephone – hearing

elevator music in the next 60 minutes is not good!

2. No body language signs – please be aggressive and speak your mind and thoughts.

3. Please identify yourself with name and company before speaking.

4. Take notes about who is saying what…

5. Warning: My goal is to facilitate aggressively so we can cover as many topics as possible.

6. Last but not least, I need your feedback on how to make this process better for you and the participants.

Question: Has anyone received a recent OSHA inspection? If so, were there any areas of special emphasis such as temporary workers, combustible dust, etc? (Joe Clark) Frank: 2 OSHA inspections in 2014 from an employee complaint about a machine

smell. OSHA arrived with no alert but they were required to witness. Came back and did a full blown audit on the facility. Lockout Tag Out (DMI does have a program) Machines in the 200 ton range have multiple models with

different stop switches…if different machines, needed pictures on every machine. Reviewed audit with all employees. One CNC machine never had an interlock Label every pipe and direction of H2O flow All conduits labeled – electrical Every signal rack / shelf must have max capacity weight Recommendation: Hire outside help to get you better prepared

○ High end consultant: Name???○ Turnkey – much of a doing organization. The did a very good job.○ US Compliance (Set up audit books designed to keep OHSA in office as long as possible. Puts all OHSA

documents in one place…keep the inspector in the office as long as possible!) American Consulting Firm was really good (Meredith)

Auditor asked to see training records…gave her everything which created all of the audit paths. Better to ask: What would you specific like to see?

Al is an EHS professional for 30 years. Has experienced many audits in his time.

Question: What is the best way to grow safety committee teams, having a hard time getting associates involved? (Michael Hoye) Currently have safety committee members X 3

Bamar: We used an outside consulting firm that recommended teams be formed. Having top management back and enforce is key.

Laura: have each manager select a representative. Each department should be recommended. A combination of managers / shop floor employees.

Frank: We still have a large safety committee, but nobody is a safety expert. Jude: Suggest that you reach out to the WC carrier…they should have a Risk Manager that would work

with your Safety Committee. They can help you become a certified safety committee. Help with house keeping audits, etc. PA has a 5% reduction in WC premiums if you have a safety committee.

PA Chamber and Local Chamber of Commerce does this certification training.

We used to have the laundry list of items…the buck stops here President. Jim took notes and the organization began to change the system because safety mattered. This was about safety; it became a message that came from the highest ranking official. He was not the chair, but his presence delivered a messaged. Items were assigned and accountability was ensured!

State certification requires a rotation of people. Lisa / Viking: PATH in PA. www.dlistate.pa.us LA does not have a state certification…but if you want to develop

Board of certified safety professionals which has learning paths for those in leadership roles Use the local chapter of the National Safety Council

Question: Does anyone use web or cloud based safety training? If so, which provider? (Jude Krady) Trying to improve training…

Al: not currently using computer based training. Not sure if this is the most efficient training in all areas; especially in high hazard areas. Other things like HAZCOM could be computer based training. Currently using instructor led training at Intralox.

Use DVD’s from National Safety Compliance that all come with tests. Use a great deal of instructor led safety training. Use Routsis system is the “right to

know” Use drum beat meetings to provide training and use PP training from PATH. Will test on some areas.

Dekalb: Use National Safety Compliance also…the DVDs are very helpful. We have a safety calendar with a particular topic when the shift comes early or stays late. 30 minutes classes

Instructor led training and used the consulting firm to get everything organized. Would like to use the firm more often for refreshing the information.

MH: Do monthly PP and weekly training which is supervisor led. Michelle Baker: agree with Al and Michael for the extreme hazards. Use a great deal on

online training. We mix it up…on line training and instructor led. Ladder safety is done online www.ESAFETYONLINE.com www.OPENSESAME.com

Tracey:

Additional Questions?

Talk or Show your safety calendar and what goes into it.

Questions for September ‘15 How often are you doing external environmental compliance audits? How do you stay

current with any new legislation? (Michael Antras) How do you decide what systems and ideas are best to implement for environmental

concerns and plant safety? (Brandi Urey) What are the EHS requirements for the plastic resin we store? Is there a reporting threshold

for the amount of pounds total? (Frank Fasano) How are companies incorporation occupational risk and ergonomic risk assessments into

their EHS systems? (Al Pulliam) Where does the EH&S role fall within the organization in the most effective cases? HR, QA,

Facilities or on its own? (Tracy Sandell) When do you roll out the objectives for the year? How do you cascade down? When do you

do the performance evaluations? (Laura Gayton) Does anyone use job safety analysis or job hazard analysis? (Christy Jester) Does anyone use an outside Safety Compliance firm to assist with written programs? Who

is in charge of this? (Meredith McCoy) What are your companies doing to reduce waste to landfills? (Nick Bandura) What are the most frequent OSHA violations for the plastic manufacturing industry

classification? (Patrick Teague) Does EHS tie in with the MSDS? Also, will it be compatible with the EU? (George Wessler) What training resources would you recommend to a new hire? (Christy Jester)

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