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Safety in the water utility industry
For many years the water Industry has been plagued with a disabling injury frequency rate which is consistently higher than the all‐industry average as published by the National Safety Council. Water utility managements in general have been slow in recognizing the high cost of accidents and their effects on operating efficiency and production. As a result, the establishment of formal safety programs is low on the priority list of many water utilities. The purpose of this roundtable, held In Chicago, III., on Oct. 21,1980, was to discuss the need for sound safety programs, review the problems that contribute to the water Industry's poor record, and recommend solutions to those problems. The session was moderated by Thomas McKeon, chairman of AWWA's Accident Prevention Committee, and director of the Special Construction Projects Division of the Hackensack Water Co., Harrington Park, N.J. Participants in the discussion were Harry Becker, director of safety, AWWA; Mel Binney, personnel manager, City Water Board, San Antonio, Tex.; Dick Oliphant, safety director, Board of Water Commissioners, Denver, Colo.; Bill Roberts, assistant general manager, Water Works Board, Birmingham, Ala.; and Mark Rothenberg, operations director, Spring Valley Water Company, West Nyack, N.Y.
Safety in the water utility industry
For many years the water Industry has been plagued with a disabling injury frequency rate which is consistently higher than the all‐industry average as published by the National Safety Council. Water utility managements in general have been slow in recognizing the high cost of accidents and their effects on operating efficiency and production. As a result, the establishment of formal safety programs is low on the priority list of many water utilities. The purpose of this roundtable, held In Chicago, III., on Oct. 21,1980, was to discuss the need for sound safety programs, review the problems that contribute to the water Industry's poor record, and recommend solutions to those problems. The session was moderated by Thomas McKeon, chairman of AWWA's Accident Prevention Committee, and director of the Special Construction Projects Division of the Hackensack Water Co., Harrington Park, N.J. Participants in the discussion were Harry Becker, director of safety, AWWA; Mel Binney, personnel manager, City Water Board, San Antonio, Tex.; Dick Oliphant, safety director, Board of Water Commissioners, Denver, Colo.; Bill Roberts, assistant general manager, Water Works Board, Birmingham, Ala.; and Mark Rothenberg, operations director, Spring Valley Water Company, West Nyack, N.Y.
Safety in the water utility industry
Becker, Harry (author) / Binney, Mel (author) / Oliphant, Dick (author) / McKeon, Thomas (author) / Roberts, Bill (author) / Rothenberg, Mark (author)
Journal ‐ American Water Works Association ; 73 ; 13-42
1981-02-01
8 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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