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Kiewit Building Group Newsletter 8/26/14 Volume2 Week 35
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The Right Members • Positive and influential • Recognized as a safety champion by peers • Strong leader and desire to make a difference • Appropriate knowledge of their trade • Proactive and motivated • Watches out for their team naturally • Responsible both on- and off-site • Participate and engage in all aspects of safety • Great listening and communication skills • Willing and able to learn while keeping an open mind • Respectful
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CRAFT VOICE IN SAFETY (CVIS) DO’S Address problems with crew immediately
Provide on-the-spot feedback
Close out issues in a timely manner, on a weekly basis
Respond to each suggestion – either positive or negative – while providing explanations for the response
Ensure that a manager attends each meeting
Document management attendance in the minutes
Communicate positive safety efforts
Communicate the Craft Voice in Safety meeting minutes and distribute to the district
Maintain a positive relationship with management
Be a problem solver
Treat everyone equally
Refer to tours as Craft Voice in Safety tours, rather than safety tours
Make adjustments as needed if plans/policies are not working effectively and
Establish communication with other Craft Voice in Safety Committees
CRAFT VOICE IN SAFETY DONT’S Be a disciplinarian
Become a Safety cop and
Forget where you came from (Craft)
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• Ultimately responsible for the success of the program based on support and promotion
• Provide a cost code to ensure CVIS members can perform CVIS functions to relieve costs from the operation
• Attend a minimum one hour weekly meeting between CVIS and senior management (i.e., Project Manager, Assistant
Project Manager or Construction Manager)
– All efforts should be made to have the same manager attend CVIS meetings
• Listen and help resolve items brought forward by CVIS members
• Send meeting minutes to the sponsor or equivalent
• Along with CVIS will collectively decide on an appropriate amount of weekly time, support and resources to carry
out duties
• Promote the CVIS program with clients (clients may sit in on meetings from time to time)
• Develop a group CVIS e-mail distribution list
• Promote CVIS participation with subcontractors
• Distribute incident reports company-wide from each project
• Provide a suitable location for the meetings to take place
• Provide information about upcoming work or operations
• Provide feedback and reasons why decisions are made on action items
• Assist with keeping the meetings on track, while allowing CVIS to run the meeting
• Provide members with training, mentorship and coaching, and
• Allow CVIS to get involved in preventative mitigation measures on the project (pre-incident/risk reduction, pre-
planning, incident investigation).
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• Lead by example
• Assist in organizing CVIS events
• Participate in incident investigations and the communication of investigation findings
• Relay craft recommendations back to committee through CVIS meeting
• Maintain and support safe work practices at all times, in all work areas
• Mentor new hires
• Develop personal relationships with craft
• Take a leadership role in safety training
– There are many different ways to incorporate CVIS into the culture of a project
• CVIS must be introduced and explained at the orientation stage – Other opportunities for the CVIS members would include: Mass Meetings, Tool Training,
Safety Summits and Foremen’s Training
• Recognize and communicate safety challenges to the committee and management
• Assist in the development and review of programs and policies
• Identify trends in the field
• Correct unsafe conditions and behaviors in the field at a peer-to-peer level
• Be the liaison between senior management and craft to facilitate a One Team approach
• Be proactive, guide and motivate fellow craft towards a more positive safety culture
• Communicate achievements/accomplishments to the project
• Protect confidentiality of information – CVIS members need to be able to build trusting relationships with the craft.
– Members will not disclose confidential information when issues are reported
• CVIS will not broadcast any private CVIS information (including photos) on social media – The end goal is to separate the issue from the individual, so we are able to address any corrective actions without
fear of discipline or retaliation
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Step 1. Log onto KIEWITSAFE.COM
Step 2. Click Craft Engagement
Step 3. Click CVIS Guidelines
*Option to download
and print
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