JOURNEY TO

SAFETY AND HEALTH

EXCELLENCE
Challenges in Modern Day Safety

Introduction:
Naim Group of Companies
One of Malaysias leading property developers and contractors
Core business areas in property development, construction and
oil & gas
Involved in a range of construction projects, including
technologically challenging ones such as Klang Valley Mass
Rapid Transit (KVMRT), Sabah Oil and Gas Terminal (SOGT) and
Liquified Natural Gas Train 9 (LNG Train 9)
QHSE Management System is a coherent system of ISO
9001:2008, OHSAS 18001:2007 and EMS 14001:2004, and is
recognized by the Intertek Certification International (previously
known as the Moody International)

SAFETY AND HEALTH

Preventing people from being harmed by work or becoming ill by
taking the right precautions - and providing a satisfactory
working environment.
PRIMARY PREVENTION
- Identify and eliminate hazards
- systems to protect workers health and safety
- eliminate and reduce exposure
SECONDARY AND TERTIARY PREVENTION
- first aid
- treatment
- emergency services

SAFETY AND HEALTH

(Cont)
COST OF INJURIES AND ILLNESSES TO EMPLOYERS
- Payment for work not performed
- Medical payments
- Reduction or interruption of services
- Administrative costs
- Replacing injured or ill worker
- Training new workers
- Poor public relations

OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENTS STATISTICS BY STATE UNTIL MAY 2015

SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH

SAFETY CULTURE MATURITY MODEL

Measures and
practices undertaken
to prevent and
minimize the risk of
loss of life, injury and
damage to property
and environment.

Way of live; the

customs, belief and
attitudes that people in
a particular group of
organization share.

Safety Culture
Safety

Culture

A set of deep sealed

value, attitudes,
perceptions and
practices that guides
the safety and health
behavior of the
management and
staff of an
organization.

Develop Consistency & fight

complacency

GENERATIVE
OSH is how we do
business around
here

Engage all staff co-cooperation &

commitment

Realize importance of frontline

staff & development of personal
responsibility

Management
commitment

PROACTIVE
we work on the
problems that we
still find
CALCULATIVE
we have systems in
place to manage all
hazards

REACTIVE
Safety is important
we do a lot every
time, we have an
accident
PATHOLOGICAL
who cares as long
as were not caught

Increasing Trust/
Accountability

Increasingly
Informed

Standard of Safety Practice

Old Generation

Minimal focus on safety.

Strong focus on cost
control, which limits or
neglects safety in the
overall budget.
Limited channels of
communication,
information takes time to
be shared.

New Generation

Safety is prioritized In all

aspects.
Strong focus on safety
implementation and use
of safety systems.
Information can be
shared instantaneously
allowing quick response
time and convenient
information sharing.

Challenges to
implementation of Safety

Cost
Higher cost when implementing safety requirements.

Time
Slower progress as some safety requirements take

time to be implemented.

Effort
Involvement of man-hours for safety activities which

slows progress.

Leadership and employee engagement

fostering a culture in which safety is fully integrated

in the business and is shared responsibility among

all employees.

Challenges to
implementation of Safety
(Cont)
Safety management systems
setting a framework of processes and procedures to

ensure tasks are completed and objectives are met

Risk reduction
striving to reduce the likelihood of an event and the

severity of the injury that may result

Performance measurement
having measurable goals to track progress using

leading and lagging indicators

How to achieve safety

excellence?
Educate

Design operating
procedures that
consider all aspects
of safety relating to
task..

Ensure all involved are

properly educated on
safety while at work.

Standard
Operating
Procedures

Discipline

Enforce safety
requirements with a
penalty system and
inspections.

Educate
Trainings

(on-site and off)

Trade based to help personnel better

understand the scope of safety for their job.

Toolbox

meetings

To update and inform personnel on daily safety

requirements.
Pre-Task

Talks

Job specific talks that highlight high risk

activities and hazards specific to the task.

Standard Operating
Procedure (SOP)
Incorporate

good safety practice throughout

operating procedure.
Design steps within SOP that factor in
safety requirements.
SOP should also consider the nature of
hazards for other works that may be
affected by the particular job.

Discipline
Constant

monitoring and checking of all

activities conducted to ensure correct
compliance.
Penalty systems to be implemented to
reprimand those who do not comply.
Reward consistent good practice to promote
the importance of safety at work.

Safety adds VALUE!

Implementation

of safety practices
actually reduces cost.
Good housekeeping actually assists in material

management and reduces wastage which in the

long run reduces cost.
A clean and safe working area can help to
increase productivity and speed up many tasks.
Any accident or incident will result in a cost no
matter how minor but good practice is free.

MATERIAL ARRANGEMENT
BAD PRACTICE

GOOD PRACTICE

SAFETY IN PRACTICE

All walk paths free from

materials and debris

All open edges

barricaded and
completed with toe
boards and netting

Proper access and

egress provided

PROMOTING SAFETY TO
A NEW GENERATION OF
EMPLOYEE
APPLYING NEW METHODS AND
IMPROVING OLD ONES TO ACHIEVE
A SAFE WORKING ENVIRONMENT

UPDATING OLD
METHODS
Toolbox

talks

Conducted in a fun manner

Updated topics which are relevant to younger

generation
Use of props and media to deliver the talk in a
more interesting way
Site

Walks (Hazard Hunt)

Can be done as a competitive practice between

different departments

UPDATING OLD
METHODS
Unsafe

Act/ Unsafe Condition

Competitive version can be implemented which

pits departments against each other.

Develop score cards for each team/zone/group.
Safety

Meetings

Meetings can be made more interactive by

utilizing new presentation methods as well as

knowledge sharing.

NEW METHODS
Use

of social media to bring into focus

safety related matters and educate the new
generation on the importance of safety at
work.
Implementing systems that take advantage
of smart phones to further improve the way
information is shared to reduce response
time for safety matters.

SAFETY & HEALTH CHALLENGES

Klang Valley MRT Project
(KVMRT)

CHALLENGES
Challenges include:
Restricted movement
Unguarded machinery
Exposed live wires
Hazardous materials
Pests such as aedes threats
Dangerous temperatures

SAFETY PRACTICES IN KVMRT

PROJECT

Strict periodic inspections of all machineries and equipment

utilized. Heavy machineries are crossed checked by
independent parties.
Good housekeeping.
Strict adherence to emergency response plan.
Strict adherence to requirements set by both MRTC and PDP.
Environmental and health control measures as per
requirement by both DOE and KKM.
Compliance to international safety standards with respect to
works conducted.
Constant improvement.

PERIODIC INSPECTIONS

EMERGENCY EVACUATION
AND RESPONSE DRILLS

SKILL AND KNOWLEDGE

TRAINING

Summary
Safety

should be fun and not a chore.

Always find ways to educate safety and
make everyone understand why safety is
important.
Understanding why is more important then
doing something because you have to.
Safety has and always will be,
EVERYONES RESPONSIBILITY.

THANK YOU
AND ALWAYS REMEMBER

SAFETY FIRST!

THANK YOU

Thank you!