Safety Program Contractor Tools
Opportunities for contractor teams
Mr. Bill Garrett C.S.P.
NAVFAC Atlantic
Safety Program Manager
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KEY TO SUCCESS
Creating and sustaining a “culture” of safety
A STRONG LEADERSHIP FOCUS
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Dedicate a “goal” mind set of 0 mishaps!!
Instill safety leadership at all levels.
Review each mishap (including near misses).
Establish mishap notifications to your full chain.
Create accountability (incentives/disincentives).
Perform pre-hire checks.
Provide new employee safety orientations/training.
Establish a safety steward/manager.
Have regular safety meetings.
Written program.
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Work Force
Safety Philosophy
•People (including contractor employees) are our most
critical resource - No job or service is so important or urgent
that we cannot take time to work safely.
•All personnel have the right to a safe work place.
•Every mishap is preventable - Safety is NO Accident.
•We are accountable for our actions and identifying
workplace hazards.
•We have an obligation to watch out for one another.
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Contractor
Selection
Contract
Preparation
Contract
Award
Orientation
and Training
Managing
the Work
Post-Contract
Evaluation
NAVFAC Six Step
Contractor
Safety
Management
Process
The Source Selection
Process
• Best Value Source Selection
(Factors beyond price)
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Corporate Experience
Past Performance
Key Personnel
Management Approach and Schedule
Small Business
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EMR
Positive safety performance makes a difference.
OSHA LWDR
OSHA DART
OSHA Citations
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CONTRACT LANGUAGE
• EM -385-1-1
– http://www.usace.army.mil/publications/eng-manuals/em385-1-1/toc.htm
APPLIES TO NAVFAC CONTRACTS
REQUIRES ACCIDENT PREVENTION PLAN
REQUIRES ACTIVITY HAZARD ANALYSES
REQUIRES SPECIFIC TRAINING
• UNIFIED FACILITIES GUIDE SPECIFICATION (UFGS) 01 35 26 SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
–http://www.wbdg.org/ccb/DOD/UFGS/UFGS%2001%2035%2026.pdf
– COVERS THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PROTECTION OF CONTRACTOR AND GOVERNMENT
PERSONNEL, PROPERTY AND RESOURCES.
• FAR CLAUSE 52.236-13 - ACCIDENT PREVENTION
–http://www.acquisition.gov/far/current/html/52_233_240.html#wp1113436
Government QA Oversight Safety
Training:
Construction Safety QA/Construction Safety
Video – There is No Substitute
NAVFAC Construction Hazard Awareness
Training Course (5 days)
NAVFAC Construction Safety and Health
Correspondence Course Part 1 & 2
Construction Safety -- Quality Assurance -Interactive CD.
NAVFAC Contractor Safety and Risk Management
Performance
FY 08 NAVFAC Construction Contractors:
• 34 million Man hours = +/- 17,000 construction
contractor employees working full time.
• 73 DART cases (injuries)
• FY 08 DART Safety performance Rate of .43 (.37
YTD 09) versus latest FY U.S. construction
industry average of 2.8
• Service 1.33
• Environmental .96
Web Site Resources:
•Safety Shack https://portal.navfac.navy.mil/portal/page/portal/navfac/navfac_ww_pp/navfac_navfaclant_p
p/lant_bl/lant_ci/ci_lant_safetyshack
•OSHA - http://www.osha.gov/
– Standards and Interpretations
– Training material
– Establishment searches
WHOLE BUILDING DESIGN GUIDE
• http://www.wbdg.org/
• CONTENTS
– Unified Facilities Criteria
– Unified Facilities Guide Specifications
(UFGS)
– NATIONAL CONSENSUS STANDARDS
– CONSTRUCTION CRITERIA BASE
– MILITARY STANDARDS (MIL STD)
NAVFAC Contractor Safety Resource Web Page –
Safety Shack
• Provides access to the NAVFAC Contract Safety Resource web
page.
• Assists the NAVFAC contractor community and the NAVFAC
contract oversight community with Safety resources.
• Reduces research time.
• Delivers consistent safety information for NAVFAC contracts.
• Serves as a centralized web based communication tool to the
NAVFAC contracting community.
• NAVFAC LANT seeks feedback to help improve the web page
content.
Simple search for “Safety Shack”.
https://portal.navfac.navy.mil/portal/page/portal/navfac/navfac_ww_pp/navfac_navfaclant_pp/lant_bl/lant_ci/c
i_lant_safetyshack/tab,tab81601
Contractor Safety Forms Resource Tab
Safety Checklists Tab
Mishap Lessons Learned Tab
Safety Sub Categories Tab
• BACK UP Safety Pays Discussion: