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How safe is your workplace?. Rob McInerney iRAP: Chief Executive Officer. Australian Road Safety. 33,900 people killed or serious injured every year on average $27 billion problem Workplace road deaths of 450 per year No reference in Draft Model Work Health and Safety Codes of Practice.
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How safe is your workplace? Rob McInerney iRAP: Chief Executive Officer
Australian Road Safety • 33,900 people killed or serious injured every year on average • $27 billion problem • Workplace road deaths of 450 per year • No reference in Draft Model Work Health and Safety Codes of Practice Is our response aligned with the scale of the problem?
Health & Safety Blindspot • “Hold hand-rail on steps” • “Keep kitchen tidy” • “Don’t hold phone between neck and shoulder”
Health & Safety Reality • Do not drive on undivided high speed roads • Do not drive on roads next to trees or steep embankments & cliffs • Do not drive through 4 leg intersections • Do not cross the road as a pedestrian Where is road safety in your HSE plans?
How safe is your workplace? • 32% of our national highway in worst 2 categories for crash risk per kilometre travelled AusRAP: Risk Mapping Report 2012 See www.ausrap.org
How safe is your workplace? Hay Point expansion project: 1,500 workforce commuting 40km a day 3 to 5 star cars driving on 1 and 2 star roads
Star Ratings (for vehicle occupants) InspectionsMore than 30 features that influence serious casualty risk
BMA Staff Risk and Cost of KSIs An estimated fatality once every 4-5 years 2-3 hospitalisations every year ≈ $3,000,000 in crash costs every year
IndoMet Coal • 26km existing road – 1 star standard • Existing 26km section upgraded to 2 star • 14km greenfields section 3 star standard • Motorcycle safety an issue to be managed • Pedestrian safety also requires review
Ongoing Investment Review Preliminary Results
Expected Deaths & Lives Saved • Costs based on BHPB Risk Management Document GLD.017 • US$5 million per life lost • Provides basis for detailed investment analysis based on safety outcomes over 20 years
Canada Jansen Expansion • Crash Risk Maps • Staff risk from project • Route and mode options • Star Rating • Safer Road Investment Plan • Government liaison
Cost Effective Road Investments • Roadside safety – barriers • 129.7 to 138.0 km • Intersection – roundabouts • 8 sites • Intersection – left-turn lanes • 37 to 75 sites • Road surface upgrade • 72.3 to 75.6 km • Shoulder widening • 38.7 to 74.2 km
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Corporate Leadership • Leadership in your company (ISO39001) • Advocacy for a safer workplace…safer roads • Corporate Social Resposibility support for global road safety through the Road Safety Fund www.decadeofaction.org
Rob McInerney • Chief Executive Officer • Web: www.irap.org • Email: rob.mcinerney@irap.org • Facebook: www.facebook.com/iRAPfb