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CIMIC Group Limited Annual Report 2016 |
Sustainability Report
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The Sedgman ‘Critical Controls’ were rolled out in 2016. These describe clear minimum requirements for high risk activities and are
mandatory for all Sedgman sites. Sedgman’s Critical Controls cover the following material risk activities:
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Hazardous / stored energy
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Operating energised equipment
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Working at heights
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Lifting activities and suspended loads
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Dropped objects
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Mobile plant, vehicles and pedestrians
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Entanglement and crushing
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Confined space entry
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Excavations
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Hot work activities
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Working in hot or cold environments
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Hazardous substances
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Working on or entering a stockpile
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Working over or adjacent to water
Critical Controls include measures to ensure safe processes/systems and safe operating practices are in place, and that they are
integrated into model procedures. Sedgman is committed to the principles of Safety in Design, and the safe design process uses HAZOP
workshops, among other tools, to ensure potential hazards are identified and addressed at the design stage.
Sedgman undertakes monthly HSE Campaigns, providing posters and supporting materials to all sites. A ‘Stop to Spot’ campaign was
launched in early 2016, to highlight the importance of identifying hazards in any task and being prepared for change. In the second half of
2016, Sedgman launched the ‘I’m Committed’ campaign, which focussed on individual commitments to safety and putting them into
action, both at work and at home.
WORKPLACE HEALTH INITIATIVES
In June 2016, CIMIC launched the ‘Fit for work + Fit for life’ initiative, building on our principles and addressing the prevalence of mental
health issues in construction and mining industries. ‘Fit for work + Fit for life’ is about promoting the steps all employees can take to
achieve or maintain their physical and mental health, to avoid or better manage both physical and mental health conditions such as
fatigue, depression and anxiety, and to provide care and support for ourselves and others.
‘Fit for work + Fit for life’:
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builds awareness of mental health in our workplace;
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trains our leaders on protective factors;
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builds employee resilience through promoting physical health which supports mental health; and
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connects our people with mental health support services offered by our Employee Assistance Program and specialists such as
beyondblue, Lifeline, Mates in Construction and Mates in Mining.
Across the Group in 2016, activities have included: executive briefings with beyondblue, one of Australia’s leading mental health support
specialists; Australian managers training in physical and mental health protective factors; peer support training; and promoting
campaigns such as R U OK and White Ribbon Day.
Awareness of the importance of mental health and suicide prevention is growing across the construction sector with the help of specialist
organisations such as Mates in Construction (MIC). A 2016 health and well-being initiative has seen the introduction of MIC suicide
prevention training program across CPB Contractors’ sites and offices. CPB Contractors has implemented MIC training in four states
where MIC operates (NSW, QLD, WA and SA) and is working with a similar provider to deliver comparable training in other states.
CPB Contractors has also made additional MIC training available to employees who volunteer to be a MIC Connector or ASSIST worker. A
Connector is trained to keep someone needing help safe and to connect them to professional support. ASSIST workers can be compared
to a first aid officer; they are trained to listen and talk to someone contemplating suicide, and to help them develop a plan to maintain life
and keep safe. Crew members, leading hands, supervisors and managers have volunteered for the additional training and we now have a
strong network of Connectors and ASSIST workers across shifts and the rest and recuperation cycle. Awareness is maintained with
reminder tool box talks and refresher MIC training was undertaken during the year, and will continue to be provided. This initiative fits
well with other elements of the Group’s Health, Safety and Wellbeing strategy including a very active approach to injury management,
fly-in-fly-out (FIFO) inductions and on-site health programs.
Sedgman’s health initiatives focus on ensuring our people are mentally and physically healthy to ensure they are at their best to enjoy life
at or outside work. Some of Sedgman’s key health initiatives are the Online Health Assessment, Step Team Challenge, Group Activity
Classes, Better Sleep Program, Flu Shots, Know Your Number – Resilience, and Skin Checks. Other supporting initiatives are the launch of
their next campaign ‘Be in Game’ which will focus on themes such as Staying Alert, Bring Your Own Game, Resilience and Bouncing Back,
and the Sedgman Team Spirit.
In 2016, a visible commitment was made to the health and wellbeing of people at Thiess' Safety Summit. This included the launch of
Thiess’ Health and Wellbeing Framework. The Framework encompasses the four pillars of: health protection; promotion; monitoring; and
intervention. One of the key activities that followed the Summit was the development of Health and Hygiene Risk Assessments. The
outcome of these risk assessments will assist to ensure Thiess provides multi-faceted programs that address the four pillars of their
Framework, while continuing to educate people in the risks and protective factors.
Thiess has also maintained a focus on ensuring teams are ‘Fit for work + Fit for life’ by encouraging projects to implement wellness
programs. This has included promotion, monitoring and intervention programs targeting personal health and lifestyle factors, the impact
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