1. Developing Strong Action Plans
       
Developing Strong Action Plans
“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” ― Benjamin Franklin
“Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.” ― Abraham Lincoln
Actions can come from anywhere and at any time. The problem with making mental notes is that the ink fades very rapidly Anonymous

2. Bio…
Balls of Fire, I’m a-comin’ to the American Concrete Pipe Association Short Course

3. Welcome First Timers
Hazing

4. We Will Discuss… “What’s OSHA Got to Do With It” The 5 P’s
What is an action plan?
Why is an action plan necessary?
Where do actions come from?
What should a good action look like?
Let’s Play…”You are the Manager”
Action Plan Example
Summary

5. What does OSHA say about action planning?
Nothing – no regulations requiring
Action planning is done, in part, to prevent other issues of compliance.

6. Proper

7. Planning

8. Prevents

9. Poor

10. Performance

11. 5 P’s
Proper
Planning
Prevents
Poor
Performance

12. What is an Action Plan? Very simply;
It is a written / digital method to ensure activities and issues are tracked and completed. This can include actions from;
Incidents such as injuries
Projects
Corrections
Programs
Developments
Implementations
Etc.

13. Why develop a plan for Safety Actions?
Might forget what needs doin’
Allows us to evaluate best actions (Hierarchy)
Provides a method to hold people accountable
Assists in timeliness
Can be communicated to others
To verify actions take place
Keep employees up to date
Impressive when showing OSHA inspector
Boss says he wants our actions tracked
I got written up the last time I forgot to do one
The Safety Man will squeal on me if I don’t
Cover my rear end
To ensure we remove the hazard, complete activities and improve performance.

14. Where do actions come from?
On your paper, write down ALL of the references that you think can be a source of action items within your domain (pipe plant, wire manufacturing, etc.)
General plant observations
Employee reports (near misses, hazards, etc.)
Inspections or audits
Injuries or first aid cases
Something that happens at home
An incident you hear about from another plant
Machine failure
You hear about something happening in the media
It is found that a regulation is not being complied with
A process that you’ve witnessed a 100 times causes you to question it on the 101st time.

15. Actions Can Come From Anywhere…
+ Action Items
Design
Order Steel
Fabrication
Testing
Training
???
Observed in use by airport ground crew
Now in use by RCB Fabricators in one of our plants

16. What Makes A Good Action?
Write down a G for “Good” and a B for “Bad” on your paper
Educate employees about PPE policy
Develop an Inspection process for the machine
Talk to Employee
Tell them to not do that again
Write the employee up or fire him
Form a task force to develop a plant policy on Carbon Monoxide
Make sure employees close the door next time
Develop a procedure for brushing pipe
Tell employee to wear gloves
Develop and hold a session for setting up cages properly

17. What Makes a Good Action?
There is no clear definition of what makes a good action
Some people like every detail
Others simply need an overview.
HOWEVER;
At a minimum an action should include:
What we want to do, i.e., Develop a platform to finish RCB’s
Who is going to do it, i.e., Plant Fabricator
An estimated date of completion, i.e., 5th of Octvember….

18. Action Plans Can Be Sleek & Sexy

19. Sleek & Sexy Highly Detailed Tracks start to finish
Easily Communicated
Looks Pretty
Takes some time to familiarize
Sometimes too detailed
Sometimes hard to understand

20. Middle of the Road….Normal
Action Plans Can Be Normal
Middle of the Road….Normal

21. Easy to access and input data (Archival)
Straight forward
Easily edited /Communicated
Excel Platform
Simple to use
Must be maintained by central figure to be effective
Another Excel spreadsheet

22. They Can Be Plain and Simple

23. (+) (-) Difficult to communicate + EZ 2 do +No Software
Hard to read if you write like me
Must scan to digitize
Non formal to track
+ EZ 2 do
+No Software
+Copy able, Ol’ School
+Convenient
+Reads well, easy to understand
+Paper/pen ready

24. Summin’ it Up
You are not breaking any laws…but an action plan prevents poor completion
Actions can come from anywhere and at any time.
Format: There is more than one way to skin a cat – it’s wide open