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US-EU CONFERENCE 2015 September 18, 2015. Executive Committee Representatives. Bill Koertner President & CEO. Jeff Thiede President & CEO. bkoertner@myrgroup.com Founding Partnership Member. jeff.thiede@mdu.com Executive Committee Chairman, 2015-2016. History of the Partnership.
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Executive Committee Representatives Bill Koertner President & CEO Jeff Thiede President & CEO bkoertner@myrgroup.com Founding Partnership Member jeff.thiede@mdu.com Executive Committee Chairman, 2015-2016
History of the Partnership • Original signing August 20, 2004 • Original signatory contractors • Henkels & McCoy • MDU Construction Services Group, Inc. • MYR Group • Pike Electric • Quanta Services
History of the Partnership • Original signatory associations • Edison Electric Institute (EEI) • International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) • National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) • Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Additional Members • InfraSource, Inc. (Later acquired by Quanta Services) • Asplundh/Utilicon • MasTec • PLH Group • Michels Power • Davis H. Elliot • The current estimation is that the Partnership members cover 75% of the ET&D power line industry
OSHA Partnership Renewal December 2013 - December 2018
Executive Team Vision • Two year look-ahead • Identify priorities and timely provide direction to Steering Committee • Pragmatic, industry pervasive best practices • Training & implementation • Updates, continuing education • Technology • Expand influence by adding companies to partnership • Continue to bring value to industry • Improve results
General Partnership Goals • Analyze accident and incident data and statistics • Identify common cause factors related to: • Fatalities • Injuries and illnesses • Develop recommended Best Practices for each identified cause. • Develop Best Practice implementation strategies
General Partnership Goals (cont.) • Identify training criteria for workers • Supervisors • Linemen • Apprentices • Includes training to promote industry cultural change placing value on safety and health • Develop effective methods of implementation
How We’re Organized • Task Team 1: Data Analysis • David McPeak, Pike Electric • Task Team 2: Training • Ken Mahaney, Asplundh • Task Team 3: Best Practices • Kevin Watson, Pike Electric • Task Team 4: Outreach & Communication • Garrett Bush, Pike Electric
Hurdles to Forming and Maintainingthe Partnership • Setting aside differences to focus on industry safety: • Competitive differences between contractors • Union vs. non-union philosophical differences • Concern that Partnership involvement could expose EEI utility members to taking some legal responsibility for the safety of contractor employees. • Neither OSHA or contractors use Partnership information against other parties in enforcement actions.
Accomplishments • Cultural improvement • Consistent message • Education • Best practices • Injury rate improvements
Partnership Best Practices • Administrative controls • Pre-use inspection of rubber protective equipment • Job briefings • Qualified observer • Insulate & isolate safety performance check • Cradle-to-cradle use of insulating rubber gloves & sleeves • Lock-to-lock use of insulating rubber gloves & sleeves • Rubber insulating PPE for the live line tool method on distribution lines • Safety at heights
