Sunday, January 17, 2010

Safety Manager

Safety Manager.

Defined:
 1)  Conduct periodic (several times per week) review of safety behaviours and
conditions as a method for tracking trends.
 2)  Review and interpret safety trends within specific projects and company wide.
 3)  Assist with job hazard analysis especially in the pre-bid planning phase and
anytime the scope changes.
 4)  Provide or obtain consultation regarding chemical hazards identification in work areas, which may affect your workers.
 5)  Review and interpret MSDS materials for the employees.
 6)  Facilitate a Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) needs assesment and provide recommendations.
 7)  Conduct periodic review of tasks plans and the pre-task planning process to asses actual practices with planned practices.
 8)  Asses crew job functions with regard to their potential for developing a cumulative trauma injury (ergonomics).
 9)  Conduct incident and accident investigations lessons learned with the outcome of providing feedback to the project.
10) Facilitate communications between crew members, foreman,
general foreman, project managers and other appropriate parties.
11) Facilitate collaborative efforts for solving problems.
12) Comprehend and help ensure that work restrictions identified in
the Return to Work Policy are honored by all parties.
13) Assure that there is uniform interpretations and implementation of OSHA and other appropriate regulatory agency regulations.
14) Facilitate the availability of appropriate safety training for managers and crew members.

The Safety Manager/Representative must be able to function as a "competent person" in all safety areas which are applicable to the scope of work being performed. Examples of these areas of competence may include but are not limited to the following:
 1)  Confined Space
 2)  Lock Out Tag Out
 3)  Fall Protection
 4)  Scaffold Erection
 5)  Lift Operation
(forklifts/cranes...)
 6)  Hazcom
 7)  First Aid and CPR
 8)  Emergency Evacuation Procedures
 9)  Crises management / Serious Accident Protocol
10) Teaching and coaching skills
11) Excavation/Trenching
12) Rigging
13) Electrical Safety
14) Recordkeeping
15) Ergonomics





Hot Work Permit




Permit
Application for “Hot Work”





Hot
Work Permits are required for each and every operation
involving open flames or producing heat and / or sparks. This
includes, but is not limited to: Brazing, Cutting, Soldering, Thawing
Pipe, Torch Applied roofing and welding.


The
Hot Work Permit is intended to insure that the operation is conducted
in a safe manner by increasing the level of safety awareness each
time the form is used, by making sure that all precautions and safety
equipment are in place before the operation takes place, and by
notifying the appropriate agencies that the Hot Work is being
performed.


The
Hot Work Permit is to be filled out by the contractor performing the
work.


The
Hot Work Permit is to be faxed to the four agencies on the lower
right hand side of the form BEFORE the operation
takes place.


An
approval or response to the notification by the four ( ) agencies is
not required in order to start the hot work operation.


The
Goldenrod colored Hot Work Permit will be posted in a conspicuous
place where the Hot Work operation is being performed.


The
fire watch must complete the Fire Watch Signoff, on the bottom –right
side of the form- of the Hot Work Permit, after the fire watch is
over.


The
completed Hot Work Permit will be turned over to ( ) Safety Manager.








Hot
Work Notification Operating Instructions







NO SMOKING IS PERMITTED IN HOT WORK AREA







  1. Hot Work
    Notification is for a Maximum 24 Hour Period.


  2. Notification is
    good for One Location Only.


  3. Notification Must
    Be Posted
    at location indicated


  4. Supervisor shall
    verify precautions checklist, otherwise Do Not proceed
    with work.


  5. Firewatch:
    Additional personnel shall be assigned to guard against fire while
    the actual work (welding, cutting, or heating) is being performed
    and for a sufficient period of time after the completion of work
    (minimum 30 minutes).


  6. When welding,
    cutting or heating is performed on walls floors, or ceilings, since
    direct penetration of sparks or heat transfer may introduce a fire
    hazard to an adjacent area, the same precautions shall be taken on
    the opposite side as are taken on the side on which the work
    (welding, cutting, or heating) is being performed.


  7. Notification shall
    be logged and must be filed as record of Hot Work Activity.






















Kettle Operations














KETTLE OPERATIONS




Part I



SET UP AND START UP







Position the kettle carefully in relation to the building:





  • Keep the kettle away from windows, air intakes, and exit doors.




  • In the vicinity of an air intake, consider covering the intake with fire resistive tarpaulin.




  • The kettle lid should open away from the wall of the building; or any other type of structure that causes a confined space, must be set up with enough space for the kettle man to do his task.




  • Keep the kettle lid closed whenever you are not loading asphalt so not as many fumes are released.








Position the kettle in the most stable location:





  • The area should be leveled and firm.




  • Chock the wheels of the kettle to prevent movement.








Preliminary single ply and Environmental Protection:





  • Place fire resistive tarpaulin on top of single roof deck.




  • Place sheet of plywoods on top of fire resistive tarpaulin.




  • Set up kettle on top of plywoods.








Controlled Access Zone to kettle:





  • Barricade the kettle area.




  • ONLY Advanced Roofing, Inc. personnel are authorized to be inside the CAZ.
















Page 2 – Set Up and Start Up.







Controlled Access Zone to Kettle –continued:





  • No flammable, combustible materials such as ISO trash, plastics, safety gas cans are allowed inside the CAZ.




  • Postings: Hot, Danger, No smoking Signs.








Propane Tanks:





  • Cylinders must be marked Flammable Gas and should be in good operating conditions.




  • Keep Propane Tanks 10 feet away from the kettle.




  • When storing, transporting and using cylinders keep them fastened securely in an upright position.




  • When storing or transporting cylinders be sure that the container valve is closed with a safety cap and / or collar in place.




  • Cylinders should not be dropped or allowed to strike each other.




  • Cylinders should be moved by means of hand trucks. If it is absolutely necessary to move them by hand, roll them on the bottom edge; never dragged them.




  • Do not hoist cylinders to roof areas by attaching lines to valves or to collars at the top.




  • Check the pressure regulator prior to use and adjust accordingly.




  • Never open the valve completely: two, three turns could be enough.




  • Check the hose prior to use for cuts, cracks, or worn places. Replace immediately if any of these are present.
















Page 3 – Set up and Start Up.









  • When in doubt always consider cylinders full and handle them accordingly.




  • When not in use turn off the fuel supply at the tank.




  • Keep all bulk propane and storage tanks at least 25 feet away from the kettle.




  • Keep three 20 lbs. ABC Fire Extinguishers inside the CAZ away from the kettle and the Propane Tanks.




  • Be careful not to overfill propane tanks especially in hot weather.




  • Check MIA NTD / MDAD local Fire Regulations: Telephone number in the MADAD Hot Work Permit; 911 plus Project Site Safety Manager mobile phone number.








Always wear the PPE:





  • Hardhat, Safety Glasses, Face Shield, Long Sleeved Shirt; long sleeved shirt cuffs should button over the cuffs of appropriate gloves; long pants without cuffs should come over the top of sturdy hard work boots.




  • A face shield attached to a hardhat should provide eye and face protection; safety glasses or goggles under the face shield will provide additional protection and it is mandatory at all times when operating the kettle.
























Page 4







Hot Pipe from the Kettle to the Roof:





  • Hot pipe joints insulated to avoid coal tar / asphalt spill.








Be careful and precise when lighting burners:





  • Light up burners out of the kettle’s chamber if the kettle is not equipped with an auto light feature.




  • Do not use matches or lighters –use a striker / spark generator device.




  • Put the burners back into the chamber with the flame regulated.




  • Start the burners slowly, and gradually increase the temperature until the asphalt is free flowing around the tubes.




  • Make sure that the “Pull Out Burners” are aimed directly down the tubes so that the tubes do not get warped or cracked.




  • Inspect the connections on the Propane Tanks and Kettle.




















































KETTLE OPERATIONS



Part II







Loading and Heating Asphalt







Add Bitumen and increase kettle temperature slowly:





  • Chop the bitumen –the asphalt stick- into small manageable chunks and lower them into the kettle carefully to avoid splashing.




  • Never allow the kettle tubes to be exposed –maintain a steady supply of coal tar / asphalt chunks for the tubes to be covered.




  • Do not overfill the kettle.








Make sure the Bitumen is kept within its Equiviscous Temperature (EVT) range at the point of application:





  • Heat up the asphalt up to 525 Degrees Fahrenheit.




  • Maintain the temperature between 525 and 550 degrees Fahrenheit.




  • Never overheat the kettle always maintain the temperature below the flashing point -25 degrees below the flash point check the asphalt packaging.




  • If it is about to reach the flashing point put into the kettle one or two chopped sticks of asphalt to cool it down; and / or turn off the burners.








Always wear your personal protective equipment –PPE.



























FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE EXTINGUISHING



Part III







Fire Prevention:





  • During refueling shut off engines.




  • Propane tanks need to be upright and secured.




  • Equipment in good operable condition –asphalt kettle, propane tanks, hoses, cylinder valve, and regulators.




  • Keep the kettle temperature up to 525 degrees Fahrenheit.




  • No smoking around the kettle and propane tanks area.




  • Postings: Hot/Danger/ No Smoking Signs in place.




  • No flammables/combustibles around the kettle.




  • On going housekeeping; do not store trash inside the CAZ.




  • Inside CAZ completely clean.




  • No bitumen stains on top of the kettle –continuous cleaning.




  • Always check the color of the asphalt fumes –it should be white at all times.




  • A yellowish fume means the kettle is overheated and about to catch fire –act accordingly to prevent the fire.








Fire Extinguishing:





  • Know how to put out fires in case one occurs.




  • Close the lid/s immediately and turn off the burners.




  • If closing the lid/s is not enough then pour about one ounce of water into the vent hole and the steam it produces will douse the fire.




  • DO NOT USE more than one ounce of water or the kettle may boil over.




  • Be prepared with three 20 pounds ABC Fire Extinguishers in case you have to use them.








Page 7 –Fire Extinguishing.









  • Call for help –foreman, lead man etc.





















































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