Introduction:
Naim Group of Companies
One of Malaysia’s leading property developers and contractors
Core business areas in property development, construction and
oil & gas
Involved in a range of construction projects, including
technologically challenging ones such as Klang Valley Mass
Rapid Transit (KVMRT), Sabah Oil and Gas Terminal (SOGT) and
Liquified Natural Gas Train 9 (LNG Train 9)
QHSE Management System is a coherent system of ISO
9001:2008, OHSAS 18001:2007 and EMS 14001:2004, and is
recognized by the Intertek Certification International (previously
known as the Moody International)
SAFETY AND HEALTH
Preventing people from being harmed by work or becoming ill by
taking the right precautions - and providing a satisfactory
working environment.
PRIMARY PREVENTION
- Identify and eliminate hazards
- systems to protect workers health and safety
- eliminate and reduce exposure
SECONDARY AND TERTIARY PREVENTION
- first aid
- treatment
- emergency services
SAFETY AND HEALTH
(Con’t)
COST OF INJURIES AND ILLNESSES TO EMPLOYERS
- Payment for work not performed
- Medical payments
- Reduction or interruption of services
- Administrative costs
- Replacing injured or ill worker
- Training new workers
- Poor public relations
OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENTS STATISTICS BY STATE UNTIL MAY 2015
SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
SAFETY CULTURE MATURITY MODEL
Measures and
practices undertaken
to prevent and
minimize the risk of
loss of life, injury and
damage to property
and environment.
Way of live; the
customs, belief and
attitudes that people in
a particular group of
organization share.
Safety
Culture
Safety Culture
A set of deep sealed
value, attitudes,
perceptions and
practices that guides
the safety and health
behavior of the
management and
staff of an
organization.
Increasing Trust/ Accountability
Increasingly Informed
GENERATIVE
OSH is how we do
business around
here
CALCULATIVE
we have systems in
place to manage all
hazards
PATHOLOGICAL
who cares as long
as we’re not caught
REACTIVE
Safety is important
we do a lot every
time, we have an
accident
PROACTIVE
we work on the
problems that we
still find
Develop Consistency & fight complacency
Engage all staff co-cooperation & commitment
Realize importance of frontline staff & development of personal responsibility
Management commitment
Standard of Safety Practice
Old Generation
⦿ Minimal focus on safety.
⦿ Strong focus on cost
control, which limits or
neglects safety in the
overall budget.
⦿ Limited channels of
communication,
information takes time to
be shared.
New Generation
⦿ Safety is prioritized In all
aspects.
⦿ Strong focus on safety
implementation and use
of safety systems.
⦿ Information can be
shared instantaneously
allowing quick response
time and convenient
information sharing.
Challenges to implementation of Safety
⦿ Cost
› Higher cost when implementing safety requirements.
⦿ Time
› Slower progress as some safety requirements take
time to be implemented.
⦿ Effort
› Involvement of man-hours for safety activities which
slows progress.
⦿ Leadership and employee engagement
› fostering a culture in which safety is fully integrated
in the business and is shared responsibility among
all employees.
Challenges to
implementation of Safety (Con’t)
⦿Safety management systems › setting a framework of processes and procedures to
ensure tasks are completed and objectives are met
⦿Risk reduction › striving to reduce the likelihood of an event and the
severity of the injury that may result
⦿Performance measurement › having measurable goals to track progress using
leading and lagging indicators
How to achieve safety
excellence?
Educate Ensure all involved are properly educated on safety while at work.
Standard Operating
Procedures
Design operating procedures that
consider all aspects of safety relating to
task..
Discipline
Enforce safety requirements with a penalty system and inspections.
Educate
⦿ Trainings (on-site and off)
› Trade based to help personnel better
understand the scope of safety for their job.
⦿ Toolbox meetings
› To update and inform personnel on daily safety
requirements.
⦿ Pre-Task Talks
› Job specific talks that highlight high risk
activities and hazards specific to the task.
Standard Operating
Procedure (SOP)
⦿ Incorporate good safety practice throughout
operating procedure.
⦿Design steps within SOP that factor in
safety requirements.
⦿ SOP should also consider the nature of
hazards for other works that may be
affected by the particular job.
Discipline
⦿Constant monitoring and checking of all
activities conducted to ensure correct
compliance.
⦿ Penalty systems to be implemented to
reprimand those who do not comply.
⦿Reward consistent good practice to promote
the importance of safety at work.
Safety adds VALUE!
⦿ Implementation of safety practices actually reduces cost. › Good housekeeping actually assists in material
management and reduces wastage which in the long run reduces cost.
› A clean and safe working area can help to increase productivity and speed up many tasks.
› Any accident or incident will result in a cost no matter how minor but good practice is free.
SAFETY IN PRACTICE
• All walk paths free from
materials and debris
• All open edges
barricaded and
completed with toe
boards and netting
• Proper access and
egress provided
PROMOTING SAFETY TO
A NEW GENERATION OF
EMPLOYEE
APPLYING NEW METHODS AND
IMPROVING OLD ONES TO ACHIEVE
A SAFE WORKING ENVIRONMENT
UPDATING OLD
METHODS
⦿ Toolbox talks
› Conducted in a fun manner
› Updated topics which are relevant to younger
generation
› Use of props and media to deliver the talk in a
more interesting way
⦿ Site Walks (Hazard Hunt)
› Can be done as a competitive practice between
different departments
UPDATING OLD
METHODS
⦿Unsafe Act/ Unsafe Condition
› Competitive version can be implemented which
pits departments against each other.
› Develop score cards for each team/zone/group.
⦿ Safety Meetings
› Meetings can be made more interactive by
utilizing new presentation methods as well as
knowledge sharing.
NEW METHODS
⦿Use of social media to bring into focus
safety related matters and educate the new
generation on the importance of safety at
work.
⦿ Implementing systems that take advantage
of smart phones to further improve the way
information is shared to reduce response
time for safety matters.
CHALLENGES
Challenges include:
Restricted movement
Unguarded machinery
Exposed live wires
Hazardous materials
Pests such as ‘aedes’ threats
Dangerous temperatures
SAFETY PRACTICES IN KVMRT PROJECT
Strict periodic inspections of all machineries and equipment utilized. Heavy machineries are crossed checked by independent parties.
Good housekeeping.
Strict adherence to emergency response plan.
Strict adherence to requirements set by both MRTC and PDP.
Environmental and health control measures as per requirement by both DOE and KKM.
Compliance to international safety standards with respect to works conducted.
Constant improvement.
Summary
⦿ Safety should be fun and not a chore.
⦿ Always find ways to educate safety and
make everyone understand why safety is
important.
⦿Understanding why is more important then
doing something because you have to.
⦿ Safety has and always will be,
EVERYONE’S RESPONSIBILITY.
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