What is Safety, Health and Environmental Management Its Doing the Right Thing! R. W. Campbell (1914)

What is Safety, Health and Environmental Management

It’s Doing the Right Thing!

R. W. Campbell (1914)

What is S,H & E Management?

• It’s Doing the Right Thing– Keeping People Healthy & Safe– Protecting the Environment in which we Live

• It’s Doing the Right Thing– Identifying, understanding & controlling

SH&E Risks (Hazards)– Understanding that business changes can

degrade controls and safeguards

R.W. Campbell: “We aim at the preservation of the individual..”


• It’s Doing the Right Thing– Leadership

• Actions focused on protecting People

– SH&E as a Core corporate value– An integrated SH&E Management System

• Aligned with corporate objectives & strategies• Risk/Hazard identification, assessment & control

– SH&E Performance Measurement– Achievement of Continuous Improvement

• Virtual elimination of injury, illness & environmental damage


• It’s Doing The Right Thing! WHY?– Successful senior executives tell us they

achieve corporate success because SH&E is a Core Value

– It’s good for individuals & families– It’s good for communities & society

AND– It’s good for Business!

R.W. Campbell: “..the right way to do things..”


• It’s good for individuals• Hydro’s Commitment

– Eliminate fatal accidents

What is S,H & E Management?• It’s good for families

– Transportation accidents are the number one cause of occupational fatalities in North America

– Vehicle accidents are also the leading cause of death for children

Honda’s Commitment• Advanced crash testing• Front side airbags with (OPDS)

– 82% of 2004 models – 100% by 2006

• Side curtain airbags– 64% of 2004 models – 100%

by 2006• Anti-lock braking system (ABS)

– 88% of 2004 models – 100% by 2006

• Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA) & rollover sensor

• Advanced Compatibility Engineering– Honda Odyssey and Acura RL

for 2005


• It’s good for communities

• EPCOR’s Commitment– Coal plant emissions

reduced to the equivalent of a state of the art natural gas plant.


• It’s good for society

What is S,H & E Management?• TransAlta’s Commitment:

– Manage SH&E risks using a defined & documented management system– Meet all SH&E legislation, regulations and applicable requirements– Continually improve SH&E performance to contribute to business success – Hold leadership accountable for systematically managing SH&E risks – Train employees on their SH&E responsibilities – Hold employees accountable for following SH&E procedures and working in a

manner that safeguards themselves, their co-workers, the public & the environment

– Encourage communication, consultation & collaboration with employees, customers, suppliers, contractors and public stakeholders

– Identify and develop new business practices and pollution prevention opportunities as solutions to environmental problems

– Assess compliance with SH&E legal requirements and conformance to the SH&E management system

– Audit results and report SH&E performance to the Board of Directors


• Doing the Right Thing– It’s Good for

Business!

Exxon Mobil is a sponsor of the R.W. Campbell Award for SH&E Excellence


• How do you know when your doing the right thing?– You understand your business’s SH&E

risks (hazards)…

…and you control them!


• Understanding your business’s SH&E Risks?



Identify RisksWhat can happen?How can it happen?

Consider Energy Forms

Establishing a process (policy, procedures, standards) to identify, assess and eliminate or control unacceptable risks or hazards.



Consider Energy Forms

Energy Unwanted Flow

Injury


• Gravitation Energy– Working at height– Using ladders– Construction


• Electrical Energy– Installations– Repair work– In proximity to

circuits


• Mechanical Energy– Installations– Repair work– Receiving & shipping– In proximity to moving

vehicles– Rotating equipment


• Chemical Energy– Welding– Manufacturing– Lab testing– Spills– Emissions



Evaluate RisksCompare against Your standards?

Determine Your risk priorities?

Analyze RisksDetermine existing Controls

Determine DetermineLikelihood Consequences

Estimate the Risk LevelRisk = L X C

What is S, H & E Management?

• Analyze and evaluate your business’s SH&E risk controls / barriers?

Consider Energy Barriers

Energy[GEMC] Unwanted Flow

Healthy & Safe

Design

Design

PhysicalProcedural

Admin.


• Managing your business’s SH&E Risks? – Treat your risks

• Use multiple barriers / controls• A single barrier could fail

– Monitor and review risks• Recognize the dynamic nature of

operational functions • Change is never ending• Re-examine if there is change


Treat, Monitor and Review Risks & Controls?

HOW?

Establish a SH&E Management System!

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R.W. Campbell Award Criteria for SH&E Management Excellence• Leadership

– Consensus and commitment to SH&E goals– Senior executives visibly demonstrate personal commitment

• Linkage between SH&E performance and productivity– SH&E is a Core corporate value– SH&E is integrated into the business management system– Alignment of SH&E with corporate objectives and strategies

• SH&E Management System– Executives accountable to personally and directly participate– Effective communication, consultation & collaboration– Systematic risk (hazard) recognition, evaluation and control– Operational SH&E programs to manage risks (hazards)– Effective competency-building and behaviour re-enforcement– Assessments, audits and evaluations

• Performance Measurements– Valid, reliable, comparable leading & lagging indicators

• SH&E Results– Continuous improvement in performance or sustained excellence

Key Elements of SH&E Mgmt. System

• Leadership– Organizational consensus and commitment to SH&E goals– Senior executives visibly demonstrate personal commitment– Defined SH&E goals and objectives– SH&E performance is recognized as a key indicator of

organizational excellence

• Linkage between SH&E performance and productivity– SH&E is a Core corporate value– SH&E is fully and completely integrated into the business

management process of the organization– Alignment of SH&E with corporate objectives and strategies– The discipline necessary for SH&E performance excellence

contributes to productivity and financial returns


• SH&E Management System Elements– Management

• Executives accountable to personally and directly participate

• Appropriate training, authority and accountability for managers and supervisors

• Sufficient resources to achieve SH&E program objectives• Effective communication, consultation & collaboration• Assessments, audits and evaluations to identify any gaps

in compliance with policy and objectives– Operations

• Systematic risk (hazard) recognition, evaluation and control process

• Design and engineering to eliminate risks and optimize the interaction of people with machines, equipment & materials

• Operational SH&E programs to manage risks (hazards) and meet standards (regulatory).


• SH&E Management System Elements– Organizational behaviour (Culture)

• Employee involvement and empowerment– increases acceptance and support of efforts

• Effective competency-building through training and skill development

• Verification that competency-building activities are achieving the objectives

• Clear delegation, concise direction and empowerment to create positive attitudes

• Behaviour reinforcement and coaching to motivate people to support organizational goals


• Performance Measurements– Valid, reliable, feasible and comparable– Leading indicators

• JSA, observations, inspections, audits/assessments, & certifications completed

– Lagging indicators• Incident and accident frequency & severity• Energy use

• SH&E Results– Continuous improvement in performance or

sustained excellence

Key Elements of SH&E Mgmt.Executive Leadership Vision & Policy

Assessed SH&E Risks/ Hazards

Integrated Objectives/ Strategies

Integrated Operational SH&E Programs

Employee Education, Involvement & Coaching

Measurement/ Assessment, Audit

Results and Evaluation

Senior Manager Leadership Actions!

• Establish and communicate Your Vision• Know your SH&E risks (hazards)

– Establish a process for risk identification, evaluation and control

• Establish SH&E objectives & targets• Build competencies of employees• Hold people accountable

– Managers for systematically managing risks– Employees for following procedures and working in

manner that safeguards themselves and others

Personal Leadership Actions!

• Model the behaviours you want exhibited– Set personal objectives & targets and

ask employees about theirs– Start all meetings with a discussion of

SH&E– Use safety gear where it is required– Learn enough to observe work and

provide feedback when on-site – Intervene if a worker appears to be at

risk

• Personally review the Mgmt. System performance– Be part of an assessment or audit– Be part of an incident investigation

Safety, Health and Environmental Management

It’s Leadership & Commitment

Do the Right ThingIt’s Good for People and

Business!

What is Safety, Health and Environmental Management Its Doing the Right Thing! R. W. Campbell (1914)

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