Construction Division Spring Meeting Minutes
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MINUTES NSC Construction Division Meeting JW Marriott Austin, TX Date: 03-21-16 Attendees:
David Kliwinski Gary Tellish David Payton Nigel Ellis Carl Heinlen
Julie Carter Kevin Parker Linda Goldenhar Ken Meyer Shannon Couch
Brandon Goings Curtis Moore Daniel Zarletti Corey DeGraaf Annmarie Robertson
Sharon Horgan Julie Carter David Hunter
NSC Staff:
Day One: Mar 21 st , 2016
Meeting opened by David Kliwinski (Chairman) with pledge of allegiance @ 2:00pm EST
o Introductions of all attendees
o Opening remarks: David K. gave a summary overview of what will transpire over the next 2 days. He additionally extended his appreciation for each person in the group for what they do and acknowledged that they we’re the conscious of our companies. He further remarked on the significance of us doing our jobs is measured in lives saved.
o Last meeting minutes read by David Payton and Kevin Parker made motion to accept 2nd by Kevin Parker
1 No questions, all in favor, no opposition (Nigel Ellis made a statement that it was one of the best re-caps which made it feel like people were at the last meeting for those who weren’t there)
Gary Tellish gave the Vice Chairman report
o Division volunteer plan meeting
Increase of membership & engagement.
Building better content to deliver to members (How does being part of NSC division provide positive deltas for the person & the company)
Giving volunteers assigned platforms and tracking activities that will result in a measurable impact on NSC goals & objectives
Current and Future Divisions
Change in Board of Directors election model (Provide better representation from all divisions)
Side topics discussed
o OSHA 10 Hr. training specifically for the roadway construction industry
Also look at www.artba.org for additional information.
o Good resources for HSE information
www.Elcosh.org
www.cpwr.org
www.workzonesafety.org
o Producing and turning in topics for NSC Congress so Construction Division has a voice.
o Goal to joint venture an initiative with transportation division on driving while fatigued and incidents that are off the job, yet work related due to work hours & condition.
o Drug & Alcohol and the toll it is taking on the construction and other industries.
2 Don Teater: White Paper available through NSC and a good resource for information.
Jan Terry- Director of Government Affairs
o Advocated participation in National Fall Protection Safety Stand Down
o How to get traction through social media (Twitter, Facebook, etc..) to spark interest and begin to trend HSE & NSC topics for relaying of information and branding.
David Kliwinski – rolled out new operating processes of the Construction Division
o Documents are finalized with parameters and goals in place.
o Went over mission & purpose statement for the NSC to be a global leader in HSE.
Carl Heinlein- Senior Safety Consultant for American Contractors Insurance Group - *Contractor Member Best Practices*
o Importance of Core Values, examples: Accountability, Integrity, Leadership, Innovation, Relationships, etc.. (If you don’t have them establish them)
o Length of participation diversity (a good range of experience helps keep the things moving and prevent stagnation).
o Re-work – How many times we have to redo things due to not doing it right the first time. How many incidents happen due to re-work.
o Claims Management – Managing all incidents and truly deducing root cause and handling claim start to finish and then put preventative measures to stop re- occurrence.
o Top Management Commitment as well as middle management & field support – Creating culture from the top down. Is it really there?
o Executive level support – High level of expectation (Owner involvement necessary)
o Pre-task planning for every task – why wouldn’t you
o Management visibility – get out of the office (especially young folks they need experience)
3 o Supervision involvement & accountability – Must be involved and must be accountable
o Root cause analysis of incidents – Really know what happened so you know how to fix it
o Measurement and frequent review of key indicators
o Active Risk Management Committee – Involve people (all ops, QC, etc..) and look at risk consistently not just upon origin and introduction.
o Pre-project planning – at the project level planning should be done (Management planning only keeps people in the dark)
o Subcontractor safety management – same level as you hold yourself accountable don’t settle.
o Employee engagement – If you don’t consult and communicate you won’t find practical solutions or create proper buy in.
o Life Saving Commitments – have commitments to things that save lives and share them to create a lifesaving culture.
Day Two: March 22 nd , 2016
Linda M Goldenhar – The Center for Construction Research & Training - Topic: Influencing Safety Climate by Improving Safety Leadership
o How to move from your company & projects from “Inattentive to Exemplary”
o Creating a S-CAT = Safety Climate Assessment Tool available soon
o Moving further to completion of the OTI elective for the OSHA 30 Hr. course “Foundations for Safety Leadership” handout which spoke on key principles to building the proper foundation to help the development of our safety leaders.
Dan Zarletti – Capital Construction Solutions –Topic: Leveraging Mobile Technology in Construction Safety
o Using technology to make HSE data collection more efficient and user friendly
o Saving space by storing on cloud server
o Multiple applications reports, inspections, trend tracking, etc.
4 Side Topic Items:
o Make DSSA Link available to be able to read parameters and easily nominate
Dean McKenzie, OSHA Deputy Director Directorate of Construction – Construction Update
o Stats on fatalities and it is glaring that fall protection continues to be an issue. 40% of all fatal fall are under 15 feet.
o New inspection weighting system
Some inspections are more complex than others
Enforcement Unit Value vs. Inspections
More meaningful and impactful
o Crane Amendments
o Confined Space for Construction – begins Aug. 3rd there is some literature out right now.
Texas Builders Association, Nat. Association of Home Builders, National COSH, Building construction Trade Division of the AFL-CIO: topics include attics and crawl spaces, telecommunication vaults, etc..
o Standard Improvement Projects Updates 18 individual and unrelated provisions. Examples include:
MUTCD (construction) currently 1983 Rev 3 addition
Digital X-rays (How they are handled)
Decompression table (tunneling construction) currently late 60’s dive info
LOTO “unexpected” (result of litigation on some small items)
Removing all SSN requirements (So records are not required to have it)
o Back over prevention
Update - Now on OSHA Regulatory Agenda as a Pre-rule
Pre-rule covers Construction and General industry
5 o Severe injury reporting rule which changed parameters of reporting to OSHA
Approx. 220 to 240 per month over 10k reports in 2015
Already over 10,400 to date 2016
Penalty for not reporting increased from $1K to $5K
38% investigated approx... 4,000 investigations
o Criminal liability in the OSH Act for violating rules
Failure to abate or repetitious violation may result in contempt of court and incarceration
Making false statements
Witness tampering
Prosecution by local authorities
DOL & DOJ have established a Memorandum of Understanding to prevent and deter crime
SVEP severe violator enforcement program
o National Fall Protection Stand Downs – participation *1 mil. In 2014 * 2.5 mil. In 2015 * Goal for 2016 is 5 mil. and to reach more small contractors 25 or less
o Other updates and rules
Eye & Face Protection to be updated
Beryllium standard is out
OSHA Proposed Crystalline Silica Rule coming to fruition quickly
Dr. Peter Greaney – Work Care Inc. – Topic: Early Intervention to Avoid Injury Management Pitfalls
o Use of professional services for early incident prevention
o Burden of clinical decision falling on employer which results in overutilization, higher cost, employee & supervisor dissatisfaction and poorer health outcomes.
o High percentage of diagnostics will find something even if not work related
6 o Factors that drive pain profile and cost of injury
o Average work comp cost for injury
o Customized onsite virtual clinics
o Measurable benefits of early intervention
Minimize Unnecessary Time Off Work
Reduce OSHA Recordable Rates
Lower Workers’ Compensation Costs
Improve Return-on-Investment Results
Increase Supervisor & Employee Satisfaction
o More self-care elected vs. clinic visits that lead to recordable
o Actual numbers from different companies to back up information
Guidelines for SHMS went out for comment
David Kliwinski closed out the meeting (Approx. 3:30pm)
o Reminder to use NSC tools available and network with each other
o Reminder of meeting in Anaheim
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