1. Survival Skills for Supervisors Safety Leadership and Building a Safe Community Presenter: Mark Linsenbigler and Charlie Williams Environmental Health and Safety msl200@psu.edu cmw33@psu.edu January 2016 msl200@psu.edu cmw33@psu.edu

2. Identify key components of safety leadership Describe the supervisor’s roles and responsibilities Provide resources to enhance safety leadership Goals

3. What can I do at Penn State to be most effective in preventing my employees from getting injured while at work? What resources are available to help me? Objective

5. Penn State “Philosophy of Safety” Workplace Safety at PSU Leadership Support Employee Involvement Hazard ID & Control Education & Training

6. Employees support safety cultures when they see visual commitments to safety Role of supervisor Safety Commitment reflects Concern for employees Regulatory compliance Ethical obligations Concern for costs Direct impact on employee performance Safety is a Value

7. Everyone at Penn State has a role in ensuring a safe community – BUT… o Supervisors play the pivotal role As supervisor As employee As “connector” to others in your work unit Ensure employees are provided a safe work environment  Safety supervision – can I do it? Safety Responsibilities

8. Know rules/policies and enforce them Maximize worker involvement in recognizing/controlling hazards Ensure employees understand their safety responsibilities and are held accountable for safety Ensure employees are provided with appropriate training and/or equipment to perform their jobs safely Be familiar with GURU Safety Policies Know resources to assist in safety program implementations Update unit leadership about safety on a regular basis Complete the electronic accident report (FROI) as soon as possible Conduct an investigation of work-related injuries and illnesses Responsibilities of the Supervisor

9. Day to Day Activities to Support Safety o Lead by Example o Talk about safety within your work unit Agenda item for staff meetings Address specific safety issues as needed and discuss them o Be proactive in planning for safety needs o Know who your College/Unit Safety officer is o If something does not look safe, question it Responsibilities of the Supervisor

10. Follow safety policies and procedures o Know hazards associated with work activities o Attend required training Report unsafe conditions and hazards Report injuries or accidents to you Keep you informed of upcoming operations and new equipment Stop operations posing imminent danger Responsibilities of the Employee

12. How can I tell if something is unsafe? What do I do when I identify a safety issue? What is a Hazard?

13. Is this a Hazard? How is it Corrected?

14. Safety Leadership and Building a Safe Community Is This a Hazard? How is it Corrected?

15. Is this a Hazard? How is it Corrected?

16. Is This a Hazard? How is it Corrected?

21. Is this a Hazard? How is it Corrected?

22. Is This a Hazard? How is it Corrected?

23. Safety Leadership and Building a Safe Community Is this good or bad lifting technique?

24. Safety Leadership and Building a Safe Community Is this good or bad lifting technique?

25. Is This a Hazard? How is it Corrected?

26. Accident Unplanned, unexpected event that disrupts normal activity and may or may not result in an injury Accident Investigation Process to determine the cause(s) of an accident Accident Investigation – An Introduction

27. Determine the cause of the accident Create safety awareness Demonstrate concern for employees Document facts Improve work processes Reduce costs Why Investigate Accidents?

28. Who should investigate? Immediate supervisor o Familiar with job & can take immediate action o Assistance from others as needed Unit safety officer, EHS, management What should be investigated? Every accident that happens at work or is work-related should be investigated Investigation Basics

29. When should investigation take place? As soon as possible Initial focus on treatment of injured Where should investigation take place? At the site of the incident whenever possible Investigation Basics (continued)

30. How are results documented? First Report of Injury (FROI) http://ohr.psu.edu/hr-professional/policies- guidelines/work-related-injuries/workers- compensation http://ohr.psu.edu/hr-professional/policies- guidelines/work-related-injuries/workers- compensation Supplemental investigation form available on EHS website http://www.ehs.psu.edu/occhealth/supervisors_acci dent_investigation_report.pdf http://www.ehs.psu.edu/occhealth/supervisors_acci dent_investigation_report.pdf Investigation Basics (continued)

31. Accident Investigation Scenario

32. Most employees do not come to work with the plan of getting hurt – they need guidance on being safe Establish effective two-way communications o Timely, frequently, and honestly o Share reports/results with employees Ensure employees know their safety responsibilities By the time you hear of a health and safety concern, assume employees have been talking about it Office activities can have health and safety considerations Utilize resources for assistance if needed Empower your employees to identify, report and correct hazards Lessons Learned in Managing Safety

33. Guru Safety Policies (SY Section of PSU Policies) Environmental Health and Safety (24/7/365) o 6 Eisenhower Parking Deck o 814-865-6391 o Staff contact names and email addresses o EHS Website (www.ehs.psu.edu)www.ehs.psu.edu Lessons learned “Snapshots” Requirements Links Resources Health and Safety Resources

34. College/Unit/Departmental Safety Officer Departmental Safety Committee Colleagues Health and Safety Resources (continued)

35. Provide safety training/identify training needs Provide resources to assist you/your work unit enhancing safety Conduct regulatory compliance audits Provide safety material for staff meetings Evaluate potential hazards Dispose of your hazardous waste Needles, rechargeable batteries, chemicals Assist in identifying how to correct hazards What can EHS do for you?

36. “EHS Snapshot”

37. Worker’s Compensation 4 th Floor James M. Elliott Building 814-865-0424 ohr.psu.edu/workers-compensation Occupational Medicine 301 Centre Medical Sciences Building 814-863-8492 ohr.psu.edu/occupational-medicine Other Health and Safety Resources

38. University Police and Public Safety Eisenhower Parking Deck 814-863-1111 www.police.psu.edu Risk Management 227 West Beaver Ave., 103 Rider Building 814-865-6307 www.controller.psu.edu/Divisions/RiskManagement Other Health and Safety Resources (cont.)