1. I’m In Charge of What? Dean Schade Senior Loss Control Representative
Iowa Municipalities Workers’ Compensation Association

3. Water

5. Employee Safety

6. Most Important Asset! How many employees do you have?
Who can run plow/water/wastewater?

7. Why Is Safety Important In Small Towns
Expense
Premium increases
Contract replacements/overtime
Fines and criminal charges-state plan
Equipment repair
Legal fees to defend liability suits

8. We Want our People to be safe!
Safety starts with management

9. Managerial Challenges in Small Town
Who is in charge?
Work out-of-town
Time from jobs
City Clerk does not have administrative oversight

10. Cultural Barriers to Safety
“We’re too small for that”
No hiring process/obsolete job descriptions
Long-term employees with bad habits
Unproductive and costly
Budget limitations
Controlling volunteers

14. Solutions Make safety important!
Develop Mayor/Council safety committee
Structure to address issues-Safety Champion
Who is available
Who has safety background
Agenda item on safety issues

15. Solutions Work with staff to identify safety concerns Job descriptions
What are dangers of tasks?
How are they currently handled?
Training options- Is it getting done?
Equipment and PPE-is it fit to use?
Procedures updated?
Assistance
Budget

16. Solutions
Get out and about

19. Accountability Hiring process and orientation Safety manual
Incident reviews
Performance reviews

22. Solutions New construction projects
Work with engineer on safer alternatives
i.e. submersible pumps versus going down into lift stations
New equipment/process-liquid vs gas chlorine
Contract out services like excavation

23. Resources Insurance provider loss control services Insurance agent
website
Regional safety groups
Iowa Rural Water Association
IOSHA Consultation

24. What Questions Do You Have?
Dean Schade
Senior Loss Control Representative