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HOMESAFE SPRING 2008

FIRST EDITION SPRING 2008

HOMESAFE...INTRODUCTION…What is it, how has it come about?

HOMESAFE… SOME MORE DETAIL

HOMESAFE Observation Cards

Chapter 1 - Method Statements & Risk AssessmentsChapter 2 - Care & Maintenance of Plant EquipmentChapter 3 - P.P.E.Chapter 4 - Exclusion Zones

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

• Safety top priority within BSL

• BSL safety Record not improving

• U.K. Construction Sector poor record …77 deaths 2006/7

• Government pressure on industry as a whole …

2002 Deputy Prime Minister / 2007 Secretary of State



Yearly rolling frequency rates (BSL)

00.20.40.60.8

11.21.4

00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07

HISTORICAL NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY STATISTICS (Annual Death Rate)


INTRODUCTION

M.C.’s reacted…initiatives• IIF• Target Zero• Be Safe• One in a million• Back to Basics

Common Theme

Our Behaviour … Our Safety Culture


INTRODUCTION

HOMESAFE evolved

Target:To arrive HOME safely at the end of each shiftTo think SAFE in all that we do …at work and at home ( DIY, Gardening etc)

• BSL Senior Management Review• BSL need to improve its own Safety performance



HOMESAFE

HOMESAFE is a programme:• to enable us to achieve a step change in our attitude

towards safety• which affects us all and is designed to be cascaded down

our whole organisation• which should encompass partners, clients, main

contractors, professional teams and, most importantly, our subcontractors.

SOME MORE DETAIL


HOMESAFE

Extends to all that we do:

• At work• At home• In our everyday life• On holiday

SOME MORE DETAIL


Don’t go into OVERLOAD!

At Home or Work, play it safe!


The ‘Long-reach’ lift


– Good for tower cranes but

bad for backs


Over-reaching and over-climbing?

– It could be your downfall


HOMESAFE

Safety culture is not new:

• Seat belts in cars• Safety helmets on site• Attitude to drink and drugs on site • Attitude to smoking

SOME MORE DETAIL


HOMESAFE

Safety culture is NOT:

• a goal in itself• is not the same as Target Zero• is not a guarantee• is not a prescribed way of operating• is not the elimination of all risks

SOME MORE DETAIL


HOMESAFEComes in two parts

• Part one addresses our culture and will be common to future editions of HOMESAFE

• Part two is specific to our current needs and for this first edition will concentrate on:

1. Method Statements and Risk Assessments2. Care & Maintenance of Plant & Equipment3. PPE4. Exclusion Zones


HOMESAFE

In summary:

HOMESAFE is about thinking SAFE in ALL that we do

HOMESAFE is NOT undertaking a task if there is a SAFER way of doing it

Follow your ‘gut’ instinct – it’s probably rightOr

Doesn’t look safe – probably isn’t safe


Safety is not only the responsibility of management, it is all ofour responsibility

A Near Miss is a potential accident next time around

Much can be learnt from Near Miss or Improvement reports

Observation Cards are the means by which anyone can report a Near Miss or an Area for Improvement – or good

performance.



• are a means of communicating

• are means of sharing experiences – good or bad

• are not there as a means of ‘grassing’ on colleagues

• can be submitted as a joint report/observation

• are a means of encouraging reporting and dialogue



• can be found in your HOMESAFE pack• should, when completed, be sent to the Safety Manager in the

envelope provided• the Safety Manager will review and take appropriate action

himself or forward to the appropriate person for action• where appropriate a response will be sent to the originator• a monthly report will be compiled summarising Observation Cards

received


Observation Cards should give as much detail as possible including:


• location• date• time of day• type of incident• Detail

THERE ARE REWARDS TO BE HAD !



• Method Statement - means of communicating the intended way that an operation is to be undertaken in a structured and safe manner

Method Statements & Risk Assessments

• Not only to gain approval but to be communicated to site teams undertaking the works


Method Statements• Generic forms will not do on their own…must be job

specific:

• Consider for example:– general site access– access for major plant items / low loaders– requirements for mobile cranes– method selection / size of rig required– requirements for attendant cranes– welfare provisions




Risk Assessments

• means of identifying risks in a specific operation and how they are managed

• must be specific to the task; generic assessments must be reviewed against the specific operation/task under review

• consider for example:– protection…general public– location relative to services, road, rail, public– environmental constraints…contamination,

watercourses, – size, configuration attendant cranage



In compiling a M.S. or R.A. consider the following:

– what is its purpose?

– who needs to understand it?

– remember a long document is not necessarily a good one!

– a picture can tell a thousand words

HAVE YOU HAD AN INDUCTION FOR THE TASK YOU ARE UNDERTAKING ?


Method Statements & Risk Assessments– Induction Meetings make them happen


Care & Maintenance of Plant & Equipment

Plant is key to BSL operations…so is its maintenance:

• poorly maintained equipment often also unsafe

• poorly maintained equipment ultimately costs more

• poorly maintained equipment leads to downtime and lost production



• poorly maintained equipment leads to increased cost of cleaning/refurbishing /repairing

• worn / ill fitting components can lead to out-of-tolerance piles, panels etc, poor quality work

• leaking fuel / oils may lead to environmental costs

• first impressions can be very important…clean, well-maintained equipment will give confidence to clients



• ensure machines are properly maintained

• use the system to report faults

• ensure records are kept up to date with a copy kept on site and other copies returned to Plant Dept…they are important to:

Evaluate the overall performance

Review optimum age to replace

Our plant is our lifeblood, look after it!


Cleaned

Maintained

Recorded

Sorted!


P.P.E.

• construction sites hazardous environments• not all risks can be eliminated• P.P.E. minimum requirements:

– Hard hat– Safety boots– Hi-vis vest– Eye protection


P.P.E.

PVC gloves• concrete, bentonite, grout• fuel

Hand protection

Rigger gloves• slinging• rigging

Smart Guard Grip-flex• all duties


P.P.E.Ear protection

Action levels revised1st…85 to 80db(A)….protection offered2nd…90 to 85db(A)….protection mandatory

BSL within 15m of any piece of operating plant

Means … ear defenders or ear plugs.


P.P.E.Eye protection

Eye protection now mandatory all BSL sites, yards, workshops.

Follows review;

– recent accident

– availability better quality protection

– easier to monitor

Risk assess for poor conditions


P.P.E.Summary

In addition to hat, boots, hi-vis:

• Gloves must be worn for specified tasks• Ear defenders within 15m of operating equipment• Eye protection at all times

P.P.E.– Personal Protective Equipment


Works best when Used and

Looked After!


Exclusion Zones

Required by law under the PUWERegs to:

• Guard against rotating parts• Guard against falling spoil

F.P.S. made recommendations as to how the industry could comply with these regulations


Exclusion Zones

FPS recommended measures include:

• Fitting auger cleaners to CFA rigs• Fitting automatic stop devices to mini / anchoring rigs• Maintaining an exclusion zone around all rigs


Exclusion Zones

Exclusion zones:

• responsibility of banksman or spannerman together with operator

• for CFA rigs minimum 2m from centre of auger

• for LDA rigs 3m from centre of auger drill position to spin-off position

• for mini/anchor rigs min 2m from auger stem

• area should be delineated by cones/bunting where practicable


Exclusion Zone


HOMESAFE

Specialist Topics

…………………….there was nothing new in this presentation.


HOMESAFE

So that’s what it’s all about ... it’s a journey:

• to improve our safety performance…

• to improve our safety culture…

The HOMESAFE Observation Cards are important to this journey.


HOMESAFE

It’s now up to us all to cascade the message on down to our colleagues to ensure that we all arrive HOMESAFE at the end of the day.

THANK YOU

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