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As a result an Enforceable Undertaking was agreed with WorkSafe New Zealand in April 2018 and we are developing a new procedure for temporary works that will apply to all our sites from March 2019. We are also working to help establish new national guidelines. The learnings from this incident are reflected in our long-term strategy to improve our whole-of-life health and safety outcomes through our product and infrastructure designs. Our strategy for FY19 will include a focus on our critical safety risks and the development and implementation of greater oversight, direction and planning to prevent occupational illness and promote the health and wellbeing of our people. The final piece to our strategy is a renewed focus on simplifying and streamlining our systems and processes while continuing to build our leadership and engagement with our people on the frontline. Serious Injury Frequency Rate 0.328 2017 0.510 ▼ 36%
Total Recordable Injury Frequency Rate (TRIFR) 5.1 2017 6.9 ▼ 26%
Fletcher Building Excellence Awards
SAFETY EXCELLENCE At the Fletcher Building Excellence Awards, the Individual Contribution to Safety Improvement and Safety Team awards winners were Andrew Holt from Firth and Iplex Australia health and safety team. Andrew Holt , in conjunction with our truck GPS suppliers, developed and installed a safety alert system for handbrakes and seatbelts on our 400+ fleet of certified trucks. Alerts for both handbrake and seatbelts are delivered by an in-cab voice-over- audio for the driver, his or her immediate supervisor receives a text alert of the breach and the incident is recorded against that driver, along with any other health and safety alerts, including speeding, harsh braking and excessive tilts. The Iplex Australia safety team has supported the business to deliver some outstanding safety results reducing TRIFR by 53% and Long Term Injuries (LTI) from eight to one compared with FY16. The cost of workers compensation claims has also dropped as a result. Some of the initiatives rolled out by the business included Riskmindful training, a risk management guide to clarify which safety tools to use and when, and Lock Out and Tag Out modules.
SERIOUS AND RECORDABLE INJURIES A highlight for the year was a significant reduction in serious injuries and recordable injuries. In FY18, we reversed our injury trends and achieved significant reductions across all of our divisions. Our Serious Injury Frequency Rate decreased by 36% to 0.328 and our Total Recordable Injury Frequency Rate (TRIFR) decreased by 26% to 5.1. All of our people deserve to go home safe at the end of every day and there are further improvements we can make to ensure this is the case. One area we are working to improve within the Group, and across the construction industry, is the approach to temporary works. It is a challenging area that requires collaboration and shared learning between designers, contractors and suppliers to create safe work environments. A subcontractor on one of our sites was injured by the collapse of a temporary wall following a high-rain event and investigations found the risks in the works had not been fully recognised.
TRIFR 1
8
6
4
2
0
FY15
FY16
FY17
FY18
Serious Injuries 2
Individual Contribution To Safety Improvement
40
Safety Team Award Andrew Holt – Firth Iplex Australia H&S Team
30
20
10
0
FY15
FY16
FY17
FY18
1 Total recordable injury frequency rate. Measured by the total number of recordable injuries per million hours worked. 2 Serious Injury includes immediate treatment as an in-patient at hospital for more than 24 hours or immediate treatment for a serious injury or illness as defined by Safe Work Australia.
44 Fletcher Building Limited Annual Report 2018
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