Urgent Safety Concerns at Gate 40: Addressing Site Hazards and Chemical Exposures
Recent observations at Gate 40 reveal serious safety issues, including individuals exiting vehicles and children waiting unsafely while picking up workers. Additionally, a contractor experienced significant chemical burns due to a failure to report an incident, highlighting the necessity of immediate safety reporting and proper emergency response. With rising injury rates including slips, chemical exposures, and hand injuries, it’s critical to address these concerns to ensure a safe working environment. Managers and workers are urged to report hazards and discuss safety improvements in upcoming meetings.
Urgent Safety Concerns at Gate 40: Addressing Site Hazards and Chemical Exposures
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Contractor EHS Performance Data August 14, 2014
Gate 40 Safety Concern Recently it has been observed that people that come to gate 40 to pick up workers are getting out of their cars as well as letting their kids out of the cars while they are waiting. Hoping you can pass this on that this is a real safety concern. Workers leaving the site lately seem to think that they are in NASCAR time trials and that stop signs are optional. I’m concerned that someone is going to get hit.
Marquis Chemical Exposure • Key learnings: • EE felt a drip on his back, thought it was water and did not report. Next day EE had two large chemical burns on his back and arm. EE reported injury to his company. Company did not report incident to MEC. Five days later EE’s chemical burns became infected and EE was given antibiotics. • If you get something on you GET IN THE SAFETY SHOWER • ALWAYS report an injury to MEC
Questions to think about during data review… 1. What issues prevent you from escalating safety concerns? 2. What safety issues are you or your people having that are not being addressed and where are they?3. What makes you feel safe working on the Freeport site?4. What can we do to help make you feel safe to work at dow?
Contractor injuries year to date- 8 Contractor OSHA rate year to date- 0.23 Number of incidents is flat
#1 LOF #2 Falls #3 Chemical contact #4 Punctures and cuts
2014 Dow/Contractor Injuries • Jan- Chemical exposure Contractor- BTT • Feb- Slipped off pipe Contractor- D&W • Feb - Hand injury Contractor- BME • May - Hand injury Contractor- Hydrochem • June- Arm Injury Contractor- Infinity Cons • June- Hand Injury Contractor- TIC • July- Chemical Exposure- Marquis • August- Heat Exhaustion- Vernor
90 % of the “line of fire“ and “cuts and punctures” are hand injuries Job site hazards Address thru STAC card or during permitting process.
Job site hazards Address thru icard card or during permitting process. - WALKING
Hazard recognition Planning/Procedures PPE use
REMINDERS • NEXT Safety Contact meeting • 9/11/14
