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Gray Notebook 7 12 POINT Measures, Markers and Mileposts The Gray Notebook for the quarter ending September 30, 2002 WSDOT’s quarterly report to the Washington State Transportation Commission on transportation programs and department management Douglas B. MacDonald Secretary of Transportation MP 7 28 Measures, Markers and Mileposts – September 30, 2002 Measures, Markers and Mileposts – September 30, 2002 29 Measures, Markers and Mileposts The Gray Notebook for the quarter ending September 30, 2002 7th Edition Published November 15, 2002 “What gets measured, gets managed.” This periodic report is prepared by WSDOT staff to track a variety of performance and accountability measures for routine review by the Transportation Commission and others. The content and format of this report is expected to develop as time passes. Information is reported on a preliminary basis as appropriate and available for internal management use and is subject to correction and clarification. Contributors Editing and Production Team Worker Safety Daniela Bremmer Rex Swartz Nicole Ribreau Keith Cotton Workforce and Employee Training Megan Davis Dave Acree, Enrique Cantu, Adrienne Sanders, David Supensky Graphics Highway Construction Program Gerry Rasmussen Kevin Dayton, Dave Erickson, Greg Selstead, Dean Walker, Ken Walker Highway Safety Roger Horton, John McLaughlin, John Milton, Sandra Pedigo-Marshall, Doug Pulse, Incident Response John Bruun, Robin Hartsell, Sandra Pedigo-Marshall, Jim Shanafelt Traveler Information Jeremy Bertrand, Laura Merritt Highway Maintenance For information, contact: Rico Baroga Daniela Bremmer Roadside Recycling WSDOT Strategic Assessment Mark Maurer 310 Maple Park Avenue SE Commute Trip Reduction P.O. Box 47370 Kathy Johnston, Brian Lagerberg Olympia, WA 98504-7370 Washington State Ferries Phone: 360-705-7953 Bill Greene E-mail: [email protected] Rail Kirk Fredrickson The Gray Notebook is published quarterly in February, May, August, and November. For an online Highlights version of this or a previous edition of the Gray Claudia Cornish Notebook, visit www.wsdot.wa.gov/accountability 30 Measures, Markers and Mileposts – September 30, 2002 Measures, Markers and Mileposts – September 30, 2002 31 Measures, Markers and Mileposts The Gray Notebook for the quarter ending September 30, 2002 7th Edition Contents Worker Safety .......................................1 Commute Trip Reduction....................14 Injury rates for WSDOT’s highway engineering, Puget Sound vanpool use and park and ride lot highway maintenance, and ferry vessel workers. occupancy trends, plus Washington’s commuting drive-alone rates and per capita gasoline Workforce Levels and consumption. Employee Training................................2 The size of WSDOT’s permanent, full-time Washington State Ferries...................16 workforce and employee training needs. Customer comments, on-time performance, trip reliability, ridership, farebox revenues, and Highway Construction Program..........3 construction program delivery. Highway construction program delivery, cash flow, asphalt concrete pavement delivery, and Rail........................................................19 highlights of this quarter’s deferred, deleted, Ridership, on-time performance, and customer awarded, and advertised projects. satisfaction for the state-supported Amtrak Cascades service and the number of carloads Highway Safety......................................5 carried by the state-owned Grain Train. Delivery of safety improvement projects, highway safety performance, seat belt use, and Highlights of Program Activities........21 alcohol-related crashes. Includes highlights of started or completed projects, savings and efficiencies, innovations Incident Response ...............................7 and awards, new WSDOT information sources, grants received and awarded, and special events. Number of and reason for responses, incidents with clearance times over 90 minutes, and service actions taken. Special Feature: Automated Anti-Icing Systems..............................24 Traveler Information..............................9 An automated anti-icing system on I-90 near Traveler information system and related Vantage detects dangerous winter road conditions. performance measures. Gray Notebook Subject Index ...........25 Highway Maintenance.........................11 Where to find every performance measure ever Snow and ice control measures. published in the Gray Notebook. Roadside Materials Recycling...........13 Roadside compost use and aluminum sign recycling. 30 Measures, Markers and Mileposts – September 30, 2002 Measures, Markers and Mileposts – September 30, 2002 31 3ii2 Measures, Markers and Mileposts – September 30, 2002 Measures, Markers and Mileposts – September 30, 2002 33 WSDOT Highway Maintenance Workers Recordable Injuries per 100 Workers per Fiscal Year WSDOT Highway Maintenance Workers Recordable20 Injuries per 100 Workers per Fiscal Year Highway and Street Construction Benchmark: 8.2 20 15 Highway and Street Construction Benchmark: 8.2 1015 105 05 CY CY FY Qtr 1 0 2000 2001 2002 Fiscal Year 2003 CY CY FY Qtr 1 Worker Safety 2000 2001 2002 Fiscal Year 2003 Continuing updates on Gray Notebook safety topics – data is shown for calendar years (CY) 2000 and 2001, fiscal year (FY) 2002, and for fiscal year 2003 by quarter. WSDOT Highway Maintenance Workers WSDOT Highway Engineer Workers Recordable Injuries per 100 Workers per Fiscal Year Recordable Injuries per 100 Workers per Fiscal Year WSDOT Highway Engineer Workers 20 Recordable20 Injuries per 100 Workers per Fiscal Year Highway and Street Construction Benchmark: 8.2 15 1520 Engineering and Architect Services Benchmark: 1.7 10 15 10 Engineering and Architect Services Benchmark: 1.7 5 105 0 05 CY CY FY Qtr 1 CY CY FY Qtr 1 2000 2001 2002 Fiscal Year 2003 0 2000 2001 2002 Fiscal Year 2003 CY CY FY Qtr 1 The first quarter recordable injury rate for maintenance The first2000 quarter2001 recordable2002 injury rateFiscal for Yearengineer 2003 workers workers was 8.11 injuries per 100 workers. A total of 28 was 3.44 injuries per 100 workers. A total of 20 recorded recorded injuries, including a fatality caused by a driver injuries resulted in 120 lost workdays. The back was the leaving the roadway, accounted for 102 lost workdays. Non- most frequently injured part of the body and sprains were powered hand tools caused the most injuries (26%). Sprains the most common nature of injury. The most serious injury were the leading nature of injury. The back continued to be resulted from a slip and fall down a slope that caused a theWSDOT most frequently Highway injured Engineer part of the bodyWorkers (35%). concussion and 22 lost workdays. Recordable Injuries per 100 Workers per Fiscal Year Sources for all charts: WSDOT 20 WSDOT Ferry Vessel Workers Recordable Injuries per 100 Workers per Fiscal Year Accident Prevention Activities WSDOT Ferry Vessel Workers 15 First Quarter,Engineering Fiscal Yearand Architect 2003 Recordable20 Injuries per 100 Workers per Fiscal Year Services Benchmark: 1.7 Water Transportation 10 All regional safety offices continued training workers Benchmark: 7.0 • 1520 in several safety- and health-related subjects needed Water Transportation to minimize job hazards (see page 2). Benchmark: 7.0 5 15 • Conducted two introductory Supervisor Safety 10 Awareness Classes in Headquarters. 0 Began an organized effort to define new injured- 10 • CY CY FY Qtr 1 5 worker-return-to-work2000 2001 2002 proceduresFiscal to Yearreduce 2003 lost workdays. 05 • The Southwest Region Maintenance Offices of CY CY FY Qtr 1 Chehalis, Morton and Toledo celebrated 185 days 2000 2001 2002 Fiscal Year 2003 0 free of work-related accidents with a special award CY CY FY Qtr 1 breakfast. This noteworthy achievement is the result 2000 2001 2002 Fiscal Year 2003 of a worker-initiated “Safety Buddy” program over the last six months that raised worker awareness of the The first quarter recordable injury rate for ferry vessel potential work risks that they face each day. workers was 8.86 injuries per 100 workers. A total of 23 recorded injuries resulted in 283 lost workdays. An average of 12.3 workdays were lost per recordable injury, for a lost WSDOT Ferry Vessel Workers time-incident rate of 109 lost workdays per 100 workers per ReadingRecordable the Charts Injuries per 100 Workers per Fiscal Year “Recordable injuries and illnesses” is a standard measure that fiscal year. Strains and sprains accounted for 52% of the injuries and the back was the most frequently injured part of includes20 all work-related deaths and work-related illnesses and injuries that result in loss of Waterconsciousness, Transportation restriction of work or the body (26%). motion, transfer to another job, orBenchmark: require medical 7.0 treatment beyond first aid.15 The U.S.10 Bureau of Labor Statistics provided the selected 2000 national average benchmarks. • Engineering workers: “Engineering and Architect Services” After discussion5 with the National Bureau of Labor Statistics, SIC 871 (rate 1.7). the following benchmarks were selected to provide relevant and • Ferry vessel workers: “Water Transportation” consistent benchmarks: 0 SIC 44 (rate 7.0). • MaintenanceCY CY workers:FY “Highway and StreetQtr 1 Construction” Standard2000 Industry2001 2002Classification (SIC)Fiscal 161 Year (rate 2003 8.2). One worker equals 2,000 hours per year. Measures, Markers and Mileposts – September 30, 2002 1 WSDOT Number of Permanent Full-Time Employees at WSDOT Workforce Levels One indicator
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