Summer 2009
Zero Harm
Make Safety
Personal
Re-thinking
We will look at what we do with
fresh eyes, challenge the status
quo and make sure our system and
processes help people on the
journey towards Zero Harm.
Involving
We will engage everyone who
works with us to Make Safety
Personal – contributing to Zero
Harm through all that they do. Several years ago, Mansell
recognised that changing
Learning
people’s behaviour was a
We will seek out and share what
Safety is the number one The targets of Zero Harm are:
key driver in improving
works well, adapt it for our own
priority at Mansell. However
workplace safety.
• Zero fatalities
environment then make it what
despite some excellent work in
• Zero injuries to the public
we do.
this area, there are still reports
We measured the maturity of our
of near misses, injuries and
• Zero permanently disabling injuries
Tracking
safety culture and launched a
serious accidents. To address
• No long-term harm to health
We will identify where we can
number of activities to improve it.
this issue, we have embraced
• An Accident Frequency Rate (AFR)
improve, how to close the gap and
the Zero Harm programme
of less than 0.1 by the end of 2012
One of the first steps was the
when we’ve achieved success.
development of our Behavioural
recently launched by our parent
To help us reach these goals we have
Safety Standards. These were
company Balfour Beatty. This
To map the implementation of the
developed a Zero Harm strategy. This
implemented in a behavioural
aims to achieve Zero Harm
strategy we have created the Zero
is split into six main themes:
safety programme to Make Safety
across all Balfour Beatty
Harm Journey Plan. This provides
Personal. This dovetails perfectly
businesses by 2012.
Leading
clear information on the activities
that will deliver Zero Harm. As
with the Zero Harm strategy
Every leader commits to Zero Harm
Of course, we all recognise that it’s
it is a live document, it will be
and puts us in a great position
and inspires their people to make it
a huge challenge but Mansell is
reviewed and updated during the
to achieve the 2012 targets of
their personal priority.
well on course to achieve it.
course of our journey. It will also
Zero Harm.
Simplifying
help us to produce regular reports
We make sure our systems and
on our progress.
processes help people on the
journey towards Zero Harm.
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