A Creative Approach to Safety

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A Creative Approach to Safety

• Presented by
• Ben Elisondo
• Safety Training Coordinator
• CSU, Northridge - PPM

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Challenges with Safety Programs

• Funding ()
• Time
• Regulation(s) changing
• Buy-in (attitudes)
• Monotonous Boring
• Inconsistent

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Funding ()
Pay now or pay dearly later!

• AB 1127 repeals current prohibition on civil
  penalties against governmental agencies for
  safety violations
• Increased Fines for knowingly, repeating, and
  willful negligence
• SB 198 Be a manager go to jail
• Workers comp litigation

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Funding (cont.)
Allocate resources for

• Safety position (be creative)
• Personal protective equipment (feedback)
• Technical Safety Gadgets (sniffer)
• New videos (humorous)
• Strong Safety Committee
• Action on hazards
• Budget cautiously ( watch out for consultants)

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No Time for Safety
Untrained unskilled workers lost time
accidents

• Escorting employees to medical assistance
• Accident Investigations
• Filling out accident reports
• FAT / CAT OSHA Inspections
• Litigations court appearances
• Lost time from employee not at work
• More work for everyone else

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Make Timefor Safety

• Dedicated Safety Position (its my job)
• Active Safety Committee (inspections)
• Reduced accidents means more healthy workers to
  gain time back
• Time passes by anyway might as well have spent it
  on something worthwhile

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Changing Regulations

• Anticipating changes
• Hard to keep up with them (interpretation)
• Priorities get rearranged
• Putting out little fires
• Not communicated well (publications)

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Safety can be boring if

• Youve seen the same videos 100 times
• Same handouts over and over
• Same monotone speaker or presenter
• Can be viewed as a Waste of Time
• Lets get it over with and be done with it (like
  an immunization shot)

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Buy-in Attitudes

• Sell-It (promote the program)
• Involve employees in program (surveys)
• Education Engineering Enforcement
• Positive reinforcement
• Celebrate safety

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Governors Safety Awards10 recipients in the
last 11years
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Tailgate Safety Meetings
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Keep Safety in View as a reminder
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Get Business Partners Involved

• We bought your stuff now show us the Safety
  Features or concerns

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Utilize Health and Safety Office

• Consult with the Experts

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Recruit Talents from Withinyour own department

• Electricians do High-Lift Training

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Involve Local Fire Department
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Get some Hands-On Training
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Connect with Community Organizations
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Spring 2004Campus Night Safety Walk

• Date Wednesday, April 14th, 2004
• Time 645 pm (orientation / free pizza)
• 715 pm 830 pm (safety walk)
• Where Meet at South side of U.P.A. Bldg. 14,
  Public Safety
• Parking lot by Campus Police Station
• Who Volunteers may include Administrators,
  Staff, Students, Faculty,
  Community Members, etc.

Note If you plan on attending, you will need
walking shoes, warm light colored clothing, a
flashlight, and a notepad!
If you have questions, please call Ben Elisondo
at x5556
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Be responsive to the needs and concerns of our
employees

• Disaster Response
• Terrorism on Campus
• Anthrax exposure
• Evaluate trends and customize the program to be
  relevant to the staff
• Look for the results

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Safety Basketball

• PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
• GAME 3 of NBA PLAYOFFS
• KINGS VS. TIMBERWOLVES
• 2 Point Questions are EASY!
• 3 Point Questions are HARD!
• If a 3 point question is tried and missed
• The opponent has the option to either
• Steal the ball (answer that question) OR
• Opt. for a 2 point question instead
• 1st Team to 21 wins
• 30 sec to answer question or its an air ball