Feedback From Safety Summit

1. Feedback From Safety Summit • Peter Roberts • Feedback from Safety Summit • UAG Conference July 2011

2. Feedback From Safety Summit • Safety Summit held 1030 – 1230 • 3 Good Presentations • Good Discussion session • Recommend you get copies of presentations • Summary • Plus my own observations

3. Feedback From Safety Summit • David McAlinden • Good examples of risk taking • Graphic examples of what can happen • Power of colleagues in influencing behaviour • Clear message about the importance of quick rescue

4. Feedback From Safety Summit • Doug Cunningham • Summary of recent TRIR data • Trend gives cause for concern • Examples of some serious incidents • Challenge to review our approach to reducing risk • Accepting current risks is not an option • Must be reduced – the only option is how

5. Feedback From Safety Summit • Pete Jackson • Useful Overview of what the Industry looks like • What Activities are carried out • Types of Accidents that occur • Very strong message that UA incident rates are too high • Importance of Influencing your work colleagues • How minor incidents can predict serious ones • The development stages of company safety culture • Key things we need to do to improve culture

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7. Feedback From Safety Summit • Learning Points • We Need better data – need to understand • Existing risks need to be reduced • Perception of risks probably too low • We need to explore alternative approaches

8. Feedback From Safety Summit • VM is a big Network Activity in DPCR4 (by £££££) • Looking at the Ofgem Final Proposals: • 31% forecast increase in VM expenditure nationally • Forecast to be 23% of operating expenditure • More than Inspection & Maintenance (£525m vs £520m) • Nationally Equivalent to investment for one DNO • VM is a big Activity • - If we get it wrong it will have a big impact

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10. Learning Points • People’s perception of risk – how do we influence this?

11. Learning Points • Rescue Example • Value of Training • Have we got all similar key skills we need? • Do controls ensure they are always on site?

12. Learning Points • Looking Out for your Mates – blockers: • Seniority • Seen as criticism, provokes hostility • Not macho to be caring? • Part of culture - It should be OK to care

13. Learning Points Risk Assessment and Reduction • Which activities carry the highest risk? • Are our controls effective? • Can we improve them? • If not can we find alternatives / reduce frequency? • What are the alternatives? 13 | Energy Networks Association

14. Learning Points Best Practice Approach to High Hazard Activities Training • Informal • On Job • Formal • Recorded • Certificated • Accredited • Refreshed, Certificated & Accredited 14 | Energy Networks Association

15. Learning Points Safe System of Work – Procedures, Policies • Informal, experience based, unwritten • Written • Risk based • Formal • Easily understood • May incorporate written permits • May incorporate demarcation systems 15 | Energy Networks Association

16. Learning Points Supervision • Part of HASAW duties • Appropriate, but never optional • Supervisors often promoted from craftsmen • What compliance message do they bring with them? Probably most important part of Audit & Inspection • Must see job done on-site • Work should not stop when they are on site • Tool/kit inspection limited value 16 | Energy Networks Association

17. Learning Points PPE – a challenge from me • Needs to be appropriate • Last line of defence – when all else fails • Why no upper body Chainsaw protection? • Risk does not justify it? • Two examples would suggest it does • Higher risk to legs and groin – yes • Does not mean risk to upper body low or acceptable • Do we need to reconsider? 17 | Energy Networks Association