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Safety Program Recap Human Resources - Safety & Occupational Health Fiscal Year 23/24 Tony Dominguez, Safety Program Coordinator Public Safety, General Gov’t, Community Services Becky Soter, Safety Program Coordinator Public Works & Utilities, Development Services 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 • 10 modules recorded for CBT. • 8 Hour Refresher- 138 employees trained • 40 Hour initial training - 20 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 Sun Safety and Heat Stress Prevention • Trained 411 employees • Signs and Symptoms of Heat Exhaustion, Heat Stroke, Heat Cramps • Emergency care protocols • Written Policy addressing ADOSH Employer Mandates • Established work/rest cycles • Acclimatization periods • Training • Exposure controls Respirator Fit Testing • OSHA mandated program for protecting employees exposed to respiratory hazards. • 76 employees with exposure tested in Fiscal Year 22/23 • Estimating 80 employees for Fiscal Year 23/24 FY 23 – 24 Training Completed Total Number of Classes Conducted 180 Total Number of Employees Trained 3906 Total Number of Training Hours 5065 Total Number of Ergonomic Contacts 55 Total Number of Safety Inspections 2 Total Number of Respirator Fit Tests 85 FY 2023 - 2024 New Employee Safety Training 8hr HazWOpER Refresher Bloodborne Pathogens Expsosure Control Respiratory Protection Hazard Communication / GHS / Labeling Hearing Conservation CDL Supervisor Drug & Alcohol [PPE] Personal Protective Equipment Electrical Safety CDL Employee Drug & Alcohol Heat Stress Prevention Musculo- skeletal Injury Prevention and Ergonomics Number of Classes 20 6 11 15 10 10 2 11 8 2 19 11 Total Employees Contacted 397 138 227 257 235 245 5 247 203 18 411 291 Total Hours of Training 1390 1104 114 129 235 123 10 124 101 18 411 291 FY 2023 - 2024 Accident / Injury / Illness Reporting Emergency Action Coordinator Driver Safety Defensive Driving / 15 Passenger Vehicle Slip, Trip & Fall Prevention Bucket Truck Safety Ladder Safety Training Temporary Traffic Control Safety Cold and Flu Prevention Fire Extinguisher Use - Exercise Fire Extinguisher Use - Video Utility Trailer Towing Safety Number of Classes 2 8 10 2 8 1 7 1 13 1 1 1 Total Employees Contacted 30 134 201 17 150 22 176 35 262 6 6 51 Total Hours of Training 15 268 201 43 75 11 176 35 131 6 3 51 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 2024 Training Calendar January- Back Safety and Musculoskeletal Injury Prevention February- Electrical Safety, Lockout-Tagout, NFPA 70E Training March- Hazard Communication and GHS Program April- Heat Stress Prevention/HazWOpER May- Fall Protection/Slip, Trip and Fall Prevention June- Ladder Safey July- Personal Protective Equipment August- Respiratory Protection September- Hands Only CPR, AED and Stop the Bleed, Citywide Respirator Fit Testing October- Hearing Protection & Conservation, Cold and Flu Prevention November- Fire Extinguisher Training 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 Industrial Commission of Arizona (ICA) claim information for all cancer- related claims filed • The City, working with CorVel, compiled the data for FY 23/24 and it resulted in 2 new claims being reported, each one with a unique identifier ARS 23.1702 Municipal Firefighter Cancer Reimbursement Fund • The Legislation became effective September 29, 2021 • The City will annually pay a premium to the 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 23/24 a total of 15 claims were eligible. The request for reimbursement is $82,575.56. The City will receive final determination from the ICA in October. OSHA Recordable Injuries 106 101 102 88 97 1904 1862 1905 1951 2022 1750 1800 1850 1900 1950 2000 2050 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Year Annual Avg. # Emps Coming Soon: New Risk management software that will change the injury reporting form and enhance available reporting. 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. - Sun Safety and Heat Stress Prevention partnership with Wellness - 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