Worker safety at the Colorado Department of Transportation : final report, December 2009.

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• Creators:
  Chinowsky, Paul S. ; Hallowell, Matthew
• Corporate Contributors:
  Colorado. Dept. of Transportation. Research Branch ; United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Work environment
  • Work area
  • Industrial accidents
  • Occupational safety
  • Construction safety
  • Safety programs
  • Industrial safety--Colorado
• Publication/ Report Number:
  CDOT-2009-12
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Colorado
• Edition:
  Final report.
• Corporate Publisher:
  Colorado. Dept. of Transportation. Research Branch
• Abstract:
  The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is currently investigating approaches to reduce the ; frequency and severity of work-related injuries. The incident rates for CDOT are significantly higher than those ; achieved by some private organizations (e.g., Kiewit) and comparable DOTs. One element in determining the ; current state of safety practices within CDOT is evaluation of Job Safety Analysis Forms (JSAs) and their current ; use. This study examined the effectiveness of these forms in terms of worker perspectives and the overall ; organizational strategies associated with the forms. ; Study results indicate that CDOT has a mixed record for implementing JSAs. There is a very positive attitude ; towards the JSAs and a strong willingness by workers to enhance the safety record. However, this positive is ; balanced by an equally strong negative aspect in terms of actual usage of JSAs in relation to the intent of the ; program. ; Implementation: ; • Organize an Accelerated Safety Improvement Workshop where the intent and usage of JSAs would be a ; central focus. ; • Ensure that leadership responsibility for JSA implementation and safety awareness at work sites is clearly ; understood. ; • Create a feedback process where data collected by Regional Safety Officers (RSOs) can be used by crews ; to modify behavior.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  90.72
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/17608/dot_17608_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 203.22 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:75ce0692ead3ed93b6744ba264185b3da104b8fe54f1810e1affab96e80ffd3a