Regulatory Safety, Health & Environment (SHE) Compliance

Plant Engineering PRODUCT of the YEAR: Finalist 2004

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Selected Screenshots to Demonstrate Use of Our System

1. Select the compliance requirement

Screenshot Notes:

These compliance requirements are designed for OSHA compliance ("Lock Out/Tag Out," "Confined Space" and "Hot Work")

Electronic LOTO/ Confined Space, Hot Work Permits are part of Maintenance Corrective Action work orders because LOTO / Permits are associated with maintenance activities. The user does not have access to the maintenance until the safety requirements are fulfilled.

2. Work Order type for Lock Out/Tag Out, Confined Space, Hot Work

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Type of Work Order Selection

Corrective Action / Work Orders are either planned, due to condition monitoring or due to emergency occurrences. Selecting one of these will enable future analysis of the type that generates the most incidents.

3. Avoids location errors – Controlled via Bar code Scan

Screenshot Notes:
  • Label color and size designate (in this example) "Confined Space".
  • The Equipment ID # is listed directly on the label.

Bar code labels with LOTO, Confined Space or Hot Work meet the requirements for OSHA e.g. re 1910.146 (c ) (2) informing exposed employees of the existence, location of, and dangers posed by permit spaces.

4. Avoids location errors – Controlled via Bar code Scan

Screenshot Notes:

  • Bar code ensures correct location.
  • LOTO label pre-installed on equipment.
  • Equipment ID # is listed directly on label

A use of the bar code for Lock Out/Tag Out equipment ensures that the specific procedures are utilized and that the correct procedures are available at the point of use – when the label is scanned. It also ensures that correct equipment is identified for maintenance.

5. Preparing Regulatory Requirements in Software

Screenshot Notes:

Preparing the LOTO regulatory requirements in the host program (similar specific format for Confined Space & Hot Work)

For each Lock Out/Tag Out, Confined Space, and Hot Work checklist — the specific requirements/line items are added to the database for later download to the handheld.

6. Regulatory Equipment Specific Procedures on the handheld

Screenshot Notes:

A view of a sample Lock Out/Tag Out Checklist on the handheld.

This checklist requires the user to acknowledge the completion of the requirements.

7. Controlling The Execution Time Range

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Supervisor sets date and time controls. The time to carry out the activities can be set on the handheld to any desired parameters for specific control. The user cannot advance to the maintenance unless within the time frame.

8. Access Control Based On Time

Screenshot Notes:

An example of denial of access if the time is incorrect: access to work order is denied on the handheld if the current time is outside of the time range set by the supervisor

9. Access Control Based on Safety Parameters

Screenshot Notes:

Another example of denial of access, if defined parameters are not met for confined space.

10. Controls Closing Conditions

Screenshot Notes:

On the completion of Lock Out/Tag Out, the program ensures caution is exercised in closing the requirements before closing the Work Order.

11. MSDS

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MSDS – available at the point of application via bar code scan

Instead of having MSDS in a central location (which is not easily accessible), the MSDS bar code is placed in proximity of the required use. A scan of the bar code, will bring up the action that needs to be taken.

12. Printable Permits available through Web Interface

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This example permit information is typical of all permit records and includes all actions and action details (by whom the action was taken, at what time, etc.) — meeting the statutory requirements. These records are printable for archiving (if required).

13. Incident Metrics

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Incident metrics are available through the web interface in easy-to-view visual & textual formats

Incident metrics enable improvement of actions by demonstrating the most frequently occurring incidents for any period — showing the effect better, incident-reducing procedures.

14. Injury & Illness Reporting

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Simple & efficient injury & illness reporting is available through the web interface to drive 300, 300A, 301

15. DART Metric

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Typical form to calculate DART, (which all companies are required to submit to OSHA on a monthly basis). Linked with the above incident and illness reports, this system makes it easy to establish the type of incidents that need to be worked on to maintain the DART limits identified by OSHA.

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