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Liability Risk Management 101: Get the 800-Pound Safety Gorilla Off Your Bottom Line Tips for preparing your dealership for safety and health success. Equipment Dealer Injury Statistics By Eric Glass Incidence & DART Rates b vs. National Trends Incidence & DART Rates: Equipment Industry y Industry 5 4.5 4.7 4.5 4 4.2 4 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.4 3 3.1 3 2.5 2.5 2 2.3 Rate Dealer DART DART 2 1.6 1.7 1.6 1 National IR Na:onal IR 1.5 2.1 1.5 National DART Na:onal DART 1 0.5 0.5 0 Dealer Incidence Incidence Rate 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 0 At some point, every organization sustains2011 % of Injuries by Nature recordable injuries reported by equipment an n Of 5,750 OSHA incident that results in a loss. Zero accidents are an admidealers: rable goal, but the reality is thatCTS is Mul:ple Injuries this not easily obtainable. • 46% were sprains, strains and tears Heat Burns 1% 4% 1% So, where do you go from here? If the goal is unobtain • 18% were hand injuries, 16% back and 12% shoulder able, why not lower theAmputa:ons Chemical shows that lowering • 39% occurred when an employee was struck by an bar? Experience Soreness/Pain Burns 1% expectations never produces the desired results. 0% 12% object, 17% while handling parts and materials, and 12% The real value is in the quest, and there is a lot of low while lifting Bruises/Contusions hanging fruit to pick along the way. On your journey, you'll • 21% occurred while employees were two to four hours 9% Sprains, Strains, Tears find that being aware of opportunities as they come along into their shift 46% Punctures can make the end goal obtainable while improving your orga- n Employees are most likely to be injured on Wednesday 2% Cuts/Lacera:ons nization's safety and health programs from top to bottom. (22%) or Thursday (20%) than any other day of the week 12% n Following an injury, 44% of employees return to work Fractures The Hard Facts within one to five days; 33% are out more than 20 days 12% Being cognizant of how your industry is performing is a must in order for your organization to transition from being Regulatory Fines & Inspections one that depends on lagging indicators to one that uses In 2011, 55 federal and state OSHA inspections were completed leading indicators to gain valuable insights. For example, do in the equipment dealer industry. A majority of these inspecyou track observations and near-misses, or does your organi- tions were planned. However, a large number of inspections zation only take corrective action after a loss is incurred? were conducted in response to complaints and referrals. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' 2011 data: The five most commonly issued citations were related to: Source: U.S.Bureau of Labor & Statistics n The injury incidence rate for NAICS 4238 (machinery, n Hazardous Communication equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers) is 3.1, n Lock-Out/Tag-Out compared to the private industry national average of 3.5 n Machine Guarding n The equipment dealer industry's days away, restricted n Hoists duty and job transfer (DART) rate is 1.6, below the private n Welding (Oxygen and Acetylene) industry national average of 1.8 The total amount of fines was only $29,975, and all of Source: United States Bureau of Labor Statistics 58 | www.cedmag.com | Construction Equipment Distribution | July 2013 58_Risk_Mgmt_Feature_KP.indd 58 Page 1 6/27/13 2:30 PM