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Safety Program Recap Human Resources - Safety & Occupational Health Fiscal Year 22/23 Tony Dominguez, Safety Program Coordinator Public Safety, General Gov’t, Community Services Becky Soter, Safety Program Coordinator Public Works & Utilities, Development Services Christine Jarosik, Medical Leave Coordinator Community Services, Development Services, Fire Department, Management Services, Public Works & Utilities Nichole Bombard, Medical Leave Coordinator General Gov’t, Police Department Safety & Occupational Health Team Executive Safety Steering Committee City-wide Safety Committee Promoting a culture of safety through education, encouragement, and engagement to prevent accidents and injuries among our employees Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Training • 4 presenters- Safety and Environmental Management • 11 modules recorded for CBT. • 8 Hour Refresher- 148 employees trained • 40 Hour initial training - 13 employee trained Emergency Action Plan • Drills conducted annually throughout City facilities. • Continued annual training of employee Emergency Action Coordinators (EACs) • Written Emergency Action Plans for each City facility being audited and revised after drills and debriefs. • Audits of evacuation effectiveness performed in conjunction with Fire and Police Departments Respirator Fit Testing • OSHA mandated program for protecting employees exposed to respiratory hazards. • 76 employees with exposure tested in Fiscal Year 22/23 FY 22 – 23 Training Completed Total Number of Classes Conducted 221 Total Number of Employees Trained 3715 Total Number of Training Hours 6889 Total Number of Ergonomic Contacts 80 Total Number of Safety Inspections 17 Total Number of Respirator Fit Tests 76 FY 2022 - 2023 New Employee Safety Training 40hr HazWOpER 8hr HazWOpER Refresher Bloodborne Pathogens Expsosure Control Respiratory Protection Hazard Communication/ GHS / Labeling Hearing Conservation CDL Supervisor ForkLift Training and Evaluation (all varieties) (4 Hours) [PPE] Personal Protective Equipment Electrical Safety CDL Employee Heat Stress Prevention Musculo- skeletal Injury Prevention and Ergonomics Number of Classes 21 1 8 9 7 16 9 3 5 1 4 4 16 12 Total Employees Contacted 423 10 148 169 157 287 142 3 34 16 61 17 305 190 Total Hours of Training 1481 400 1184 85 79 287 142 6 136 16 31 17 305 95 FY 2022 - 2023 Accident / Injury / Illness Reporting NFPA 70E - 8Hr Driver Safety Defensive Driving / 15 Passenger Vehicle Slip, Trip & Fall Prevention Chainsaw Safe Operation Training Field Safety Boom Lift Training (4 hours) Boom Lift and Aerial Lift (4 hours) Skid Steer Training and Evaluation (4 Hours) Advanced First Aid [CPR, AED and Stop The Bleed] Fire Extinguisher Use - Exercise Fire Extinguisher Use - Video Bandit' Chipper Safety / Use Training Number of Classes 13 3 9 2 11 2 2 1 2 1 7 10 4 1 Total Employees Contacted 209 74 196 12 240 74 4 9 7 7 244 279 355 43 Total Hours of Training 209 592 196 30 120 74 4 36 28 28 244 279 118 43 Safety Training: Staying Connected - Virtual training options continue to be used by Safety Coordinators to continue training staff on required and applicable safety subjects on an as needed basis. - Virtual options utilized are Webex, Google Meets, and LEAF 2023 Training Calendar January- Back Safety and Musculoskeletal Injury Prevention February- Electrical Safety, NFPA 70E Training March- Hazard Communication and GHS Program April- Heat Stress Prevention/HazWOpER May- Fall Protection/Slip, Trip and Fall Prevention June- Reporting Work Injuries (Occupational Health) July- Personal Protective Equipment August- Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control and Sun Safety (Wellness) September- Respiratory Protection/ Citywide Fit Testing October- Hearing Protection & Conservation November- Cold and Flu Prevention December- Driver Safety ARS 23.971 Firefighter and fire investigator cancer claim information; data sharing; definitions • All insurance carriers, self-insured employers et al. shall report to the commission claim information for all cancer-related claims filed • The City, working with CorVel, compiled the data for FY 22/23 and it resulted in 10 claims being reported, each one with a unique identifier • Of the 10 claims reported to the ICA, 8 were accepted and 2 were denied ARS 23.1702 Municipal Firefighter Cancer Reimbursement Fund • The Legislation became effective September 29, 2021 • The City will now be paying into a Municipal Firefighters Cancer Reimbursement Fund (MFCR) with the ICA • Cancer claims accepted on or after September 29, 2021, are eligible for reimbursement from the ICA. For FY 22/23 a total of 9 claims were identified. The request for reimbursement is $116,998.90. The City will receive final determination from the ICA in October. Fire Department Cancer Screening • The Fire Department received a grant from FEMA AFG (Assistance to Firefighters Grants Program) in the amount of $1M • 214 of the 231 eligible Fire Personnel were screened for cancer • Resulted in a 92.6% rate of participation • Of the 214 screened, 6 were diagnosed with cancer, 5 were deemed to be work related and accepted under the Presumptive Cancer Law OSHA Recordable Injuries 104 106 101 102 88 1926 1904 1862 1905 1951 1800 1820 1840 1860 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Year Annual Avg. # Emps Additional Safety/Occupational Health Programs Commercial Driver License - New Hire Training - Random Drug Testing - Enact Changes in federal standards to maintain compliance Ergonomics - Employees may request an ergonomic assessment to be completed at their workstation. - At times new equipment may be needed/ordered. Other times, adjustments to existing workstations and education helps with the issues. - Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure Prevention - Hearing Conservation (including annual audiograms - Prescription Safety Eyewear Program - Safety Footwear Program - Confined Space entry support - Fire Extinguisher Training - Annual NFPA 70E Training for “Electricians” Hands Only CPR, Stop the Bleed Training and AED Refresher - Partnering with Chandler Fire to conduct hands on training for employees every two years. - Continued partnership with Wellness to bring employees training on mental awareness Ongoing Initiatives