Making Zero Accidents A Reality - Instructor's Guide

This course covers ten specific areas of safety emphasis followed by a summary and conclusions:

1. The seriousness of the safety problem in the construction industry will be described through the industry injury statistics and by examining the impacts of both minor and serious injuries.
2. The causes of injuries will be examined from various perspectives with insights of how injuries can be prevented.
3. The effectiveness of demonstrated management commitment to safety, effective safety staffing of projects and the importance of planning to safety will be described.
4. Emphasis will be given to the importance of training and education, the importance of involving worker in the safety process and the need to provide proper recognition for the workers.
5. Subcontractor safety management, accident/incident reporting and investigations, and drug/alcohol testing will be described in terms of their impact on safety performance.
6. Delivering safe outage or shutdown projects will be examined from the perspective of people resourcing, planning, scheduling and contract formation.
7. The role of the facility owner on project performance will be described in terms of contractor selection, contractual requirements, and the active involvement of the owner during the construction process.
8. The role of designers will be described to demonstrate the importance of making careful decisions during the design phase to ensure the safety and well being of the construction workforce.
9. The upstream or leading indicators of safety performance will be examined in relation to their effectiveness in predicting or determining safety performance that is not possible with lagging indicators.
10. The various safety techniques will be examined from an implementation point of view to put knowledge to practice.