Building a Solid Safety Program Building a Solid Safety Program Lauro A. Garza Sr. Sr. Director, Enterprise Occupational Safety and Health August 15, 2013.

Building a Solid Safety Program

Lauro A. Garza Sr. Sr. Director, Enterprise Occupational

Safety and Health

August 15, 2013

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Agenda

• Current State of Safety at CPS Energy • Safety Governance & Leadership• Safety Teams and Leadership commitment• Safety Activities• Levels of Safety Performance• Safety expectation of our Contractors / Vendors• Setting standards• Elements of a Best in Class Safety Program

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Current State of Safety at CPS Energy

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• Just completed the best 2 years ever in Safety!!• We have experienced a 35% reduction in injuries in 2011 & 25% in 2012• Created Sr. Level Director Position to lead corporate wide safety

programs in 2011– Created safety framework with focus on mirroring OSHA & following NESC, IEEE,

ANSI & ASTM standards– Updated safety programs, procedures, handbook & recent arc flash study

• Executive engagement has increased• We’ve cut our catastrophic injuries and events• Bottom line is: fewer safety events = less folks hurt

Governance Principles

• It starts at the top with “real” Safety focused Senior Level Leaders

• Maintain a strong Union & Management relationship

• Processes and Procedures set up as tactical steps to ensure consistent approach to performing safe work

• Our philosophy of embracing OSHA & industry Safety standards

• Safety is our #1 Work Principle” - a part of our everyday operating procedures

• Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) provide safety expertise to develop front line tasks for safe results

• We track Safety goals, achievements, metrics, milestones at all levels of the organization down to individual goals for safety

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Safety Teams

ED/EDS/CSS/Gas/Safety Circuit TeamsManagers, Supervisors, Leads, Foreman, Journeyman,

Union Stewards, Union Reps, Line Managers, Ambassadors/Representatives

Develops Procedures, Training, Investigations, Proactive activities, Processes, Process Improvements,

Communication, Boots on the Ground Safety, Standards

Enterprise Safety Network

Sr. Directors, Directors, Sr. Managers, Managers, Union VP, E Board, Chief Safety

Officer

Transformational Projects, Cardinal Rule Development Tracking and Monitoring,

Recommendations for Programs, Plans and Implementation for new and existing methods,

Mouthpiece for Safety Culture, Safety Incentives and corrective action guidelines

Executive Strategic Safety Council

CEO, EVP’s, SVP’s, Union President, Chief Safety Officer

Single Point of Contact for decision authority, Policy setting, Communications, Mouthpiece for

Safety Culture, Strategic Alignment with Enterprise MVV

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Safety Activities

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• 2011 - Centralized Safety and Health functions under new leadership & transitioned Safety Professionals to EOSH

• 2012 - Created Safety Teams at all levels of the organization with Union representation

• Anyone can stop a job if they believe it to be unsafe!• Measurement, Metrics, Communications: Milestones for

safety projects and programs; What do you measure? Leading and Lagging indicators? Training? Engagement? Results?

• Benchmarking (Key to Success)!!!!!!!!!!

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Top Management visibly committed

• Stand Ups & Stand Downs• Involvement in sending the message and

expectations• Being genuine to those who work on the front line• Showing up when things are going right and when

not going right• Management commitment provides the motivating

force and resources for organizing and controlling activities within an organization

Middle Management actively involved

• Attend Root Cause Analysis• Show up to the Safety Event scene• Visibly support Safety culture• Provide leadership in open discussions• Know and understand Safety standards• Lead by example

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Craft workers actively participating and developing

• Each and everyday working to identify hazards and mitigate them

• Performing effective pre-job briefs• Watching each others back• Speaking up and even stopping the job if they feel it is

unsafe• Clearly and effectively communicating• Employee involvement provides the means through which

workers develop and express their own commitment to Safety

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Safety Training

• Implement & reinforce at all levels• Master Training Plan• Establish minimum training for Leaders and

Workers• Basics, Technical, Craft, Specialized• Knowledge Verification• Shelf life • Retraining

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Contractors & Vendors• Accountable to meet their OSHA requirements• High Voltage and hazardous areas must use PPE / IPE as

required by their programs (OSHA, LOTO, etc)• When working in/around our work environments, need to

mirror or exceed standards• Must provide Safety Leadership commitment, VPP status,

Policies/Procedures, Safety Records, Safety Manual & OSHA /Training logs

• Allow on site observations• Report Safety Events to CPS Energy

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Setting Standards

• Put it in writing• Safety Policies, Programs, Procedures, Handbook,

etc.• Communicate with workers on new or updated

standards • Train on the importance of a strong Pre-Job

Analysis and Hazard Identification • Hold ourselves to standards• Walk the talk

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Conclusion

• The real goal is to get everyone home safe• The focus is on setting standards and “execution”• Constantly make everyone aware of hazards and do

something to mitigate them• Set the framework for your safety program• Communicate, Communicate, Communicate• Be engaged in Safety to protect those who serve next to us

and the public!• Create your Best in Class Safety Organization• Safety is not just our mission, it is our calling!

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