Sustainable Construction Safety and Health Rating System Sathy Rajendran, PhD, CSP, LEED AP EHS Program M anager Hoffman Construction Company of Oregon
Presentation Outline 2 LEED Rating System Sustainable Construction Safety and Health Rating System Development Sustainable Construction Safety and Health Rating System Validation SCSH Website Future Work Questions? OHSU River Campus Building, Portland, OR LEED Platinum (Pending) Hoffman Construction Company of Oregon
3 Rating System Stimulus Construction industry needs Acceptance of LEED Rating System New approach (safety is a team effort) New tool (SCSH rating system) Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Albert Einstein, (attributed) US (German-born) physicist (1879-1955)
Green Design/Construction Movement in U.S. 4 Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED TM ) Rating System Intense movement towards sustainable design and construction Potential impact on construction worker safety and health (Positive and Negative) Seattle Library, Seattle, WA LEED Silver Certified Hoffman Construction Company of Washington
5 Development of a Sustainable Construction Safety and Health (SCSH) Rating System
Sustainable Construction Safety and Health 6 The sustainable safety and health concept aims to sustain the construction worker s safety and health: from start to finish of a single project; for each future project the worker is involved in; and during the worker s remaining lifetime after retirement, without any injuries or illnesses as a result of the construction work.
7 SCSH Rating System Development Main objective was to develop a sustainable construction safety and health (SCSH) rating system that will provide an opportunity to rate projects based on the importance given to safety and health and the degree of implementation of those safety and health elements.
QUESTIONS 8 What are the important construction worker safety and health elements that should be part of the SCSH rating system? What is the effectiveness of each of these elements in preventing construction injuries/illnesses? What should be the structure of the SCSH rating system? How should credits be calculated for each element of the SCSH rating system?
1. Project Team Selection R Constructor Selection Selection Process Owners look at the safety performance Intel, OHSU, etc. R Subcontractor Selection Critical to success Matrix Corrective Action Plan Criteria ID Summary of Safety Evaluation Rating Receive d EC1 EMR 0 EC2 EMR 0 EC3 TRIR 0 EC4 - TRIR 2 Total Rating 2 RISK SCALE LOW RISK FINAL ACTION No action required
2. Safety and Health in Contracts R Safety and Health in Contracts
2. Safety and Health in Contracts E Safety and Health Hazards in Drwgs E Specification of Less Haz Mats
3. Safety and Health Professionals R Competent Person E Owner Safety Rep E GC Safety Rep E Sub Safety Rep Depends of Project size and scope Contract requirements
4. Safety and Health Commitment R Contractor Commitment R Owner Commitment
5. Safety and Health Planning R Conceptual Planning Phase R Constructability Review R Design for Safety R Life Cycle Safety Review R Safety Checklist for Designers
5. Safety and Health Planning R Life Cycle Safety Review R Safety Checklist for Designers
5. Safety and Health Planning R GC/Sub Site Specific Safety Plan (2)
5. Safety and Health Planning R JHA/PTP
5. Safety and Health Planning R Look Ahead Schedule
5. Safety and Health Planning Traffic Control/Housekeeping
6. Training and Education R Orientation for all Workers
9. Accident Investigation R Accident and Near Miss Investigation
10. Worker Involvement R Stop Authority E Employee Committee
11. Safety Inspection R Safety Inspections E Safety Violations Follow-ups
13. Industrial Hygiene Practices R Engineering Controls E Hearing Protection E Respiratory Program E Stretch and Flex E Ergonomic Task Analysis
13. Industrial Hygiene Practices E Stretch and Flex
13. Industrial Hygiene Practices E Ergonomic Task Analysis Example: Awkward Posture Elevated work station will help in most situations Two saw horses ~ quick and easy fix to avoid a back injury and prevent a crew member off the job. Hoffman Corporation
SCSH Rating System Validation
INDUSTRY STATUS 25 construction projects Data from the projects were collected using questionnaire Calculated the SCSH points scored Incident rate decreased as points increased
INDUSTRY STATUS 30 List of Most Commonly Implemented SCSH elements Element Name # of Projects* % of Projects* Personnel Protective Equipment (PPE) Plan 25 100 Safety Inspections 25 100 Safety Violations Identified and Corrected 25 100 Safety and Health in Contracts 25 100 Competent Personnel for All High Hazard Tasks 25 100 Management Commitment 25 100 Constructor Site Specific Safety Plan 25 100 Accident and Near Miss Investigation 25 100 Employees Empowered with Stop Authority 25 100 GC full time Safety Representative 24 96 * (Projects that contain the elements)
INDUSTRY STATUS 31 List of Least Commonly Implemented SCSH elements Element Name # of Projects* % of Projects* Safety Checklist for Designers 22 88 Life Cycle Safety Design Review (LCS) 21 84 Designer Selection 20 80 Safety Hazard Identification in Construction Documents 20 80 OSHA 10-hour Training for All Workers 19 76 Task based safety exposure database 18 72 Designing for Worker Safety and Health 18 72 Ergonomic Task Analysis and Remediation 17 68 Stretch and Flex Program 16 64 Safety Training for Designers 16 64 *(Projects that do not contain the elements)
WEBSITE www.sustainablesafetyandhealth.org
CASE STUDY
Future Work Make it a standard practice Integrated System Green + Safety Refine this system Validate based on more projects Thank You! Questions?