1910.119(f)(4)

The employer shall develop and implement safe work practices to provide for the control of hazards during operations such as lockout/tagout; confined space entry; opening process equipment or piping; and control over entrance into a facility by maintenance, contractor, laboratory, or other support personnel. These safe work practices shall apply to employees and contractor employees.

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LOSS CONTROL MANAGEMENT SERVICES

 What is Loss Control / Risk Management Consulting?

A professional function employed by most insurance companies and some self insured successful business management to control loss, reduce exposures, prevent loss, and sustain short and long term growth.                   

The following fundamental programs must be refined, efficient, effective, with excellent leadership, well thought out objectives and goals; and if you don't have them in your business you should. If your are doing them to comply with OSHA, MSHA, DOT, ISRS, USFDA or other regulatory compliance initiatives you are doing them for the wrong reason, as you need to comply with these regulatory standard initiatives, but you also need be profitable and work above compliance levels of standards that apply to your business or industry.

All well managed business or entity management and key employees must be fully involved with these and other Loss Control programs at all levels to become a better manufacturer, contractor or service provider to have less down time from employee accidents, injury, damage, customer complaints, product recall, so that you work towards better productivity, improved quality, quality of workmanship, be profitable as well as comply with OSHA, MSHA, DOT, US FDA, Industry Standards, Insurance and other compliance standards and initiatives.

 Program Leadership -  Starts at the top and needs support from hourly

 Q. How many businesses have a policy related to property conservation - protection of physical assets, safety - protection of  human assets, quality of  workmanship and customer satisfaction?

     The policy sets direction, awareness, and attitude towards Property Conservation Safety and Loss Control Management Commitment. We can assist you in the development, implementation of effective ways of communication, and effective use of the policy or statement. There is a very modern progressive and effective way to manage and use this policy statement for small, medium, and larger multi national and businesses. (The policy needs to be reviewed and updated annually to make certain your are capturing initiatives, then communicated properly).   

 

Employee Job Orientation and Training

Although your employees are skilled, a professional safety orientation presentation and training program sets the stage for program leadership and awareness. Global Loss Control has the ability to develop a New Hire training program or video of positive business areas as well as most common and specific job, tasks and exposures. An informed employee can do a safer and more productive job from the out set, when they are informed of the engineering control, administrative controls or PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) you must provide and rely on for their protection and the protection of others...

 Safety Group, Team or Committee Expectation

Each business, entity, institution, organization or major project needs to develop a loss control and or safety group, team, or committee which functions for the purpose of the prevention of loss, identifying exposures/hazards and developing controls and recommendations to eliminate their exposure for loss within a  business unit, entity or project they are a part of. Be sure the group has training and pre-determined guidelines which are fluid and can change from project to project. It is important to remember that the loss control, safety group, team, or committee is responsible in part for identifying unsafe practices, hazards, and exposures within the confines of the business unit, entity, or project and must manage, communicate and control them through: Project definition, project development, project submittal, follow through, percent completion, and auditing of engineering controls, administrative controls or personal protective equipment. Equipped with the proper training, the safety group, team or committee can be a very effective component in handling the loss control management areas for each business unit, entity and or project.

Program and Project Auditing    

Unbiased ethical organizational loss control program or project auditing and focused element audit and evaluation systems allows project and operations management see the strengths and weaknesses in their over all project progress and practices in real time dimensions, with regards to reducing the potential for loss. The unbiased audit also provides an immediate benchmark to facilitate better project management in specific areas to assure reduction of now and future potentials for loss.



 

 

 

 

 

Observations of Practices and Physical Areas

Some of the areas we audit and evaluate when requested in our auditing services are task observation, quality of workmanship, hearing conservation, PPE (Personal Protective Equipment), construction tools and practices, process equipment and operations, guarding, manual materials handling/ lifting devices, materials placement/storage, ventilation, storm protection, emergency planning and preparedness, ladders, scaffolding, hazard communication/chemical safety awareness, spill controls, environmental health exposure, I H plan and work controls, fall protection - leading edge work areas, floor openings, solid and hazardous waste storage/disposal, flammable liquid handling/dispensing/storage, energy isolation - lockout/tag out of processes equipment,  facility security, and other key areas.

Significance of Task Analysis and Importance to - 5PE©

 

First and foremost Task Analysis is not the same as Job Safety Analysis or (J S A) We can show you the difference.

 

Developing a listing of the critical tasks performed by your employees in the various occupations within in your business is important to safety, quality, environment, operational integrity, cost containment and damage control.

 

When a Critical Task is performed incorrectly, the action can cause catastrophic loss to people, property, profit, process, project, and environment. Global Loss Control can train you and your employees in the performance of task analysis and identifying critical tasks. 

 Compliance Analysis

OSHA, MSHA, ISRS, Local Codes, Insurance, Consensus Standards like ANSI Z10 - What areas do you need to improve and comply within your business? Global Loss Control can assist you in identifying areas of focus and implementation. 

Accident/Incident Investigation and Analysis

Each physical threat, accident, incident, high-potential near miss... aside from being reported immediately, must be investigated with an emphasis on not just reviewing immediate cause, but the root cause. Once the root cause is determined then recommendations to prevent recurrence must be developed, followed up on, implemented and audited regardless of the task, practice, process, system, or physical location it occurred within.

Important Documents, Reports, License and Permit Auditing

The importance of these areas we have found over time, has been over looked. Global Loss Control can show you methods for identifying,

recording, placing responsibility, and the importance of retention, and follow up accountability.

 

Emergency Preparedness - Preparation, Planning, Auditing, and Testing

 

Regardless of the type of industry sector, business, or entity you must be prepared.

Claims Administration

 

(Workers' Comp., Comprehensive General Liability, Contractors and Completed Operations, Environmental Impact, Products, Fleet, Fire, D & O etc.)

With a formalized refined system in these areas, you can keep a claim from turning into a real problem that can eat profit out of the bottom line and can even turn into a civil action by the claimant. Global Loss Control can show you the key areas of management, and control for claims administration and claims administrators you may rely upon. (Mismanagement by some administrators have caused some insurance companies to go out of business).

 

Program Assessment, Analysis, Inspection and Audit  

 

The significance of this element if understood, planned, scheduled, utilized and audited can be most effective in many compliance areas as well as very effective in cost containment measures. Global Loss Control has experience,  know how, and has effectively managed and audited this area with positive results. Do you have a program assessment system in place?      

 

Property and Equipment Damage Control

If you're a manufacturer, let us show you the importance of NWAT vs PDOE and how the successful management of this program can assist in maintenance effectiveness and add to bottom line profitability.

© 1994-2010 D. J. Brignola, Global Loss Control, Inc.

Today as well as over the years Global Loss Control has provided management organizational services in the areas such as:

•   Manufacturing and Construction Safety and Loss Control Project Oversight Management
•   Commercial and Industry Specific Loss Control Management
•   Occupational Safety and Health Program Development
•   Environmental Program Consulting
•   Security and Loss Prevention Auditing
•   Fire Protection Consulting
•   Disaster Recovery Program Planning, Plan Development, Plan Testing, Plan Auditing
•   Comprehensive Organizational Auditing  
•    HAZWOPER Program Auditing
•   Critical Task Analysis
•   Job Task Analysis  
•   Safety Engineering Plan Review
•   Loss Control Management Program Auditing
•   PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) Auditing
•   PSM (Process Safety Management ) Program Auditing

•   Hot Work Permit Program Development and Fielding Auditing

•   Phase I Environmental Assessment

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Global Loss Control In-house Auditor Training (small and medium size business)

• Security and Loss Prevention Auditing
• Global Loss Control Health and Safety Evaluation System ©CAPESModules
• Group Health Benefits Loss Prevention System Audit
• Process Safety Management Program Auditing
• Safety and Loss Control Organizational Auditing
• Fall Protection Program Planning, Program Development, Training, Program  Auditing, Accident/Incident Investigation (As it applies to the new 2009 ANSI 359 Fall Protection Standard Sections)
• Hazard Communication Audit
• Excavation Audit
• Hearing Conservation Audit

Global Loss Control's Audit Services© make sense for  any system or process within your business and is an invaluable asset for analyzing risk and compliance.

  Commercial and Personal Lines Field Inspections, Field Underwriting Services and Account Loss Control Management Services.  

ISO Vs ISRS AUDITING COMMENTARY

Although ISO develops and maintains the ISO 9000 series of quality management standards, ISO 14000 Environmental management system standards, and ISO 18001 Safety Management ISO does not itself operate any system for verifying conformity to these standards. This means that ISO does not assess or audit quality or environmental management systems and does not carry out approval of ISO 9000 or ISO14000 certificates, which are issued by certification bodies (registrars) in the different countries independently of ISO. Therefore, the ISO Central Secretariat does not possess any specific training materials nor does it organize any training schemes or courses for would-be quality auditors or assessors. However, a number of ISO members are involved in these kinds of activities and we would suggest that you contact the ISO member in your country, who will provide you with the requested guidance on how to become an auditor of quality and/or environmental management systems or direct you to the relevant training scheme. It is very important that we remember that many of the fortune 1000 companies and others from around the world were all in the ISRS International Safety Rating System long before becoming involved within the the ISO standards systems and before DNV purchased ILCI from Frank E. Bird, Jr. The ISRS was a very controlled rigid safety rating management and auditing system. The auditors were all trained under one set of training guidelines, accreditation, and licensure. Also, as the ISRS systems edition standards changed Auditor's were privy to the changes and were asked to comment, judge, edit, and test the standard prior to print as were participating executive, front line supervisors, employees, and safety management from the broad spectrum of companies around the world. It is for this reason that the auditor's were quality and unbiased in their auditing systems process approach in utilizing the ISRS.       The president and CEO of Global Loss Control considered an expert with the ISRS various editions, aside from being a Contract Licensed Staff Auditor A.S.A., also performed licensed auditor A.S.A. training and testing in USA and Canada for Frank E. Bird, Jr. (C.S.P. Professional, Mentor, Associate, and Friend of Nick' s) Mr. Bird was the founder and CEO of the International Society of Accredited Safety Auditors and The International Loss Control Institute now D N V of the Netherlands. At the time, the International Safety Rating System was the Copyrighted System of Mr. Frank E. Bird Jr. he was the author of many books on the subject of Safety and Loss Control such as: "The Management Guide to Loss Control", The Loss Control Leadership Manual", "The Property Damage Accident", Just to name a few. Here is one of the many Authored and Signed books given or sent to me personally by Mr. Bird who I dignify by giving him the respected title "The Father of Loss Control"          Marine Salvage, Vessel Recovery, and Environmental Spill Cleanup  (GLC performed safety officer program management on this complex long   project in IL).   BELOW PHOTO: Unsecured 1 ton CHLORINE cylinders floated out of building after FLOOD water damaged doors and water receded at a municipal waste treatment facility. Large Liability Exposure. Are your cylinders safely secured.

The following photos were taken while contracted with the International Loss Control Institute performing

ISRS comprehensive organizational auditing:

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Last Update: D  J B  July 2010

 DJB Jr.,  F.A.C.F.E. and A.S.A. LICENSE 85 - ACCREDITED SAFETY AUDITOR