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SAFETY ZONE By Kent Jorgensen, Chairman, Safety Committee Reporting A Hazard At Work H ow does an employer know about a hazard at a workplace in order to fix it and protect us? If you have taken one of the OSHA 10 Hour safety awareness classes, you will remember that one of the responsibilities of the employer is to inspect the workplaces for hazards. So, how does an employer know about a hazard at a workplace? The best answer is we, the employees, let our bosses know there is a problem. We are the qualified people. We have been hired because we know what we are doing. Much of the training our employers want us to have is identifying hazards. And, the easiest way to let the employer know is to tell them. Tell your department head, tell the key, tell the forewoman, tell somebody who can do something about the problem. I know there is the worry that you will be labeled a trouble maker, lose your job, or not get hired again. And, while retaliation certainly happens and is difficult to make right, experience has shown that it is not the norm. Employers typically don’t want to see anyone hurt. Whether it’s because they don’t want to be fined by OSHA, they don’t want the liability, or they just don’t want to hurt someone, telling your employer about a hazard is the easiest way to get it corrected. A young, freshly sworn-in member takes a call to rig a show with a couple dozen other people. While waiting for the call to start a bunch of the crew are complaining that the sawdust left on the smooth concrete floor was really slippery. They kept complaining that they’d worked this show before, and it was always like this, and no one ever did anything about it, and someone was going to get hurt. The new member quietly stepped away, went to the person in charge and mentioned that the sawdust was making the floor slippery. The person in charge said, “You’re right, go get a broom and sweep it up.” Problem solved. I know that was easy. I know it doesn’t always work that way. I can be naïve and look at things through rose colored glasses. But, the most common, best way to get a hazard taken care of is illustrated in the above story. Because employers and other people in charge are not always willing to fix things and not very many employers have put a health and safety program in place, here are some of the ways you can report a hazard at work. n In a dream world, run by safety professionals, a worker follows their employer’s procedure for reporting a hazard. Tell your department head, they report up the line to the person who can take prompt, corrective action, and the hazard is fixed. And, a report should be made to the Local. n Real world: Tell people in the company to try and get it fixed. Some companies have hotlines or other way to make a report. Most of the time it will get fixed. Sometimes more leverage has to be applied. n Call your Local. If the company won’t fix it, is taking long time, or just to put a little more pressure to get it fixed tell the steward or BA. They can help push the process. n Call the IATSE Safety Hotline. If you feel nothing is being done, or you fear retribution call the Hotline. An operator will ask some questions. You can talk to an IATSE safety member. You can leave a number and have someone get back to you. IATSE Safety Hotline: 844-IA AWARE, 844-422-9273. n Use the IATSE Safety App. The Safety App has a feature that allows you to report a hazard. A message will be sent to someone that can help you with your issue. It is a free app. The important point is that for a hazard to get corrected, the employer has to be made aware of it. As our employers are becoming more corporate, they rely on us to find and report hazards. Avoiding accidents is good for business. It saves them money and makes their insurance companies happier. I personally don’t care why employers choose to be safer. If it means IATSE members go home at the end of the day the same way they showed up, that is a good thing. 88 OFFICIAL BULLETIN
A Reminder: April 28 is International Workers’ Memorial Day. President Loeb has again asked that IATSE members observe April 28, Workers’ Memorial Day in the US and Canada’s National Day of Mourning. In observance of these days the IATSE International Moment of Silence will be on Saturday, April 28, at 1:00 p.m., EDT (10:00 a.m., PDT). All IATSE members are asked stop for one minute and silently remember all the workers who have been killed on the job. Mourn for the dead, fight like hell for the living. https://www.osha.gov/ workersmemorialday/ Grow Your Leadership Skills Grow #GROWTHEQUALSSTRENGTH Your Leadership Skills #GROWTHEQUALSSTRENGTH officerinstitute@iatse.net http://www.iatse.net/member-education/iatse-officer-institute officerinstitute@iatse.net http://www.iatse.net/member-education/iatse-officer-institute Officer Institute 1.0 (Basic Training) U.S. Locals Only Atlanta, Georgia April 30 – May 4 Officer Institute 1.0 (Basic Training) U.S. & Canadian Locals Toronto, Ontario September 24 – 28 U.S. Locals Only Atlanta, Georgia April 30 – May 4 *Hotel subsidies are available for the basic training (1.0) to Locals with less than $250,000 in gross receipts. *Hotel subsidies are available for the basic training (1.0) to Locals with less than U.S. & Canadian Locals Toronto, Ontario September 24 – 28 Advanced $250,000 Officer in gross Institute receipts. (2.0) Organizing 2.0 Detroit, Michigan June 26 – 28 Advanced Officer Institute (2.0) Secretary-Treasurer 2.0 Atlanta, Georgia April 30 – May 2 Organizing 2.0 Detroit, Michigan June 26 28 Secretary-Treasurer 2.0 Toronto, Ontario September 24 – 26 Secretary-Treasurer 2.0 Atlanta, Georgia April 30 – May 2 Secretary-Treasurer Register 2.0 Toronto, Early…. Ontario Class Size is Limited! September 24 – 26 Applications can be found in this issue of The Bulletin and online at http://www.iatse.net/member-education/iatse-officer-institute Register Early…. Class Size is Limited! Applications For more can information, be found in email this issue officerinstitute@iatse.net The Bulletin and online at http://www.iatse.net/member-education/iatse-officer-institute For more information, email officerinstitute@iatse.net FIRST QUARTER 2018 89 SAFETY ZONE
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Co-Director Daniel Di Tolla reporte
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