Safety Stand Down Together We Will Make the Difference

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• Safety Stand Down Together We Will Make the
  Difference

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Safety Stand Down

• Introduction
• Working together in a cooperative and
  collaborative manner will improve work place
  health and safety in the oil and gas industry
• Together, we will make the difference in reducing
  injuries and illness
• Together, we will make the difference in
  controlling the risks and hazards that we face
  every day

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• Why Our Industry
• Since 1990 there has been a significant increase
  in the use of contractors
• Over the past 10 years a large number of
  experienced workers, supervisors, managers and
  contractors have retired
• A shift in responsibility and risk from the
  operating companies to the contractor population
• An increase in the understanding of the legal
  obligations has forced all parties to change
  their approach to working in a contract
  environment

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• What can we do to ensure we are working together
  to make a difference?
• Plan for Safety
• Prepare
• Two-Way Communication
• Stop work to manage change
• Joint Evaluation
• Continuous Improvement

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• Plan for Safety
• Describe the work to be complete ensure all
  parties understand the work to be done
• Allow contractors to obtain a full understanding
  of the work required
• Specify HS Requirements before the work begins
• Cooperative identify the risks
• All parties need to have input into the work
  schedule

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• Prepare
• Select the employees and contracts that have the
  necessary experience, qualifications and
  capability to undertake the activities in
  question safely
• Document and communicate purpose and
  responsibilities
• Clarify expectations and set all people and
  parties up for success

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• Two Way Communication
• Provide all stakeholders with the most current
  information so that they may choose wisely to
  take on the work or decline
• Hold pre-job meetings to answer questions and
  determine how risks and hazards will be
  controlled
• Encourage and reward pro-active efforts to
  prevent injury or illness for example audits,
  training, or inspections

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• Stop Work to Manage Change
• There is a strong correlation between incidents
  and changes on the worksite
• Hold on site meeting before the work begins and
  on an ongoing basis at the start of the various
  stages of the work being performed.
• Have a plan to manage change and implement it
  when work place parties know they can stop unsafe
  work the and have a plan and process to deal with
  the issue they are more productive

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• Joint Evaluation
• Evaluate the workplace with a 3600 perspective
• Accept the assistance of qualified contractors to
  identify opportunities for improvement and
  increased safety
• Improve worksite safety through a sharing of the
  actions to take to reduce injury or illness

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• Continuous Improvement
• Hold a post job meeting to discuss all aspects of
  the work or project
• Instill a process to learn and improve the system
  to prevent injury and illness
• Use learning to improve the training, competence
  and qualifications of your organization,
  personnel and contractors

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• Conclusion
• Cooperation and collaboration are the key to
  improving workplace health and safety performance
• Communication and control of risks and hazards is
  most effective when all workplace parties conduct
  those action together
• Working together to comply with legal obligations
  and meet workplace agreements will make the
  difference in injury and illness prevention