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AMP5 Contractors Health & Safety Forum19th November 2012

Beckton STW

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Agenda

� Introductions

� Actions from Previous Meeting

� Learning from the Tamesis Incident

� Tamesis Beckton Site Visit

� Issues from Thames Water

� Contractor Presentations

� AOB

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Actions from previous meeting

Ref Description Action by Date 1. (4) All contractors to promote the use of smart card readers on site to maximise the benefit of the TW Passport.

Feedback required for November forum All 1.11.12

2. (5)What does a “Zero” site look like? All to consider and feedback to CD. Action closed

3. (6)Input to Essential and Visual standards Contractors to nominate volunteers to input to development All 8.9.12 4. (8)New H&S KPI – All contractors to populate the positive and reactive KPI schedule going forward Action

complete

5. KEW to ensure that appropriate staff have access to and are familiar with/using TW systems including Safeguard and One Safety Hub

Paul Prosser 8.9.12

6. All to review company requirements for lift plans and confirm practice followed on sites for all lifting. All 30.9.12

7. All to review their required minimum standards of Health and Safety Training for supply chain supervision All 30.9.12 8. NF confirmed that a H&S Stand down was planned for W/C 8.10.12 All to plan for appropriate stand down event All 8.10.12 9. Format/content/frequency of this meeting to be reviewed. Feedback to Clive Douglass and/or Mark Allen All 8.9.12

10. Visual Standards – All to use visual standards on site for TBTs, briefings general information boards. At workplace

All 8.9.12

11. Next Meeting. Note this will be held at Oxford STW 8.30am 20st November 2012. Please ensure that you get presentation material to Elaine in good time – Elaine will send out template and specify cut off date in advance. Dates

Note All

Learning from the RIDDOR accident on the Tamesis Beckton site

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Visual Standards on the hub

� Process for contractors to follow for

uploading Visual Standards is as

follows;

– Go to

www.healthandsafetyhub.co.uk/sub

mit

– Add the document details, ensuring

they select the 'training materials'

category

– Most file types are fine, but any

documents over 5MB will have to

be sent to

[email protected]

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Black & Veatch

Dave Brown

Delivery Director

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FARMOOR WTW – 11KVA SERVICE STRIKE

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Thames Water

Utility Drawing

Partially

drawn

Osney

Feed cable

Legend

Reference to

HV cables

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FARMOOR WTW – 11KVA SERVICE STRIKE

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Damaged Osney

Feed Cable (11KVA)

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SUMMARY CAUSES & ACTION TAKEN

� Summary Causes:

� The location of the Osney Feed cable was not shown on the drawing used to prepare the PtBG

� A high risk service drawing had not been prepared in accordance with BVL procedures

� The management of drawing issue and control was inadequate in that drawings were issued and received by email only , an drawing acknowledgement receipt was not required

� High risk services were not identified on site by signs and marker posts after identification by trial holes

� Actions Taken

� TW utilty drawings, HLPS drawings reviewed and checked to reflect known and located services

� High risk service routes positively located and marked with signs and marker posts

� Drawing issue and receipt method reviewed - record of receipt now required

� Design registers retained on site –checked, reviewed and updated to list all drawings issued to site

� SAP consulted prior to excavating around HV cables

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THAMES LOT B - QUESH UPDATE (SEPT – OCT 2012)

� Lot B Inductions

� BOSS Engagement - Phase 2

� Good Practice – Welfare

� Incident Reviews

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LIFTING OF PRECAST RINGSPrecast Ring Suppliers Lifting Systems; It has come to the attention of the B&V AMP 5 delivery team that there can be some variance between the

lifting points provided by the Precast Supply Chain on precast rings. A recent event on one of our sites has highlighted that the lifting points on

rings can vary between manufacturers. Through recent discussion with many precast companies it is evident that lifting points and connecting

plate points vary between each supplier with no set standard.

FP McCann; supply rings with the lifting points on the top face of the ring wall, but also provide bolt holes in the outer side face for connecting

stacked rings together with bridging plates. It has come to our attention the Lift Point holes are not marked on these rings for clarity leaving

potential for human error if the safety data sheet for the ring is not referenced before collation of the Lift Plan and rigging by the slinger/signaller.

Milton precast (part CPM group); Milton supply lifting plates (pictured below) which are used to lift Milton precast rings via bolt holes in the side

of their rings.

Example of Scope For Error; Bolt holes in the side FP McCann rings are not designed for lifting. In short, use of Milton lifters on the side

of FP McCann rings will result in failure of the ring.

Learning;

A Safety Data Sheets & Instructions for any precast must be obtained, reviewed and included into the safe system of work and briefing

for the planned delivery and work task.

B Ensure a system is in place to control any certified lifting accessories provided by precast suppliers to prevent the potential for

incorrect application to other precast supplier’s materials or sections.

REGARDLESS OF YOUR EXPERIENCE IN PRECAST LIFTING OPERATIONS - ALWAYS DOUBLE CHECK SUPPLIERS DATASHEETS

GBM JV

Ravi Darigala

Neil Hancox

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Collaboration / Initiatives Ideas and learning from previous forum

� Behavioural Safety Programme Challenging Beliefs Affecting Behaviour - Leadership Course rolled out – coaching courses for site teams scheduled Feb / March 2013

� Tool Kits issued to sites which include; No Accident Behaviour Packs, Safety Behavioural Discussions, Site Safety Charters, Posters

� Over 2.4 million man hours worked RIDDOR free

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Innovation / Best Practice / Initiatives

� GBM Stand Down Days scheduled for 4/5th December 2012 for all staff and contractors. The agenda includes;

� Occupational Health discussions, Mind Safety – behavioural safety programme, and Health and Wellbeing Monologue.

� Split over 2 days with over 400 people scheduled to attend.

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Lessons Learnt from Incidents

� Significant Near Misses include;

� Operatives entering an unsupported excavation, approx 1.2m deep to install pipe.

� Operative removing hose from edge of 7m deep chamber with no harness or restraint lanyard.

� Operative cut through live 110v DC cable after checking service with incorrect test equipment

� One minor accident recorded; operative hit thumb with hammer – 1 hour hospital visit before returning to site.

Interserve Construction LimitedColin Best

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Initiatives Ideas and learning from previous forum

� Briefing note

� Health awareness- posters

and leaflets

� Health TBTs at Operative

monthly stand-down

briefings, plus project

updates and induction

updates

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New initiatives / Best Practice

� Interserve is widening the minimum mandatory safety training standards for subcontractors across all our sites

� Communications, Briefing note issued, tender negotiations

� Training providers

Kier Construction Infrastructure and OverseasKeith Barrett

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� Kier operates a Safe and Unsafe Acts SUSA, which is a behavioural safety campaign. As part of this process we are training our contractors in this process and encouraging them to be more involved in their own and others safety. This approach has benefited the company and or workforce by bringing forward issued that arenot always noticed but are important to the site teams.

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Innovation / Best Practice / Initiatives

� Kier are actively pursuing the use of “Perfect Manholes” from CPM Drainage which allows the manholes and benching to be completed off site. The solution allows for speedier greener construction of manholes

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� When considering risk it is not always apparent where the risk really lies. A simple example of this is shown below.

� In this situation the crane operator tripped on the ladder bracket and fell 1200mm to the ground. This common arrangement caused a lost time accident, and this type of scenario is being addressed across the company.

MGJV

Susan Brown (H&S Manager)

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� Challenging Beliefs, Affecting Behaviours

– MGJV have trained 5 people to be Safety Coaches. They will act as ambassadors for the various Safety Behavioural Tools that need to be used on site. To ensure that the Coaches are supported 20 MGJV Managers attended a “Leadership 2” course, where their responsibilities were outlined.

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� Significant Near Miss – Movement of

Roll on Roll off Skip

� A chain snapped while pulling a skip

prior to being removed from site.

� Lessons Learnt

� RAMS should include control measures

to ensure this type of operation can be

undertaken safely

� Skips should only be off hired when

there is a safe area for this to occur.

Operatives should turn the lorry away if

a safe area is not available.

MurphyDavid McCulloch

HSEQ Manager

(Water & Wastewater )

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Item from previous Forum

� Plant Safety & Working near plant

– Trialled several proximity sensor systems

– Launched a poster campaign in September giving details of the restricted vision from different items of plant.

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Lone Worker System

� Since June Murphy have been trialling the Connexion 2 Lone Worker System and will be making it available to all at-risk employees

� Benefits include:

– Easy operation

– GPS tracking

– ‘Man Down’ alarm

– Voice recording

– Date reports

– Cost effective

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Safe Excavation Methods

� Over the past 2 months Murphy have been trialling the latest technology in vacuum excavation & air pick systems

� Not suitable for all applications, but the newer, more compact units have proven to be a very real alternative to traditional methods

� Also investigating custom fit air pick systems that have received a great buy-in from the workforce

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Occupational Health Campaigns

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AED Units

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� Scheduled - Health & Wellbeing Days on site which included Blood Pressure checks / Diabetic checks/ Cholesterol checks

September Mission –World Heart Day 30th Sept

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Healthy Eating Campaign for Drivers

MVB

Alan Swann

Optimise

Ian Noble

Nick Gilbert

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Recent incidents

� Escalation of issues using cutting

tools

� Recent escalations by TW, MOP and

HSE

� Rushing – quick closure of f/p to cut

down aplas box and used mechanical

rather than recognised hand tool.

� Scoring a paviour with cut off saw and

not wearing goggles

� Evidence of dust adjacent to operations

� All had correct equipment

� All were trained

� Putting haste ahead of H&S

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Recent incidents

� HV strike during moling operation

� No injuries to operatives

� 8 prior moles from cables back towards main

� Reversed operation without escalation

� Trained and highly experienced

� Potentially an ‘alpha moment’ undertaking repetitive works!

� Re-briefing to all service layer teams

� Will make improvements to permit to dig (duration/area) and add sub-section ‘permit to mole’

� Interesting discussion on use of launch cradles and fixing spikes

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Initiatives

� Signage on block and mesh panels

� Previously raised for discussion at forum

� Driven by incidents with other contractors and ourselves

� Internal guidance note issued and shared on the ‘healthandsafety’ hub

� Issued out with the TW signage requirements

� Look at alternative ways of displaying signage

� Provides guidance on ‘ballast’ requirements and position on foot from panel

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AOB

� Suggestions for next meeting

– Content/theme

– Venue

� Dates

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