Winter Preparedness
The time of year that typically has the most lost time accidents.
What are Winter months?
Conditions (list two) you may encounter driving in Winter.
What are icy or snow covered roads, reduced visibility?
Items to protect (name 2) for site extreme winter conditions.
What are personnel, equipment, environment and community?
Items discussed with the Site Manager prior to visit to an Operating Facility.
What are status of any site activities; hazards at the site; and PPE requirements?
A material that sites stock up on ahead of Winter conditions.
What is salt or deicer?
Items to check prior to a trip - excluding on vehicle.
What are weather conditions, traffic conditions, changing conditions?
Items to check (name 2) prior to a Winter Storm arriving at a site.
What are heat tracing, heat temperature, insulation, wind breaks?
Three items of PPE an associate typically should have before going to an operating site.
What are safety glasses, hard hat, flame retardant clothing, and safety shoes?
These type of events result in more injuries during the Winter.
What are slips, trips or falls?
Items to check (name 3) on a vehicle prior to a trip in Winter.
What are tires, wiper blades, wiper fluid, fuel level, heater, defroster?, is "Do not walk under suspended loads"?
The definition of EAP.
What is an Emergency Action Plan?
Three or more examples of Safety or Risk reviews or documents for projects.
What are PRI, ROP, HAZOP. Risk Register, PSSR?
How you walk differently during Winter conditions.
What is "Like a Penguin", or small steps with center of gravity under your front leg?
A way a driver can get time to "SEE-THINK-REACT".
What are slowing down and increasing distance between vehicles?
The major conditions (name 1) during Winter that could activate the EAP.
What are loss of power, loss of flow of water, temperatures extremely low (e.g. <10F)?
Three safety goals per the Special Projects team scorecard.
What are 1. zero accidents or injuries; 2. Generate a "Good Catch"; 3. Lead one monthly interactive team safety meeting?