Transcript Presentation - Purpose of the Day - Fraser Easton

Health
Healthand
andSafety
Safety
Executive
Executive
Workforce Involvement Event
1st May 2012
Objectives
Fraser Easton
Chair, Workforce Involvement Group
MISSION STATEMENT
To stimulate lateral learning and
best practice across the offshore
industry, through involvement of
the whole workforce.
OTHER PRIORITY
Identify & Remove the ‘Blockers’ to
Effective Workforce Involvement
AREAS OF WIG ACTIVITY
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Bullying & Intimidation – ‘A Just
Culture’
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Different treatment of Staff &
Contractors – ‘two-tier’ issues
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Information not consultation –
consider Safety Case Thorough
Reviews
WHY ARE WE DIFFERENT
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Truly tri-partite – workers & unions,
employers associations and the
regulator working as a team, towards
a common goal
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Reporting directly to the Offshore
Industry Advisory Committee (OIAC)
– real influence to effect change if we
provide hard evidence
A RECENT SUCCESS
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Additional training for Safety Representatives
– a new industry standard currently being
developed by OPITO for additional
developmental training
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Follows work by WIG to identify gaps and
secure support of OIAC
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OIAC was able to obtain buy-in from Step
Change to adopt the standard
IN SHORT TODAY IS ABOUT
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Learning from each other to
understand the real issues affecting
workforce involvement
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Spreading good ideas and practices
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Working to Eradicate bad practices
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Hearing from you!
TASK
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Each table write down the one thing
that they feel contributes most
positively to an effective workforce
involvement culture
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And similarly what single thing acts as
a ‘blocker’?
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‘Goldfish Bowl’ for questions to
panel/WIG