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NERF Safety Presentation
Middlesbrough
Presenter
Stephen Fargeon
Municipal SHEQ Coach
What is I for safety ?
I For Safety is a campaign developed to encourage everyone to
take a personal responsibility for looking after the safety of
ourselves and each other with the I from Biffa focusing on
1iii NDIVIDUAL responsibility.
There is a clear aim to engage our colleagues by helping
them to understand how to prevent incidents and accidents
from occurring by being aware that the majority of incidents
occur because of human behaviour
Example of our dedicated I for Safety Intranet page
Communication
The “I” for safety behaviours have been a key feature in all the communications and training
we have implemented as part of our cultural programme, which include;
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DVD presented by the Chief
Executive of the company
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Toolbox Talk and supporting notes
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Behaviour Stickers
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Commitment Postcards
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Location Questionnaire and Pledge
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Dedicated Health & Safety weeks at
Individual Locations
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I for safety website pages
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Quarterly I for safety newsletter
internal magazine
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Updated Safety Improvement
Team Meeting Minutes Template
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Posters
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Vehicle PDAs Incident Reporting
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Behaviour Observation Forms
(coming soon)
Example of our “I” for Safety Newsletter
HSE Intervention visits
Working together with the HSE
Biffa work together with not just other waste companies but the HSE through the WISH
forum and the ESA in finding ways to improve safety throughout the waste industry.
Being the 2nd most dangerous industry in the UK visits are regular.
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Cooperation: An open book and an open mind
Compliance: If any substantiated issue is found then we investigate and ensure that
any remedial action is carried out at the earliest opportunity
Communication: Communicated throughout Biffa.
Collaboration: As a group we work together to find a solution.
Health and Safety Weeks
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These were developed to promote the “I” for safety ideology which started in our
Industrial and Commercial Division who held dedicated Health & Safety weeks at
locations across the country and has been successful in getting our colleagues ‘buy in’
to the safety concept and behaviours by understanding why we do things the
H&S Weeks have had a positive result by engaging frontline staff and groups
external to the business; our customers, clients, the Police, VOSA and many more.
Since the introduction of Safety weeks our Near Miss and Hazard reports of increased greatly
85% Increase in Hazard Reports
53% Increase in Near Miss Reports
37% Decrease in Lost Time Injuries
44% Decrease RIDDOR Reportable Injuries
43% Decrease in the Lost Time Injury Rate amongst our BWS colleagues.
Results
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Due to the positive results from these Middlesbrough Municipal joined forces with
Middlesbrough I & C to carry out a joint Safety week back in June and the results
were so significant that Safety Weeks are being introduced throughout the Municipal
Division.
Middlesbrough Results:
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281 Near Misses\Hazard raised
18 Different Tool Box Talks completed
321 Tool box talk/person
All operational staff received Manual Handling training.
British Safety Council 5 star award for Safety
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Great Result in being awarded the 5* safety award as a group at the first attempt
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Environmental award gained Biffa 4* again at the first attempt
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Biffa is the first waste management company to undergo the British Safety Councils
stringent audit of each of its divisions.
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Auditors examined documentation, records and record-keeping, observed staff
behaviour and interviewed workers, and scrutinised overall health and safety
organisation, management systems and controls, emergency systems, reporting of
accidents, near misses and ill health, and improvement identification and
implementation.
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The division was commended for its documented consultation and communication
with staff, regular safety inspections and checklists, internal system and activity
audits, risk assessments and development of safe work systems, effective promotion
of risk areas such as near misses, health and safety administration, and the
involvement of staff in purchasing personal protective equipment.
Biffa Safety Campaigns
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South Staffs .
Implemented a hazard and near miss reporting initiative, resulting in excess of 750
reports from 46 employees in the previous financial year. Part of the success was due
the introduction of a Near Miss / hazard raffle draw. This successfully raised
awareness and maintained focus as well as accident prevention..
Working closely with our client South Staffordshire Council and Staffordshire Police,
lead a local media campaign highlighting the dangers faced by my employees
working on the public highway, article was published in the local media followed by
the Daily Mail which then lead to a piece being done with Biffa on The One Show
Installed 360 degree (four way) live web based cameras to the fleet of 16 vehicles
used to monitor staff who predominantly work unsupervised. The objective is to use
the system to further educate the employees by sharing the footage via live
streaming on a wall mounted monitor in the depot and use this to ask “could this have
been done safer?”, as well as recognising safety excellence and positive behaviours.
This is also being used to fight false insurance claims and improve accident
investigations.
Biffa Safety Campaigns
Wirral: Cars on Pavements and violent acts of aggression
 Biffa, Wirral Borough Council and the Police have worked together and as a result a
local process has been developed for the reporting of such incidents and for
proportionate action to be taken in relation to them.
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An Employee charter was developed to ensure the full commitment of employees in
reporting incidents of this nature.
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This has now been shared and taken on by other Municipal depots so that incidents
of this nature can be actioned and reduced
Health and Safety Monitoring
Crew Checks
 Supervision is an integral part of preventing accidents from happening, to ensure this
is carried out with our field based employees we carry out a system of crew
monitoring.
 This involves random visits from supervisors who carry out a set criteria of checks
with questions based on the below areas:
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Transport & Vehicle Condition
Pedestrian safety (operatives and members of public):
Slips and Trips
Manual Handling and the use of lifting equipment:
Uniform/PPE/Hygiene
Tools and Equipment
Paperwork/Defect Checks/Near Misses/TBT’s
Depots with 360 cameras have the ability to carry checks from a tablet near by before
meeting the crew.
Safety Improvement Team Meetings
The focus on these meetings on improvement and are attended by management,
SHEQ, the client and members of the workforce
 Review of Health and Safety Statistics
 Review relevant Incident reports and near misses
 Review of progress against safety improvement plans (divisional objectives and
KPI’s)
 Risk Assessments and/or safe systems of work for development/review
 Site Inspections - exceptional matters for benefit of group discussion
 Items from Safety Audits/HSE inspectors visits or Site walk around
 Training plans and effectiveness
 Review and adequacy of site safety arrangements including Fire Marshalls, First Aid
Cover. (this may include the results of any fire evacuation tests or trials of site
emergency plans)
 Review of changes of relevant Legislation
 Issues arisen since previous Safety Improvement Team Meeting
Sharing of information……
Thank you
Questions?