using technology to improve your safety presentations
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Using Technology toImprove Your Safety
Program
Paul R. BurnettSafety Program Administrator
Santa Clara Valley Water [email protected] * 408-265-2607 x3084
Safety Training
• Blackboard and chalk• Whiteboard and markers• Flipchart and magic markers• Overhead transparency slides / projectors• 35mm filmstrips-in-a-can• 35mm slides in trays / carousels • 16mm movie projectors• Betamax / VCR video cassettes
Safety Training
• CDs• DVDs• Internet-based training• Intranet-based training• YouTube
Inspections
• How many of you conduct safety inspections with a clipboard and a paper tablet and a pen or pencil?
• How many of you use paper checklists for your safety inspections?
• How many of you take pictures for your inspection with film cameras?
Inspections
• Personal Digital Assistants• PCs / Laptops / Tablet PCs• Computer generated inspection checklists
Inspections
• Use a solid-state audio recorder to record your safety inspection
• In the office, plug the recorder into your PC• Use “Dragon Naturally Speaking” (
http://www.dragonvoicerecognition.com/) or other speech-to-text software to turn your speech into a draft report
Inspections
• DBO2’s SafetyNet, a software-based service that employs a handheld device to simplify the collection, analysis and dissemination of job site safety information, allowing customers to take action before at risk behaviors or conditions become incidents.
• http://www.dbo2.com/SafetyNet/
Inspections
• Sonar “Measuring Tapes”• http://www.amazon.com/IRWIN-64030-
Strait-Line-Laser-Tape/dp/B0000ALR30
• Laser “Measuring Tapes”• http://www.us.hilti.com/holus/modules/edito
rial/edit_singlepage.jsp?edtid=-13537_000008
Digital Cameras
• Inspections• Accident investigation• Thermal Imaging Infrared Cameras– Electrical circuits– HVAC– Moisture intrusion
Digital Cameras
• Photo-documentation of events: – Fire drills– Training
• Roof repair work• Documentation of water damage– Floor coverings– Ceiling tiles – Before and after installation
MSDSs
• How many of you have paper MSDSs in 3-ring binders? Or file cabinet folders?–Are they up-to-date?
• How many of you maintain chemical inventories on paper?–Are they up-to-date?
• Anybody using an on-line MSDS database?• http://www.msds.com/ - 3.6 million MSDSs
Vehicle Safety
• Seat belts• Air Bags• Anti-lock Braking Systems–Risk Homeostasis
• Backup cameras• “DriveCam” onboard vehicle video event
recorder, and driver feedback system - http://www.drivecam.com/
GPS / GIS
• Google Earth / MapQuest / Yahoo Maps• GPS: Global Positioning System• GIS: Geographic Information System• View environmental impacts• Track liquid flows– Inundation maps
• Gas plumes
SPOT GPS
• Satellite GPS System personal tracker– 911 / SOS– Help– Check / Okay– Track progress every ten minutes on Google Maps
• http://www.findmespot.com
Communications
• Walkie-talkies– FRS / GMRS– Analog / digital
• Cell phones• Text messaging• Pagers
Remote Control
• Hazardous Operations– Bomb Disposal– Explosive Operations– Radioactive Operations
Recordkeeping
• Anybody filling out their Cal/OSHA 300 by hand?
• Anybody tracking Workers’ Compensation cases by hand?
Respirator Fit Testing
• Irritant smoke• Saccharin• Amyl Acetate• PortaCount
X-ray fluorescence (XRF)
• Lead based paint testing– Thermo Scientific NITON® XLp 300
Bar Codes
• Inventory Control– Warehouse stock– Chemicals– Documents
Radio-Frequency ID (RFID)
• RFID “chips” for animals– And people?– Passports
• RFID tags for equipment– DBI/Sala fall protection equipment• i-Safe™ Intelligent Safety System
– Industrial Scientific air monitors
• Wal-Mart and DoD
Microsoft Excel / Access
• Track inventories– Chemicals / Wastes / Equipment
• Manage safety training– Who takes what when– Certifications / expirations– Renewals / refreshers / reminders
• Industrial Hygiene equipment calibrations• Lab hood certifications
iPhones / Treos / Smart Phones
• NIOSH Pocket Guide• Emergency Response Guide• First Aid Guide• American Heritage Dictionary• Periodic Table• Google Maps• USAMRIID’s “Medical Management of
Biological Casualties Handbook”
Resources
• This Slideshow: http://www.paulburnett.com/techsafe.ppt