User profile: Stepdad

Since NV OSHA can not properly prepare their paperwork to stand up against a review board - I would suggest total management change be done - because either 1) the paperwork is intentionally being written up so that the coampany being fined can win their appeal or 2) With all the years of experience upper and middle management in the NV OSHA offices have they really don't have a clue on what their job is and how to perform it correctly. There are not too many gray area's in safety - take pictures - investigate the scene - find violations to 1910 or 1926 in most cases or the applicable code pertaining to the violation and write up the ciatations - when done double check with your superior to make sure report is accurate and concise - issue ciatation to violating company or contractor -

This is not a case of needing more money for training - it is a case of getting the 'good ol boys' out of there and getting Qualified Safety Professionals in there to manage this organization correctly - or turn NV OSHA back over to the FED's so that the worker's of NEVADA are properly protected with professional Safety Personnel without the 'Connections"

To Safety - you must work for Boyd Gaming - I have seen the OSHA report and the Memos from Don Barker and several others on Boyd gaming letterhead warning the Department heads at the Orleans regarding the Confined space on property, where a face to face (or as you put it "one on one") the Chief stated that 'no Orleans employee ever goes into Confined Spaces' in this case 'the Grease pits' and again during a site specific safety inspection, these fact's where confirmed by Boyd gaming Upper Management to NV OSHA during the OHSA investigation. Take note Upper Management did nothing to allow enforcment of these safety policies. In fact there is verbage actually preventing internal inspections and enforcement.
I have seen the email (also in the OSHA report)from Don Barker just mere days before this case, outlining a draft for Confined Space Program and training - again obviously not taken seriously by the Engineering supervisors or Upper Management. Also I have read in the report that Boyd gaming had a 'culture that did not support active safety programs', and this included other Boyd Gaming Properties.

While you may know safety, you do not know what you are talking about in this case. And, if you want to go further as in all Casinos there are security cameras at that location and NOBODY not Management, not Security not anybody else with the clearance to have a security monitor in their office stopped the work that day when the lives of two men could have been saved.

I have heard that the entire OSHA report is posted on a website, www.myspace.com/boycottboydgaming. Since you continue to respond to articles pertaining to this case, you may want to read it. I would suggest you read it from the perspective of the Luzier, Koehler, or Snow family, maybe then you might get a very small idea of what they live with daily. Maybe then you will be a better 'Safety' Person and protect the employees instead of defending the Employers.

It is amazing that everyone says there is not corruption in Nevada OSHA, but, 1 hour after the newspaper discussed the report with Nevada OSHA there is a call from the Orleans to the Las Vegas SUN. So it is clear that The Orleans has someone inside NV OSHA with a vested interest to keep The Orleans posted on any discussions pertaining to the February 2, 2007 incident.

There should be no discussions of cases with the Companies that the Citations were issued to. The CASPA was a complaint against Nevada OSHA not The Orleans.

The Orleans with their poor Safety program and untrained employees killed 2 men, seriously injured another and wrecked many famalies lives. For what, to save a couple of bucks by not bringing in a qualified vendor to do the work as normal. And then with political clout whitewashed the whole thing with the assistance of NV OSHA. The Federal OSHA report proves it.

My heart goes out to the Koehler, Luzier & Snow families.

Keep up the fight.

To Safety - you must work for Boyd Gaming - I have seen the OSHA report and the Memos from Don Barker and several others on Boyd gaming letterhead warning the Department heads at the Orleans regarding the Confined space on property and where the Supvervisor stated that no Orleans employee ever goes into the Grease pits - these memo's where confirmed by Boyd gaming Management to Nv OSHA in writing during the OHSA investigation.
I have seen the email from Don Barker the morning before outlining a draft for training - again obviously not taken seriously by the Engineering supervisors. Also I have read in the report that Boyd gaming had a 'culture that did not support active safety programs'. I was standing by an Orleans employee wnen it was broadcast over the radio that any employee discussing the "accident" with the press would be terminated - that was just before they were told we were on site and were promtly escorted to the Head of Secuity's office and put into seclusion.
While you may know safety you do not know what you are talking about in this case. If Boyd Gaming has so many Qualified Safety Experts / personnel then why would they need the SCATS program.

This accident is not like the construction accidents - the employee's had NO training pertaining to the work in confined spaces and Manangement was there on location telling them what to do. And if you want to go futher as in all Casinos there are security cameras at that location and NOBODY stopped the work that day when the lives of two men could have been saved.

So in closing until you want to read all the documentation and the Orleans acknowledges it was completely their fault, and can guarantee this problem will never happen again at any Boyd property you need to concentrate on the safety at the Casino property you work at and not comment about an accident you have only read about in the newspaper. Neither you nor Orleans spokesman Mr Stillwell have any idea what the Luzier, Koehler, or Snow family have gone thru and will continue going thru for the rest of their lives because of the actions of Boyd Gaming Managers that fateful day in February.