© Site Safe New Zealand 2008 Partnership Height Safety Tour 2009

Welcome to the Partnership Height Safety Tour for 2009 Today’s Program Rhett Brown – The Consequences of a Fall Accident Mike Flanagan – ACC data for Height Related Accidents Demi Naylor – the Department of Labour position on Height Safety Jeff Strampel – Systematic Height Safety Management in Business from Site Safe Questions followed by Refreshments and Networking Session

Seminar Goals To Understand the Human cost of Working at Height Accidents To Understand the Business cost of Working at Height Accidents To Explain your Legal Position for Working at Height To Recognise how to Systematically Manage Height Hazards in your Business To Encourage Your Commitment to Planning and Training to Prevent Working at Height Accidents

Managing Height Safety Jeff Strampel Site Safe NZ Inc

Business Management All Businesses need to implement business systems in order to remain competitive. This will include: Financial Human Resources Assets and Resources Client Services Safety Environment These systems are not mutually exclusive and should function together.

The Benefits of Health & Safety Massey University and University of Auckland “Workplace Productivity Working Group” Source: Safeguard Less time off resulted Linked with Staff retention Linked with productivity Fewer breakages and fewer safety errors Improved workplace relationships H&S was the glue that held everybody together Viable workforce is the key to sustainability and profit

The Benefits of Health & Safety Our own Case Studies Projects finished ahead of schedule Tendered profit margins achieved Improved planning and reduced downtime Safety flowed through to other things It instilled a sense of discipline Relationships were improved Reduced costs of accidents Fewer hassles

Financial Costs of Accidents Cost of delays when work stops Inefficiency due to break up of Team Wage payments up to 5 days Cost of damaged work Cost to repair/replace damaged tools/equipment Schedules and budgets not met Damage to the business reputation Loss of goodwill in the Community Cost of Department of Labour investigations and prosecutions The Benefits of Health & Safety

Improved Productivity – Quality – Job Satisfaction – Retention Ideas – Relationships – Lives – Profits

Safety System for Business Management Commitment Employee Participation These are the drivers Hazard Management Training Program Proactive Activity Accident Management Emergency Management Reactive Activity

Safety Harness The True Impact

Height Hazard Management All hazards must be managed. Working at height is no different except that it is one of the most hazardous activities you will undertake. Systematically identify and assess all height hazards Use the Control Hierarchy and take All Practicable Steps to eliminate, isolate or minimise height hazards Monitor that controls are working Involve Employees Leaving your employees to manage height hazards when they arrive on the jobsite will usually result in the least affective effective controls

Height Safety Planning When planning how to manage height hazards you can use: Site Specific Safety Plan Task Analysis and/or a Hazard Register Codes of Practice and Guidelines Operating and Assembly Instructions Involve your workers

Examples of hazards when working at height Falls from heights Falling objects Overhead services Structural collapse Environmental factors Consider the severity of the injury and likelihood of harm Height Hazard Management

Safety Training Knowledge and information, formal and informal Tell Workers about the hazards Show them what to do to avoid harm Gaining Experience Doing the job under supervision – direct and indirect Competence Training plus experience – different levels Unless ‘fully competent’ some level of supervision is required Need to know competence level of each Worker for each job/task Safety Training and Competence

In Summary Together we can have a positive impact on the serious problem of working at height What to do next? Register for the height safety improvement program before you leave. In the near future book into the Advanced Passport course and the Height & Harness course. Implement the Site Specific Safety Plan for your work at height. Send a sample of a completed plan for review.