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Health and safety is sacrosanct for UAE-based contracting giant Khansaheb, which was listed among the top 10 players on Construction Week’s Power 100 list for 2021.
However, health and safety is a mandate that has undergone several modifications over time; the 85-year old contracting giant is adapting to these by establishing specific strategies including “collaboration and teamwork, which are critical at every stage of a project to achieve enhanced HSE results”, states Group HSE Manager for Khansaheb, Andrew Cook.
Better collaboration, better safety
Cook continues: “Whether you are discussing design and concept with the client and consultant or buildability with the project management team and specialist subcontractors, safety is prioritised for these meetings, and we ensure this is at the forefront of every decision.
We pride ourselves in converting our clients’ requirements into reality. To achieve success at this, you must treat each activity as a process and ensure you break the process into a series of actions that puts safety first and achieves your end goal of keeping people safe.”
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To sustain the natural progression of the country’s technological energy advancement, he noted, subsequent governments had supported this effort to improve the country’s energy security to provide leadership and resources to facilitate the nuclear power programme.
This has given birth to the NPG to become the owner/operator of Ghana’s first nuclear power plant.
He said the NPG Board, under the chairmanship of Mr Fred Oware, was focused on providing relevant resources to build a strong safety culture and resilience management systems that adhered to standards in the planning and development of nuclear infrastructure and related activities across the country.
In addition to electricity generation, nuclear energy, the Minister said, could provide solutions to an even wider range of applications - those innovative nuclear technologies such as small modular reactors would complement existing large reactors to enable deep decarbonization as part of the clean energy transition.
EPISODE NOTES
Greg makes it very clear how important it is to avoid oversimplifying the term “due diligence”. He shares how this mistake has, unfortunately, led to safety officers and businesses being held liable for incidents at their premises. Today’s conversation with Greg was incredibly insightful to me and he clarified all his examples with real-life examples.
Topics:
Introduction to Greg Smith Paper Safe Capacity Index vs incident count safety metrics research paper in epi What is due diligence? Misleading due diligence products Reasonably practicable vs due diligence The validity of injury rates Site inspection limitations The role of health and safety reporting Learning from incidents Practical tips from Greg Advice for safety officers meeting with the board of directors
As it currently stands, SpaceX only possesses a license for suborbital flights.
Before a license can be approved, the FAA needs to conduct an environmental review of the launch site and plans to ensure launches won’t have a significant negative impact on the surrounding area.
The news comes after SpaceX recently landed itself in hot water after it was found that the December SN8 launch reportedly ignored at least two warnings from the FAA before the prototype exploded.
“These actions show a concerning lack of operational control and process discipline that is inconsistent with a strong safety culture,” FAA’s Space Division Chief Wayne Monteith wrote in a letter to Shotwell.
One of the most important questions to ask when choosing and implementing leadership development programs is “How do our leaders like to learn?”. Even the most thoughtful, strategically focused leadership development program can miss the mark if participants don’t like the modalities. So, what are the best types of leadership training types for your leaders? Before anyone can answer that question, it’s important to understand why leadership training matters.
Why Leadership Training Type Matters “To create a safe working environment” was how one senior leader responded when DDI asked why leadership development mattered to him. From there, the stories followed. Each leader described their personal experiences of mishaps, some resulting in people getting hurt and, in the most tragic circumstances, leading to loss of life. There was a clear connection to the program’s purpose, and leaders were emotionally connecting to it. The mission was about much more than completing some training. It was about changing the way people interacted with each other so that they could strengthen their safety culture and become a stronger, more focused leadership team. The company recognized their leaders set the tone, culture, and mindset for everything, particularly when it comes to safety. They launched their program in many areas around the world where leaders had little to no former leadership development training. DDI designed the program to deliver formal in-person training on-site, leveraging relevant leadership training courses and real scenarios. This allowed leaders to practice newly learned knowledge and skills and exchange feedback and personal experiences with each other. “To create a safe working environment” became the guiding principle for the program. And it made a big difference. Through building and practicing their interpersonal and leadership skills, the organization is starting to see change in strengthening a culture of putting safety first. Safety leadership is becoming a reality.
edelivery.net/2021/06/i… 23rd June 2021 - 2:40 pm Clare Bottle takes the role of CEO of the UK Warehousing Association from July 1. Ahead of her start eDelivery.net caught up with Clare for an exclusive interview about her plans and how she wants to ensure warehousing becomes more inclusive in every way.
Congratulations on the new role, can you tell eDelivery.net a little more about yourself and why this role appealed to you?
Above all, logistics is a community; one where I’ve always endeavoured to play an active part, for example as a fellow and former board director of the CILT, or a trustee of Transaid. The UKWA is the best trade association in logistics and I’m delighted to have been appointed to lead it, at a time when public recognition of our sector is better than ever before.
You have an impressive 25 year career in the warehousing industry, working for a number of big names, what have been the most significant changes you have witnessed during that time?
The safety culture in warehousing is much better than when I started out and rightly so. Taking the long view, I now see this as part of our journey towards sustainability: protecting people and the planet, as well as profits. The UKWA’s recent report on the UK warehousing sector shows remarkable growth too, so it’s even more vibrant and exciting than when I began my career.
On June 28-29, the U.S.-Azerbaijan Chamber of Commerce, Inc. (USACC) and USAID Mission to Azerbaijan in partnership with Azerbaijan Investment and Export Promotion Foundation (AZPROMO) and the Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Development Agency (SMEDA) are co-organizing the Hazard Analysis Critical Point (HACCP) Training Course for food processors and manufacturers in Azerbaijan.
The goal of the program is to help food processors and manufacturers in Azerbaijan, including individual entrepreneurs, small and medium-sized businesses and women-owned enterprises to learn and implement HACCP principles, minimize food safety risks starting from raw material production, procurement and handling, to manufacturing, distribution and consumption of the finished product, as well as introduce food safety culture within food production, procurement, handling (warehousing), distribution and consumption level. The candidates are selected by AZPROMO, SMEDA and USAID PSA Program.
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Because the security and safety hazards for hospitality workers are so diverse, physical security leaders within the organization need to protect frontline staff with a proactive, comprehensive approach to their well-being.
It starts, with culture.
Safety culture and network Creating, promoting and practicing a culture of security and safety where breaks are encouraged and staff aren’t afraid to speak up about safety concerns and issues is paramount.
In addition, by providing safety-related training workshops or even casual conversations and online hangouts, a security leader can encourage team members to respect each other and watch out for each other. Such opportunities also improve communication and collaboration between security guards and frontline staff who tend to work alone.
Fire doors are a central element of a building’s passive fire protection system. They help stop the spread of fire and provide people with safe exit points. By law, workplaces across the UK must have fire doors installed on external walls throughout the premises.
Fire doors must be regularly inspected to ensure they are operating correctly. Fire door inspections should only be carried out by trained staff. To maintain a safe workplace for all, employers should provide their workers with access to fire door inspection training.
In this article, we will take a closer look at the functions of fire doors in the workplace and why fire door inspections are a crucial part of maintaining health and safety. We will also detail the benefits of creating and sustaining a strong health and safety culture.
Fire/EMS had the privilege of hosting the National Fire Academy (NFA) 2-day class, Fire Safety Culture: Who Protects Firefighters from Firefighters, this week. This class is designed to help fire service personnel identify their present fire service safety culture, explain how culture drives safety behavior, identify risk management strategies, and develop a fire service safety culture intervention plan to reduce injury and death to firefighters in their respective organizations. In addition to several of our own members, fire service personnel from surrounding departments attended the class. The NFA only supports six direct delivery classes in Kansas annually. We are extremely proud to have the opportunity to host two of these classes this year, with the second class scheduled for August 2021.
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The US Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) space office head defended Elon Musk’s SpaceX at a Congressional hearing despite the company’s unauthorised launch of a Starship prototype in December ignoring warnings from a safety inspector.
During the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing on Wednesday, representative Peter DeFazio and others asked FAA associate administrator Wayne Monteith what SpaceX has “done to deal with the operational concerns” and “cultural issues,” flagged after the company’s unauthorised launch of its SN8 Starship prototype.
While Mr Monteith has criticised SpaceX in the past for its actions “inconsistent with a strong safety culture,” he defended the aviation authority’s decision to allow further flights of its Starship prototype rockets.
“We would not have cleared them to start flight operations again had I not been confident they had modified their procedures effectively and addressed the safety culture issues that we saw,” Monteith told the hearing committee.
Powered by three Raptor rocket engines and made of stainless steel, the Starship prototype stands about 45 metres (150 ft) tall, and represents an early version of the rockets that the company hopes would carry people to the Moon and Mars.
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“How To Report Safely is an important resource for women journalists and allies alike. Almost all journalism safety courses cover major threats like how to survive a terrorist attack, treat a bullet wound or what to do in a natural disaster. These are vital topics. However, what is often missed is a more nuanced discussion of the risks that come with our gender identity, and what we can do to mitigate them,” said Nadine Hoffman, IWMF deputy director.
“As women and non-binary journalists, we face layered threats, and it’s critical to address them candidly, as Alison Baskerville did with empathy and deep expertise in this MOOC. While we have much more work to do to create an inclusive journalism safety culture, this is a critical step in the right direction,” said Hoffman.
“I really think [the course] has equipped me with the tools to be better prepared whenever I go out to report on a story,” one course participant said in final evaluations. “I currently work from home, so at times I don’t think of the dangers many journalists experience. This information will help whenever I do end up working in the field and I will definitely pass on this information to my colleagues.”
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Manufacturer Fabweld Steel Products has welcomed the latest addition to its team with the appointment of its first health, safety and environment apprentice.
Amy Truswell, who took up the role at the start of June, will be building a stronger health and safety culture across the company and developing FSP’s in-house expertise in this sector.
Amy will be working towards the safety, health and environment technician level three qualification, alongside securing certification in key disciplines such as IOSH and NEBOSH.
Wayne Carter, operations director, said that Amy’s role was integral to FSP’s development over the coming years.
“While Amy is studying towards her qualification, she will support the team with implementing health and safety protocol and supporting with our environmental analysis and development,” he said.
“However, the longer-term aim is to develop Amy’s position into a compliance management role to support our growth plans and business strategy. Having a specialist with the skills and expertise directly in the organisation will be vital as these issues become increasingly important in years to come.”
Attention, drone operators: the NASA UAS Safety Reporting System is open: and you can volunteer information guaranteed to be kept confidential, and not to get you into trouble with the FAA.
It’s Voluntary – But You Should Do It
The NASA UAS Safety Reporting System is part of NASA’s Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS). “The ASRS is a voluntary, confidential, non-punitive, safety reporting system that receives safety reports from pilots, air traffic controllers, dispatchers, cabin crew, maintenance technicians, and now UAS operators,” says NASA. “ASRS has been a part of the aviation safety culture for over 45 years and has collected and analyzed over 1.7 million safety reports to date. These reports describe unsafe occurrences, hazardous situations, and lessons- learned to help prevent others from making the same mistake.”
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Korean prosecutors announced that they were indicting the CEO and 17 managers at Hyundai Heavy Industries on violations of health and safety regulations. They cited numerous incidents of safety violations at the company’s shipyards and said they would be investigating the safety culture and protocols at the headquarters and company’s operating locations.
In announcing the indictments, prosecutors said that there had been three fatal accidents this year and a total of five deaths at the yards in the nine months between September 2019 and May 2020. A total of 635 safety violations were also identified during regular and special safety inspections undertaken by the Ministry of Employment and Labor.
Among the fatal accidents, they provided details on the death of a subcontractor working at the Ulsan shipyard. They reported that the pipe fitter suffocated on September 20, 2019, while working on a tank installation and two other workers also died in other suffocation incidents. Another worker died at an underwater maintenance facility and a worker died after falling from a height of over 55 feet.
In addition to the CEO, the indictments were filed against current and former leaders of the company’s business divisions and field managers, as well as subcontractors and suppliers. The enforcement effort is part of enhanced safety regulations and can result in heavy fines.
before liftoff, Elon Musk’s SpaceX ignored at least two warnings from the Federal Aviation Administration that launching its first high-altitude Starship prototype last December would violate the company’s launch license, confidential documents and letters obtained by The Verge show. And while SpaceX was under investigation, it told the FAA that the agency’s software was a “source of frustration” that has been “shown to be inaccurate at times or overly conservative,” according to the documents.
“SPACEX USED ANALYTICAL METHODS THAT APPEARED TO BE HASTILY DEVELOPED TO MEET A LAUNCH WINDOW.” SpaceX’s violation of its launch license was “inconsistent with a strong safety culture,” the FAA’s space division chief Wayne Monteith said in a letter to SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell. “Although the report states that all SpaceX parties believed that such risk was sufficiently low to comply with regulatory criteria, SpaceX used analytical methods that appeared to be hastily developed to meet a launch window,” Monteith went on.
Launch violations are rare in the industry, even as private contractors have taken over work that once was the US government’s alone. SpaceX occupies a particularly dominant position, as it is now NASA’s only ride to the International Space Station and the Moon. The documents exclusively obtained by The Verge show how SpaceX prioritized speed over safety when launching on its own private rocket playground. Ultimately, the FAA didn’t sanction SpaceX, and less than two months later, SpaceX resumed flights in Boca Chica, Texas.
A Summit Addressing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Anti-Racism in 21st Century STEMM Organizations on June 29 - 30, 2021 About this event Please join the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) as we convene a 2-day national summit Addressing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in 21st Century STEMM Organizations. We look forward to your participation as we: Discuss policies, strategies, and practices for confronting systemic racism Identify ways to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEMM settings Recognize the effect of systemic racism on the careers of individuals belonging to racial and ethnic groups historically underrepresented in the STEMM workforce
Topics: Jop’s research methods. How to interpret and explain procedures. Why rules don’t always lead to a work stoppage. Why stop-work happens. The perception vs. reality of stop-work. Myths and expectations of safety culture. The main takeaway.
Quotes:
“I think I’ve probably been guilty myself of not fully defining what I’m talking about.”
“Only one case I found where a rule actually led to stopping work.”
“First of all, compared to current interventions we see around stop-work…they all paint this picture of real significant decisions…and well, I found that plenty of stop-work decisions are basically considered insignificant.”
Creaking noises in high rise buildings are caused by developers using new technology to cut costs and a regulator that is slow to act, engineers say, prompting fears about fire safety and driving calls for a national review of construction products.
The Age has reported creaking noises that have tormented residents of Melbourne’s tallest towers, including Australia 108, Prima Pearl, Aurora, Melbourne Square and now Premier Tower – many constructed by building giant Multiplex.
Multiplex-built Premier Tower residents are now also complaining of creaking noises. Multiplex-built Premier Tower residents are now also complaining of creaking noises. CREDIT:WAYNE TAYLOR Multiplex has defended its buildings, claiming creaking noises are evidence the tower is working as intended by bending with the wind and residents should only be disturbed by loud noises during times of extreme weather.
However, residents claim the noises persist during low wind and are so disruptive they cause sleep deprivation and mental health problems.
“It was extremely loud yesterday but occurs even when there is minimal wind,” said one resident living in Multiplex’s newest development, Premier Tower.
Structural engineer and researcher Scott Menegon said creaking noises can occur as a result of developers using new technology to build flexible towers while continuing to use old products, such as wall and ceiling systems, that are not designed to bend.
“To promote a sustainable food safety culture in the entire organization, we ensure that all associates continually receive training on principles of food safety relevant to their roles, so they know the implication of their individual commissions and/or omissions to food safety,” said Alice Majani, Head of Supply Chain, East and Southern Africa, Upfield
Upfield is the manufacturer of the Blue Band range of products namely, Blue Band Fat Spread, Blue Band Peanut Butter, Blue Band Mayonnaise, and the recently launched Blue Band Instant Porridge in Kenya.
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A two-star general has been forced out of his job after an investigation found that he should have done more to prepare a unit of Marines that suffered a “preventable” disaster at sea last year that killed nine people. Maj. Gen. Robert F. Castellvi, who was suspended from his job as the Marine Corps inspector general in April, will be removed permanently, Capt. Andrew Wood, a Marine spokesman, said in an email. The decision by Gen. David H. Berger, the service’s top officer, will be part of Castellvi’s permanent record and “must be considered if he is evaluated for promotion, retention, or roles of responsibility,” Wood said. “This action typically prevents an officer from being promoted or serving in a role where he/she would be charged with the responsibility of caring for Marines and Sailors,” Wood said.
Investigators found that Castellvi, who at the time of the accident was the commander of the 1st Marine Division at Camp Pendleton, Calif., failed to ensure that the Marines had received a required assessment known as a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation before their assignment at sea or that some of them knew how to escape a sinking vehicle. Eight Marines and a sailor from that unit died July 30, 2020, after their 26-ton amphibious assault vehicle (AAV) sank off the coast of California during training. The disaster has become an embarrassment for the Marine Corps, which celebrates its roots as an amphibious force capable of launching raids from Navy ships to contested enemy shores. Family members of the service members killed have decried the slipshod nature of their training, and lawmakers have questioned the Marine Corps’ safety culture.
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CHANGING the farm safety culture among workers has been a priority for north-west Victorian farm manager Simon Craig.
“It is very easy for me as a manager to try to tell the men how important safety is, but if they don’t follow it, then it is never going to change,” he said.
Simon has worked as an agronomist and consultant, but when he started managing his father-in-law’s 7000 hectare grain and sheep farm at Kooloonong in 2016, one of his first priorities was to update safety practices.
Simon’s time as an agronomist provided him with a solid background of farm safety knowledge and he wanted to create a positive environment for workers on Lemac Farm.
The operation employs casual workers during the annual harvest, but the busy period left little time for inductions.
“We also work very long hours and are often during those times, which meant you might make more mistakes.”
He has introduced a QR code process, initially for the farm’s 620 horsepower tractor, enabling staff members get instructions and a checklist about operational risks on their mobile phone.
“It makes it a lot easier than even explaining it over the phone.
“It has worked really well and all the staff are on-board.”
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Earlier this spring, Quality Assurance & Food Safety magazine surveyed employees of food manufacturing facilities, including farms, to get a sense of what food safety culture looks like on a practical level.
For World Food Safety Day today, we’re sharing a sneak peek at some of the results from a recent survey we conducted on food safety culture. Among the questions, we asked respondents what food safety culture meant to them. Below are some of the more than 40 anonymous responses. To see the full results from the survey, check out the May/June issue when hits mailboxes and inboxes later this month.
“The common instinct among a group of food employees that compels them to do the right thing despite it being more cumbersome or inconvenient. Prerequisite: They know what is the right thing to do.”
“Say what you do, do what you say, prove it. Everyone buys in to doing things the right way.”
“It is very important to me as I’m the QA/QC manager, but it is difficult when not all employees are able to see what could happen. They need to not only know why to do something but also the reason why you do something.”
“Buy in from all levels of employees (janitor to CEO) of ‘thinking food safety’ with all levels of decisions.”
“Lead by example. Encourage employee growth by allowing employee input and participation.”
“It means putting thought and effort into making certain that the foods we produce will not cause harm to anyone for any reason.”
“We are trying to imbibe safety culture in secondary school students and their teachers with the understanding that the government cannot do it all alone. As an organisation, we partnered with the state to train public and private school teachers and students in Lagos state. We have trained them on knowledge of first aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation so that they can be lifesavers from their homes, promote safety and also imbibe the safety culture in schools and the environment.
The Lagos State government has been quite responsive and we enjoyed an authorisation from the Lagos State Safety Commission, Nigerian Red Cross and the World Safety Organisation in this exercise considered as our corporate social responsibility of giving back and impacting society positively”.
While National Forklift Safety Day is June 8, forklift safety is more than just one day, and it is also more than just the forklift. A holistic and consistent focus is key, especially given the important role forklift safety plays in the supply chain.
To build and maintain a strong safety culture, managers need to consider every important aspect that can contribute to employee safety while stressing the role of the individual. Here are five essential safety components to keep in mind:
Training that is accessible, personalized, and extends across the workforce. Whether classroom-based or streamed online, training for operators, supervisors, and pedestrians should be interactive, engaging, and tailored to the individual.
Compliance management that controls access and automates processes for streamlining safety adherence. Through data collection and analysis, managers can control access to equipment, automate processes that streamline compliance, and receive a more complete view of adherence to safety regulations.
Equipment design that prioritizes safer operation. Product design is sometimes overlooked as a component of safety management, but it can play a vital role. Auditing your existing equipment to identify missing key safety features is an essential step toward creating a strong safety program.
Connectivity that provides more visibility, awareness, and opportunities. Connected devices and equipment that enable the collection and analysis of data across the workplace offer a new tool for identifying opportunities for supervision, reinforcing training, and effecting behavioral changes.
Data analytics that inform safety goals. Real-time and historical data from forklift fleet and operator management systems are invaluable in identifying and responding to safety-related incidents, as well as identifying correct and incorrect behaviors.