Duke Energy Strategy Susan Mode
Agenda Objectives The Challenge Approach 159
Objectives Objectives of the Fatality Prevention Strategy: Eliminate fatalities; Reduce serious injuries known to have potential for being fatal. 160
Objectives Identify high risk situations that are precursors to fatalities. Prioritize what to work on. Evaluate effectiveness of current controls/ layers of protection. Recommend additional controls/ layers of protection. Implement plans to prevent future events.
The Challenge Improvement in Total Incident Case Rate (TICR) has not resulted in similar improvement in Fatalities/ Serious Injuries: Fatalities have occurred in 11 of 12 years. TICR has declined 36% while lost workday case rate (LWCR) has no meaningful improvement. Other industries are experiencing similar results. TICR/ LWCR History Fatality History 1.20 10 8 6 1.00 0.80 0.60 0.97 0.82 0.70 0.69 0.62 LWCR 4 0.40 TICR 2 0.20 0 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Mar-14 Employee Contractor 0.00 0.23 0.24 0.22 0.20 0.20 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
The Challenge - Is the Safety Triangle Accurate Predictively? Finding: The traditional safety triangle is not predictive of serious incidents. Not all injuries have SIF potential. A reduction of injuries at the bottom of the triangle does not correspond to an proportionate reduction of SIFs. 21% Potentially Fatal / Serious BST data
The Challenge - Industry Consensus There appears to be no relationship between recordable injury rates and fatalities. The absence of recordable injuries is NOT predictive of the absence of future fatalities. The presence of recordable injuries is NOT predictive of the presence of fatalities in the future. Rand Corporation and Duke Energy Foundation Study, 2009 164
The General Problem In many industries OSHA injury and illness rates have dropped dramatically in recent years; fatalities and serious injuries have not experienced a similar decline. H&S pros perplexed about continuation of serious cases. Some companies experiencing an uptick in serious near misses. Traditional approaches to safety and health are not working. Contractors represent particular challenge. You only see what you know.. Albert Einstein Copyright 2010, ORC Worldwide 165
What do we do? If current approaches for identifying, evaluating and managing hazards do not sufficiently protect workers from the most serious hazards. What is missing / needed? What are the specific limitations/ gaps in existing approaches? How do we overcome them? 166
Duke Energy Approach Duke Energy H&S Vision A healthy and injury-free workplace, sustained by behaviors that consistently demonstrate our commitment to the welfare of each other, our contractors, and to the communities we serve. Duke Energy Fatality Prevention Strategy Broad business unit support through: Metrics/ data analysis Risk Assessment Tools Fatality History Business Unit Risk Assessment & Prioritization Assess, Prioritize and Control Risk: Identify precursors to fatal/ serious injury Assess risks of precursors Prioritize precursors by risk Identify interventions to control risks 10 8 6 4 2 0 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Mar-14 Business Unit Implementation Implement interventions Employee Contractor
Fatality Prevention Model Precursors Precursors likely to cause fatal/ serious injury: High risk situations, activities, tasks High risk critical steps Hazardous sources of energy Risk Assessment & Prioritization Tools Assess risks of precursors Prioritize precursors by risk Identify interventions to control risks Data analysis to identify precursors likely to cause fatal/ serious injury Metrics Tools Implement interventions 168
Risk Assessment & Prioritization Tool Business unit workshops will be conducted to: Identify and inventory high risk situations/ tasks/ critical steps that are potential precursors to fatality or serious injury. Conduct risk assessments to evaluate effectiveness of current controls. Identify additional interventions and layers of protection needed to reduce risk. Prioritize precursors for intervention. Business units will incorporate interventions into Safety Improvement Plans to ensure the infrastructure to sustain improvement is in place. 169
2014 Actions Health & Safety 2014 actions: Increase awareness of Fatality Prevention Strategy among leadership. Support business units: Conduct Risk Assessment Workshops in Transmission and Delivery Operations & Services. Work with Transmission/DOS to implement interventions. Track business unit fatality prevention initiatives. Business unit 2014 actions: Address fatality / serious injury prevention in Safety Improvement Plans. 170