© Laing O’Rourke 2016, all rights reserved. COMPELLING CASE FOR CHANGE & TOOLS TO SUPPORT August 2016 Name & Title

© Laing O’Rourke 2016, all rights reserved. OUTLINE & PURPOSE This module provides an introduction to the shift in safety from the traditional approach to Next Gear. By completing this module you will have an awareness of some of the tools that support Next Gear. It is a one hour session including discussion.

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METRICS AND CONVERSATIONS

© Laing O’Rourke 2016, all rights reserved. THE DANGEROUS ASSUMPTION What was celebrated as a measure of effective safety management the day before? The absence of one thing …

© Laing O’Rourke 2016, all rights reserved. THE DANGEROUS ASSUMPTION ‘The fatality rate in the construction industry increases when the accident frequency declines’ Incident rate Jun 1, Accidents and fatal accidents-some paradoxes. Authors: Saloniemi, A.; Oksanen, H. Source: Safety Science, Volume 29, Number 1, June 1998 Fatality rate

© Laing O’Rourke 2016, all rights reserved. CONTROL AND CONSTRAINT

© Laing O’Rourke 2016, all rights reserved. Behaviour BasedEmpowerment Based Based on achieving constraint and control Directs task based activity Goal is to remove variability Finds and stops deviations Linear view of cause and effect Workers unsafe acts are the cause of accidents Protective. Based on premise of engagement and trust Asks curious questions Goal is to understand variability and workarounds Assumes a complex world Promotes empowerment Focusses on strengths and not weaknesses Productive.

© Laing O’Rourke 2016, all rights reserved. SAFETY CRITICAL MESSAGES BY THE BUSINESS FOR THE BUSINESS Safety engagement programs delivered by the business Operational delivery of safety critical messages Pit Crews Master Trainers Supervisor-workforce engagement

© Laing O’Rourke 2016, all rights reserved. DISRUPT TRADITIONAL SAFETY THINKING AND LANGUAGE Click here for more on Next Gear from Cathal O'Rourke

© Laing O’Rourke 2016, all rights reserved. LIVING INTO THE PRINCIPLES PRINCIPLETOOLS People are the Solution1.Pit Crews 2.Collective Insights 3.Safety critical messages delivered by the business for the business 4.Workforce – Supervisor 5.Barry Talks 6.Next Gear engagement workshop Safety is the Presence of PositivesPositive Performance Indicators: Fatal and Severe Risk Controls Levels of Leadership Engagement Investigating Success Class 1 Near Miss Safety is an Ethical Responsibility1.Reducing bureaucracy and simplifying systems using our new SMS, Gearbox and Fieldview 2.Focus on fatal and severe risk 3.Understanding work as done vs imagined 4.Authority/decisions vested in those that do

© Laing O’Rourke 2016, all rights reserved. TOOLS TO SUPPORT OUR TACTICS a)Undertaking an FSR assessment b)Facilitating Collective Insights c)Conducting Positive Investigations d)Barry Talks for our teams