1. Patrick Prendiville – ASA Administrative Agent
Automotive Safety Association (ASA)
Virtual Safety Meeting
Judy Noecker, Administrative Assistant; Automotive Safety Association / (949) /
Patrick Prendiville – ASA Administrative Agent

2. Welcome to the Virtual Safety Meeting for the Southern California Automotive Safety Association. My name is Judy Noecker. I am the Administrative Assistant for the Safety Association. Patrick Prendiville is the Administrative Agent.
Our association is a Safety Group and Workers Compensation program underwritten by Farmers Insurance Group, exclusively for Farmers Agents and their Farmers customers, just like you.
We provide discounts on your Workers Compensation premiums and we also provide safety information via our web site.
Judy Noecker, Administrative Assistant; Automotive Safety Association / (949) /

3. We will begin with highlighting the benefits of your membership before we move on to our topic for this safety meeting - “A Refresher Course in Overall Shop Safety”.
I encourage you to take notes as you scroll through the slides and call me with any questions you may have. My direct line is
Judy Noecker, Administrative Assistant; Automotive Safety Association / (949) /

4. Benefits of Annual Membership
5% discount on your Workers Compensation premium
Dedicated Loss Control Representation
Access to vendor discounts (access on our website)
Quarterly safety newsletter (posted on our website)
Judy Noecker, Administrative Assistant; Automotive Safety Association / (949) /

5. As I mentioned, our association is a Safety Group and Workers Compensation program, but today we are going to review how every aspect of your business attributes to keeping Work Comp Claims to a minimum.
If the building you are running your business out of isn’t properly laid out or built for its intended purpose – your employees run the risk of injury. WORK ENVIRONMENT IS IMPORTANT!
If your employees aren’t properly trained – they run the risk of injury.
If the equipment or tools they are using is worn or not functioning properly – they run the risk of injury.
The next 5 slides illustrate a few examples of good and bad work environment.
Judy Noecker, Administrative Assistant; Automotive Safety Association / (949) /

6. Components that Affect Overall Shop Safety
Well-Trained
Employees
Properly
Functioning
Equipment
Sound
Building
Judy Noecker, Administrative Assistant; Automotive Safety Association / (949) /

7. Work areas should be free of clutter and well lit.
Judy Noecker, Administrative Assistant; Automotive Safety Association / (949) /

8. Fire extinguishers are available and employees have been trained on how to use them.
Judy Noecker, Administrative Assistant; Automotive Safety Association / (949) /

9. Electrical outlets should have cover plates
Electrical outlets should have cover plates. There should be no frayed, damaged or taped off wires like we see illustrated below.
Judy Noecker, Administrative Assistant; Automotive Safety Association / (949) /

10. Floors should not look like this
Floors should not look like this! They should be free of oil and grease spills as they present a “slip & fall” hazard.
Judy Noecker, Administrative Assistant; Automotive Safety Association / (949) /

11. EMPLOYEE TRAINING IS CRITICAL!!!!
The best way to avoid potential Work Comp claims is start off on the right foot with each new employee. On day one of their employment – you should start their day with the proper training. You need to review not only what duties they will be expected to perform but also discuss every potential hazard involved with those duties and the safety plan of action involved.
Judy Noecker, Administrative Assistant; Automotive Safety Association / (949) /

12. Employee Training Starts on Day 1
Judy Noecker, Administrative Assistant; Automotive Safety Association / (949) /

13. Personal protective gear should be provided and use needs to be enforced
Judy Noecker, Administrative Assistant; Automotive Safety Association / (949) /

14. Conduct regularly scheduled safety meetings
Conduct regularly scheduled safety meetings. You can select a topic quickly and easily from any one of the numerous Quarterly Newsletters posted on our website.
Judy Noecker, Administrative Assistant; Automotive Safety Association / (949) /

15. AN EMPLOYEE IS ONLY AS GOOD AS WHAT THEY HAVE TO WORK WITH
I mentioned how equipment is a big part of your overall shop safety – Tools are an important investment and should be kept clean and organized. This not only saves time but will make it easier to inspect tools for damage.
Any piece of equipment with moving parts needs the proper machine guarding in place to prevent workers' hands, arms, and other body parts from making contact with dangerous moving parts.
Judy Noecker, Administrative Assistant; Automotive Safety Association / (949) /

16. Organization makes it easier to inspect tools for damage.
Judy Noecker, Administrative Assistant; Automotive Safety Association / (949) /

17. Greater Profitability
Topic Overview
Happy Shop
Owners!
Greater Profitability
Fewer Claims
Sound Safety Program
Judy Noecker, Administrative Assistant; Automotive Safety Association / (949) /

18. The slides you just reviewed touch briefly on the day to day safety issues all of you as shop owners face. Some may seem pretty basic – almost no-brainer rules of safety. But sometimes these no-brainers are the things we tend to become complacent about and every once in awhile we need a little refresher course or reminder to get us back on track.
Remember - the foundation of your business - beginning with your building – to the training of your employees – to the tools they will be using – all of these components need to be considered when compiling a good, sound safety program – which in turn will lead to fewer claims and greater profitability.
Judy Noecker, Administrative Assistant; Automotive Safety Association / (949) /