Managing Health & Safety in Depot Maintenance David R. Askew Chief, Safety & Occupational Health Corpus Christi Army Depot CORPUS CHRISTI ARMY DEPOT - SUPPORTING THE JOINT WARFIGHTER - UNCLASSIFIED 1
CCAD WHO WE ARE Employees: 4,102* Contractors: 1,800* Average Employee Age: 46 yrs Average CCAD Tenure: 10 yrs Education Levels High School - 84.9% Associates - 4.7% Bachelors 6.0% Labor Unions IAM International Association of Machinists AFGE - American Federation of Government Employees Department of Army Rotary Wing Aircraft and Component Repair Facility Uncompromising quality Lowest possible cost Shortest amount of time possible World class safety Veterans: 48% * approximate numbers CORPUS CHRISTI ARMY DEPOT - SUPPORTING THE JOINT WARFIGHTER - UNCLASSIFIED 2
VPP Experience Cost of new injuries dropped $2.7 million Comparing FECA new claims cost then and now 14.00.00 10.00 8.00 6.00 4.00 2.00 2005: #3 on DoD Top 40 List CCAD 11.66 Industry benchmark 5.9 INJURY RATES 2005-2011 4.2 4.3 3.58 3.26 0.00 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2010: VPP Star Status Awarded Total Case Incidence Rate* - Decreased by 72% *TCIR is an OSHA metric based on 100 employees working 1 full-time year CORPUS CHRISTI ARMY DEPOT - SUPPORTING THE JOINT WARFIGHTER - UNCLASSIFIED 3
VPP Challenges Employee buy in Team focus and direction Management Involvement Motivation Incentives SOH Regulations Safety Goals and Objectives Safety Incentive Awards Discipline & Performance Std JHA s complete Poster slogan / Contest ($1,800) VPP Stickers / Magnets Employee Appreciation Day Golden Nugget Contest VPP Did You Know Prime Team SAFE Award (Support/Production) VPP Card Blue VPP Committee / Sub-committees HEPA Tool Program Safety Hotline (961-4025) Safety Training Matrix Safety Training (SC, Hazcom, CS, HCP, Fall, Ergo) Ergonomic Center / Committee New Employee Orientation Safety training Hazard Log / Abatement Plan Enhanced VPP Train the Trainer Army Industrial Ops Safety Award CCAD Safety Hand Book Safety Committees Reports / Inspections Monthly Safety Topics w/vpp Topics Employee Safety Perception Survey CORPUS CHRISTI ARMY DEPOT - SUPPORTING THE JOINT WARFIGHTER - UNCLASSIFIED 4
VPP Lessons Learned Bottom up approach More employee involvement up front Employee involved in JHA creation Team support early Advertise Sell Safety VPPCX support CORPUS CHRISTI ARMY DEPOT - SUPPORTING THE JOINT WARFIGHTER - UNCLASSIFIED 5
VPP Successes DoD visits to share our story Benchmarked from all services SGE qualified auditors CORPUS CHRISTI ARMY DEPOT - SUPPORTING THE JOINT WARFIGHTER - UNCLASSIFIED 6
After VPP Star Fighting Complacency New commander and leadership Safety & Occupational Health Office David Askew Raising the bar, not the star Admin Assistant Annette Ortiz Advanced Statistical Analysis Aviation Safety Carlos Tey Safety Management Richard Lucio Safety Engineering Eduardo Perez CCAD Industrial Hygiene Robert Davies BAMC Industrial Hygiene Suellen Dennett 9.0 Month Incidence Rates Lost Time Safety Awards 6.0 3.0 - Oct 11 Nov 11 Dec 11 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep FY 20 4.0 0.8 2.0 1.2 Restricte d Benchmark 4.3 0.9 1.3 2.1 Department of Army Industrial Operations Safety Award Department of Army Individual Safety Excellence Award Civilian (Mr. Kevin R. Martin) American Heart Association Gold Level Award -- Best Health & Wellness Program in South Texas CORPUS CHRISTI ARMY DEPOT - SUPPORTING THE JOINT WARFIGHTER - UNCLASSIFIED 7
Benchmarks CORPUS CHRISTI ARMY DEPOT - SUPPORTING THE JOINT WARFIGHTER - UNCLASSIFIED 8
Health & Wellness Most FIT at CCAD The Health & Wellness program 60 day qualification round Targets those already fit Points for steps Points for lean improvement Final 1 day CrossFit competition series of challenges began with weightloss, added steps and now moves to conditioning. Hundreds have joined and thousands of pounds have been shed. Corpus Christi fattest city in America 2010, Men s Health magazine Walking trails Stretching Program Health Surveys Health Fairs Fitness in training (FIT) Challenges Prizes Stretching program Union involvement 100 million steps completed 1 ton of weight lost CORPUS CHRISTI ARMY DEPOT - SUPPORTING THE JOINT WARFIGHTER - UNCLASSIFIED 9
Lean & Six Sigma in Safety Safety Audits Cost Saving Events Source Savings Avoidance Total Status PPE delivery - $150,000 $150,000 Est. Vision automation - $50,000 $50,000 Est. A.I. Reporting - $50,000 $ Est. Sustainment $344,767 $172,797 $517,564 Valid. TOTALS FY $344,767 $422,797 $767,564 Est. FY Goal - $165,000 310% Black belt: 1 Green belt: 0 Yellow belt: 0 CORPUS CHRISTI ARMY DEPOT - SUPPORTING THE JOINT WARFIGHTER - UNCLASSIFIED 10
Path Forward Goals Communication between stakeholders Employee awareness of rights, responsibilities and available programs Optimize resources Maximize the value of human capital through prevention, intervention and remediation Members Human Capital Readiness Committee SOH ASAP S1 MER AFGE OHC FECA EEO LBR IAM Human Resources Compensate casualties for personal loss (FECA) Chart BLS records Return employees to work Safety Office Investigate mishap Conduct causation analysis Chart OSHA records Safety Office Identify hazards Assess risk Apply mitigations Train employees M i s h a p M a n a g e m e n t C y c l e Occupational Health Treat mishap casualties Prescribe remediation Chart health records Occupational Health Collect baseline health data Fit PPE to employees Monitor work environment Monitor health exposures A mishap or occupational health injury occurs CORPUS CHRISTI ARMY DEPOT - SUPPORTING THE JOINT WARFIGHTER - UNCLASSIFIED 11
Recent Initiatives Time for Safety Time off incentive = 59 minute early departure Semi-annual, all or none Army Medics Strategy Plan Identifies gaps Focuses effort Assures resources Defines vision Positive accomplishments supporting VPP certification PPE Management e-orders Light Duty Work CORPUS CHRISTI ARMY DEPOT - SUPPORTING THE JOINT WARFIGHTER - UNCLASSIFIED
Thank You Last slide of presentation. CORPUS CHRISTI ARMY DEPOT - SUPPORTING THE JOINT WARFIGHTER - UNCLASSIFIED 13