Peter McCormickENA Powering Improvement

Coordinator

The Voice of the Networks

Powering Improvement – Progress and Success

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Powering Improvement overview

Phase 1 (2010 – 2015)

Phase 2 (2015 – 2020)

2015 Themes – Working with Contractors

2016 Theme – Occupational Health

ENA – ISSA Management Guidelines

Future challenges

Presentation outline

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Built on SAFELEC 2010

Health & Safety Laboratory Study

Supported 2009 HSE strategy

‘Be Part of the Solution’

Relevant to industry from 2010 onwards

Includes generation, transmission and distribution

Focus on occupational health AND safety

Powering Improvement

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New Industry Approach

Throughout the 5-year strategy Five Annual Themes

3 Overarching Themes:

Leadership

Competence

Worker Involvement

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Positive Relationships between ENA, Trade Unions,

HSE and the Companies

Openness and Willingness to Share Experiences

Overarching Themes and Initiatives seen as Positive

Annual Champions

Effective Case Studies, Asset Management

and Workshops

Website and Publications highlighting Achievements

Review of Phase 1 (2010 -2015)

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Health & Safety performance

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Outputs

Competency Framework for electricity sector

Collated case studies highlighting best practice

Review of Past Incidents

High Level Guidance for asset management within

Occupational Health & Safety

Company and ENA workshops highlighting

asset management and corporate memory issues

Ongoing themes – Asset Management

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VISION

“By 2020 the UK electricity industry will have delivered a sustained

improvement in health and safety performance by applying and influencing

best practice approaches utilised in the top performing sectors in the UK

and beyond.”

2015 – Working with Contractors

2016 – Managing Occupational Ill Health Risks

2017 – Asset Management

2018 – Human and Organisational Factors

2019 – Review of Progress and develop the next phase

Powering Improvement 2015 - 2020

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“A partnership approach is the right way forward; a safe and

trained workforce benefits employer and employee alike”

Stephen Timms MP, Shadow Minister for Employment

Houses of Parliament launch

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• Working together to share best practice,

intelligence sharing and lessons learned;

• Reviewing and sharing approaches to managing

common risks including safe working at height,

working with electricity and occupational ill health;

• Improving communications – better intelligence

from incidents and near misses;

• Where appropriate developing safety alliances

and frameworks.

2015 - Working with Contractors

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• To encourage collaboration between all Stakeholders,

Powering Improvement Partners and interested parties;

• To focus the attention of Stakeholders on occupational

health issues including manual handling,

work-related stress and other identified priority areas;

• To reduce the number of cases of work related ill-health,

particularly that caused by manual handling,

work-related stress and other identified priority areas;

• To promote health and wellbeing education

amongst the workforce.

2016 – Managing Occupational Health

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Management Guidelines Working Group

Representation:

ISSA Electricity Section

(Germany, France, Czechoslovakia)

European companies

(Siemens, ABB, RWE, AUVA, HEP)

ENA (UK)

Project launched in December 2012

“Guidance for the Management of

H&S Performance” published July 2015

ENA - ISSA Management Guidelines

Guidance for the

Management of Health and

Safety PerformanceSupporting and Empowering Middle

Level Managers in the Electricity

Industry

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Project Aims and Objectives

• Joint ENA & ISSA venture

Occupational Health & Safety Management Guidelines

• Audience

Supporting and empowering middle level manager

• High level strategic guidance to build on existing standards

Beyond compliance → Best practice → Leading performer

• Empower middle level managers to be more effective

Duties → Role → Responsibility → Accountability

• Develop guidance on specific topics

Core H&S Aspects → Key Factors → Practical Advice → Guides

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Build on existing guidance:

• ISSA Guidelines on Safety & Health

• ENA Safety & Health guidance

• ENA Safety & Health Standards and Position Papers

• ENA SHE Management Standards

• Health & Safety Leadership

• Managing Health & Safety in Organisational Change

• Institute of Directors & HSE Guidance

• ‘Leading Health & Safety at Work’

• ISSA & ENA Member Company standards

Existing guidance

position

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ENA

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Audience – Middle Level Manager

• Managers

• Team Leaders

• Section Leaders

• Supervisors

• Trainers

• Foremen

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“Guidance for Managers in the Management

of Health and Safety Performance”

Two tier framework document:

Preliminary Remark

• Purpose & Definition of Middle Level Management (MLM)

PART ONE: General Duties for Directors

• CSR, Business Objectives, Health and Safety

Key Aspects

• H&S Management, Leadership,

Risk Management, Training & Competency,

Policies & Procedures, Workforce Engagement

PART TWO: Practical Advice for Middle Managers

• Leadership, Culture, Behaviours,

Workforce Engagement, Contractor management

H&S Management Guidelines

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• H& S Leadership (H&S Guide)

Energises teams to move beyond compliance (Behaviour)

Empowers staff to “own” H&S issues (Output)

• Roles & Responsibilities

Recognise own and team’s responsibilities

• Workforce engagement

Active listener to create inclusive environment

• Risk management

Ensures robust risk assessments are carried out consistently

• Incident Investigation & Management

Supports thorough and rigorous investigations

• Auditing

Communicates findings to senior management and workforce

• Training & Competency

Checks competence levels against company requirements

H&S Guides – Behaviours & Outputs

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Future Opportunities and Challenges

• 2020 and beyond – PI Phase 3

• Smart Grids/Emerging technologies/Innovation

• Smart meter roll out

• Skills requirements & Ageing workforce

• Occupational health

• UK & European political developments

• Legislation/Standards

• Partner priorities

• Corporate memory

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‘MAY THE

LESSONS OF THE PAST

SERVE THE

FUTURE’

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Above All Else