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0aB I TMis uwui-O "x`6odpe swac T JUNE, 1984 commentLOSS PREVENT Robot Kills Man... ...man Med to do the machine The deceased was asked to climb up to get parts because a five story machine designed to retrieve the castings from the shelves had apparently been giving workers erroneous information on the number of parts on the shelves. The robot manufacturer lost $10M in a Michigan Court. Don Chaffin, Director of the University of Michigan In stitute of Ergonomics, said "Safety and production are compatible IF one approaches the problem re cognizing lhat there always will be a human around Ihe robot. You have to design ihe machine to con-i slder the human operator or service person." For some robot design considerations refer to Te^ fact 38 -- ROBOTIC TECHNOLOGY IN MONSANTi SLEEPINESS AND ACCIDENTS People who have night sleeping problems plus ex cessive daytime drowsiness have 350 percent more ON-THE-JOB accidents than "normal" people, and their accidents tend to be more serious. This was among the findings of a two-year study of more than 1,500 people conducted by Professor Peretz Lavie, head of the Sleep Diagnostic Laboratory at the Technlon Institute of Technology In Haifa, Israel. His investigation of a cross-section of Israeli society found that 5 percent of the population suffer exces sive daytime drowsiness, and 3 percent also have problems falling asleep or staying asleep at night. One common cause he found was the so-called "SNORING DISEASE". The victims, who are usually overweight, suffer between 40 and 600 incidents of arrested breathing every night. "Each time they re sume their breathing, they must reawake, sometimes once or twice a minute," Lavie said. "They don't know It, but they actually don't sleep at all." He said the breathing problem can be eased by medication or an operation -- or simply by losing weight. Traffic Safety, MarcfvApril 1984 FloprGrating Sll an Falls in Hole This is happening all too often on Monshnto property. The result can be a few cuts and bruises as occurred recently at Port Plastics or a fatality which qccurred at one of our plants in Europe a few years afc At Port a shift superintendent fell into a cooling\pwer sump containing 6 feet of cold (January 25th) water when the grating shifted off a 1 inch ledge and pre ceded the employe into the cavity. As Dave Krawct says, "..the consequences could have been v$ry severe if this grating were on top of a silo or elevated structure.'V Per Monsanto Std A4.3 Std 1, Welding grating In pos tlon Is preferred, saddle clips are acceptable (t can work loose) but regardless -- - 3.3 Banding: All grating sections must be ' banded at bearing bar ends. This applies to existing as well as new grating.: YOUR PLANT!! GROUND RULES ARE CHANGING In Illinois, a $545,000 verdict was awarded to a rail road brakeman-switchman who claimed his right knee was injured on-the-job. The injured stepped onto a discarded set of push cart wheels lying among the weeds in the Buriington-Norihem's Centralia yard. Remember when -- per Workmens Compensation Law an employe could not bring suit against the em ployer for a work-connected injury? Exchange of useful news and comments on every phase of employe safety and loss prevention. Issued by SAFETY AND PROPERTY PROTEC TION, CORPORATE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, MONSANTO, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI. SC 000466 LAM001664 THAT'S INCREDIBLE A petrochemical plant in Texas set a duPont safety record by completing 401 days, 6,187,254 hours without an OFF-THE-JOB lost time injury. The 1,500 employes have CONSIDERABLE EXPOSURE to off-the-job injuries, particularly on the highway and in recreational activities. Employes drive to and from work from distances of up to 50 miles and many travel weekends to Houston, Corpus Christi and San Antonio. Deer and game bird hunting is popular and a high percentage of employes participate in water sports. Some employes farm and ranch part time. SAFETY PEOPLE ON THE MOVE Baxley - Stewart Martin (new to Monsanto) Campinas Research (Brazil) - Ramiro L. Don Silva Corporate Research - David Gross Dalton - Hank Bollwerk Dayton Lab - Darrell E. Sevy Kuala Lumpur - Ramil Ismail Marshalltown - Ron L. Allen (from Trenton) Rozelle (Australia) - A. Pete Millard St. Peters - Lonnie Baldwin Trenton - Cort M. Dial (from Delaware River) West Footscray (Australia) - Mike J. Phelan - Bill Carroll (retired) SLIDE TRAINING PROGRAMS from Delaware River INJURIES AND CHEMICAL BURNS TO THE EYE - A 27 minute talk explaining the anatomy and functioning of the human eye. Examples of chemical bums and Injuries. The effectiveness of this talk depends upon capturing the interest of the viewer and subtly weav ing in safety protection without "preaching". (35 mm slides and cassette) FIRST AID FOR CHEMICAL BURNS TO THE EYE - A 14 minute presentation tailored to the first aid setting and short "tailgate" safety meetings. (35 mm slides and casette) CHEMICAL AND THERMAL BURNS TO THE SKIN - A 20 minute program explaining the basic anatomy and bum physiology of the skin along with vivid illustra tions of bum problems. Again, first aid and safety protection are stressed. (35 mm slides and cassette) FIRSTAID FOR CHEMICAL EXPOSURES TO THE SKIN - A 16 minute presentation emphasizing first aid and pre vention. (35 mm slides and cassette) SC 000467 PREVENTION OF LOW BACK PAIN - A 26 minute dis cussion and illustration of the causes and prevention of low back pain. This talk is one of the most widely used presentations in industry. (35 mm slides and cassette) ELECTRIC SHOCK AND ELECTROCUTION - A 33 minute program on many fundamental factors in electrocution that are poorly understood by many people. Important principles of resuscitation are cov ered. (35 mm slides and cassette) Cort Dial FEEDBACK... from Paul Walle of Fayetteville on an article appear ing in the February LPC specifically regarding duPont's management philosophy that ALL INJURIES CAN BE PREVENTED prompts an additional com ment: "When was the last time any of us paid atten tion to an accident report involving an injury which required only first aid treatment? Over twenty-five year ago, a book titled INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT PREVENTION was published by a couple of respected Loss Prevention professionals. From a case study of some 5,000 accidents they discovered that a 300-29-1 ratio emerged. That is, for every group of 330 similar accidents occurring to the same person, 300 resulted in no injury, 29 produced minor injuries and 1 caused serious injury. Expressed another way, about 90% of all accidents produced no injuries, 9% resulted in minor injuries and about 0.3% involved serious injury. It's difficult to ignore the fact that during 1983, there were 300% more WORKERS COMPENSATION CLAIMS throughout Monsanto than Recordable In juries. With the spotlight so clearly on TRR perfor mance, perhaps we are overlooking something In the shadows? If we ever hope to close on duPonfs lead In Loss Prevention well need to focus on all in juries rather than just those which satisfy the definition of Recordable." BAD NEWS Of the 16 Major Injuries suffered by Monsanto employes year-to-date, 5 have resulted In AMPUTA TIONS OF FINGERS and 2 more have resulted In FRACTURED FINGERS (40%). In ALL of 1983 we only had 3 amputations. GOOD NEWS Thru May 12,1984 Monsanto has recorded 16 Major Injuries as compared to: 27 in 1983 29 in 1982 What are we going to do about the Bad News? LAM001665 SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS When TESTING FIRE HOSE DIFFERENT Industries SAME Hazard Controls Every year hundreds of fire fighters are injured, some of them seriously, while service-testing hose. Why? from the February, 9,1984 OSHA Reporter Grain Elevators The SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT POINT TO REMEMBER when performing a service test Is to remove all air from the hose and appliances before raising the pressure above hydrant or fill pressure. 1. Fill the hose carefully. Use gauges which are calibrated annually. 2. Never pressurize the hose through an opening larger than 1/4 inch -- a hole drilled in a gate valve. The hose can be filled through a larger opening. 3. Never test hose of any size in lengths of more than 300 feet. 4. Always secure the hose at both ends to prevent movement In case of bursting. Attach test caps or nozzles at the end away from the pressure source. Never use a blank cap on the end. 5. With the hose test cap or nozzle open, slowly raise the pressure to 50 psi. Let the water flow at least two minutes to be absolutely sure no air is left in the line. 6. Slowly close the test cap or nozzle and the hose test gate. This will apply pressure only Ihrough the 1/4 inch opening and reduce the chance of surges. 7. Mark couplings so slippage can be detected. 8. Clear all personnel from the test area. 9. Slowly raise the pressure on the hose to about 250 psi. Thirty seconds Is fast enough. \ 10. After four minutes Into a five minute test, send one man in full protective clothing to check the hose for leaks, coupling slippage or irregulari ties. Never step over or straddle hose lines under pressure. Fifteen feet is close enough to see any problems. 11. Reduce the pressure slowly after five minutes at . test pressure. Slowly close the discharge gates and open the test cap. v Tag defective hose and record all hose test data. Prominently mark defects so they can be easily found later. Woven jacketed hose must be drained and dried prior to reloading; rubber-covered hose can be reloaded In the hose bed. An improperly executed service test could be injurious to both men and equipment. Injuries can be prevented by following the guidelines of NFPA 1962, Care of Fire Hose. Enforcing good housekeeping dust control practices "Is probably the single most important factor" in re ducing effects of secondary explosions. Daily clean-up of floors, ledges, etc. plus at least once per year shut-down and wash-down. U.S. Department of Agricultural claims that if grain dust is not returned to the mainstream, a signifi cant reduction in the magnitude of explosions would occur. For Hot Work, NIOSH recommends a permit pro cedure obtaining written authorization from a supervisor. Oil Wells Falling objects are leading cause of death on rigs (25%). Further down the list are fatalities result ing from rig fires, mud pumps exploding, or when tanks containing oil and gas residues explode during cleaning. Preventative Measures include; - Establish and enforce work practice to elimi nate accidents which frequently occur. - Enforce safety procedures -- Including protec tive equipment - Increase training and education /v - Improve supervision - Strengthening and modifying existing standards - Providing information to employes. - .. . ,.'~y -? - Tiro Rim Wheels When inflating single or multi-piece rimmed tires -- Injuries usually are caused by sudden release of pressure which can send an employe flying across the workplace or cause the rim wheel (or parts there of) to hit an employe. In addition to restraining devices and barriers--need TRAINING because - service personnel not aware of the dangers - high turnover of employes - most injuries are result of not following Industryaccepted procedures. Fire Command. February, 1984 LAM001666 SC 000468 CLARK'S FORKLIFT RESTRAINT SYSTEM "Powered carriers" account for 1.2% of all indust rial accidents '' --In 1980 in California 8 of the 11 forklift deaths were result of the operator being thrown from the vehicle. . ^ - Fork trucks begin to turn over very slowly. But when the load's center of gravity passes the wheel line, Ihe truck falls more rapidly. An operator trying to scramble free Is likely to be struck by the over head guard -- Ironically, the device introduced some years ago to protect workers from objects falling from above. Enclosures seemed the logical choice at first to provide operator restraints -- BUT enclosures re duce visibility and therefore make pedestrians more vulnerable. , , - - After EXTENSIVE. THOROUGH, SYSTEMATIC study sponsored by Clark Ihe final design for operator restraint; ,, ; --the WINGED BACK SEAT combined WITH LAP BELT. -' Keeps drivers In seats (during overturn) without their heads becoming "flyswatters". Clark will retrofit, FREE OF CHARGE, all its existing forklifts, models C300 and C500 in the 2-10,000 pound capacity range, now in use around the country with a seat belt and winged seat attach ment designed to prevent forklift drivers from being ejected and injured in the event of an overturn. Call toll free (800) 221-7854 for more information. SC 000469 RECENT S&PP PUBLICATIONS SAFETY ALERT - Fire from Acetylene Cylinder Failure (2/17/84). Each location needs to visually inspect its in ventory of acetylene cylinders for rust and other defects, especially under the foot ring. Call Air Products or (215)481-4911 for specifics. MEMO - Advisory on Cracking In Deaerator Vessels (Ostroot 12/14/83) Several recent ruptures In Industry and two Inci dences of serious cracking In Monsanto plant deaerators have been brought to our attention. Deaerators should be Internally inspected for cracks in welds and adjacent heat effected zones as soon as possible, using fluorescent magnetic particle method. PROPERTY LOSSES - Halon - The Clean Extinguishing Agent? (February 1984) "Upon entering the room (after Halon dis charge and extinguishment of small card board box fire) It was apparent that the Halon entered the room at 'about hurricane force'. Anything that wasn't nailed down was pretty well scattered around the room Soot was every where." -: - GENERAL MEMO '- Safety and Health Reviews of Waste Site Clean-Up Projects (2/23/84) A "not all Inclusive" list of 14 Items to be consid ered for hazardous waste dean-up projects. SAFETY ALERT - Robertshaw Air Capsule -- Leakers (3/23/84) An update on the fact that within the past year some Monsanto locations have experienced an Increasing number of 5 Minute Air Capsules that have not retained designed air pressure -- and what the manufacturer has done and sug gests. '' ' ; SAFETY ALERT - Defective Smoke Alarms (4/10/84) A voluntary recall by Electric Signal Lab, Inc. (800-225-8632) of defective home smoke alarms. Brand names and serial numbers listed. SAFETY ALERT - Respirator Users Warning (4/6/84) Potential cylinder rupture of 4500 psi HoopWrapped aluminum cylinders manufactured by Luxfer USA Ltd, Riverside, California. SAFETY ALERT - May 30,1984 Moon Eclipse of the Sun (4/30/84) It's over -- but some good tips are presented as to the safe and unsafe way to view an ECLIPSE. LAM001667