SAFETY WORKING GROUP REPORT 2017-2018 Adam Latimer SWG Lead Director, Ian Farmer Associates (1998) Limited
Our Current Members • Adam Latimer Ian Farmer Associates • Julian Lovell Equipe Group / S M Associates • Jon Christie BAM Ritchies / BDA Safety Chair • Peter Boyd AECOM • James Harrison Delta Simons • Madeleine Bardsley Amec Foster Wheeler • Marian Markham CH2M • Henry Chapman Harrison Group • Rob Ainsworth Soils • Sandy David Listers Geotechnical • Tom Collins Applied Geology • Steve Everton Jacobs • James Elson BAM Ritchies • Mike Smith M A Associates • Kieran Gadd ESG • Michael Coates Geotechnics • Tristan Morgan WSP • Rosie Bloxham RSK
The Safety Working Group Aims • Meet four times a year in London • Work closely with the HSE and other industry safety groups • Provide free guidance to all our members • Publish industry guidance on health and safety • Free to download resources from the new AGS website • Provide shared learnings through safety bulletins, good practice and safety alerts
New Safety Guidance • Manual Handling • Safe Use of Slope Climbing Rigs • Working on Derelict Sites • Working on the Rail Infrastructure • Working in Highway Environments • Risk of Unexploded Ordnance • Injurious Plants • Review of Older Guidance
New Health Guidance • Contaminated Land • Stress • Legionella
Hot Topics • Safe Excavation of Trial Pits • BRE 365 Soakaways
Article “A Moment of Stupidity” • Extract from IOSH Magazine 22 nd February 2018 – An experienced scaffolder was given a suspended prison sentence and community service after he was spotted by a former HSE Inspector working 18m above the ground without edge protection and in a safety harness that was not attached to an anchor point. – The HSE found that the scaffolder’s employer had taken reasonable steps to reduce the risk of its employees falling while working at height. He was experienced, well trained and was given the correct PPE to carry out the job safely.
Article “A Moment of Stupidity” • Extract from IOSH Magazine 22 nd February 2018 – The prosecuting judge, said “the employee had not been under pressure to complete the work quickly and believed it would have been more than reasonable to expect him to undertake the work correctly with his ample training and eight to nine years of experience” – The HSE inspector said this case “serves to remind employees that they have a duty to look after themselves. ”
And Finally • We are always looking for new members • We need any safety alerts • Share any good practice **Thank-you for listening**
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