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ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT Div. Safety Engineer E. F. Rust June 1970 H. v . -- L , w A* FIELD PROJECT MANAGER MARTINSVILLE CONSTRUCTION SAFETY SUPERVISOR*S DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE A meeting of the Construction Division Safety Supervisors was held on June 3 and 4, 1970 at the Schrafft's Restaurant Motor Inn in Newark, Delaware. The Conference opened with a breakfast meeting at 7:30 A.M. on Wednesday, June 3, 1970. E. C. harden, Jr., Division Safety Engineer, presided at this meeting and waleor.ed the group to Newark, harden pointed out the fact that we had gathered to discuss mutual safety'problems and that he wanted each man to feel free to express aimself during the course of the tve-day Conference. harden introduced T. Blake, Director of Construction, who spoke briefly on cur overall Construction Division Safety Policies and IV.ilosophy. hr. Blake commented on our safety performance to date and emphasised the fact that we can not be satisfied with our performance when wc continue to have accidents. Be commented on the status of vork Ir. the Construction Division at the present time end stated that even though there has been a recent decrease in the work load that the future looked good for work in the Division, he emphasized the fact that Safety is still foremost in Management1s eyes and we as Safety Supervisors must perform our assignments properly if we are to attain tne goals for which we are striving. Following fir. Blake's remarks, harden stated that we, as Safety Supervisors, must display the proper safety attitude with respect to our work. We rust bocore very familiar with the 'Engineering* phase of our work and learn all we possibly can about the work vnich is to be performed and the operating hazards which will be encountered in the arras of our work. Harden also stressed the fact that he did not want any 'credibility gap' to exist between the Division Safety Office ar.d the field. There are many ways that the Division Safety Office can assist with field problems and we should feel free to call on them at any time. The next portion of the program was presided over toy Ingo Seise and consisted of talks given by two Safety Supervisors. DUP 0919298 better things ror better living .. . through chchistrt -2- J. w. Gaskin*, Safety Supervisor, "ilnington Area, ciacusssd "Morking Through Line Organization". This discussion doit witn the responsibilities of each level of supervision and how the Safety Supervisor anould work in conjunction with eocn nauur of supervision. The Safety Supervisor should feel free tc talk v-it.i nis Field Project Manager or Assistant at any tine and invite then to tour an area with him, particularly ir. cases wiese safer / condition.; may nut he up to standard. The main yemt which Gaskins stressed is the fact that aafety is a line organization responsibility anu tiiat we should follow this froce.tire in our dealings with anyone on the jot. D. Z. La Bounty, Safety Supervisor, Memphis Construction, discussed "medical and Legal Liaison on a Construction Site". La Bounty discuuned the ltportar.ee of proper corccunications between site tdiiag^r.ent and the Medical people who are headline; first die cases, totn Plant ana outsiue Meuisai groups, specific cases were cited which caused considerable difficulty in tne early stages of construction vorl. at Ashtabula. Our contacts v.ith legal representatives can also create vary difficult problcr.s and we must get the best legal services in tne irusodiats arsa, or sock counsel in otner areas if we can not get satisfactory service locally. Zeisc s'xT;r.arizcd the discussions and t ointed out the fact that even though there were some orohlens in the early stages of construction at Ashtabula, Bite Management realised tnese problems and took 3te;-s to correct conditions early in the job. Zai3 also tiud m a discussion regarding "late reported injuries", re-traatnenti, injury classification (F.A.O. and :.cn-Ta.o injuries), and sird.lar items which were timely as portains to Medical and legal services, when we accept injuries reported at any time otner than on tnc shift wnien tney occur, then wo are accepting responsibility for that injury. J. C. brucjcaaridca. Assistant Manager, Safety k Fire Protection Division, s,-oJ:e at the beginning of the afternoon session on Wednesday, June 3, 1570. Mr. Lrechcnxidge used charts shoving hov the Dnployas Relations Department of tne Company is organized and where tne Safety and Tire Protection Division fits into this organization. He had several charts which, snowed the Company's tan year fraquoncy and severity rates by deyartrcr.ts. ho also had a chart showing injury frequency rates for tnc eight largest chemical companies ir. 1950. Du Pont had the lowest frequency rata of 0.40, but was in fifth place as far as severity race was concornoo. This was due to tno fatalities that occurred at Carney's Point last summer. An interesting question and answar period followed .ir. 2recker.r idge ' 3 talk. DUP 0919299 y An interesting discussion followed which pertained to specific easo histories. Sols* had compiled mirtl eun tram, actual reports la the files tad had tha information pertaining to thaaa eaaaa typed op giving minimum facts fran which to parsaa aach caaa. Va vara divided into groups with a spokasaan appointed for aaeh groupt Inch casa was analysad basad on tha information avallabls and wa wars to datarmlna what notion, elasslfieation and support ing information was aaedad in aaeh oaaa. In addition to this, wa wars to point out where, if at all* did wa go wrong in handling aach casa. Altar studying tha easas for a law alnutas aaeh spokasaan reported for his group and related tha decisions reached in tha particular ease studied. Many additional points wars brought out by other groups. J. e. Jenkins, Jr., Safety Supervisor. Beatx&oat Construction, talkod oo tha subject of 'Operating in a noa-Self-Znsured State* (Tania). This was an interesting talk interspersed with specific enaples of eases which be has eneouatared during tba past few years at the Beaumont site. r. I. fowler, Division Safety engineer, opened the session on Thursday, June 4, 1*70. is summarised the aaia themes which bad been brought out on Wednesday including! know what is going on at your site, assess your part of the safety responsibility, be note safety conscious at ear respective sites, sst tha tssmpls, and gat sera participation from lino organisation. Zngo Seiso thou discussed various aspects of our Construction Dlvisioa safety activities including the followingt 1. Craft Foreman's Development Frogran (new). 3. Brown Book tovltloaa (Seetiau C a O, Saras 1 through IS) . 3. Contractors Injury Reports, Feme Required. 4. Medical Bvaluatioo of Sub-Major Injuries. 5. Legal assistance as inquired. S. Coetractors Safety Administration - Mow Contractors nlua nook. 7. 'Battery Unit* Contractors * Area United to Contractors Activities. I. Cleanleg and Sterilising Safety Equipment. I. Seaffold Inspections. II. Aeeident Investigations - yield Frojact Manager or Assistant nust be Chairman of tba Investigating Committee. DUP 0919300 """ ........ 4 11. Major Equipment and Material Moists. 12. Parkin; iota and Vehicular Aceideate. Brief talks supplemented by pictures aad color slides concerning safety inceativea and publicity were given by J. C. Jenkins, Jr., D. Z. La Bounty end P. P. Poard. 8. P. Cleveland apoke on safety publicity aad gimlets that be has used to promote overall job safety. H. C. Harden, Jr. conducted the last session on Thursday morning which covered the following topics: I. NOISE CONTROL K. K. Bailey, Safety Supervisor, Savannah River Plant, outlined the policy which is being followed concerning noise control at Savannah River Plant. He gave examples of the high noise levels attained when operating various pieces of shop equipment and other tools that we use on our jobs. Harden concluded by stating that this phase of safety will be getting more attention in our work in the future. II. CONTRACTOR'S SAfSTT Copies of the now Contractor's Safety Blue Book ware distributed and discussed briefly. These booklets are in the process of being printed and will be distributed to the sites in the near future. Xt was stressed that we expect the lamp Sum Contractors to confers to our Safety Procedures and to work in accordance with the provisions of the Blua Book. ZZZ. DUST CONTROL Harden referred to notes from a recent report on the subject of dust control and consented on the feet that there is still sueh work to be done in this field. Zt is possible that there will be some ehanges in the esrlanai allowable limits of dust particles in the air in future tests. Zn the meantlee, we are to continue taking dust samples as conditions warrant and also maintain cur shops as elean as possible. At the dinner Wednesday night, T. Blake, Director of Construction, spoke briefly aad introduced our Chief Sagiaeer, N. A. Copeland. Mr. Copeland spoke on current safety performance and overall business conditions in the company and the Construction Division. Is urged all of us to continue our efforts to improve the status DUP 0919301 -5- of safety on our jobs and to strive harder in our effort! to achieve the safety goals which have been established for us. in conclusion, Z felt that the Conference was well planned and the topics vhien were discussed were tinely and the discussions which tooX place were helpful to all of us in the administration of safety at our respective job sites. H. C. MASSES, JR. FIELD PROJECT MANAGER FPPtop Safety Supervisor n DUP 0919302