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Capex Contractor Health & Safety Forum

15th May 2012

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Agenda� Minutes of previous meeting

� Implementation of initiatives and ideas from February Forum All

� Engagement with the supply chain

– SCADA Contractors Mike Dick

– Framework Suppliers Tim Coles/James Hazelton

– Contractor Briefings Adrian Holland/Paul Lloyd-Henry

� Design Risk Management Process

– Overview of the B&V Process Paul Tarrant

� Zero Compromise

– What is it? All

– Development of Visual Standards All

� Managing Reactive Work

– Proposals from Optimise/TVPN Nick Gilbert/Clive Douglass

� Alerts and Incidents

– Significant learning to share All

� Issues from the Health and Safety Leadership Team George Sloss

� Ideas from Opex Forum Nick Gilbert

� Optimise Site Visit to Botley

Engaging with the Supply Chain

SCADA- Mike Dick

�Existing arrangements

�SCADA Forum

�Representation from JVs

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Progress Update

� Communication with all associated ICA/SCADA contractor MD’s ref

purpose of forum to gain their support

� Communication with other parts of the business to avoid any overlap

� Email invite sent out for initial meeting 8th June (1pm-4pm) CWC, Lee

Room

� One Safety Hub Template sent out to be completed and return to Shaun

Lowman to update on the system

� Agenda being reviewed with Gareth Mullen in line with current Best

Practice Opex / Capex Forums – 28th May

Engaging with theSupply Chain

Framework suppliers –

Tim Coles / James Hazelton

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Supply Chain - Framework Agreements

� Below is the current process under which current FAs operate. A revised process is being developed

� Step 1 – requesting assessment

– The Framework requirements are graded by H&S in accordance with the complexity of the work proposed, and the risk involved

– Once determined the contractor/supplier is requested to complete a health and safety competency assessment

� Step 2 – desk top review

– Upon receipt of the submission H&S undertakes a desk top evaluation of the contractor/supplier competence.

– If approved the list of health and safety assessed contractors and suppliers, is updated. At this stage they are classified as being on probation for a six month period pending full approval as per step 4

– In event of non approval the assessor will provide feedback to the contractor who will not be able to reapply for a period of 6 months

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� Step 3 – assessment site review

– At the start of the probation period the Procurement Support Centre will highlight to the original assessor that a review of the contractors/suppliers actual working practices is required and provide details of the contact to make the visit arrangements with.

– The scope of the assessment will be carried out against the requirements of the health and safety inspection form SHE8. The assessor samples actual practices highlighted from the paper based assessment.

– If the contractor’s performance was acceptable then the probationary period will end and full approval given. If performance was unacceptable then an action plan will be agreed with the contractor and the probationary period extended for a further 6 months. If at the end of the extended probationary period, performance is still unacceptable then their use will be withdrawn.

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� Step 4 – monitoring and review

– On a monthly basis a review is conducted between the Procurement

Support Centre and the Health and Safety Contractor Strategy Team

to review the number of assessments requested, carried out,

outstanding etc

– On an annual basis those contractors undertaking high risk work will

be subject to an inspection by the health and safety team. The

Health and Safety Contractor Strategy Team will carry out a review

of class 1,2 and 5 contractors to determine which contractors are

currently being used for high risk work (based on spend in the last 12

months and complexity of work undertaken). The field team will use

this list to ensure that an inspection is undertaken annually

– Where monitoring shows the contractor is not performing

satisfactorily then a review of their use will be held

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Classification of Contractors (1)

� Construction contractors

– Class 1 –Principal Contractors who are assessed as being competent to manage themselves, their sub-contractors and other contractors involved in construction work whilst undertaking notifiable construction work.

– Class 2 – Principal Contractors who are assessed as being competent to manage themselves but not other contractors or subcontractors involved in construction work, whilst undertaking notifiable construction work.

– Class 3 – Contractors who are assessed as being competent to manage themselves and their sub-contractors whilst undertaking non-notifiable construction work.

– Class 4 – Contractors who are assessed as being competent to manage themselves but not sub-contractors whilst undertaking non-notifiable construction work.

– CDM Co-ordinators - Organisations that can be appointed as CDM Co-ordinator under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007

– Designers - Organisations that can be appointed as Designers under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007

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Classification of Contractors (2)

� Non-construction Contractors

– Class 5 – Contractors who are assessed as being competent to undertake high risk non-construction work

– Class 6 – Contractors who are assessed as being competent to undertake medium risk non-construction work.

– Class 7 – Contractors who are assessed as being competent to undertake low risk non-construction work.

� Small Contractors

– Class 8 – Small contractors (less than 5 employees) assessed as being competent to undertake a specific type of work excluding undertaking the role of Principal Contractor.

Engaging with the Supply Chain

Black and Veatch

Contractor Briefings

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B&V Lot B AMP 5 Induction

� Introduced In February 2011

� Held Friday and lasts at least four hours.

� Delivered by a Director, Safety Advisor and Environmental advisor.

� 917 personnel (employees and contractors) trained.

� Topics include:

• Accident and near miss reporting;

• Alcohol and drugs policy;

• Behavioural safety programme;

• Environmental awareness and procedures;

• Health, safety and environmental commitment;

• One safety hub and HSLT safety initiatives; and

• Site and Company rules.

Design Risk Management ProcessPaul Tarrant

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Introduction

� Issues

� Actions

� Results

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Design Risk Management - Trends

� There is (still) a lack of understanding of how things can be built

� Some designers still see risk management as the contractors

problem

� Completing risk registers requires an understanding of Chinese

� We miss hazard reduction at optioneering stage

� A quantative step helps many designers

� With design off shore problems are compounded

� Hazards were missed or their relevance was not fully understood

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Design Risk Management - Trends

� Risk registers have two functions which are muddled

– To convey design intent

– To highlight residual risks that are not obvious to a

competent contractor

� A lot of the issues were related to behaviours rather like on site but

harder to deal with as they were an additional step removed

� Designers like lists etc - helps to stop them thinking

� If there is a box to fill it will be - relevant or not

� We were getting criticism from TWUL as mitigations were often

contractor led

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What Did We Do? - 1

� Started trialling some alternative approaches

� Used Lot B as it was large and had scope for improving processes

� We were using the standard TWUL Design Risk Register template

� Also listened to other parts of the business

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What Did We Do? - 2

� Introduced a hazard identification workshop and register as a separate stage

� Introduced an options matrix again as a separate stage

� Also noted the significant residual risks section in the TWUL template

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Final Approach

� Hazard Register, Options Matrix and Risk Management Register are all one document

� Design Management Register has a new Significant Risks section

� No lists – forces better/relevant hazard identification

� Requires an initial quantification stage and a second to assess residual risks

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Design Risk Management Register

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Microsoft Excel

Worksheet

Zero Compromise

� What is it?

� Development of visual standards

Managing Reactive Work

�Volume of work and capacity to provide the services to cover the work

Contractors Presentations

Black & Veatch

Paul Lloyd-Henry and Adrian Holland

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Sheet Pile Extractor Failure

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Dislocated Knee

What happened?

� Individual dismounted from

machine incorrectly and

dislocated his knee.

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Electric Shock

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Panel 6

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Near Miss

What happened?

� Individual climbed edge protection

to talk to individuals working

below. He was wearing a fall

restraint harness but the lanyard

was too long.

GBM JV

Anthony Morrison – HSE Manager

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Innovation/Best Practice/ Initiatives

Training

�3 Monthly Genny & CAT Training for operatives &

Service Coordinators

�Additional 1 Day safe digging training course for

Managers

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Site Team Assistance

�3 new HS&E Advisors

�Increased advisory visits to site

�Re-launching Behavioural Safety Initiative

�Site Agent Representatives as part of Health & Safety

Advisory Team

�Target Audits – Scaffold, Waste with more to follow

�Short topic presentations being developed on variety of

topics e.g WAH, Excavations

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Alerts and Bulletins

21.02.2012 When are Empty Paint Cans Classed as Hazardous Waste GT

Excavations GBM

08.03.2012 Reporting & Management of Environmental Incidents GT

08.03.2012 Hazard ID Voucher Winner November 2011 GBM

08.03.2012 Hazard ID Voucher Winner December 2011 GBM

08.03.2013 Hazard ID Voucher Winner January 2012 GBM

09.03.2012 Hazard ID Voucher Winner February 2012 GBM

09.03.2012 Toe Board Protection on Construction Site Staircases GBM

22.03.2012 Amendment to Energy Performance of Buildings Regulations GT

22.03.2012 Fee for Intervention - Health & Safety Cost Recovery Scheme Update GT

01.05.2012 Waste Duty of Care: Key requirements GT

01.05.2012 Unsupported Trench Collapse GT

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Lessons Learnt from Incidents

This Last Meeting

�7 Minor First Aid accidents

�2 service strikes

�2 minor environmental incidents

�AFR maintained at 0

�Over 1.6 Million Hours worked without a reportable

accident

Interserve

Colin Best

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Collaboration / Initiatives Ideas and learning from previous forum

� Briefing note

� Discussed at Subcontractors weekly meeting incl. tow

hitch locks, palletised genes, dig permit issues

� 1-2-1 Discussions with Subcontractor Supervisors

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Lessons Learned for Sharing

� Trend of relatively minor incidents/ nr misses on TWOSA works

� Now implement additional permits to TWOSA to ensure all controls safeguarded.

� Improved communication with TWUL Ops

J Murphy & Sons

William O’Keeffe

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Items from our Last Forum

Vehicle & Plant Safety

� At our last meeting the risk posed by grab wagons was highlighted.

� Since our last meeting Murphy has focused on this issue and identified a few systems that may help reduce this risk

� While looking at this issue it also highlighted the risk posed by all on site plant as well as highway going vehicles

� To date 10 Grab Trucks have been fitted with a pedestrian & cyclist warning system along with the upgrading of the mirror system, and the upgrading of signage.

� We have looked at the below systems and currently hope to trial these units in the coming weeks

� On Guard System (cab based proximity warning system)

� Myzone (person based proximity warning system)

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Banksman Awareness Campaign

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Best Practices

In Case of Emergency ICE Helmet Stickers

This product gives instant access to the

person’s potential life saving information and

enables emergency contacts to be quickly

notified.

The Safety Sticker is made from 3M reflective

material and is 100% waterproof and fully

secure with a security flap to protect workers

information. It will not in any way weaken or

damage the safety helmet and can be easily

fitted to the exterior of each workers helmet.

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Occupational Health Monthly News

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Weils Disease Campaign

� Over the Month of May Murphy’s will

be rolling out a Weils Disease

Campaign. This consists of the

following:

� A poster Campaign across all our

sites.

� Weils Disease specific slides to be

added to the Murphy Site Induction.

� Information Cards for all workers

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Safety Alerts

MGJV

Susan Brown

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� Protecting the Public

� At the last meeting Optimise spoke about a RTC resulting in a

pedestrian fatality. From this Optimise and MGJV are working

together to put together training and guidelines on improving the

safety of local residents.

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� SCADA: A meeting with Thames Water and other CAPEX Tier one contractors to highlight issues was held. From this an “Executive’s Tour” to a SCADA site was arranged. There has been increased collaboration by network tier one contractors to ensure a consistent approach.

� Safety Standown Day: Thursday 31st May – Focus on the consequences of accidents

� Contractor Directors Briefings: To highlight current H&S issues

� Safety Climate Survey: All staff have completed the form and the results received, these will be briefed to all.

� Manual Handling Training: All operatives and office staff have attended a one hour re-brief on manual handling.

� Challenging Beliefs, Affecting Behaviour: Site Managers have attended a ½ day briefing and received a Toolbox of Initiatives to refresh Behavioural Safety on sites. From this MGJV is asking for 12 site supervisors to become “Safety Coaches”. They will use tools including Safety Behavioural Discussions and Hazard Spotting to improve behavioural safety on site.

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Lessons Learnt from Incidents

� FLIPSSignificant cable strike occurred on 26th April, operative hit a 240v cable and received flash burns to his face. He was available to return to work after the 5th day, therefore, not reportable under the new RIDDOR scheme.

� The root causes was that the cable has a lead cover, which had no mechanical strength so a slight touch lead to the flash. The operative should have stopped when he discovered this cable and put additional control measures in place. The additional control measures could have been to either move the excavation away from the cable or protect it by placing either hard (ducting) or soft (insulation) material over it.

� VMR

� Rain entered an excavation and shorted an exposed cable. Extra control measures to protect the cable should have been implemented. Each day the gangs are required to undertake a “First 10 minute” briefing where they consider issues specific to that day’s work. All sites have been instructed to ensure that the weather conditions are included in this briefing.

MVB

Stuart Reid

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Initiatives Ideas and learning from previous forum

Update on Lee Tunnel Project

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Collaboration

� The safety triangle is being used on MVB as a measure of our

H&S performance for the month. Thames Water and each MVB

parent companies have adopted this.

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Lessons Learnt from IncidentsOverview of incidents with significant learning

� (Hyundai HL770-9 Loading shovel) started his shift early to accommodate the loading of the barge. Due to the constraints of the tide the barge was in place and ready for loading around 05:00 hours.

� The operator had transported approximately 800 tonnes when at approximately 13:00 hours as the plant operator attempted to empty the load in his bucket into the hopper of the conveyor system, he heard a loud bang and watched as the bucket dropped.

� This was caused by the middle attachment point on the bucket failing by the steel ‘eyelet’ which was attached to the bucket by a pin causing the steel to peel open, causing the bucket fall and rest on top of the hopper. At this point the operator had no control of the tipping mechanism (tipping link part No 61LK-10161).

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Share New initiatives

� MVB have been do a monthly Safety Focus.

� May 12 – Hand Protection – Poster Campaign

� MVB found putting posters on the back of toilet doors most effective.

Resistance level

Abrasion

Resistance

Cut Resistance Tear Resistance

Puncture

Resistance

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Safety Alerts

� Internal Safety Alerts Issued in this Period

• Alert 18 Loader shovel failure

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Behavioural Safety/ Key training / Tool Box Talks

� … (A) live on site

• filming was done to capture current on site work activities

• Whole team was involved in the viewing of the film to hi-light good and not so good practices

• Individuals unaware of not so good practices – Tunnel vision

• Debriefing of all and a challenge of the mindset of some

� … BBS

• Ongoing Behavioural programme for all to change mindset and safety approach for all.

Optimise

Nick Gilbert

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Exceptions since last meeting

� Likely that cyclist overbalanced when lorry moved off.

� Vehicle had the three side mirrors plus rear CCTV

� Additional protective systems can include:

– Cyclist audible alert

– Motion detectors with visual alarm in cab

– Additional CCTV

– Side rails

� Considerable variance in standards

� Grab lorry in stop/start traffic leading up to temp traffic lights

� Flagged down after 100m and advised back wheel had run

over cyclist

RTC resulting in leg injury to female cyclist

� Lady 20-30yrs old was ‘critical’ on day and stable next day ( lower leg amputation)

� Driver interviewed under caution

� Little or no Police information

� Request for witnesses in press

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Exceptions since last meeting

� Part of VMR works in London

� Board used to cover new service trench

� Oxford plastics 16/12 Driveway board designed to take 2000kg distributed load

� Sent of for independent testing

� Other boards found with similar damage

� Highly likely pre-existing damage

RIDDOR – MOP taken from site to hospital after foot went through driveway board

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Other News

� Triple Zero accreditation

– Considerable effort by teams resulting in:

• Triple accreditation for Capex VMR

• Double* accreditation for CAPEX NL Network

• Double* accreditation for CAPEX TV

* Behavioural safety & essential safety information

* Inspirational Leadership in 1 month

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Other News

� Keeping behavioural safety refreshed

– 1 day managers/influencers

– 2 day behavioural safety coaches (40-50nr)

– Monthly reminders of certain aspect:

Future monthly themes:

•Take ‘10’

•See it, report it, sort it

•What is positive

reinforcement?

•What is calibration?

•What is culture?

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Collaboration

� OPEX Health and Safety Forum

– Working group formed from OPEX ¼ forum to develop a campaign for

slips, trips and falls

• Still proceeding but support from CAPEX would help

– Working group formed to produce a common standard for ‘Management

of occupational road risk’

Tamesis

Mick Day

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� Suppliers Forum

– Tamesis have held a second Supplier Forum in February 12 at

Crossness Engines.

– Now embedded within the Projects policy of improved supplier engagement.

– Suppliers now engaged with the Project prior to commencing works and understand the Project Risks, Aims and Philosophy.

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� SSOW Planning

– Individuals requiring to plan or review Risk Assessments & Method Statements all undertaken an LOR RAMS 1 Day Course.

� Excavator Safety Equipment

– Tamesis looking at a trial that is being planned to be undertaken on another Project to determine the effectiveness of My Zone warning device.

� Stanley Knives

– Tamesis looking at the issue surrounding Stanley Knives and their use on sites. 3 injuries reported in which Stanley Knives were being used.

– Researching the alternatives and reviewing the Policy.

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� Ground / Air Sampling

– Tamesis – Crossness have had independent Occ Health

Organisation take soil, air and swabs of surfaces to determine

actual and potential areas in which bacteria and germs may be

located.

� Cleaning Regime

– Part of a review with the cleaning regime and Policy which

includes planned deep cleans plus additional measures to

reduce the risk of illness related issues.

– To include; Disinfecting of Door Handles.

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� Training Co-operation

– Crossness & Beckton Training Co-ordinators tasked with

liaising with other Projects to identify training courses that

can be attended by others to reduce the number of

courses.

– TW Contractors – Is there a case to collaborate….?

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Significant Near Miss

� Detached Pile Cage

� Defective Hook being used.

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Detached Pile Cage


� Detached Pile Cage

� Defective Hook being used.

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Spot the Difference

MISSING SAFETY LATCH & BENT

Health & Safety

Current Initiatives, Standards and News

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H&S Checklists

� SHE 6 (H) Construction site management checklist

� SHE 6 (I) Construction site practice checklist

� SHE 17 New refurbished asset inspection checklist

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You must be prepared to provide additional information that will verify and support the information provided. Where appropriate,definitions have been provided below to assist in ensuring consistency in the information provided.

Senior Manager site visitsIncludes inspections carried out by those who have oversight of several projects, for example Contracts Managers and Area Managers

Management site inspections

Targeted inspections carried out on a regular basis by site management, for example by project managers, supervisors and foremen (excluding those carried out by H&S professionals).

Management/supervisor training days

Training attended by managers and supervisors (direct and sub-contract) who are directly involved in the H&S management of site activities. See Essential Standard No. 9 for details of minimum training standards

Operative training daysHealth and Safety training attended by operatives (directly employed and sub-contractor). See Essential Standard no.9 for details of minimum training standards

safety meetings/stand down daysMeetings where health and safety is a predominate feature of the agenda. Events that engage with a significant number of the workforce on health and safety matters

H&S site inspections Site inspections carried out by health and safety professionals

H&S Audits A systematic assessment on the effectiveness of the health and safety management system.

RIDDOR IncidentsThe sum of the 4 lines below (major injury accidents, >7 day accidents, Dangerous Occurrences and Occupational illnesses and diseases)

Accident Injury Rate (AIR)

The TW benchmark for AIR for capex contractors is 0.19, opex contractors is 0.35 (year 2012/13). Contractors are encouraged set their own benchmarks but anything the TW benchmark will be strongly challenged. AIR=(Number of RIDDOR accidents/sum of FTE per month)*1000RIDDOR accidents are the major injuries and >7day accidents

Lost Time Injury Rate

The TW benchmark for LTIR for capex contractors is 0.45, opex contractors is 1.00 (year 2012/13). Contractors are encouraged set their own benchmarks but anything over the TW benchmark will be strongly challenged.LTIR=(Number of lost time accidents/sum of FTE per month)*1000Lost time accidents is the sum of major injuries(excluding members of public), >7 day accidents and non RIDDOR lost time accidents.

Health and Safety Leadership Team updateGeorge Sloss

Ideas from Opex Forum

Nick Gilbert

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AOB

� Next Forum – 21st August 2012

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