FIELD OPERATIONS- TORONTO YARD

 JOINT HEALTH & SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING

 

Tuesday July 03, 2007: 1000 – 1300

              Basement Conference room, GYO Bldg

 

                                                            COMMITTEE MEMBERS:

                                                                                     

N. Richards                    Member, Co-chairperson              CPR Co-Chair                 Present

M. Waver                      Member                                      CPR                              Present

R. Sutton                       Member                                      CPR     

D. Simpson                    Alternate                                     CPR                             

 

D. Humphrey                  Member, Co-chairperson              TCRC/UTU Co-Chair                  

D. Gillam                       Member, Alt Co-chairperson         TCRC/BLE                      Present

K. Lawrence                   Member                                      TCRC/UTU/RCLS            Present

                                                             

P. Debono                      Alternate                                     TCRC/UTU                     Present

B. Sexsmith                   Alternate                                     TCRC/BLE                     

P. Grondin                     Alternate                                     TCRC/UTU/RCLS           

 

                                                   GUESTS Present:

R. Lewicki                                     SOSA Safety Adviser

 

Agenda:

 

ITEMS

DESCRIPTION

WHO

1

Review 2007 Safety Plan - Activities

All

2

Review Safety Stats – Personal Injuries, Train Accidents/Incidents

All

3

SOFA Audits

Auditors

4

SOFA Audit Addendum – Sprains & Strains At Risk Factors

Auditors

5

RCLS SOFA Audit Addendum – Toronto Committee Pilot Project

Auditors

6

ORCA Audits

Auditors

7

Footboard Meetings: At-Risk trends, Safety Info-Grams/Flashes

All

8

Monthly Workplace Inspections

Inspectors

9

Accident Investigations/Work Refusals

Participants

10

Safety Hazard Reports

All

11

Old Business/Discussions/Completed Items

All

12

New Business/Discussions,

All

13

Update HRDC/TC Annual Report

All

14

Adjournment

All

 

 

 

 

Item 1: Review of 2007 Safety Plan:  H&S Committee reviewed 2007 Safety Plan and activities:  Summary of Activities:

 

Tracking Document

SOSA F.Ops H&S Committee: 2007

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Target

Completed

Safety Activities for 2007

 

 

 

 

**

***

 

 

 

 

 

 

Month / Yr

Month/Yr

1. SOFA Operations Switching Audits *

5

10

8

8

0

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

10* / 120*

40

2. SOFA Addendum – Reducing Strains & Sprains *

0

5

1

4

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 PILOT*

10

3. RCLS SOFA Audits Addendum - PILOT  *

4

4

5

3

0

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 PILOT*

20

4. ORCA Audits

2

1

2

1

0

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Month/12 yr

8

5. Safe Work Practices meetings-blitzes-footboards

1

1

1

1

1

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

10 Year

5

6. Workplace Inspections 

  Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

 

 

 

 

 

 

Each area - Twice yearly

 On target

7. Pre-Departure Checklist/Job Briefings

Y

   Y

Y

Y

Y

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

    10 Year

5

8. Mentoring/Coaching Program for Junior employees– (3-5 yrs service) (Pilot Commenced March 2006 and continued in 2007)  (#Employees)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Continued        Pilot in 2007

 

 

 

* Total Includes RCLS SOFA Audit Addendum and Strains & Sprains SOFA Addendum

 

**  E/S Strike commences - May H&S Activities Cancelled

*** E/S Strike continues – June H&S Meeting Cancelled

 

Safety Activity 1: SOFA (Switching Operations Fatality Analysis) Audit results:

At-risk procedures (Trends) are identified on SOFA Audits and are discussed. These at-risk items form the topics for discussion in Activity 5: Safe Work Practices, footboard meetings and blitzes.

 

Safety Activity 2: SOFA Addendum – Reducing Stains & Sprains Audit results:

At-risk procedures (Trends) are identified on SOFA – Reducing Stains & Sprains (Addendum) and are discussed. These at-risk items form the topics for discussion in Activity 5: Safe Work Practices, footboard meetings and blitzes.

 

Safety Activity 3: RCLS SOFA Audits – PILOT Addendum Audit Results:

At-risk procedures (Trends) are identified on  RCLS SOFA Audits (Addendum) and are discussed. These at-risk items form the topics for discussion in Activity 5: Safe Work Practices, footboard meetings and blitzes.

 

Safety Activity 4: ORCA Audit results:

At-risk procedures (Trends) are identified on ORCA, discussed and form the topics for discussion in Activity 3: Safe Work Practices,

footboard meetings and blitzes.

 

Safety Activity 5: Safe Work Practices, Meetings, Blitzes:

At-risk procedures (Trends) noted in previous month SOFA Audits and/or ORCA audits are discussed with Rte’s at following

Month’s footboard meetings, blitzes and affirm/reaffirm safe work practices and procedures.

 

Safety Activity 6: Workplace Inspections

Committee to schedule local inspections of Toronto Yard, which includes five (5) Areas: GYO/Hump, Pull down, Classification Yard,

Diesel/Car Shop, Arrival/Departure Yards plus seven (8) Customer/Industrial locations: Each area or customer location: established

plan is to inspect twice per year.

 

Safety Activity 7: Pre-Departure Checklist/Job Briefings

Monitor use and quality of pre-departure checklists: monitor and participate in crew job briefings.

 

Safety Activity 8: Mentoring/Coaching – Continuation of 2006 Pilot Project by Toronto Yard Joint S&H Committee

Description: Development and implementation of mentoring and coaching junior and/or at-risk employees:

(Primarily Mentoring Employees between 3-5 years service and/or as otherwise required: Pilot commenced March 2006.

Will continue this pilot project as required in 2007.

Item 2:  Review Safety Stats – Personal Injuries, Accidents/Incidents: Review To date:

H&S Committee review of SOSA stats and Toronto Yard 2007 – FOPS accidents/Incidents and Personal Injuries:

 

Tracking Document

 

 

 

 

 

2

0

0

7

 

 

 

 

2007

2007

2006

2006

FOPS – Toronto Yard

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

YTD Actual

Target

    YTD   Actual

Target

FRA Personal Injuries

0

0

0

0

1

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

3

3

4

Non-FRA Personal Injuries

1

2

0

0

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

7

7

7

FRA Train Accidents

0

0

0

0

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

0

0

0

Non- FRA Train Accidents

0

0

0

1*

1

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

11

12

17

Cardinal Rule Violations

0

0

0

1*

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

0

3

2

 

2007

FOPS FRA PI

May 16, 2007 : YSH(Pull Down): Knuckle fell out of car onto top of employees foot – (Broken Knuckle pin)                              FRA-LTI(29 days)                    

 

FOPS NON-FRA PI

Jan. 20, 2007: P&C YSH - CT14 Slipped on ladder rung (Left Leg)– strained left Knee                                                        NON-FRA

Feb. 04, 2007: P&C YSE - Consumed by Fumes - Eng 1609 (FUMES - REPEATER)                                                                                NON-FRA

Feb. 21, 2007: P&C YSH - Consumed by Fumes - Eng 1610 (FUMES)                                                                                                    NON-FRA

 

FOPS FRA TA – NIL

 

 

FOPS NON-FRA TA – NIL

Apr. 25, 2007:  HUMP – While Traveling down CT17 to pull a-Tracks – Contacted foul car at E/E CT16- Sideswipe:  NON-FRA (CRV) *

May 03, 2007: 223-02: While reversing FL03/FL04 to shop, Eng CSXT7638 Derailed at FL03/FL04: Switch Obstruction under Switch Point-Gap

June 29, 2007: LHF – While coupling to other equipment at LHF with 20 cars – crossed coulers – 1 set wheels CN712157 derailed.

 

 

Cardinal Rules Violations (CRV)

Apr. 25, 2007:  HUMP – While Traveling down CT17 to pull a-Tracks – Contacted foul car at E/E CT16- Sideswipe                          CRV *

 

Other: incidents reviewed: (NON-HF-FOPS)

Jan. 02, 2007: Hump: Derailment CT01 West End - - Wide Gauge in curve                                                                                           E/S Responsibility

Jan. 18, 2007: Hump: SOO600369 to Clear track - CT48 – Car through Inert                                                                                      S&C - HUMP

Jan. 29, 2007: Hump: CT07 – Crossed Couplers – Derailment - - Hump Operation:                                                                              S&C - HUMP

Feb 07, 2007: 101-07: Derailed Over switch W/e FT01 – Split Switch:  Switch Defect                                                                          S&C-E/S

Feb 12, 2007: Hump:  NKCR65223 derailed destined GRP 7, acct contacted CEFX10643 which had stalled                        S&C - HUMP

Feb.23, 2007: 231-22: Eng 8809 Derailed R7E – Track Wide Gauge/missing Spikes/Rail Anchors                                                        E/S

Mar.01, 2007: Hump: Crossed couplers CT04 - NOKL733645 derailed A-end R3/R4- Hump Operation                                                S&C - HUMP

Mar.02, 2007: Hump: Over speed ex Master and Group – Oil Contamination in Master                                                                        S&C - HUMP

Mar.05, 2007: T14-05- L1/R1 Eng CP8209 derailed account ICE conditions – Trying to break path as per rule –                                ENVIROMENTAL

Mar 24, 2007: Hump: Car to CT27 stalled, next car destined CT15 cornered and derailed b-end of car -                                            S&C - HUMP

Mar 31, 2007: Hump: Crossed couplers (Hump Operation) in CT25 caused south rail to cant over                                                      S&C - HUMP

Apr 11, 2007: P&C:    While reversing in RA02 – Wheel Split switch & Poor switch point                                                                      M/S & E/S

Apr 14, 2007: 227-13: Light power reversing into 1E Diesel – CEFX1057 derailed. (B/o Ties)                                                              E/S

Apr 23, 2007: Hump: CT71 Crossed couplers – S. Rail canted southward – 3 cars derailed acct track expanse.                                 S&C – HUMP

June 21,2007: Hump Operation – Crossed Couplers CT34 – ATW53078 empty – derailed                                                                   S&C - HUMP

 

 

 

Item 3: SOFA Audit Results:

 

SOFA Audits: Safe Observations, At-risk observations, SOFA Audit Summary For 2007:

The basic concept of communication, or its lack of, has been attributed to the cause of many Accidents & incidents

across the property last year. The key is that we must not assume the other members of our crew know what we are

going to do; we must talk about it constantly so we are all sure everyone else is on the same page as us.

 

                                                                        SOFA Audit Tracking Document

2007

S

O

F

A

 

 

A

U

D

I

T

S

 

Lifesaver

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

 

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

Totals/AVG. YEAR

Lifesaver 1

Secure Equip.

 

100%

 

98.6%

 

100%

 

100%

 

   0

 

 100%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lifesaver 2

Equipment

 

98.2%

 

100%

 

98.0%

 

100%

 

   0

 

100%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lifesaver 3

Job Briefing

 

96.5%

 

88.8%

 

90.0%

 

100%

 

   0

 

100%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lifesaver 4

Communication

 

96.5%

 

93.5%

 

100%

 

99.5%

 

   0

 

100%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lifesaver 5

Coaching

 

96.6%

 

97.7%

 

97.6%

 

100%

 

   0

 

100%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total SOFA Conducted

/Month

  

    5

 

  10

 

   8

 

    8

 

   0

 

   9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Audits

Month

 

 

 280

 

350

 

 386

 

 290

 

   0

 

 278

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total - AT Risk

Behaviors - Month

  

    8

 

  11

 

    6

 

    1

 

   0

 

  0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Overall Totals

Month %

 

97.0%

 

96.8%

 

98.4%

 

99.6%

 

   0

 

 100%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total At Risk % - Month

 

 3.0%

 

 3.2%

 

 1.6%

 

 0.4%

 

   0

 

   0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issues/SOFA At Risk Behaviors: Items for discussion:

 

No Issues

 

 

Other Items for Discussion:

1) PPE – Not wearing Safety glasses in open Engines, Vest not done up.

2) Brake Testing Locomotives at commencement of duty

 

 

 

 

 

Item 4 – SOFA Audit Addendum - Sprains & Strains At-Risk Factors:

Examining additional factors which may lead to sprains and strains:

 

                                       Sprains & Strains At-Risk Factors Audit Tracking Document

2007

                 SOFA Audit Addendum - Sprains & Strains At Risk Factors

 

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

Totals

YEAR

Addendum Conducted /month

  

   0

 

   5

 

   1

 

   4

 

   0

 

   0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Observations

 

   0

 

  41

 

  21

 

  59

 

   0

 

   0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total AT Risk Behaviors

 

   0

 

   7

 

   1

 

   6

 

   0

 

   0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Overall Totals

 

   0

 

82.9%

 

95.2%

 

89.8%

 

   0

 

   0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At Risk %

 

   0

 

17.1%

 

4.80%

 

10.2%

 

   0

 

   0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issues/ SOFA Audit Addendum - Sprains & Strains At Risk Factors: Items for discussion:

No issues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 5 – RCLS SOFA Audit Addendum – Toronto H&S Committee Local Pilot Project for 2007- RCLS

For 2007, Toronto Yard Joint H&S Committee will commence use of an RCLS SOFA AUDIT addendum an effort to capture and document RCLS operations since most of the yard operations at Toronto Yard are RCLS. 

The purposes of this RCLS tracking sheet are for easy cross reference to identify on the areas of concern that the Toronto Yard Health and Safety Committee may have to address the unique problems in regards to RCLS Operations.

 

                                                                        RCLS Tracking Document

2007

R

C

L

S

 

 

A

U

D

I

T

S

PILOT

Lifesaver

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

Totals/AVG. YEAR

Lifesaver 1

Secure Equip.

 

100%

 

78.7%

 

94.1%

 

91.6%

 

   0

 

88.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lifesaver 2

Equipment

 

93.2%

 

93.5%

 

98.6%

 

99.2%

 

   0

 

96.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lifesaver 3

Job Briefing

 

93.3%

 

100%

 

95.6%

 

100%

 

   0

 

95.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lifesaver 4

Communication

 

90.8%

 

 88%

 

96.7%

 

98.8%

 

   0

 

96.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total RCLS  Conducted

/Month

 

    4

 

    4

 

   4

 

   3

 

   0

 

   4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Audits

Month

 

 

 240

 

 270

 

 398

 

 269

 

   0

 

 438

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total - AT Risk

Behaviors - Month

 

  17

 

   24

 

   12

 

    3

 

   0

 

  19

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Overall Totals

Month

 

92.9%

 

91.1%

 

96.9%

 

98.7%

 

   0

 

95.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total At Risk % - Month

 

 7.1 %

 

8.9 %

 

 3.1%

 

 1.3%

 

   0

 

 4.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issues/RCLS SOFA At Risk Behaviors: Items for discussion:

RCLS/SOFA Life 1 (C) Equipment separated by 50 feet

RCLS/SOFA Life 2 (D) Equipment movement protected by an employee (Point of Movement)

RCLS/SOFA Life 2 (F) Entraining/Detraining

RCLS/SOFA Life 3 (A) Job Briefing at beginning of shift – (Employee with immediate Supervisor)

RCLS/SOFA Life 3 (E) Job Briefing (Hump) – (Employee with employee – (Tradeoff during work)

RCLS/SOFA Life 4 (A) Proper Radio Identification procedures – (Hump) - Using Engine Number – Rule 121

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 6 – ORCA Audit Results: (Onboard)

ORCA : On Board - Safe Observations, At-risk observations, ORCA Audit Summary For 2007:

 

                                                                        ORCA Audit Tracking Document

2007

O

R

C

A

 

 

A

U

D

I

T

S

 

 

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

Totals

YEAR

ORCA  Conducted /month

  

   2

 

   1

 

   1

 

   1

 

   0

 

   2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Observations

 

 116

 

  18

 

  180

 

  92

 

   0

 

 230

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total AT Risk Behaviors

 

   4

 

   0

 

   0

 

   0

 

   0

 

   0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Overall Totals

 96.5%

 

100%

 

 100%

 

100%

 

   0

 

 100%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At Risk %

 

 3.5%

 

  0%

 

   0%

 

  0%

 

   0

 

   0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issues/ORCA At Risk Behaviors: Items for discussion:

No issues.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 7: FOOTBOARD Meetings: Summary of items for monthly footboard discussions:

 

 

Topics for Footboard Meetings: Including At-risk procedures (trends) identified from previous month: SOFA Audits, Sprain and Strain Addendum, RCLS SOFA Addendum and ORCA audits:

 

7A) Safety Flashes/Info-grams

 

*        June 2007 SAM’S Message

*        Review Personal Injuries/Train Accidents – To date

*        Stretch/Flex Prevent INFOGRAM

*        Wellness update

*        Handling/Use of Switches/Derails << Communicating: Confirming and Acknowledging

*        Sudbury CAP – REVIEW RULE OF WEEK on handling Derails

 

 

 

7B) At-Risk items: SUMMARY: Trends from: SOFA Audits, Sprain and Strain Addendum, RCLS SOFA Addendum and ORCA audits: Items for discussion:

*        PPE – Not wearing Safety glasses in open Engines, Vest not done up.

*        Locomotive Brake Test at start of shift

 

*        RCLS/SOFA Life 1 (C) Equipment separated by 50 feet

*        RCLS/SOFA Life 2 (D) Equipment movement protected by an employee (Point of Movement)

*        RCLS/SOFA Life 2 (F) Entraining/Detraining

*        RCLS/SOFA Life 3 (A) Job Briefing at beginning of shift – (Employee with immediate Supervisor)

*        RCLS/SOFA Life 3 (E) Job Briefing (Hump) – (Employee with employee – (Tradeoff during work)

*        RCLS/SOFA Life 4 (A) Proper Radio Identification procedures – (Hump) - Using Engine # – Rule 121

 

 

 

 

NOTE: Footboard meetings commence 0630 Thursday July 05 to 0630 Saturday July 07, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 8: Monthly Workplace Inspections: Any deficiencies noted and being progressed as required.

 

Monthly Workplace Inspection schedule for 2007:

Workplace Inspection Areas

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

IGI WAX

Plan

 

 

 

 

 

Plan

 

 

 

 

 

STRATOFLO

Plan

 

 

 

 

 

Plan

 

 

 

 

 

VIVA1-Nelsons - Cross connection

Plan

 

 

 

 

 

Plan

 

 

 

 

 

VIVA2-Finch Plant, Owens Corning

 

Plan

 

 

 

 

 

Plan

 

 

 

 

Pull down, Ladder, LHF compound

 

Plan

 

 

 

 

 

Plan

 

 

 

 

SOLO - (Lily Cup)

 

 

Plan