WHAT is a

Safety Management System?

WHY do we need it?
..
Introduction
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Zero
Accidents
HSE

HSE

Our GOAL

Zero Harm to
People

Zero
Environmental
Damage

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How do we do this? .. By
Defining workplace safety
Regulatory compliance
The minimum legal requirement

The business of Safety

Accidents = money = business cost

Ethics/Morals/Humanitarian Concerns
The real driving force for workplace
SAFETY is workplace ETHICS
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Raise HSE awareness

(What the National Association of Safety Professionals says .)
NASP says:

The creation of a
comprehensive safety culture
within an organization requir
es that the whole organizatio
n is involved from the Manag
ing Director and down
Contd.
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Behavioral Safety is monitored

NASP says: Quote

Behavior modification is accomplished

largely through effective training, but also r
equires administrative controls.
Effective behavior modification within a
comprehensive safety culture must apply no
t just to laborers and operators, but to all hu
man links in the chain that is the "system".
THIS MEANS ..
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 Consider 8 principles of Safety

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1. Safety is an Ethical
responsibility
At its core, ethics holds up a positive vision of what is
right and what is good.
It defines what is "worth" pursuing as guidance for our
decisions and actions.
Workplace injuries and deaths are too often seen in the
abstract as statistics. But when it happens to someone we l
ove, we suddenly see the reality of the horrible pain and su
ffering and its widespread effect.
It is our ethical responsibility to do what is necessary to
protect employees from death, injury, and illness in the wo
rkplace.
This is the only foundation upon which a true safety
culture can be established in any workplace.
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2. Safety is a Culture, Not a

Program.
The combined commitment and
participation of the entire organization is ne
cessary to create and maintain an effective s
afety culture.
Every person in the organization, from the
top management of the corporation to the ne
west employee, is responsible and accounta
ble for preventing injuries.
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3. Management is Responsible
Management's responsibility is to lead the
safety effort in a sustained and consistent w
ay, establishing safety goals, demanding acc
ountability for safety performance.
And providing the resources necessary for a
safe workplace.
Managing safety is the responsibility of
every supervisor, from the first line supervis
or to the Chairman of the Board.
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4. Employees Must Be Trained to

Work Safely
Awareness of safety does not come
naturally; we all need to be trained to work
safely.
Effective training programs both teach and
motivate employees to be a productive part
of the safety culture.

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5. Safety is a Condition of
Employment
The employer must exhaust every reasonable
means to lead, motivate, train, and provision empl
oyees to maintain a safe workplace.
But, in the event the employee refuses to take the
actions required to work safely, the employer must
utilize a system of progressive discipline to enforc
e safety requirements and ensure the cooperation o
f the employee, or the removal of the employee fro
m the workplace in order to protect the employee
and their coworkers
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6. All Injuries Are Preventable

Sometimes accidents occur without the apparent
indication of fault or blame.
But there is always some chain of events that
occurred leading up to the accident that, had we re
alized the eventual outcome, someone could have i
nterceded.
The fundamental belief that injuries are, by their
nature, preventable is a catalyst that encourages us
to prevent injuries
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7. Safety Programs Must Be Site Specific, with

Recurring Audits of the Workplace and Prompt Corr
ective Action
The purpose of the workplace audit is to discover and
remedy the actual hazards of the site before they can injure
workers.
Recurring hazard analyses, comprehensive inspections,
and aggressive investigation of accidents or near misses, di
scover potential workplace hazards and identify weaknesse
s in safety plans, programs, policies, and procedures.
Safety regulations and generic safety programs are not
sufficient means to discover hazards because they are not s
pecific to the individual workplace.
A safety audit program is site specific. Whenever a safety
deficiency is found, prompt action is required both to over
come the hazard and to reinforce the message that safety is
a priority
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8. Safety is Good Business

Reducing workplace injuries and illnesses
reduces the costs of workers' compensation,
medical expenses, potential government fin
es, and the expenses of litigation.
Never forget: Company value (share prices)
usually fall when things go wrong

Effective workplace safety is not

an expense; it is an asset
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HSE Procedures
Safety plans and programs that are NOT
merely a restatement of the CODE will be d
eveloped and used in training
The COMPANY must take the standards
and make them specific to the WORK PLA
CE situation.
Step-by-Step procedures are necessary with
training for employees to safely perform the
task.
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HSE Safety Rules

HSE will work with Supervision (in partnership) to
prepare multi lingual safety PROCEDURES
And
Company Policy will provide a Safety incentive program
to ensure the success of a Behavioral Based Safety Progra
m (BBS) and further ensure that skills and personal trainin
g programs are implemented leading to a

ZERO INCIDENT
POLICY
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HSE will monitor Contractor

HAZARD IDENTIFICATION

Engineering will perform a Hazid with all Contractor / Subcontractors

Which will Identify critical activities by .
Review of Client / Contractors design HAZOP and project execution planning
Review TASK RISK ASSESSMENT for major activities
Review COSHH assessments / and conduct routine Audits for the use and
control of chemicals and Hazardous waste storage and disposal
Review Competent persons experience, qualification & training (and have
the right to reject or require additional training)
Review Contractor Lift Plans
Participate in Contractor TRAs & JSAs
Review & Approve the PTWs daily
Review & approve and routinely inspect LO/TO, Scafftag, Ladder tag,
confined space entry etc.
Conduct, near miss, accident & Incident Investigation to determine the route
cause, feedback to management & follow up on corrective actions
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Risk Mitigation will be applied

The 3 golden rules.
1.
2.
3.

First: Remove the Hazard identified (find

another way to achieve the work, thereby removi
ng the task completely)
Secondly: If the Hazard cannot be removed then
look at implementing engineering controls (e.g. g
uarding etc.)
Finally: If Engineering controls still do not
mitigate the hazard, then, and only then will adm
inistrative controls be considered such as persona
l PPE and specific task training to make the task
As Low As Reasonably Practical (e.g. working
at height, confined space entry)
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BBS
HSE within the BBS program shall..
Continually review all procedures and check that all
personnel are properly trained, understand and can follo
w the SWPs correctly
Monitor continuously for any unsafe conditions, and
potential hazards
Conduct training the trainer, when appropriate
Monitor all key activities daily, attend tool box talks
when necessary
Monitor noise and Environmental pollution issues, and
ensure compliance
Monitor that Site Health facilities are maintained to
standard
Monitor Health & Hygiene issues (kitchens and
canteen / rest areas and offices)
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HSE shall monitor and Report

HSE shall gather all statistics and trends

HSE shall Support, keep informed and Report to

the Company designated Manager
HSE Chairs joint Safety committee meetings and
Reports
HSE shall Report and publish safety statistics
Industry average

Our Actual Project average

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REMEMBER . SAFETY IS
EVERYONES BUSINESS
. ZERO TOLERANCE IS A CULTUR
E WHICH STARTS AT THE TOP and invol
ves everyone in the COMPANY: Client, Mana
gement Team, Designer, Purchasing, HR, Mai
n Contractor, Subcontractors, Suppliers, Man
ufacturers / Vendors

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