CRL Ltd and Link Alliance monitor 20 individual H&S performance indicators which cover all activities from design through to commissioning that are critical for the project to effectively manage potential H&S risks.
A range of leading and lagging health and safety performance indicators are monitored, which assess the presence and effectiveness of controls to manage hazards on site, creating a detailed and accurate picture of performance.
To manage the large amounts of H&S data and identify key trends, CRL Ltd developed a H&S Performance Index (HSPI). The HSPI categorises each indicator against the H&S management system and assigns weighting based on how critical that activity is for the management of risk. The Health and Safety Performance Indicators produce a percentage score, illustrating how well the project has performed against its targets and where improvement is needed.
This has proved invaluable in delivering a sustained focus on ensuring all our people go home safely at the end of each working shift.
Embedding Safe Working Behaviours
Safety Leadership training
In 2022 an integral part of Link Alliance H&S continuous improvement programme was the start of an industry-leading H&S training programme with 150 frontline Link Alliance leaders and supervisors.
Frontline managers have a critical role in ensuring a safe work area and leading the team on the safe delivery of work. Given the size and scale of the project, not all frontline leaders have had previous formal supervisor training, and some have recently been promoted into positions of responsibility.
Safety Futures, an international safety training consultancy which works worldwide across high hazard industries, was chosen as a Link Alliance partner. A programme providing comprehensive and practical training specifically targeted at supervisors and was highly relevant for the complex activities and environments found on the CRL project was selected and is being extended to suppliers and subcontractors.
Link Alliance recognises that we will only achieve industry leading standards of health and safety if everyone works together and invests in all workers. He waka eke noa – we are one team. Frontline supervisors will take this knowledge with them, thereby contributing towards a positive legacy for the construction industry in New Zealand.
Alive on Site training
In September 2022, ‘Alive on Site’ behavioural safety training was rolled out within Link Alliance to more than 650 workers over a 3-week period. Designed by Vinci and successfully delivered globally, this innovative programme was introduced at CRL for the first time. This project is the largest application of the programme that has been delivered to date.
Work was filmed on site using a go-pro, covering all areas and all sites. This footage was edited into a short 10-minute film and is an example of a hands-on, practical training programme that is beneficial for overcoming language barriers between workers on site.
Each site provides a small team of 10-15 people to review the footage and analyse good and not-so-good practices, identifying opportunities to work in a safer way. In these groups, the learnings were discussed and prioritised. This provides a common platform to identify safe and unsafe conditions and practices in a consistent and memorable way. The training received positive feedback and workers enjoyed the training.
Wellbeing
Annual Health Monitoring
Link Alliance manages a programme of occupational health monitoring. The purpose of this is to monitor workers’ potential exposure to harmful hazardous substances. A confidential health monitoring programme is offered to all team members at the various sites. This is for those team members whose employer has not already provided the health monitoring.
Link Alliance recognises the importance of a safe and healthy workplace and understands there are both short and long-term health hazards involved with working in construction. Long term health hazards include exposure to noise, vibration, silica, dust, fumes, and other hazardous substances.
Link Alliance has engaged an Occupational Hygienist who works collaboratively at each site to design a programme of regular exposure monitoring. This is based on the work being conducted and by identifying the most significant hazards at each site – e.g. noise and presence of harmful dust. The data is compared with industry best practice and workplace exposure standards set by WorkSafe. Controls are constantly reviewed and improved upon to minimise the risk of exposure.
Health, Safety, Environment and Sustainability Reports
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