Big Six Handbook

BIG SIX

services group

Our purpose is to redefine the way sustainable development is delivered.

Based on our collective experience, we collaborate at the earliest stage to design and self-deliver innovative customer solutions across technically demanding built environment and infrastructure sectors.

Working in partnership with our stakeholders, we are actively contributing to economic growth, social advancement and environmental protection.

Keltbray is a specialist construction engineering and infrastructure

Welcome to your Big Six handbook, contained within you will find essential information regarding the current six biggest risks within the business. This will include the definition, purpose and key contacts who are actively promoting how we can further develop the safe management of our operations and support our ‘Promote Health, Prevent Harm’ vision.

DEFINITION

The Big Six were identified after analysing our activities, incidents, accidents and trends that pose the biggest risks to people, asset or reputation. These are regularly reviewed to ensure our focus remains pro-active and continues to support the organisation in its mission to ‘redefine how sustainable development is delivered’.

The following have been formally recognised by the Group board as Keltbray’s biggest risk areas:

– Moving Plant

Working at Height and Falling Objects

– Electricity and Service Strikes

– Temporary Works

– Health and Wellbeing

– Driving

PURPOSE

The aim is to raise awareness, pioneer innovation, identify and share best practice while proactively supporting our operational activities and HS&W strategies.

Our culture is embedded by valued people, effective engagement, mindful leadership and positive behaviours; ensuring healthy and safe places of work where people can thrive.

This inclusive approach is integrated via our process of planning for success, creating the right environment, delivering operational excellence and evaluating our performance, all of which form part of our ‘Promote Health, Prevent Harm’ vision.

Structure

The Big Six is fully aligned with our new Health, Safety & Wellbeing strategies and consists of a Group lead and six individual area leads who report into our SHELT(Safety, Health, Environmental Leadership Team) framework at both tactical and strategic levels. To support this structure and expand the pool of knowledge, working groups of individuals from across our organisation ensure input and representation from our operational, support and HSQE functions. Each member brings their own skills, knowledge and experience to form fully inclusive cohorts with a broad overview of their specific risk area.

No matter which position a person holds in Keltbray, they have a significant part to play in ensuring we are all mindful of the Big Six risks.

We can do this by:

– Taking time to plan activities

– Applying best practice

– Demonstrating positive behaviours

– Always following a Safe System of Work

– Stopping work if you feel something is unsafe

Group Lead

The Big Six has recently transitioned through an evolutionary period that has refined the structure, process and deliverables. It has developed into a comprehensive support framework that raises awareness and provides a platform for our future leaders to unleash their potential. The direct links into our SHELT governance process allows any new ideas or recommendations to be heard and actioned at the very highest level ensuring we can continue to provide safe and healthy places of work.

“The reinvigoration and energy within the Big Six represents a real step forward. Senior leadership continue to provide full support – all members are focussing on common goals, working collaboratively and spotlighting best practices to the benefit of our wider organisation.”

Group Lead Sam Taylor HS&W Strategic Projects Lead

The Big Six

Health and wellbeing

Approximately 65% of referrals into KML are for mental ill-health. The COVID-19 pandemic has affected everyone in society. The Samaritans charity are particularly worried about three groups with regards to higher risk for suicide:

– People with pre-existing mental health conditions

– Young people who self-harm

– Less well-off middle-aged men

“One of the key aims of the Thrive HWB programme is to create parity between physical and mental health, helping to destigmatise mental ill-health, increase understanding.”

Lead Mark Newns Health and Wellbeing Manager

Electricity and service strikes

Electricity and service strikes are a high risk on construction sites, particularly without proper management and planning. The term includes striking electricity cables, water and gas pipes, all of which have the potential to cause serious harm or damage.

Below are a few examples that can reduce the risks:

– Effective permit systems

– Insulated tools and equipment

– Clear on concise drawings and surveys

– Specific training and detection techniques

– Agreed handover and acceptance procedures

“Going home safe and well must be everyone’s main priority above all others. Electricity and service strikes pose major risks, and in some areas of the business, we face these risks every day. If anyone has subject knowledge regarding these areas, you are more than welcome to join the working group, if this sounds of interest to you, feel free to email me directly.”

Lead Jeremy Blom Lead HSQE Manager

Working at height and falling objects

Working at height remains one of our biggest risks.

One of the main misconceptions of the term ‘work at height’ is that you must be a certain height from the ground, when in fact you can be a ground level or even below ground. Work at height means work in any place where, if there were no precautions in place, a person could fall a distance liable to cause personal injury.

Some basic principles can really help when planning work a height:

Can you avoid working at height in the first place?

– Do as much work as possible from the ground

Can you prevent a fall from occurring?

– Use existing access that is already safe

– Use of collective protection work equipment – Use of PPE

Can you minimise distance or consequence of a fall?

– If the risk remains you must take sufficient measures to reduce the risk either collective or personal

“Take a sensible approach when considering precautions for working at height. There may be some low-risk situations where common sense tells you no particular precautions are necessary; the law recognises this. However, if you do need assistance with planning working at height, it is always best to ask”

Lead Gareth Acres Senior Project Manager

Temporary works

A high proportion of the projects undertaken across the Keltbray business will involve some form of temporary works. It is an intrinsic part of what we do every day, and has potentially severe consequences if not managed properly.

Here are a few examples that can reduce the risks, and tie directly back to BS5975:

– Ensuring our personnel managing temporary works are competent

– Having clear procedures for the management of temporary works

– Ensuring that key interfaces and lines of authority are clear between all parties involved

– Having effective permit systems in place for the loading and unloading/ striking of temporary works

– Ensuring any changes from the design, plan and sequence are acceptable to the designer and are documented accordingly

– Having robust quality assurance processes in place to demonstrate compliance with the design

“By the nature of temporary works, there is often very little left visible upon completion of these works. However, the associated risks that come with temporary works are critical to the business, so I am pleased to see awareness around this key risk area being brought to the forefront via its inclusion in the Big Six.”

Lead

Phil Bromley Head of Temporary Works

Moving plant

The movement of vehicles on a construction site poses a large risk to people, structures or buildings. Accidents caused by moving plant can be severe and therefore correct management and planning is essential for all sites.

Below are a few examples that can help reduce the risks:

Fully competent operators

– Effective site management plans

Segregation of plant/personnel

– Safe access and egress routes

Regular maintenance and inspections

“We need to be fully aware of the extremely high-risk environment we work in when using operating plant. Through engagement with our workforce, we must collaborate to ensure continuous improvements are made to create a safer working environment.”

Lead Lee Cain Operations Director

Driving within the workplace does not only refer to vehicles on site. It also involves all work related driving, including to and from site. As this is one of our most common activities, the risk of an incident is increased.

Unsafe driving may result in serious incidents such as vehicle collisions, hitting pedestrians or vehicle faults, all of which could cause harm to employees or members of the public. When driving for work, consideration should be given to weather conditions, the physical and mental state of the driver, surrounding activities, location and type of vehicle. All drivers must be fully competent and trained to drive the specific type of vehicle and all must be regularly serviced and subject to visual user checks as necessary.

Below are a few examples that can help reduce the risks:

– Planning journeys

– Considering weather conditions

– Specific training – Avoiding fatigue

– Regular inspections and vehicle checks

If you would like to know more about the Big Six, you can access the dedicated Intranet pages which host a wide range of material including:

– Promotional videos

– Awareness posters

– Toolbox talks

– Compliance documents

– Blogs and articles

“Driving defensively will allow drivers to predict hazards and take the necessary actions to safely negotiate through the hazard or stop their vehicle in sufficient time to avoid an accident. As many of us drive on a daily basis, the application of safe driving techniques will ensure the driver’s safety and that of other road users.”

Lead Mark Kenny Project Manager

For any immediate concerns, please speak with the location management or your HSQE representative. Also, if you have any ideas or suggestions regarding the Big Six, feel free to use the Contributions system.

BIG SIX

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Redefining sustainable development

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