HCF SAFETY & SECURITY BULLETIN 15 Aug – 27 Aug 2017
Ref: SHEQD10.2.3 Issue: 01
Ladder and Stair incidents are on the rise We have had 3 incidents involving ladders and stairs in the past 10 days THINK TWICE – ACT ONCE DON’T ROLL THE DICE Click the links below to see recent Safety Alerts relating to incidents caused by vessel access and use of ladders and stairs Slips Trips and Falls Serious Injuries From Everyday Work Safe Vessel Access Ladder Safety
Feedback on hazards and issues raised: •
The gangway ramps on the Collaroy were damaged and the gangway would not close-up correctly. Crew secured gangway by using a block and tackle and removing pins.
Security Matters Did you know there have been three (3) ‘Terrorist’ attacks in Australia in the past five (5) months? A ‘Terrorist Attack’ is defined as: An act, or a threat to commit an act, that is done with the intention to coerce or influence the public or any government by intimidation to advance a political, religious or ideological cause
The threat is real and our personal vigilance toward suspicious activity, Hot or Not and White Level Checks are our first line of defence. DAYS SINCE LAST LOST TIME INJURY HCF Overall LTI free days 3 DAYS SINCE LAST LOST TIME INJURY Balmain Shipyard Operations Current New Best Current Previous Best 487 487 3 168 ~ Any feedback on this bulletin or its contents can be directed to: safety@harbourcityferries.com.au ~ HCF-SB-114 – approved by Wayne Potter, GM SHEQ
HCF SAFETY & SECURITY BULLETIN 15 Aug – 27 Aug 2017
Ref: SHEQD10.2.3 Issue: 01
Safety Performance
LTI
Total Injured
Close Quarters
Vessel Incidents
SRF Received
4
Property / Equipment Damage 1
This Week
1
0
0
7
This Month
1
8
1
0
0
11
2017
5
71
1
5
7
325
7 SRF’s received – 4 x Injury reports, 1 x Passenger incident, 1 x Equipment damage, 1 x Object found on vessel
. There were no hazards reported for the week
I Chose To Look The Other Way I could have saved a life that day, But I chose to look the other way. It wasn’t that I didn’t care; I had the time, and I was there. But I didn’t want to seem a fool, Or argue over a safety rule. I knew he’d done the job before; If I spoke up he might get sore. The chances didn’t seem that bad; I’d done the same, he knew I had. So I shook my head and walked by; He knew the risks as well as I. He took the chance, I closed an eye; And with that act, I let him die. I could have saved a life that day, But I chose to look the other way.
Now every time I see his wife, I know I should have saved his life. That guilt is something I must bear; But isn’t’ something you need to share. If you see a risk that others take That puts their health or life at stake, The question asked or thing you say; Could help them live another day. If you see a risk and walk away, Then hope you never have to say, “I could have saved a life that day, But I chose to look the other way.”
by: Don Merrill
The number of hazards being reported has dropped off, if you see a hazard, fix it if you can, and report it on a SRF ~ Any feedback on this bulletin or its contents can be directed to: safety@harbourcityferries.com.au ~ HCF-SB-114 – approved by Wayne Potter, GM SHEQ