Safety Challenges in the Resources and Construction Industries

Mike GearNational Health & Safety ManagerBGC Contracting

What are the challenges out there?

• Safety first?• Safety is our number one priority?

• Safety is part of normal business, integrated into everything we do

• Client satisfaction – Delivering quality projects, Safely, on time and on budget.

What is the number one priority at work?

• Working at height?• Manual handling?• Isolation breaches?• Mobile Machinery interaction?• Fatigue?• Training and Competency

Maybe not!!

What are the challenges out there?

“Shake Hands With Danger!”

Where have we come from?

• How much have we improved over the last 30-40 years?

• Is the workplace safer?• Are we still killing people?

Safety Evolution

Safety Officers/ Advisors

PPE Values, Attitudes Behaviors &

Culture

Systems

~15 Years Ago 5+ Years Ago

30+ Years Ago Last 5 Years

Safety Officers/ Advisors

Values?

Values influence our attitudes, and attitudes influence our behaviour.

It follows that if our values are aligned, we will exhibit the right attitudes and behaviour, and deliver client satisfaction – quality, safely, on time, on budget.

Impact Photos

Impact Photos

How do we get there?• It’s about building a culture• “The Company way”• Leadership• Positive workplace – talking good!!• Beliefs

What it is not• Pressure talk - Talking bad!!• Concentrating solely on compliance to systems and

legislation• Lag indicators

It’s not just about safety?

Summary• Paradigm shift in how we “talk safety”

• Don’t have to talk safety??

• Design training on; Values

Behaviours Attitudes

Culture Leadership Decision making

Situational decisions based on personal values

What motivates

Thankyou