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Safety in the water utility industry
Author(s) -
Becker Harry,
Binney Mel,
Oliphant Dick,
McKeon Thomas,
Roberts Bill,
Rothenberg Mark
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1981.tb04641.x
Subject(s) - session (web analytics) , management , business , operations management , operations research , engineering , economics , advertising
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.