Gordon Masterton OBE

Chairman of CIC UK

Construction Safety-the UK Experience

11th March 2011

The way we were

Trends in Fatal Injuries

Fatal Injuries to Workers in ConstructionApril 1989 to March 2009

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Fatal Injuries by Kind of Accident

Number of fatal injuries to workers in construction, by kind of accident, from 1996/97 to 2008/09p, combined

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Contact w ith electricity

Trapped by somethingcollapsing/overturning

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Falls from a height

Number of fatal injuries

Major Injuries

Major Injury Accidents to Employees in Construction April 1989 to March 2009

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Over-3-day Injuries

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CIC and Health & SafetyCDM Regulations 2007

CIC and Health & SafetyClient Leadership on Health & Safety

CIC and Health & Safety

Professionally Qualified Persons (PQP) card

CIC and Health & Safety2012 Construction Commitments

CIC and Health & Safety2012 Construction Commitments

CROSSRAIL

Delivering a world-class affordable railway safely

through effective partnerships

Pre-Award – Pre-Qualification• Key elements of Pre-qualification

– Health & Safety Policies, Management System Framework and Record assessed

– Industry H&S Accreditations sought and assessed – eg Contractors Health & Safety Assessment Scheme

– Provision for Competent H&S Advice arrangements examined and assessed – naming of specific individuals and CVs

– Example Construction Phase Plans for works of a similar nature required and assessed

– CRL retains right to exclude Applicants low-scoring in H&S category, regardless of overall scoring

– H&S Competency Questionnaire – to validate and evidence Corporate competency of the Applicant to provide works of the type being procured - a pre-requisite to being formally invited to tender.

Pre-Award – Tender and Evaluation• Approach to contract-specific Health & Safety risks

evaluated in detail:-– Contractor asked to explain approach to managing

specified key contract-specific Hazards– Appropriate example risk assessments provided– Proposed implementation of Industry best practices

to overcome the norms• Detailed evaluation of competence and suitability of the

proposed H&S managers and advisors (specified as a Key Person in NEC)

• Supply Chain selection processes – H&S performance

Post-Award – Contract requirements• Set of General H&S requirements apply to all CRL contracts • Contract-specific requirements that may augment

requirementsTarget Zero – rejects the idea that all work place accidents cannot be

prevented• Emphasis on risk-based approach to H&S Management • Recognition and reward for exceptional performance• Emphasis on Occupational Health arrangements through Client

Occupational Health Standard• Contractor’s selected occupational health service provider must

be Client approved • Behavioural safety programme requirement to change ‘unsafe

behaviours’• Client facilitated forums for Managing Directors, H&S

Professionals, contractors and designers• league tables of H&S statistics and performance, collaborative

sharing of issues, successes, best practice's) and lessons learned

SCOSS and CROSS

• Institution of Civil Engineers

• Institution of Structural Engineers

• Health & Safety Executive

• UK Bridges Board• Highways Agency• British Parking Association• Department of • Communities and Local Government• Local Authority Building Control• Scottish Government Building Standards Division

Milford Haven 1970

SCOSS and CROSS

• Detect trends that may lead to structural failures

• Encourage learning from the experiences of others

• Promote good practice• Influence corrective action

Confidential Reporting

Ronan Point 1968

CROSS report 2010

25 January 2011 - At least 35 killed, several

injured in Riyadh University building collapse

A section of world’s largest women university’s central library caved in, and a mound of debris fell on labourers working at the site, killing at least 35 and injuring many others.

CROSSOperating System

analysis and comments

Reports

newslettersand

data base

influenceand

change

CROSS Website

Pyramid of Risk

normal operations

incidents

injury

fatal incidents

precursors

Diagram courtesy of ASRS

Health & Safety Executive or other authorities

CROSS

Precursors should be reported internally and can be reported to CROSS

Reports by Sector

Fig. 1 Reports by sector

demolition2%

appointment2%

design22%operation

29%

construction45%

Pre-stressed tanks

Cable Corrosion

Acoustic Ceiling Collapses

Fixings

Duct Falls on Classroom

HSE investigation under way

Disproportionate collapse

Inherent weakness

Public Art

Not enough engineering

CROSS International

• Scheme should start in Australia • Scheme being encouraged in Singapore• Malaysian authorities are interested• Independent scheme started in Holland• Concept is for an International Group of

organisations who run similar programmes to share information and have a common database.

Constraints to Reporting

US patient safety program

Delhi September 2010

Hanger gusset castings

Benefits from CROSS

• Learning lessons from published concerns• Safety of the public and the workforce• Help with the avoidance of risk• Avoidance of reputational damage to firms

and clients• Cost savings on retrofit and repair work• Giving help to fellow engineers• Obtaining help from fellow engineers• Ethically sound• Peace of mind