Snow Removal Prioritization

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Snow Removal Prioritization

• We collect data on where and under what
  conditions slips, trips, or falls occur and then
  take action based on the trends we see. For
  example we see that many of the incidents occur
  where the foot traffic converges at the entrances
  to the building. See on the diagram the
  concentric curves that emanate out from the main
  employee entrances to our plant. We find the
  small curves toward the centers represent the
  areas of greatest risk so we are especially
  diligent about salt sand and make sure we clean
  those areas first and keep them cleared during a
  storm. Youll see weve color-coded our roads and
  sidewalks according to the priority in which they
  are treated and cleared around the property. The
  first priority is always to get the main roads /
  pathways cleared so that emergency response
  vehicles can gain access to the buildings and
  then we go from there. We think its important to
  have a prioritized plan and that workers follow
  standard work during a winter storm event and
  that this in the long run will make the program
  more effective.
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• See attached also the spreadsheet we use
  in conjunction w/ the diagram (which we post each
  autumn and populate w/ red pushpins to mark the
  location of each slip, trip or fall). Using this
  spreadsheet we record the pertinent information
  like weather conditions, footwear, etc. Something
  we find is that often falls occur in shady spots
  and on inclines (up or down) so be especially
  attentive there.
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• Listen to the weather forecasts well in
  advance to determine if it makes sense to plow
  sometimes its better to leave the snow on the
  ground if freezing rain or sleet is forecast to
  follow immediately after the snow or if you think
  you wont be able to complete the snow removal
  AND get the salt down before the changeover. This
  will make you enormously unpopular but the odds
  are that far fewer people will fall on snow than
  on glare ice.
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• Make sure to repair paved surfaces,
  curbing, catch basins pot holes in the spring
  and do an annual inspection each autumn of the
  same things.