Best Practices in Safety

1. Best Practices in Safety Bradley Giles, P.E., CSP, STS Vice President – ESH&S ASSE Future Safety Leaders Conference November 3, 2011

2. “Safe Performance is Good Business”

3. URS Safety Philosophy • Uncompromising commitment to safety for our employees, clients, contractors and residents in the communities where we work • Management leads safety from the top • Safety is embraced and acted upon by every employee • All accidents are preventable • We create and utilize best practices • Safety is a key indicator of operational discipline 3

4. Values Our Executive Management views Safety Performance as a Leading Indicator of Project Management Performance with strong correlation to Quality, Schedule, Productivity, and Financial Success.

5. Goal Our Goal: Through the Continuous Improvement Process, Achieving and Sustaining Zero Accidents and preventing Zero at risk behaviors.

6. Heritage Modern day construction hard hat use at Hoover Dam

7. Program Scope/Risk • High-hazard activities in execution of operations, construction, remediation, demolition and mining • 31,800 total managed workforce • 50,000 new project workers on annual basis • 90 million hours total managed exposure • Average age >51, 40% have multiple prescription drugs for physical limitations • Dynamic scheduling of workforce and subcontractors • Environmental physical/stress/exposures 7

8. Diverse Markets, Complex Projects, Extreme Conditions St. Lucie Nuclear Plant Steam Generator Replacement Heavy equipment replacement under radioactive conditions Kapuskasing Phosphate Mine O&M Arctic conditions: temperatures can fall to –56° C Holcim Cement Plant World’s largest single-clinker production line Waste Isolation Pilot Plant O&M Radioactive waste storage, nearly a half mile underground 8

9. Diverse Markets, Complex Projects, Extreme Conditions San Cristóbal Silver/Lead/Zinc Mine High-altitude working environment; indigenous workforce Olmsted Locks and Dam Producing 47 concrete shells; largest weighing 4,000+ tons Monroe Power Plant AQCS Retrofit Construction of scrubbers and new 580-foot chimney Savannah River Site – Defense Waste Processing Facility Treatment and disposal of radioactive liquid wastes 9

10. How Safe Are We? Surface Mining Heavy Civil Engineering & Construction Museums Private Industry Service Providers Schools (elementary) Religious & Non-Profit Orgs. Management of Companies & Enterprises Florists Art Dealers Engineering Services Law Offices Accounting Services URS Energy & Construction Days Away Case Rate Number of Incidents per 100 Employees/Per Year

11. Talent • 1,100 Domestic ES&H Professionals • 1,050 International ES&H Professionals • 2,500 Safety Trained Supervisors Certified - (STS-C) • 50% of All STS from 1997-2011 are URS • First international STS – 50 Egyptian Nationals.

12. Market Leadership • Americas Safest Company • 2004 Washington Group • 2005 Savannah River Site • 2006 Rust Constructors • 2008 URS Washington Division • Tom Zarges – NSC 2009 “CEO’s That Get It” • AGC CSEA Grand Finalist 2011 • CURT – CISE 2011

13. Market Leadership • 1st E&C Company in OSHA VPP “Corporate Pilot” • VPP Approval for Company Wide Programs • 5th Company Overall • 1st Company to sign OSHA Alliance Agreement

14. Market Leadership Construction Safety Excellence Awards Associated General Contractors (AGC) • Heavy Civil Division – Civil Construction & Mining • 2004, 2008, 2011 • 2011 Grand Award Construction Users Round Table (CURT) • Construction Industry Safety Excellence Award 2011 ABC (Associated Builders and Contractors) • Rust Constructors • 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 ROSPA (Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents) • 12 Years Gold • 3 Years President’s (2009, 2010, 2011)

15. Building a Safety Culture Safety is a core value and must be led and demonstrated from the top, with input and support from employees Executive Management: Sets the Cultural Tone Safety is everyone's personal responsibility Workers: Work Planning, Peer Observing, Training Champions Teams Peers Leadership Drives Culture / Culture Drives Safety

16. Recipe for Safety Improvement • Ingredients: • Measure Culture – Employee Engagement • Self Assessment – Let’s Be Honest with Ourselves • External Audit – Fresh Eyes / Are You in Compliance • Safety Observation Programs – Peer to Peer Communication • Leading Indicators – Management and Employee Involvement • Near Miss Reporting – Correcting and Preventing • Outcome: • Zero Incidents. 16

17. CC&M ES&H METRIC SCORE - 2011 SCORINGRATING 95 Points+ Best in Class 90 Points Excellent 85 Points Good Below 80 Needs Work

18. Division Leading Indicators • Executives Attain STS • Executives Make Employee Contacts • Project Managers Conduct Monthly Safety Walks • Project Managers involved in New Employee Orientation • Sites Conduct OSHA VPP Self Assessments • Site Supervision Participate in Monthly Webcasts

19. URS Best Practices • Safety Considerations in Design • Voluntary Protection Programs • Cultural Gap Analysis Results • Employee Safety Engagement Surveys • STS • Safety Learning Labs • Stretch and Flex • Worksteps – Fitness for Duty • People Based Safety – Peer to Peer Observation

20. Professional Practices Participation in Professional Organizations: • Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP) • Council on Certification of Health, Environmental and Safety Technologists (CCHEST) • American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) • Associated General Contractors (AGC) • Construction Industry Institute (CII) • National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) • Utilize organizations as opportunities for professional development

21. Professional Practices Support for Young Professionals • ASSE Scholarship • Internships • Co-Sponsor ASSE “Future Safety Leaders” • University Advisory Boards • 50 Professionals less than 5 years from graduation

22. Return on Investment • Injury statistics lowest in Company history and better than CII • EMR 0.57 • Workers compensation costs reduced 85% • 85% work without “Recordable” injury. • 95% work without a “Days Away” injury. • President’s Awards: 292 since 2000 600 million hours

23. A Benchmark for Starting your Career Be yourself,but be your best self. Be open and friendly. Meet people.Coworkers are your best resource; try to quickly meet as many as possible. Ask questions – turn co-workers into allies and mentors. Learn as much as you can about your business and industry. 23

24. A Benchmark for Starting your Career Always learn.Once you graduate the real learning starts. Continue your development education, certification and job skills. Utilize 70/20/10. 70% life experiences like stretch assignments and volunteer activities; 20% networking and mentors/coaches; 10% classrooms and seminars. Find your true role.You may not be handed a clearly defined job. Be a proactive, self starter. Adapt and stay positive. Keep networking throughout your career.Just because you have a job doesn’t mean you should stop talking to people. 24

25. A Benchmark for Starting your Career Keep networking throughout your career.Just because you have a job doesn’t mean you should stop talking to people. Utilize the skills of the people you work with and supervise.Knowing everything in the book doesn’t make you smarter. Work on your communication skills. Communications with all levels of employees is the most important aspect of your job. Give back. Help those that may not have all the resources you have. Be Passionate. This is a great profession. You should love what you do. 25

26. Advancing the safety, health, and environmental professional since 1969.

27. BCSP is recognized as the leader in high-quality credentialing for safety, health, and environmental practitioners. BCSP establishes standards for and verifies competency in professional safety practice and evaluates certificants for compliance with recertification requirements.

28. Certification Benefits • General • Raises bar and levels playing field • Provides a benchmark of professionalism • Can affect: pay, responsibility, promotions, jobs, contracts, etc. • Safety Professionals • Personal satisfaction (met standard of peers) • Peer recognition • Pay and ability to compete • Qualify for work and promotions

29. Accreditation Standards Examinations Validity Role Delineation for content validity Reliability Passing scores Provide all candidates an equal chance Recertification Independence from preparation Management systems

30. Value PERSONAL Enhanced self image “It made me learn the subject matter.” Sense of accomplishment More compensation Promotion PEERS Met a peer-based professional standard Society membership level Leadership opportunities

31. Certification Career Value $500,000 Based on BCSP 2009 Survey Data

32. Participating Institutions Qualifying for GSP Murray State UniversityBS Occupational Safety and HealthMS Occupational Safety and HealthABET – ASAC since 1988Oakland UniversityBS Occupational Safety and HealthABET – ASAC since 2003Oklahoma State UniversityBS Fire Protection and Safety TechnologyABET – TAC since 1977Pennsylvania State UniversityBS Industrial Health and SafetyABET – ASAC 2004-2009Rochester Institute of TechnologyBS Safety TechnologyABET – ASAC since 2003West Virginia UniversityMS Safety ManagementABET – ASAC since 1993 University of Central MissouriBS Occupational Safety and Health Functional MajorABET – ASAC since 2001Fairmont State UniversityBS Occupational SafetyABET – ASAC since 2006University of FindlayBS Environmental Safety and Occupational Health ManagementABET – ASAC since 2006University of Houston – Clear LakeBS Environmental Science – SafetyABET – ASAC since 2007 Indiana University of PennsylvaniaBS Safety ScienceABET – ASAC since 1983Marshall UniversityBS Safety TechnologyABET – ASAC since 1993Millersville UniversityBS Occupational Safety and Environmental HealthABET – ASAC since 1993

33. Career Information For details on careers in safety, health and environmental, download from the BCSP website: •Career Guide to the Safety Profession (booklet) •Career Paths in Safety (brochure) For a comprehensive list of U.S. academic programs, search the BCSP Academic Database. If you have questions, please email us: bcsp@bcsp.org

34. The ASSE Foundation • This presentation will probably involve audience discussion, which will create action items. Use PowerPoint to keep track of these action items during your presentation • In Slide Show, click on the right mouse button • Select “Meeting Minder” • Select the “Action Items” tab • Type in action items as they come up • Click OK to dismiss this box • This will automatically create an Action Item slide at the end of your presentation with your points entered. Advancing the Profession… November 2011

35. ASSE Foundation Mission • …in partnership with ASSE, the Foundation generates funding and provides resources for scholarship, applied research, academic accreditation and related activities in order to advance the safety, health & environmental profession. • Funding provided by • Corporations • ASSE Regions & Chapters • ASSE members & their families 35

36. Overview • Since 1990 the ASSEF has raised over $5,731,000 • Annual Contributions - approximately $450,000 - $600,000 • Annual Grants – over $260,000 in FY2011 • $170,000 in scholarships & professional development grants • $40,000 in research grants & research fellowships • $25,000+ - Future Safety Leaders Conference • $25,000 – PhD Fellowship, Career Guide Pub, ABET Assistance • ASSEF has nearly $2,519,000 in reserve funds • 20% of ASSE members support ASSEF via membership renewal • 30% of Chapters support ASSEF each year • ASSEF has over 72 scholarship & grant funds 36

37. Corporations/Organizations that support ASSEF Aon AIU Holdings Applications Int’l Corp. ASSE Bechtel Group Foundation BCSP Chubb CITGO Petroleum Corp. CNA Foundation Corning FabEnco Flatiron Construction Corp. ISNetworld Liberty Mutual Group • Marsh • MSA • Pekron Consulting • R & R Construction • Scott Health & Safety • SiteHawk • Summit Training Source, Inc. • Texas Safety Foundation • Total Safety • UPS Foundation • URS Corporation • Willis Ins. Services of CA • Wyatt Field Services 37

38. Donation History 38

39. 2012 Scholarship Program • Over $150,000 available to students pursuing degrees in occupational safety, health & the environment or closely related fields • 70 different scholarships – some with restrictions including geographic, university, diversity, etc… • Scholarships range from $1,000 - $6,000 • Some include internships and all expense paid trip to SAFETY 2012 in Denver in June 2012 • Scholarships for students at various levels: • Associate Degree • Bachelors • Masters • PhD 39

40. Remember to Give Back Support tomorrow’s safety professionals after you begin working in the profession. Make a personal donation to the Foundation Become an internal champion within your company by encouraging them to make a contribution to support ASSEF Encourage your chapter to support ASSEF through an annual contribution or create a named scholarship fund for the chapter 40

41. River Corridor Closure Field Remediation 2011 ASSE Future Safety Leader’s Conference Chicago, IL Presentation By: Leah Sallee, MS, GSP, CHST, STS Safety • People • Results

42. It was not very long ago I was in your shoes… • Graduate 2009 • BS, Organizational Communication • MS, Safety Management • Presented last year at FSLC • Former ASSE Student Section President • FSLC Student - 2009 • GO RACERS!!!

43. I work in WA State • I work at the Hanford Nuclear Site in Richland, WA

44. Hanford Nuclear Site??? • 560 square mile site • 1942 WWII was going on – The decision to make the atomic bomb was made to end the war with Japan. This top secret mission was known as “The Manhattan Project” • Operations at Hanford, Oakridge, Savannah River, and Los Alamos • Hanford was chosen as the site that would make plutonium, a deadly by-product of the nuclear reaction process and the main ingredient in the bomb. • During its production years due to improper disposal methods around 440 billion gallons of radioactive liquid waste was dumped directly into the ground. This resulted in Hanford being one of the most toxic places on Earth.

45. Continued…. • In 1977 the US Dept of Energy took over Hanford and said – CLEAN IT UP!!! • WCH, my company in an integral part of this process… • The company is responsible for protecting the Columbia River by cleaning up 396 waste sites, demolishing 486 buildings, placing two plutonium production reactors and one nuclear facility in interim safe storage, and operating the Environmental Restoration Disposal Facility.

46. The Beauty of the Site

47. Wildlife

48. The Current Work Scope: • D4 • Deactivate • Decontaminate • Decommission • Demolition • Field Remediation (FR) • Environmental Restoration and Disposal Facility (ERDF)

49. D-4

50. Field Remediation