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Tampa Cooperative Safety Initiative |
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Safety Plan |
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This initiative for the Tampa Port Operations covers all port common areas and port concession locations. It shall be a combined effort of Tampa Port Authority (TPA), Ports America Tampa (PAT), and all Signatory Port Stakeholders (SPS). This plan includes several levels of policy and action and is strongly based on accountability by managers, supervisors and personnel alike. The Executive Safety Committee Tampa Port Authority Senior Director of Operations Ports America Tampa General Manager Tampa Bay International Terminals CEO Tampa Port Authority Port Operations Superintendent Tampa Port Authority Safety Coordinator Ports America Tampa Safety Coordinator Ports America Tampa Operations Manager TCSI at large appointed safety representative-Leading Safety Officer (LSO) This committee meets once a quarter on safety policies and issues with an agenda only relating to safety. This meeting shall be normally held on the last Tuesday of the month. The minutes as well as the agenda are advanced to PAT/TPA senior management and distributed at the QTEAM meeting for reference during the safety agenda section. Agenda items will include but not be limited to incidents since last meeting, unfinished business, new business, incident loss run if available, drug free program status and testing, and new policy changes or additions. Copies of the minutes are to be filed in an easy access review folder by various safety related agencies such as OSHA, USCG, or insurance carriers and kept in the office of the PAT/TPA Safety Coordinators and LSO. Copies of minutes will be made available upon request by any SPS. Initial Policy Goals shall include but not be limited to: · Use of appropriate and regulated PPE (Personal Protection Equipment) · Compliance to safety regulations including but not limited to OSHA 2232 and as required as directed by 33 and 49 CFR · Compliance of company mandated safety regulations (i.e. no cell phone usage on heavy equipment, no riders on heavy equipment, and observe speed limits as posted, etc.) Safety meetings There shall be monthly safety meetings by the CSI operational personnel. These meeting will have a published and set agenda and chaired by a member of the Executive Committee. This meeting will be considered as a subsection of the QTEAM meetings and will be held concurrent or subsequent to the QTEAM meeting. Separate minute copies will be maintained. The CSI shall be considered a leading sub-committee of the QTEAM. A Leading Safety Officer The LSO shall maintain the agenda, minutes, and signed attendance rosters after routing to the senior safety committee for review and comment. Special meetings shall be held after every serious incident resulting in loss of work time or cargo damage. These meetings shall have the following agenda: · Description of incident · Damage assessment · Method to prevent repetition · Corrective action · Accountability These meeting minutes, along with signed attendance rosters will be sent to senior management committee for review. Safety Awareness/Training It is the policy of signatory members to participate in all matters of safety issues and is aware of the common denominator for most incidents involving serious injury or damage results from lack of situation awareness. CSI will cooperate with ongoing plans with insurance carriers to target ways to reduce the chances of said incidents due to repetitive causal influences. Such a program may include items such as: · Safety posters in Common Areas · Work Injury Loss Summaries and lost time posted in common areas · Repeated safety topics at monthly meetings · Written citations and warnings for violations of policy and posted safety procedures. · Recommendations for more rigid corrective action with repeat and unresponsive port stake holders. · Incentive programs such as on the spot positive citations for complete compliance and effort for the safety program. This may include but not be limited to on the spot safety awards such as baseball hats or sports tickets. The senior safety committee at a regularly scheduled meeting may routinely alter the award system. The award system shall include a posted notice of the safety award winner for the quarter for any person contributing the most towards safety awareness inclusive of written suggestions or actions. The senior safety committee shall determine all awards. · Access to training and training support All managers and supervisors will have the opportunity to receive the needed training and certifications for completing their jobs safely and well as insuring their personnel can do their jobs as well. All personnel requiring training and certification by federal, state, or local requirements shall be encouraged. Specialized training such as OSHA/IMDG/CPR training shall be provided in accordance with a balanced approach of compliance with all regulations. Drug Free Work Place The policy will encourage a drug free workplace in accordance with the requirements set forth by the State of Florida statutes. This will include testing for alcohol, substance abuse or any regulated substance. The testing carried out by individual members of CSI on their employed personnel and shall be in accordance with regulations and certification and testing standards will be previously established as to content, procedure, and notification processing to be in accordance with legal requirements. Sub-contractor/vendor safety awareness and compliance to liability coverage All sub-contractors and vendors shall provide to the TPA/PAT and CSI and CSI participants for their individual facilities upon request a certificate of insurance covering his/her employees for full coverage for all actions performed on the company's' behalf. Some sub-contractors may be required to attend a safety briefing. Certificate copies shall be maintained by individual CSI members requiring coverage of vendors and sub-contractors. IT IS THE INTENT THAT SAFETY IS PLACED ON THE SAME ATTENTION LEVEL AS THAT OF JOB SUCCESS, PRODUCTION, AND QUALITY. A Hazard Communication plan shall be prepared for each commodity of Dangerous Goods with a Material Safety Data Sheet on file and accessible in all areas covered by CSI Protective measures shall be found on this MSDS and the company safety officers must insure the access is available at all times to the workforce. Personnel shall be trained in the specific physical and health hazards of known hazardous substances. They shall be trained in the use of protective measures including PPE (Personal Protection Equipment) as well as protective measures implemented by the company in the form of safety procedures. Personnel will be trained in the understanding and interpretation of labels and placards as well as the form at data in an MSDS. Employees requiring specific training by type as set forth by OSHA, IMO, or CFR requirements will be so trained and records of this training shall be maintained by the company and shall be accessible to proper inspecting authorities. Contracted employees will be informed of the company policy and plans but the contractor is responsible for their training, The CSI signatory members will answer all inquiries for subcontractors about the workplace hazards. Contractors will have access to all MSDS and hazardous materials lists. IT IS THE INTENT THAT THERE NOT ONLY BE A WRITTEN SAFETY PLAN BUT ALSO ACTIVE COMPLIANCE AND SHALL BE DOCUMENTED. THE SAFETY OFFICERS WILL CONDUCT ROUTINE SAFETY COMPLIANCE INSPECTIONS AND LOG SAME. THESE MAY BE MAINTAINED BY CSI. Expenses/Finance Expenses incurred by CSI shall be borne equally by PAT/TPA and with such CSI members who wish to participate financially. Finance records shall be maintained by PAT on a voluntary basis. Audit functions shall be performed on a voluntary basis by CSI members at the direction of the Executive Committee. A budget shall be set forth by the Executive committee and funds requested as per above. |
