Accepting the Challenge

1. Accepting the Challenge Innovations in seeking to provide an incident and injury free workplace during construction of the Hail Creek Coal Project Graham Morgan – Hatch Associates

2. Accepting the Challenge 11 Key Elements • Leadership and Commitment • Performance measurement and reporting • Involvement, communication and reporting • Contractor alignment • Training and competency • Hazard and risk management • Occupational health and hygiene • Safe systems of work • Incident reporting • Site management • The environment

3. Accepting the Challenge Safety Management System • SMS Structure • Vision • Policy Document • Project Safety Management Plan • Contractor Safety Management Plans • SOP’s, SWPS, Training Programs • SMS Implementation Plan • Audits and verification

4. Vision Safety and HealthPolicies Project SafetyManagement Plan Contractors SafetyManagement Plans SOPs,SWPs Training and Verify SMS ImplementationPlan Audits, Measurement and Verification Accepting the Challenge

5. Accepting the Challenge Implementation • Selection of Contractors • Selection of people • Leadership • “No compromise” • Contractor involvement • Contractor SMPs • Meetings • Audits and Inspections • Inductions • Client Support

6. Accepting the Challenge Safety Initiatives • Pre-start huddles • JHA's. • “RESTART” Program. • Good Performance Safety Awards. • “Getting the Message Across” • “Refocus” programs • “Safety Stars” program • SBO's • Sundowners with Supervisors • Incident Reporting and Lessons Learnt

7. Accepting the Challenge Safety Initiatives (cont) • Hand Protection and Glove use • Working at heights. • Confined Space. • Housekeeping. • Barricading • Vehicle Safety • Electrical Safety • Isolations and zero energy testing

8. Accepting the Challenge Learning and Competency • Trained and competent to carry out their work in a safe and skilful manner. • Authorised by the SSE • A Coal Board Medical certificate signed off. • All site personnel are to fitness for duty testing. • All site personnel shall attend a site specific Safety Induction.

9. Accepting the Challenge Innovations • Safety over Time and Cost. • Safety as a value; as a way of life. • Consistency of performance. • Proactive not reactive. • Leaders setting the Agenda. • Sharing information and lessons learnt.

10. Accepting the Challenge Innovations (cont) • Strong leadership can get you there. • Trained competent people • Stopping unsafe acts. • Recognition and Reward • Do what ever it takes to gain attention

11. Accepting the Challenge Hail Industry Mining Construction Creek AIFR 17.320.8 14.1 LTIFR 6.8 7.2 2.3

12. Accepting the Challenge

13. Accepting the Challenge Lessons Learnt • You must have good leadership and support from your Client. • You cannot choose you contractors and their staff too carefully. • You must have a comprehensive and relevant SMS. • Commitment and focus. • Use the workforce to help the workforce • Planning and risk assessments. • Inspections and SBO's are powerful tools.

14. Accepting the Challenge Results • Reduced level of incidents and injuries. • Safer systems of work • Competitive advantage • Cost positive • No effect on Program • Better quality • Less rework • Better ER/IR • Less absenteeism