1. Focus on high consequence risks
August 2016
Focus on high consequence risks
Within our operations, there are a number of activities that are considered to have potentially high-consequence risks to people if not managed appropriately. The focus we place on high consequence risks allows personnel at all levels to make informed decisions to manage our risk profile.

2. Outline & purpose
This module will provide an introduction to the Fatal and Severe Risk Control Standard and the application of the Go / No Go philosophy.
Through visual demonstration and discussion attendees will have an understanding of:
- What Fatal and Severe Risks are
- The methods to undertake FSR assessments
- How to apply the go / no go philosophy
All attendees will complete a FSR assessment in the field as part of the module assessment.
Module duration approximately 2 hours including practical.

3. What are the fatal & Severe Risks
Notes:
The Fatal and Severe Risks also known as FSRs are a list of the risks we face out there in the field that have the most potential to cause fatalities or serious injury if not eliminated or controlled.
They are so high in risk that if the proper controls ARE NOT IN PLACE-WORK MUST STOP!!! This is what we call the Go/NO Go philosophy. Controls in place=keep working. Not in place=stop working.
They are based on our primary standards and system requirements but are so important that we have a special rule for them-Go or No Go.
You will see posters like this one around the place. You’ll note that there are QR codes in various places in the poster.
Question: Has anyone scanned one of these QR codes yet? What happened?
Explain the QR code on notice boards and how these link to important FSR question to validate the critical controls and the GO / NO GO approach.
Questions: How many FSRs are there? What do they cover?

4. Notes: There are 14 FSRs with some talk of expanding them to include another one for Traffic management around roadworks sites. Here are three of them. Run through the contents page.
Questions;
Who knew all 14 of them?
How often do you come across these issues in the work you do?
Did you realise they were so dangerous that they had a Go or No Go rule for them?
Has anyone here ever stopped work because one of the critical controls was missing?
Explore any answers you get.

5. Critical controls & the Go / No go
Notes:
Critical Controls
Within the FSR's there are identified ‘critical controls’ and a “Go/No Go” operating philosophy that surrounds them.  
‘Critical controls’ are considered non-negotiable across Laing O’Rourke workplaces and MUST BE IN PLACE!!! If they are not in place a potentially significant incident could occur.
The “Go/No Go” operating philosophy means WORK MUST STOP when any of the “critical controls” are not in place.  Identification of “No Go” needs to be encouraged, reviewed and discussed by the workplace management teams.
Standard controls: FSRs also contain ‘standard’ controls that are based on our primary standards or system requirements. They are not as important as the critical controls and must generally also be in place where applicable, but they are important nonetheless. Whilst it may not mean a NO GO is necessary, you should still raise standard controls as an issue if they are not in place.

6. FOCUS ON HIGH CONSEQUENCE RISKS
Audit
Design
Planning
Procurement DE
Innovation
Fatal & Severe Risk Control Standard
Inspection, Observation & Review
Incident Management
Positive Event Management
Risk Management
Notes:
The Fatal and Severe Risk control standard is designed to be used at all stages of construction. Whilst it can be used as an audit tool during an activity to confirm the critical controls are in place, it is more important to use the tool throughout the other cycles of design, planning, procurement and Design Engineering.
For example, the planning team can check what FSRs are part of the upcoming works and make sure we have the proper critical controls planned, before the team commences work.
Question:
How do you think we could apply the FSR standard in the procurement phase or work winning stage?

7. Paper based fsr reviews
Notes:
There are two ways to undertake a FSR review. Using paper based checklists or tablets. The paper based review sheets look like this, with the critical control on the left and the sort of criteria you should look for to answer whether the critical control is there. Put yes or no in the compliance box but importantly, put some comments about what you saw in the comments bit. Try not to just put yes or no without a note.
Question:
Can you think of any criteria missing from this example?

8. Tablet based
Notes:
This is what the tablet based version looks like. It uses an app called Fieldview.
Many of our sites have or have access to, tablets that are loaded with the Fieldview application that allows you to conduct a FSR review without paper forms. The FSR review is automatically uploaded into the system without double entry. You can also add photos to demonstrate good compliance OR poor.
Question: Who has used Fieldview? What did you think?

9. FSR’s and Fieldview
Click here for a short video on the Fieldview FSR tool
This video helps explain why we are moving towards tablet based FSR reviews using Fieldview.

10. FSr in practice – mount street
Click here for a practical example from our 100 Mount St project
Notes:
Whether you use Fieldview or paper, you need to look for evidence that the critical controls are or are not in place. This video shows the type of evidence observed to support a ‘Go’ decision when checking compliance with FSR 10 for Demolition.
Question:
What do you do if you find a critical control not in place? Who do you raise it with? What do you do at the time you see the control is missing?

11. Practical FSR to be completed in practice
In groups of 3 / 4 undertake a live FSR on the project
The activity should take approximately 1 hour
After the activity the team should review findings and discuss
The practical example in the field to be attempted after the four training packages have been run or after each individual package if delivery is split across multiple sessions.
Now we are going to practise a FSR review. If anyone has a tablet you can use it. The rest of you, form into a couple of groups and take these FSR review sheets with you.