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Innovations in seeking to provide an incident and

injury free workplace during construction of the Hail Creek

Coal ProjectGraham Morgan – Hatch Associates

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• Leadership and Commitment• Performance measurement and reporting• Involvement, communication and reporting• Contractor alignment• Training and competency• Hazard and risk management• Occupational health and hygiene• Safe systems of work• Incident reporting• Site management• The environment

11 Key Elements

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• SMS Structure– Vision– Policy Document– Project Safety Management Plan– Contractor Safety Management Plans– SOP’s, SWPS, Training Programs– SMS Implementation Plan– Audits and verification

Safety Management System

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Vision

Safety and Health Policies

Project Safety Management Plan

Contractors Safety Management Plans

SOPs, SWPs

Training and Verify

SMS Implementation Plan

Audits, Measurement and Verification

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• Selection of Contractors• Selection of people• Leadership• “No compromise”• Contractor involvement• Contractor SMPs• Meetings• Audits and Inspections• Inductions• Client Support

Implementation

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Safety Initiatives• Pre-start huddles• JHA's.• “RESTART” Program.• Good Performance Safety Awards.• “Getting the Message Across”• “Refocus” programs• “Safety Stars” program• SBO's• Sundowners with Supervisors• Incident Reporting and Lessons Learnt

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Safety Initiatives (cont)

• Hand Protection and Glove use• Working at heights.• Confined Space.• Housekeeping.• Barricading• Vehicle Safety• Electrical Safety• Isolations and zero energy testing

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Learning and Competency

• Trained and competent to carry out their work in a safe and skilful manner.

• Authorised by the SSE

• A Coal Board Medical certificate signed off.

• All site personnel are to fitness for duty testing.

• All site personnel shall attend a site specific Safety Induction.

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Innovations• Safety over Time and Cost.

• Safety as a value; as a way of life.

• Consistency of performance.

• Proactive not reactive.

• Leaders setting the Agenda.

• Sharing information and lessons learnt.

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Innovations (cont)• Strong leadership can get you there.

• Trained competent people

• Stopping unsafe acts.

• Recognition and Reward

• Do what ever it takes to gain attention

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HailIndustry Mining Construction Creek

AIFR 17.3 20.8 14.1

LTIFR 6.8 7.2 2.3

 

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Incidents / Hours Worked

8,48113,297 17,083 15,391

22,152 19,81729,197 27,131

31,19837,658

68,75373,500

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Lessons Learnt• You must have good leadership and support from

your Client.• You cannot choose you contractors and their staff too

carefully.• You must have a comprehensive and relevant SMS.• Commitment and focus.• Use the workforce to help the workforce• Planning and risk assessments.• Inspections and SBO's are powerful tools.

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Results• Reduced level of incidents and injuries.• Safer systems of work• Competitive advantage• Cost positive• No effect on Program• Better quality• Less rework• Better ER/IR• Less absenteeism