What is Safety, Health and Environmental Management

What is Safety, Health and Environmental Management

It’s Doing the Right Thing!

R. W. Campbell (1914)

What is S,H & E Management?

• It’s Doing the Right Thing– Keeping People Healthy & Safe– Protecting the Environment in which we Live

• It’s Doing the Right Thing– Identifying, understanding & controlling

SH&E Risks (Hazards)– Understanding that business changes can

degrade controls and safeguards

R.W. Campbell: “We aim at the preservation of the individual..”


• It’s Doing the Right Thing– Leadership

• Actions focused on protecting People

– SH&E as a Core corporate value– An integrated SH&E Management System

• Aligned with corporate objectives & strategies• Risk/Hazard identification, assessment & control

– SH&E Performance Measurement– Achievement of Continuous Improvement

• Virtual elimination of injury, illness & environmental damage


• It’s Doing The Right Thing! WHY?– Successful senior executives tell us they

achieve corporate success because SH&E is a Core Value

– It’s good for individuals & families– It’s good for communities & society

AND– It’s good for Business!

R.W. Campbell: “..the right way to do things..”


• It’s good for individuals• Hydro’s Commitment

– Eliminate fatal accidents

What is S,H & E Management?• It’s good for families

– Transportation accidents are the number one cause of occupational fatalities in North America

– Vehicle accidents are also the leading cause of death for children

Honda’s Commitment• Advanced crash testing• Front side airbags with (OPDS)

– 82% of 2004 models – 100% by 2006

• Side curtain airbags– 64% of 2004 models – 100%

by 2006• Anti-lock braking system (ABS)

– 88% of 2004 models – 100% by 2006

• Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA) & rollover sensor

• Advanced Compatibility Engineering– Honda Odyssey and Acura RL

for 2005


• It’s good for communities

• EPCOR’s Commitment– Coal plant emissions

reduced to the equivalent of a state of the art natural gas plant.


• It’s good for society

What is S,H & E Management?• TransAlta’s Commitment:

– Manage SH&E risks using a defined & documented management system– Meet all SH&E legislation, regulations and applicable requirements– Continually improve SH&E performance to contribute to business success – Hold leadership accountable for systematically managing SH&E risks – Train employees on their SH&E responsibilities – Hold employees accountable for following SH&E procedures and working in a

manner that safeguards themselves, their co-workers, the public & the environment

– Encourage communication, consultation & collaboration with employees, customers, suppliers, contractors and public stakeholders

– Identify and develop new business practices and pollution prevention opportunities as solutions to environmental problems

– Assess compliance with SH&E legal requirements and conformance to the SH&E management system

– Audit results and report SH&E performance to the Board of Directors


• Doing the Right Thing– It’s Good for

Business!

Exxon Mobil is a sponsor of the R.W. Campbell Award for SH&E Excellence


• How do you know when your doing the right thing?– You understand your business’s SH&E

risks (hazards)…

…and you control them!


• Understanding your business’s SH&E Risks?



Identify RisksWhat can happen?How can it happen?

Consider Energy Forms

Establishing a process (policy, procedures, standards) to identify, assess and eliminate or control unacceptable risks or hazards.



Consider Energy Forms

Energy Unwanted Flow

Injury


• Gravitation Energy– Working at height– Using ladders– Construction


• Electrical Energy– Installations– Repair work– In proximity to

circuits


• Mechanical Energy– Installations– Repair work– Receiving & shipping– In proximity to moving

vehicles– Rotating equipment


• Chemical Energy– Welding– Manufacturing– Lab testing– Spills– Emissions



Evaluate RisksCompare against Your standards?

Determine Your risk priorities?

Analyze RisksDetermine existing Controls

Determine DetermineLikelihood Consequences

Estimate the Risk LevelRisk = L X C

What is S, H & E Management?

• Analyze and evaluate your business’s SH&E risk controls / barriers?

Consider Energy Barriers

Energy[GEMC] Unwanted Flow

Healthy & Safe

Design

Design

PhysicalProcedural

Admin.


• Managing your business’s SH&E Risks? – Treat your risks

• Use multiple barriers / controls• A single barrier could fail

– Monitor and review risks• Recognize the dynamic nature of

operational functions • Change is never ending• Re-examine if there is change


Treat, Monitor and Review Risks & Controls?

HOW?

Establish a SH&E Management System!

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R.W. Campbell Award Criteria for SH&E Management Excellence• Leadership

– Consensus and commitment to SH&E goals– Senior executives visibly demonstrate personal commitment

• Linkage between SH&E performance and productivity– SH&E is a Core corporate value– SH&E is integrated into the business management system– Alignment of SH&E with corporate objectives and strategies

• SH&E Management System– Executives accountable to personally and directly participate– Effective communication, consultation & collaboration– Systematic risk (hazard) recognition, evaluation and control– Operational SH&E programs to manage risks (hazards)– Effective competency-building and behaviour re-enforcement– Assessments, audits and evaluations

• Performance Measurements– Valid, reliable, comparable leading & lagging indicators

• SH&E Results– Continuous improvement in performance or sustained excellence

Key Elements of SH&E Mgmt. System

• Leadership– Organizational consensus and commitment to SH&E goals– Senior executives visibly demonstrate personal commitment– Defined SH&E goals and objectives– SH&E performance is recognized as a key indicator of

organizational excellence

• Linkage between SH&E performance and productivity– SH&E is a Core corporate value– SH&E is fully and completely integrated into the business

management process of the organization– Alignment of SH&E with corporate objectives and strategies– The discipline necessary for SH&E performance excellence

contributes to productivity and financial returns


• SH&E Management System Elements– Management

• Executives accountable to personally and directly participate

• Appropriate training, authority and accountability for managers and supervisors

• Sufficient resources to achieve SH&E program objectives• Effective communication, consultation & collaboration• Assessments, audits and evaluations to identify any gaps

in compliance with policy and objectives– Operations

• Systematic risk (hazard) recognition, evaluation and control process

• Design and engineering to eliminate risks and optimize the interaction of people with machines, equipment & materials

• Operational SH&E programs to manage risks (hazards) and meet standards (regulatory).


• SH&E Management System Elements– Organizational behaviour (Culture)

• Employee involvement and empowerment– increases acceptance and support of efforts

• Effective competency-building through training and skill development

• Verification that competency-building activities are achieving the objectives

• Clear delegation, concise direction and empowerment to create positive attitudes

• Behaviour reinforcement and coaching to motivate people to support organizational goals


• Performance Measurements– Valid, reliable, feasible and comparable– Leading indicators

• JSA, observations, inspections, audits/assessments, & certifications completed

– Lagging indicators• Incident and accident frequency & severity• Energy use

• SH&E Results– Continuous improvement in performance or

sustained excellence

Key Elements of SH&E Mgmt.Executive Leadership Vision & Policy

Assessed SH&E Risks/ Hazards

Integrated Objectives/ Strategies

Integrated Operational SH&E Programs

Employee Education, Involvement & Coaching

Measurement/ Assessment, Audit

Results and Evaluation

Senior Manager Leadership Actions!

• Establish and communicate Your Vision• Know your SH&E risks (hazards)

– Establish a process for risk identification, evaluation and control

• Establish SH&E objectives & targets• Build competencies of employees• Hold people accountable

– Managers for systematically managing risks– Employees for following procedures and working in

manner that safeguards themselves and others

Personal Leadership Actions!

• Model the behaviours you want exhibited– Set personal objectives & targets and

ask employees about theirs– Start all meetings with a discussion of

SH&E– Use safety gear where it is required– Learn enough to observe work and

provide feedback when on-site – Intervene if a worker appears to be at

risk

• Personally review the Mgmt. System performance– Be part of an assessment or audit– Be part of an incident investigation

Safety, Health and Environmental Management

It’s Leadership & Commitment

Do the Right ThingIt’s Good for People and

Business!

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