NYC-WTC_000208427

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

Evans Environmental & Geosciences Staten Island Debris Disposal Daily Safety Monitor Summary Report for 11/12/01 through 11/14/01 Date: November 12,2001 ss

Unsafe Act/Hazards Identified Corrective Action Taken Proposed Long-Term Solution Status

Specific deficiencies and requests for corrective Safety device deficiencies at mechanical Prepare and submit repair punchlist. Continuous action documented and communicated to New screeners observation and documentation of repairs/condilions contractor operators and supervisors.

Issue presented to employee or immediate Personnel not consistantly wearing proper PPE, supervisor. Identified where the employee may Notify shift supervisor, emphasize appropriate PPE (hard hats, respirators, suits, or glasses), conduct the activity. While PPE usage has not use in exclusion zone in pre-shift meetings. Strongly Open includes workers, operators, and supervisors. reached our goal of 100% we are currently at encourage proper PPE use. approximately 95% compliance.

Back-up alarms inoperable or not audible Notified supervisor and contractor safety Informed equipment supervisor of the specific supervisor. machines that are not in compliance. Open enough on some pieces of heavy equipment. Lights not operating on some pieces of heavy Develop summary of specific equipment deficencies. Notified contractor safety supervisor. Open equipment. Provide information to subcontractor supervisors.

Have operations manager coordinate pre-determined Dump trucks being loaded in roadways, outside Notified operations and safety supervisors. loading areas inside the exclusion zone with heavy Recurring exclusion zone. equipment operators and dump truck drivers.

Apparent lack of traffic control at major on-site Install more traffic control signs or designate intersections. Notified operations and safety supervisors. personnel to control traffic during high traffic activities. Open

Some personnel were observed listening to Issue presented to agency supervisor. Identified Incorporate this topic into the pre-shift safety Open walkmans in exclusion zone. where the employee may conduct the activity. meetings.___________________________________ Designate rest areas outside the exclusion zone. Issue presented to employee or immediate Personnel resting/taking off PPE in some areas Notify shift supervisor, emphasize appropriate PPE supervisor. Identified where the employee may Open of exclusion zones. use in exclusion zone in pre-shift meetings. Strongly conduct the activity. encourage proper PPE use. Individual observed in mess line wearing dirty Reinforce the importance of proper decontamination Action immediately corrected. Open tyvek. prior to entering "clean areas" to alt personnel. Individual struck by debris hanging off the side of The vehicle was stopped and the driver was made Stop overloading/improperly loading the dump trucks. Open a dump truck aware of the situation. Move drinking coolers out of exclusion zone. Issue presented to employee or immediate Designate outside rest areas adjacent to the Personnel eating, drinking and smoking, in supervisor. Identified where the employee may exclusion zone. Notify shift supervisor, emphasize Open exclusion zone. conduct the activity. appropriate PPE use in exclusion zone in pre-shift meetings. Strongly encourage proper PPE use._____ Rebar falling from payhaulers onto the haul road Load trucks properly, design hauls to avoid ground and in the work area. Hazard to workers walking, workers, increase worker awareness to the hazards Documented in field notes. Open working on screens, ordriving through work on tile ground. Design plan for material entering the zone. screens__________________________________ Trip hazards - unused equipment in exclusion Issue presented to affected personnel, equipment Incorporate this topic into the pre-shift safety Ongoing zone. picked up. meetings. Additional light plants have been set up on site. Conducted lighting survey. Safety supervisor Inadequate lighting in some areas. communicates with operations to immediately fix Results submitted to Contractor Operations Manager. Ongoing pooriy lighted areas. Additional stadium lights have been delivered. DOS dump trucks appeared overloaded, Notify shift supervisor and contractor safety Activity noted in field logs. Open dragging material out of back of truck. supervisor. Emphasize to appropriate parties that all generators Some light plants and generators appeared to Notified contractor safety supervisor. Walting and light plants must be properly grounded prior to Open be not grounded properly. approval of grounding plan. operation. Personnel informed that they should not sit or rest Personnel observed sitting/resting on operating on the screening machines. Notified agency Notify contractor safety supervisor. Open screening machines. supervisor. Personnel observed using excessive Noted vehicle, company, time, and location where Notified contractor safety supervisor, impose more speed/using aggressive driving techniques when Open possible. Issue presented to immediate supervisor. stringent traffic/driving controls. operating vehicies/equipment. Identify locations ofcords with cones or jersey Electrical supply cords for stadium lights have Notified contractor operations and safety barriers and inform operators of the presence of the Open been damaged by heavy equipment. supervisors. cords. Notified contractor supervisor to coordinate Implement protocols for storing and disposing of Propane/compressed gas tanks observed in removal. System set up to contact operations for compressed gas/air tanks that are found in the Ongoing debris. immediate removal when tanks are located. debris. Light plants in need of alignment adjustment or Inspect light plants nightly, identify and correct any Notified contractor safety supervisor. Ongoing repair. problems.

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