Time Out For SHEQ March 2017 BRF16 Y16P11‒ Inclusion of slides that have a specific relevance to...

Time Out For SHEQ – March 2017

BRF16 – Y16P11 (Briefing Window 14/03/2017 – 25/04/2017)

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Instructions to Briefer

• TOFS slides are agreed at the Company SHEQ meeting for onward cascade to

all staff;

• The TOFS slides should be tailored to suit the audience by:

‒ Removal of slides that have no relevance to audience (except core slides);

‒ Inclusion of slides that have a specific relevance to audience e.g. depot/office events.

• Briefers have 6 weeks to cascade to staff;

• Record of briefing form QM/F/877 to be completed record those being briefed

and any issues raised during brief;

• Where specific feedback is required on any of the TOFS content the briefer

should contact their local SQE Advisor to clarify.

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Safety Lens

• Babcock is always looking for new ways to engage with you and improve our communications

• We are therefore trialling a new way to deliver the Time Out For SHEQ using the Safety Lens

• The Lens should be used as a tool to promote conversation and to talk to each other about safety

and other aspects of our working environment

– “How do you think we do on …….?” [Trusted to deliver]

– “Do we all ……. ?” [We ask each other]

– “Do we share …….?” [Share to learn and improve]

• “We then need to score each segment out of 10 to assess their effectiveness”

(sections of the presentation will relate to the Lens segments highlighted by an arrow)

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BRF16 – Y16P11 - SAFETY (Briefing Window 13/03/2017 – 25/04/2017)


Safety Lens

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Network Engineering – YTD All Accidents

and All Accident AFR (2015/16 and 2016/17)

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Safety Cross – Network Engineering

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5 Babcock operatives in RTC

5 of our colleagues were returning home from

work when, in traffic, our vehicle struck the

back of the vehicle in front causing minor

damage, a vehicle from behind (red car)

subsequently went into the back of our van.

2 of our colleagues were fit to continue, but 3

sustained minor injuries.

This is the second time this financial year

where our C&EI teams have suffered multiple

injuries in an Road Traffic Collision.

The vehicle in front unexpectedly stopped,

and our driver was not able to stop before

striking it.

There is no indication that our colleagues

were speeding or fatigued, but the event

does remind us of the need to remain

alert and drive to the traffic and weather

conditions so that you can come to a

stand short of the vehicle in front.

As this is the second event in so many

months, the C&EI team are currently

reviewing their authorised driver refresher

training and risk assessments.

Findings will be published in due course

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Always obey the speed limit and

wear a seat belt.

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RRV Collision Pencil / Largs Scotland

During a ‘Send and Receive’ move involving

3 RRV’s (2 Excavators and 1 Dozer) travelling in

convoy towards a RRAP, a Dozer drove into

the rear of a stationary Excavator .

The Excavator Operator suffered whiplash

injury and required time off work to recover.

The Dozer came round a curve, in reverse

mode and failed to stop ‘in time’ to avoid

colliding with the stationary Excavator.

The RRV’s failed to maintain the required

distance between machines during the move

and there was a failure of communication

between the RRV Operators and Machine

Controllers to warn of the stationary

Excavator.

The ‘Send and Receive’ Risk Assessment

was not sufficient and changes to

arrangements not detailed in the site

documentation

This event is subject to a formal

investigation and results of learning will be

reported in our next brief.

In the interim, always ensure;

• All machine moves are planned,

documented and effectively

communicated (including repeat back)

• All emerging site risks are identified,

managed and controlled on site (e.g foul

weather and reverse travel)

• All machines adhere to prescribed

worksite speed Limits and POS / MC

instructions

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Dropped Trakway Panels

A 2 man LIVE crew had successfully installed

x3 panels with the hi/ab grab system.

Upon ‘completion’ of material unloading,

operatives were in the process of stowing the

hi/ab when the operator noticed movement of

remaining panels on the bed of the lorry.

This movement resulted in x7 panels sliding

from the bed of lorry to off side and coming to

rest on the ground at the access gate way.

No staff were injured.

There are similarities between this event and

the Newton slipped load in 2014 where our

colleague was badly injured.

(NOTE: In the 2014 event the load slipped/moved ‘during’ the

unloading activity)

To prevent vehicle tilting and disturbing load

vehicles MUST be levelled in advance of any

lifting operation to ensure stability whilst lifting

and to operate within the duty chart of the

crane.

• Stabilising legs should be fully deployed

and spreader pads are to be used at all

times on all surfaces.

Assessment of loads and conditions should

be made and loads should be slung with

additional straps in accordance with

offloading requirements to maintain security

of remaining panels at all times.

• Assess loads and unloading sequence

requirement s and use additional securing

straps as required to secure loads.

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Always assess risks, work to the agreed risk assessment, method statement, isolations

and permits and don’t take shortcuts


Near miss with a train at Derby

A Civils work team on the Derby Remodelling

project were installing Telecoms fibre cable

using a planned Line Blockage

Most staff were working in the safe Cess, but

one person was on the ballast shoulder when

a train passed through the protecting signal. It

was within 100m before staff noticed it

approaching and stepped clear.

No staff were injured but they were shaken by

the experience.

The Signaller at Derby was contacted

immediately with all staff and materials in a

position of safety and then stood down.

The Signaller admitted he had made an error

in routing the train, and the train near miss

aspect of the event is being investigated by

Network Rail Operations.

A preliminary review of the on-site

documentation used on the day identified

Babcock errors that resulted in the work team

being approximately 20 chains (400m) outwith

the approved Line Blockage, while believing

they were protected.

Checks carried out during the planning phase

of the works failed to identify the SSOW did

not give the work team adequate protection;

and on site review and implementation of the

SSOW also failed to identify the work team

were accessing and working outside of their

protection.

This event is subject to a formal investigation

and results of learning will be reported in our

next brief

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Always be sure the required plans and

permits are in place, before you start a job or

go on or near the line.

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STOP. Make a Change

In April Network Engineering will be participating in Stop. Make a Change. A project run

by the Civil Engineering Contractors Association

On April 18th we will encourage you to stop work and take 5 minutes to discuss four

key health, safety and wellbeing topics

• Mental health,

• plant safety,

• fatigue, and

• respiratory illness

We have included materials within this months TOFs on each of the four topics and will

release Tool Box Talks on each subject for you to cascade.

!!! Take Part – Make a Difference – See a Change !!!

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Safety Lens

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BRF16 – Y16P11 - HEALTH (Briefing Window 14/03/2017 – 25/04/2017)


Safety Lens

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When ballast is disturbed it creates fine particles of dust.

Breathing in this dust at high concentrations over long

periods of time and can cause respiratory illness.

Babcock is conducting a series of risk assessments and

exposure monitoring to identify, manage and reduce the

risk of Ballast Dust to our workforce

As part of this exercise, Babcock has mandated FFP3

Face Masks for all operatives who are likely to be

exposed to Ballast Dust during the course of their shift.

You must be ‘Face Fit Tested’ before being issued with

a FFP3 mask or alternative respiratory protection

equipment (RPE): If issued with a mask, it MUST be

worn at all times

Ballast Dust: what are we doing…


Ballast Dust: what we need you to do…

• If you are not working directly with the ballast then move clear of

that area

• If you work with Ballast, always wear the appropriate FFP3 Face

masks or Force Fed Respiratory Protection provided

• Check and make sure your chosen protection equipment is in

good working condition and keep your protection equipment

clean and replace where necessary

• If you need to wear a face mask, come to work clean shaven to

ensure you have a good seal between your skin and your

respiratory protection,

• if you have a beard or excessive facial hair this may not be

possible and you may either be excluded from the task or work

area or be issued with force fed respiratory protection

FFP3 Masks

Force Fed Respiratory

Protection


Ballast Dust: what we need you to do…

• If you are unable to create or maintain a

good seal between your face and the respiratory

protection report it to the person in charge

• If you are in a machine cab keep the door and

windows closed and wear FFP3 masks at all

times when working with Ballast

• If the dust is excessive in the working area,

stop working and invoke the work safe procedure

• If you are in charge of the work instruct those who don't need to be there to move

clear

REMEMBER: If you do not need to be in the area, remove yourself from the

dust exposure and the risks!!!!


An allergy is the body's immune system response to normally harmless substances, such as Tree and Flower pollens, emissions from machines and generators, certain foods, dust mites and even Ballast dust.

Substances in the environment, known as allergens, cause allergic reactions. Almost anything can be an allergen for someone

An allergic reaction occurs when a person who is allergic to a particular allergen comes into contact with it.

Common symptoms associated with allergic conditions include:

Sneezing ; wheezing ; sinus pain ; runny nose ; coughing ; nettle rash / hives ; swelling ; itchy eyes, ears, lips throat and mouth ; shortness of breath ; sickness, ; vomiting & diarrhoea ; increase in nasal and airway secretions

Allergy Aware


Working outdoors increases our exposure to Allergens

In spring we see an increase in allergic reaction amongst our staff

If you think you have an allergy you can confirm this through Allergy tests such as skin

prink, patch and blood tests: your GP can do this for you

Medical treatments to reduce symptoms including

medications and immunotherapy are available over the

counter and on prescription

Remember to notify your Human Resources Officer if

you are taking any medication which may impact on your

ability to work

Allergy Aware


Mental Health – Power of Okay

Talking about mental health more openly and having confidence to deal with someone

who discloses that they 'are not okay' can make a huge difference to a person's well-

being.

The ability of line managers, supervisors, colleagues and friends to respond effectively to

the early disclosure of symptoms and concerns by staff under their care is a crucial part

of the equation.

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Mental Health – Power of Okay

When someone asks 'are you okay?' and they say 'no' fear can take over. What should I

say? What if I make things worse? This second video tackles these worries head

on. Because showing that you care can change someone's life….

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BRF16 – Y16P11 - ENVIRONMENT (Briefing Window 14/03/2017 – 25/04/2017)


Safety Lens

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Energy used in engineering works includes:-

• Site lighting

• Site generators

• Fuel for machinery

• Fuel for workers to get to site

All fossil fuel energy types, (electricity made from

coal, oil and natural gas), diesel and petrol create

greenhouse gas emissions and other toxic

pollutants

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Some new Babcock energy rules

and regulations include:-

Energy assessments of all

sites and depots, including

machinery in use and fuel

consumption in company

vans

Compulsory energy efficiency

initiatives

Common Pollutants

Carbon Monoxide

Lead

Sulphur Dioxide

Particulate

Nitrogen Dioxide

Ground Level

Ozone

The most harmful are

carbon dioxide,

nitrous or nitrogen

oxides, sulphur

dioxides & methane

Reducing Energy on Site


As well as costing money, burning fuel on site does the following:-

• pollutes the air you breath in whilst you are working, NOx emissions and

particulate matter, (PM) found in diesel fumes cause cancer, lung disease, heart

attacks and asthma

• Using excessive amounts of fuel and light,

(when not needed) also pollutes the air for

local residents and has harmful effects on

wildlife – plants and animals



HOW CAN YOU HELP?

• By specifying and ordering the correct size of machinery for use on site

• By shutting down your machine or van / car engines when not in use

• By specifying new types of generators – such as hydrogen fuel cell generators

which have no harmful emissions and don’t need drip trays or spill kits

• By specifying lighting towers fuelled

by hydrogen cells that have lower

levels of light pollution



Various Network Engineering operations can have an impact on watercourses. These

include:

• Creating or upgrading culverts;

• Working on Floodplains;

• Working within 8m of a river or 16m of a tidal river;

• Creating or upgrading drains;

• Water Abstraction or discharging to a watercourse.

These works may require Regulatory or Local Authority permission. If you are unsure if

your works which impact a watercourse, contact your local SHEQ Advisor.

Works which affect Watercourses

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Operating without the

relevant permission

will lead to

prosecution

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Consent / Timescales

• There are various consents / exemptions/ permits that may be issued for works affecting watercourses.

• These are issued by the Environment Agency/SEPA/NIEA or Local Flood Authority / Drainage Board, depending on the type of watercourse affected.

• Full guidance can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/flood-risk-activities-environmental-permits

• Any consents / exemptions /permit application will take time (up to two months) so early identification of watercourses is crucial.

• Any affected watercourse should be identified as part of the T-22 Site Walkout.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/flood-risk-activities-environmental-permits











Think ENVIRONMENT

Following these principles will reduce the events on Babcock

worksites

REPORTING

Report ALL environmental events where harm may be caused within

the environment to CONTROL or your local Environment / SHE Advisor

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BRF16 – Y16P11 - QUALITY (Briefing Window 14/03/2017 – 25/04/2017)


Safety Lens

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NCRs – Safety Communications

Several NCRs have been raised in the last 12

months after poor performance in TOFS

briefing figures was identified.

In this period, Operations have achieved 90%

briefings, against Corporate 54%

Over the last 6 months, Corporate and Support

TOFS briefings have recorded as low as 31%

Without ensuring effective briefing of staff

through TOFS, we run the risk of

• losing the safety message,

• losing opportunities to have Safety conversations,

and

• breach our own Procedure on Safety Briefings and

that of the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974

These findings have shown the business

needs to refocus its efforts on Corporate and

Support Staff briefings.

The main benefit from this awareness and

the focus created by an NCR being raised is

that the organisation can

• take action to address locally with a

view to improving performance and

achieving compliance.

Wider benefits of briefings themselves

include an association with improved safety

performance (and resulting enhanced

stakeholder value), and greater staff

engagement.

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Remember, your attendance and

that of your staff TOFS is

important. Self briefing is last

resort only.

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Introducing 019 Standard Video Update

https://safety.networkrail.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Revised-Standard-019-Animation.mp4


Office Security Reminder

Physical security reviews were carried out in Stephenson

House and Kintail House at the start of February.

Important lessons to be learned from these reviews:

• Employees should not allow people to tailgate into

the office behind them. There are door access

systems installed for a reason. All employees are

responsible for checking that anyone trying to enter the

office behind them is wearing their Babcock ID.

Anyone not wearing ID should not be let in and instead

should be directed to Reception.

• Anyone in the office not wearing an ID Pass should

be challenged. This means asking them who they are,

why they are here and ensuring they go to Reception

to sign in.

Reviews will continue to be carried out at NE offices over

the new few months.


Vehicle Security

Employees who use Babcock vehicles are reminded of the importance of ensuring these

vehicles are kept secure.

Below is an example of an unattended van at Stephenson House which was left with it’s

door open and with the keys on display.

Vans should be locked when not in use. Keys should not be kept in vans.


In October 2016 Network Engineering introduced a reverse parking policy on all their Depots,

Offices and Worksites however we have noticed that some drivers are still not compliant.

It has long been recognised that reversing into a space means that cars were in a safer position

for pulling away (Institute of Advanced Motorists) and is advised in the Highway Code.

Some of the advantages are:

• Better control of the vehicle in the reversing manoeuvre;

• If at all required to leave in an emergency, it is quicker;

• We could be relatively tired at the end of the day

– easier to leave driving forwards

• Reversing into somewhere you can see – a parking bay

– rather than reversing out into somewhere you can’t see

– often a line of moving traffic – is much safer.

Reverse Parking Policy - Reminder

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Sentinel Site Access - Implementation

- New Network Rail programme to help manage fatigue and ensure safe operations

trackside

- Network Rail have not yet set a mandatory implementation date but Babcock are

seeking to be ready for full compliance by 1st May 2017

- Poster campaign in Babcock depots and offices

- All COSS’s completing e learning module prior to implementation

- All COSS’s have or are being issued Android mobile phones compatible with system

- Instructions to be sent to all COSS’s for downloading new Sentinel App to phone

- Risk assessment being developed for use in exceptional circumstances when card

swipes identify card holders have had less than 12 hours rest

- All Sentinel card holders to be sent a communication and information pack prior to

implementation date


Take 5 Video: Applies to ALL OF US

https://safety.networkrail.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Take-5-For-Safety.mp4


Life Saving Rules



RRV



SHEQ Alerts

Issued this period:

2017-03 – RRV and Plant Precautions in Possessions

2017-04 – Inch Marches Environmental Incident

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Safety Lens

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Control phone numbers



Quiz



Quiz

1. How many injury free days in January?

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2. Name some practical ways of reducing energy use on site

3. What can you do to avoid ballast dust exposure?

4. “Take 5” before you commence with a task! But what does this really

means?

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