Port Skills and Safety

Port Skills and Safety

Report of 12th Meeting, 5 February 2016, JCB -Staffordshire

PSS MATTERS

PSSG 124 REPORT OF MEETING

Members are invited to read the attached report and appendices of the 124th meeting of the Port Skills and Safety Group held on 5 February 2016 and held in Staffordshire and hosted by JCB. Meeting attendees heard presentations on environmental safety; information on Safety Climate Tools; as well as updates from the HSE; 2014 Accident Stat and organisation updates from PSS.

Enc: Report for 124thPSSG Meeting

Signed by the Chairman ......

PAUL JOHNSON

Date: 5 May 2016

Report for 124th PSSG Meeting

5 February 2016

SESSION 1:

Opened with JCB showing a video of one of their new pieces of equipment and their working relationship with Solent Stevedores

SESSION 2:

The Chair welcomed delegates to the 124th PSSG meeting and thanked JCB for the pre-meeting tour of the JCB Story Exhibition, the arrangements at the Hoar Cross Hotel and for hosting the meeting at their head office in Rocester.

SESSION 3:

HSE UPDATE

Vincent Joyce

New Strategy - Vince informed the meeting that a revised HSE Strategy has been launched. A consultation is in process and a conversation is going on to try and engage with all duty holders. Key aims for the new Strategy are:

•Acting together – promoting broader ownership of health and safety

•Tackling ill health - highlighting and tackling the costs of work-related ill health

•Managing risk well – simplifying risk management and helping businesses to grow

•Supporting small employers – providing SMEs with simple advice so that they know what they have to do

•Keeping pace with change - anticipating and tackling new health and safety challenges

•Sharing success - promoting and sharing the benefits of UK’s health and safety system globally

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Leadership & Worker Engagement -HSL have undertaken some research on behalf of HSE looking at the Ports Industry and they produced a Report with recommendations. A tri-partied working group has been formed with HSE, PSS and Unite the Union to put a framework together for the Industry. A Statement of Intent and the Research Report is expected to be published later in February 2016. A supporting Guidance document is currently being drafted. HSE are looking for commitment from senior management to take this on board and help the Industry deliver and improve health and safety in the workplace.

DSHAR- Consultationson a proposal to replace the DSHAR with new shorter regulations, and a shorter ACOP ended on 23 December 2015. All the comments have been analysed and an agreement will be sought from the HSE Board and Ministers for a revised set of Regulations and ACOP which will take effect, subject to agreement, on 1 October 2016.

Freight Containers (Safety Convention) Regs 1984- This consultation invites views on HSE’s proposals to amend the Freight Containers (Safety Convention) Regulations 1984. The proposed changes give effect to the amendments made to the International Convention for Safe Containers 1972 and introduce changes to the Safety Approval Plate and additional safety tests. The proposed new regulations will be known as Freight Containers (Safety Convention) (Amended)Regulations 2016. The Consultation began on 18 January 2016 and ends on 26 February 2016.

Estates Excellence- Estates Excellence is part of a response to the HSE strategy document The Health and Safety of Great Britain, published in June 2009. It was piloted in six locations across the south east of England during 2009-11 and launched on a national basis in 2012. It aims to bring together business owners, commercial landlords, and expert partners to improve health and safety in the workplace by providing free information, advice, training and support to SMEs within a specific location, raising awareness and stimulate improvements to reduce accidents, ill health and other risks.

Committing Construction to a Healthier Future - Vince explained that a Construction Industry Summit took place in January 2016 to raise more awareness about health including mental health after a similar Summit held in 2000successfully drew attention around the needs for safety. Vince went on to explain that 1 in 6 people suffer from mental health issues and that because of the stigmas that surround it, many do not receive the supportthat they need. Vince asked if the Ports Industry were raising the same amount of awareness for health as it has for safety.

Richard Steele said that he would cover this topic in his session when asked if mental health issues should be picked up by PSS

Sentencing Guidelines - The Guidelines came into force in England on 1 February 2016 and will apply to all offences sentenced on or after this date irrespective of when the offence was committed or when the defendant pleaded guilty. It also applies to all HSWA s2/s3/s7/s36/s37 and the Health and Safety Regs.

Vince concluded his session with a few recent prosecutions

HSE’s presentation is available to download from the PSS website Link

SESSION 4:

ACCIDENT STATS 2014

Richard Steele, PSS

Richard informed the meeting that 33 organisations had declared zero Lost Time Injuries (LTI) in 2014. They tended to be those with fewer (average of 45) employees. Between them, they accounted for 1484 employees or 9% of the direct employees for whom LTI were reported.

Richard summarised the findings of the report for accidents where a person was injured and unable to return to normal duties for at least one day/shift and up through the RIDDOR 2013 reporting categories. A more detailed report will be published shortly.

The data range collected for 2014 was significantly expanded from over previous years with additional data not previously collected before (marked as “NEW” below).

•No direct port employee fatalities in 2014. Sadly, three ship’s crew died on board the MV Suntis in May 2014 and there had been 1 direct employee fatality in February 2015.

•Over-3-day and RIDDOR Accident Incidence Rate - Direct, Indirect Employees and Third Parties combined = 1.74 (5.9% down on 2013) (per 100 direct employees)

•Long term trend continues downward

•Total of 407 injuries reported comprising: 44 Specified Injuries (30 in 2013), 256 Over-3-Day accidents (269 in 2013) and [NEW] 107 Lost time injuries of 1, 2 or 3 days duration

•12 Dangerous Occurrences (24 in 2013) and 2 Industrial Diseases (2 in 2013) were reported

•[NEW] 317 lost time injuries of 1 day or more - Direct Employees only

•[NEW] 90 lost time injuries of 1 day or more - Indirect Employees and Third Parties combined

•[NEW] Over-3-day and RIDDOR Accident Incidence Rate - Direct Employees only - 1.38

•[NEW] 10.16 Lost Time Injuries to Direct Employees - per million hours worked

•Of 256 Over-3-Day incidents, 174 were significant enough that the individual was still unable to carry out their normal duties after seven days

•Top 4 accident locations, in order: Ships; Quayside; Cargo Handling Equipment; Engineering Works and Stores. These accounted for 54% of all injuries reported

•53% all reported accidents occurred on ‘Ship and Craft’ and ‘Quays’

•Container ships remain the most likely vessels on which to have an accident

•RoRo, Bulk and ‘Other’ ship types saw a decrease in reported accidents against 2013

•Top 5 accident categories: Slips Trips and Falls (31%); Hit by a Moving, Flying, Falling Object (14%); Driving Related (14%); Manual Handling (13%); and Hit Something Fixed or Stationary (7.5%). The same categories as 2013 although a slightly amended order

•[NEW] 29% of injuries involved Ankle/Knee/Leg/Hip and 19% back injuries

•[NEW] 29% of injuries were reported as Sprains/Twists; 24% Bruising/Contusion; 13% fractures or chips

•[NEW] An average of 28 days’ work was lost for each Direct Employees LTI. The lowest quartile of incidents lost 4 days or less. 50% of incidents resulted in more than 9 days being lost

Reported injuries:

•about half reported Specified injuries happened to non-direct employees

•other LTI durations 73-94% happened to direct employees

•10.6 LTI per million hours worked

•Highest rate reported was in container working and Stevedoring (inc. people provision)

Locations all LTI in 2014 - The top named locations for accidents are led by Ship and Craft at 26%. Quay and Cargo Handling equipment account for a similar percentage when added together. This is similar to 2013, when only reportable injuries were considered.

For 2014 “Engineering works and stores” and “Roadways” each figure far more highly than 2013

The significant majority of all reportable accidents occurring in traditional port operational areas: on ships and on quays has not substantially changed for years. However with increased data available in 2014 and going forward this will bear further analysis

•people working on ships, quays and handling equipment are most likely to have an injury in a port

•container ship work gives rise to most of the reported ship board accidents

Days lost for direct employees 2014

•people are most likely to be injured through: Slip/trip/fall, Driving, Lifting/Handling, being Hit by an object

•people are likely to be off work for longest if they have a fall from height or driving injury

•9348 working days lost in 2014

•24.2 days lost per injury on average

•A monthly breakdown of accidents was introduced in 2008 to look for trends across the year. This has been continued to date. In 2013 it was stated that it was still difficult to draw any conclusions from the data because the relatively low industry accident rate limits statistically reliable conclusions. With the exception of 2009 there had been no indication of consistent trends.

•A new analysis of LTIFR (Lost Time Injuries per Million Hours worked) has been introduced. This will be more robust and useful as the time range extends. The calculation is based on Hours worked per annum divided equally into months. Therefore seasonal fluctuations in the directly employed workforce will distort the chart. In months where the directly employed workforce is higher than average the LTIFR will be overstated and vice-versa

Richard’s presentation is available to download from the PSS website Link

SESSION 5:

Paul Darnbrough, Associate Director for Enviro Centre

Gave a presentation on environmental safety and compliance and how they affect the port

SESSION 6:

PSS MEMBER UPDATE

Richard Steele, PSS

ALERTS AND INCIDENTS

Peter Wilkinson advised of a recent fatality where a shunt diver was killed whilst discharging a load of rice.

Dave Jones provided details on a HSE Investigation outcomes on a fatal incident that occurred in Hartlepool in 2012 involving a banksman. Dave wanted to raise awareness of manufacturers’ testing certificationand standards are correct for the job and risk assessment controls are in place. A lengthy discussion took place with regards to this incident.

LinkHartlepool Fatality - September 2012

Richard followed up by informing the room of recent safety alerts and incidents including;

•HSL Report R1069: RGV Runaways - LinkCoupling/uncoupling of HGVs research report

•Hook Loader Skip Lorry - The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) issued an urgent warning to owners and operators of hook loader skip lorries primarily used in the waste disposal/recycling and construction sectors. This follows an incident where the rear beam of hook loader skip lorry collapsed without warning during maintenance work beneath the rear beam.

Owners and operators of hook loader skip lorries are advised to have their vehicles assessed to see if the there is a risk of sudden collapse of the rear beam when the beams are in the raised position. Adequate precautions to ensure safety during the assessment must be in place. Owners and operators should ensure that the equipment is adequately supported by suitably rated props or stands while carrying out any work beneath/alongside the rear beam while in the tipping position and ensure warning signs are in place on the truck to alert of the danger.

The HSA also advises that it is the duty of the operator to understand how the hydraulic controls operate on the vehicle. All such controls must be marked with appropriate pictograms to clearly indicate the various hydraulic movements. LinkHook Loader Skip Lorry

PROSECUTIONS

•Sentencing Guidelines - It appears that the new sentencing guidelines due to be implemented in the next few months are being transitioned in now.

The new guidelines allow for much higher fines. The degree of failure by the company will significantly affect fines and the amount will take into account company Turnover (international turnover for multinationals).

•Safe Use of Powered Capstans during Mooring - A recent judgement following an incident with a powered Capstan resulted in a the size of the fine more than four times the amount for a fatal fall in a port judgement in November 2015. Richard drew attention to some of the factors identified by the HSE

Failings claimed by HSE include:

• failed to suitably identify and control risk associated with the use of powered capstans
• consequently, the system of work was unsafe
• instruction, training and supervision were inadequate
• inadequate audit and monitoring of safety
• failure to suitably heed warnings raised by workers prior to the incident

The fine was for £1.8million

Link

Because of the degree of engagement with the preceding topics Richard ran out of time to discuss the remained of his presentation, but has provided detailed Post Meeting Notes that cover the rest of his presentation

Richard’s presentation is available to download from the PSS website Link

SESSION 7:

MEASURING THE SAFETY CLIMATE OF UK PORTS

Jennifer Webster, Health & Safety Laboratories

Jennifer Webster provided a recap on HSL’s Port Findings and also information on Safety Climate Tool. She talked about the HSE’s research into the leadership and engagement at 6 ports across the UK, before taking the meeting through some of their approaches. Link

SESSION 8:

SAFETY UPDATE

Sarah Lemon, PSS

Sarah informed the meeting that she would be putting information on the CD278 - Consultation on the Freight Containers (Safety Convention) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 on to the PSS website

LinkCD278 - Consultation on the Freight Containers (Safety Convention) (Amendment) Regulations 2016

DSHAR Consultation–Consultation ended in December 2015, however there are still some issues with Part III of DSHAR -Marking and Navigation of Vessels, and whether this should be revoked or not. Sarah explained that a majority of the working group were against revocation, but there were a couple of submissions put in, that were For revocation.

Hayley Ford relayed a message from Pierre de Cruz, HSE thanking members for their views and stating that he would make a final recommendation to the HSE Board when they meet in March.

Sarah thanked members for responding to the consultation.

Brand Survey – Sarah wound up her meeting by asking members for their views on some potential PSS logos

Sarah’s presentation is available to download from the PSS website Link

SESSION 9:

AOB

Retirements: Martin Hiscock from Solent Stevedores was presented with a retirement card and gift. Members of the Port Skills and Safety Group were also informed that Mike Powell, Dover Harbour Board would also be retiring shortly. Mike will be presented with his retirement card and gift at a later date.

Health and Safety Leadership Charter: one of the topics under discussion at the H&S Leadership tripartite group was a potential draft Charter that PSS subscribers could be invited to sign up to. A draft was passed around the room (see appendix 2) and Richard asked if there were any issues raised by such a proposal. The room could see no concerns with the proposal as it stood.

The next meeting was announced for 5 May 2016, Islay, Scotland and will be hosted by CalMac Ferries

The Chairman thanked JCB again for hosting and brought the meeting to a close

Appendix 1 Topics not covered from Session 6 – Member update

HEALTH AND SAFETY

• Fumigation and Arklow Meadow - On 5 December 2012, a fumigated cargo of maize was being discharged from the general cargo vessel Arklow Meadow in Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland when it became apparent that the fumigant was still active; fumigant retainers that had been removed from the cargo holds started to smoke.

Cargo operations were immediately stopped and Arklow Meadow’s crew were evacuated to the quayside. The local fire brigade was quickly on the scene and established a 50 metre cordon around the vessel. Houses and retail premises surrounding the port area were also evacuated by the police as a precautionary measure. Eight of Arklow Meadow’s 11 crew, and a stevedore who had potentially been exposed to phosphine gas, were taken to hospital for observation and decontamination.

A total of 89 fumigant retainers were recovered from the vessel and shore areas, leaving 21 fumigant retainers unaccounted for. The recovered retainers were neutralised by immersing them in water. It took 5 days for the level of phosphine gas in the vessel’s cargo holds to reduce to a safe level.