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Safe by choice ….not by chance
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Safety Matters
September 2014
Safe by choice ….not by chance
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Welcome
Welcome to the first edition of “Safety Matters”.
This publication will be produced on a monthly
basis as a means to keep you and your teams
up to date with the main issues that affect health
and safety in the areas where you work. Where
relevant other issues relating to the environment,
quality and training will also be included.
The information contained within this publication
can then be used during any monthly meetings
or briefings to ensure that a consistent message
is delivered throughout the company.
I am sure that you will find the
information contained within
this publication of use and will
assist with the cascade of
information and the collection
of any useful feedback.
Paul Hobbs
Managing Director
Safety Performance – August
Accident Frequency Rate – 0.113
No Reportable Accidents or Incidents
Oxford Canal Bridge – Near Miss
On the 1st August 2014 a Dyer & Butler Site
Agent narrowly missed being struck by a train
as he crossed the track in order to obtain some
photographs of a bridge that he was planning
to work on. In crossing the track the Site Agent
moved from a separated green zone onto an
open line (red zone) without implementing
suitable safe system of work. All staff must
remember that…
D&B staff are not permitted to work open line (i.e. a red zone) without having gained prior permission to do so from a Director. D&B staff are not permitted to cross an open line, unless an authorised crossing point is used (i.e. foot / level crossing). All works must be properly planned to ensure that a valid and effective safe system of work is produced by using the On-Trac service that has been procured by D&B.
16/8/14 – Lee Station – An operative crushed
their finger between a heavy duty breaker and an
adjacent wall
18/8/14 – Totnes – An operative caught their
thumb in a clamp during a lifting operation which
twisted their thumb.
20/8/14 – Totnes – An operative was struck on
the head by a section of reinforcement bar that
fell whilst being moved.
30/8/14 – Southampton Airport – An operative
pulled his back whilst moving a set of tower
lights
Minor Accidents
Near Misses
3/8/14 – Minor Works Wales – A possession
irregularity occurred when a track trolley was
placed on the line outside of the protection limits.
12/8/14 – National Grid Site – A delivery lorry
drove over a cable trough damaging the lid of the
trough
14/8/14 – Gatwick Staff Car Park – The feed
hose to the bitumen sprayer worked loose
spraying bitumen over an operative.
27/8/14 – Heathrow Winter Resilience – A
runway sweeper dropped into a gap on the low
loader whilst being loaded.
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HAVS Exceedances
We are experiencing a large number of HAV’s
exceedances and during August 2014, there
were a total of 15 cases where our employees
exceeded the daily HAVS exposure limit. The
highest exposure limit breach was 186 points.
The normal daily HAVS exposure limits for all
D&B activities is 80 Points In extreme
circumstances, this exposure limit can be
extended up to a daily HAVS exposure limit of
320 points but this limit must be pre-approved by
the SHEQ Manager.
All cases of HAVS exceedance will be monitored
by the SHEQ Advisors and Line Managers and
where an exceedance is identified the following
action will be taken.
Breaches between 80 and 100 points – A
verbal reminder will be provided to the individual
which will be logged by the SHEQ Advisor or
Line Manager.
Breaches over 100 points – A formal toolbox
talk will be given to the individual which will be
logged by the SHEQ Advisor and recorded on
their training and personnel record.
All personnel must
use Reactec meters
when using vibrating
equipment.
Reverse Parking Policy
The company has now adopted a reverse parking
policy as research has shown that drivers are
more aware of their surroundings when entering a
car park and that it is then safer to move off in a
forwards direction.
Thank you for
your continued
efforts to
implement this
policy
Planning and Delivery of Safe
Work (PDSW)
Network Rail is to
progress with changes
relating to the planning
and delivery of safe
works (PDSW). This will
have an effect on all D&B
personnel that hold a
COSS, ES, Planner or
Responsible Manager
competency
As part of the changes (Planned for Spring 2015)
the majority of COSS’s will need to undertake an
additional 5 days training to become a Safe Works
Leader (SWL) Level 1. A SWL 1 will only be
permitted to manage one worksite and will not be
allowed to delegate their authority to any other
person. Those who are currently ES’s will become
a Safe Works Leader (SWL) Level 2. A SWL 2 will
be permitted to manage more complex worksites
where more than one operation is being carried
out. For the more complex jobs, a Safe Works
Manager will be appointed who is able to manage
and co-ordinate multiple operations and
worksites. SWL’s and SWM’s must also be
included in the planning process for all worksites.
As part of the changes, a new electronic permitting
system will also be introduced which will form part
of the safe system of work.
The details of how this training will be rolled out
and how the changes will affect the company are
still being assessed. D&B has provided the
training details of all personnel that require
training to Network Rail and are awaiting further
details of how the training and changes will be
rolled out. These details will be formally briefed out
when they have been confirmed.
A presentation (entitled PDSW Update –
September 2014) which provides an update in
relation to how these changes will be managed
has been uploaded into workspace. This is
available within the Information Zone under the
Health, Safety and Environment – Reference
Material Pool.
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Lifesaving Rules Update 2014
Network Rail has amended the Lifesaving Rules.
The main changes to the Lifesavings rules are as
follows…
• There are now 10 Lifesaving Rules.
• The leading theme of the Lifesaving Rules has
been renamed “Working Responsibly”. This is
designed to put the theme of taking personal
responsibility for implementing the rules at the
heart of the every organisations safety culture.
• The rules affecting the use of plans and permits
and the use of equipment that is fit for purpose
have been moved into the “Working
Responsibly” section to allow them to have
universal relevance to all works situations.
• The use of “hands free” devices whilst driving
has also now been prohibited to reinforce the
current prohibition on the use and
programming of hand held, and other mobile
devices whilst driving.
A revised copy of the Lifesaving Rules poster
is available within the Rail CMS pool on
Workspace.
Please ensure that this information is
displayed and briefed out to all staff and
contractors on site.
All breaches of the Lifesaving Rules must be
reported to the SHEQ Team by using the
internal D&B reporting cards which are
available at all sites and offices
NDS becomes NSC
For some time now all accidents, incidents and
operational close calls that have occurred on
Network Rail Managed Infrastructure have been
reported to the NDS 24:7 reporting line. The term
NDS is now changing to NSC which stands for
National Supply Chain. Nothing else has changed
and the service can still be contacted on the
following number…
NSC 24:7 - 01908 723500
Overhead Lines – Test Before Touch
One of the Network Rail Lifesaving Rules is the
requirement to “Test Before Touch” before
carrying out any work which may involve coming
into contact with any electrical conductors that
have been isolated (i.e. Conductor Rails and
Overhead Lines).
During 2014, D&B provided Seaward Live Line
Testers to all COSS’s in line with a package of
training that was mandated by Network Rail which
allowed them to test the state of the conductor rail
before putting people to work near it.
Unfortunately, although equipment is available to
test overhead lines, no formal training package
has been issued to allow people to carry out this
test.
Therefore until Network Rail
have decided the policy and
competency requirements to
allow for COSS’s to test the
state of an overhead line,
D&B staff are not permitted to
engage in overhead line
testing activities and the
operations of the persons
managing the isolation
should be relied upon.
If possible, it is a good idea to
witness this testing before
accepting the overhead line
permit where possible.
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Scaffolding Hand-back Procedures
A potentially serious incident took place on the
D&B bridge painting site at Albert Road in Bristol
recently where a section of scaffolding was left
foul of the track after the completion of the day’s
works.
The scaffolding had been erected without the
knowledge of the Site Agent and due to changes
in the scaffolding team throughout the day, the
scaffolders forgot that the section of scaffolding
needed to be dismantled to allow for the track to
be cleared and handed back.
The scaffolding remained in place and during the
evening, the driver of the first train that used the
line spotted the obstruction and bought the train to
a stop before striking the scaffolding. Luckily, the
line is a slow speed, low volume track which feeds
into a good yard. The matter was immediately
reported and dealt with by D&B staff on site.
This incident has highlighted a number of issues
in relation to the control and co-ordination of
scaffolding works.
All scaffolding operations are to be agreed
with the D&B Site Team and should be
confirmed as part of the Form 005 process.
Un-authorised adaptions to scaffolding is not
permitted and all adaptions must be approved.
DABBS Feedback
During August 222 DABBS observations took
place throughout the company and in total 621
acts were observed.
33 of these acts were reported as unsafe.
The main cause of unsafe acts throughout the
company during August were as follows…
Working at Height – Failing to provide safe
access to places of work at height and the failure
to provide suitable measure to protect against falls
from height.
Traffic Management – Stepping outside of the
supplied protection measures and the planning of
impractical traffic management measures
COSHH Compliance – Failure to provide a valid
COSHH assessment whilst using a harmful
chemicals.
Please pay close attention to these issues during
all future works.
Weekly Inspections and Capturing
Man-hours
One of the indicators of how effective our safety
culture is at Dyer & Butler is referred to as our
Accident Frequency Rate (AFR). This is
calculated by using a defined formula which
considers the number of reportable accidents in
relation to the number of hours worked. Currently
the AFR for D&B is well below the industry
average at 0.11. The AFR is frequently used to
prove to other parties (i.e. Clients and prospective
clients) how good our safety systems are.
Because man-hours are an integral part of this
calculation, it is vitally important that we capture
all of the man-hours worked on site. This should
be carried out during the weekly inspections that
are carried out by the Site Agents.
Please ensure that you complete your man-
hour totals as part of your weekly site
inspections.
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Workspace – New Document Management System (DMS) – Go Live…!
As of the 1st October 2014, the new Document Management System or DMS will go live on Workspace.
This will mean that the Information Zone will have a new look and feel as well as having improved
functionality and search options. All Workspace users have received training in the new system and it is
hoped that the training combined with the benefits of the new system will further improve the company’s use
of Workspace.
Please also remember that all of the company procedures, forms and guidance notes that are to be used
on site, must be obtained from the Company Management System pool or (CMS) within Workspace.
Revised Street Works Code of
Practice
A revised Safety at Street Works and Road
Works Code of Practice (or Red Book) has been
issued which contains updated advice for those
who carry out work in the public highway. The
contents of the new book come into force on
the 1st October 2014 and it is important that all
D&B staff are working to the new standards by
this date.
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Safe by choice ….not by chance
� 02380 742222 ���� [email protected] ���� www.dyerandbutler.co.uk
Safe by choice ….not by chance
� 02380 742222 ���� [email protected] ���� www.dyerandbutler.co.uk
Safe by choice ….not by chance
� 02380 742222 ���� [email protected] ���� www.dyerandbutler.co.uk
Safe by choice ….not by chance
� 02380 742222 ���� [email protected] ���� www.dyerandbutler.co.uk
Safe by choice ….not by chance
� 02380 742222 ���� [email protected] ���� www.dyerandbutler.co.uk
Safe by choice ….not by chance
� 02380 742222 ���� [email protected] ���� www.dyerandbutler.co.uk