I am currently working (for now) in the electricity industry.
Industry might be different but I bet it sounds the same
R.A. required to travel to and from site, Work Instruction and stage 1 R.A. required before leaving depot to go to site, stage 2 R.A. required to carry out works on site, Stage 3 required if something changes on the work site. Guys now even expecting to be issued paperwork for fault works 😕 .
STOP refresher training just starting in February.
SEAR reports required by supervisor at least 1 a week.
Safety audits required on each squad 1 a week or if working with new squad safety audit required no excusses. If no problems highlighted questions asked as audits may not be being carried out properly.
All isolation and PTW paperwork if issued for work to be returned for auditing by office first thing in morning.
Recently found customer with generator feeding onto network that was isolated for fault repair and I issued a SEAR report. I was then challenged to explain how the live network was discovered even tho we had followed all proceedures and I had given a detailed written report.
By the way we are in a no blame culture these documents keep us all safe 😕
R.A. : Risk Assessment
SEAR : Safety,Enviromental,Accident,report. (cover all report)
As the HASWA 74 says in not so many words : By your acts or omissions you are accountable for the safety of yourself and others at work.
Company executives not to keen on the new corp. manslaughter laws.
So sign your life away if something goes wrong and you haven’t noticed the Risk,Hazzard,Enviromental issue or not followed the written proceedure to get the job done. Your ass is thiers.
Final question usually : WHY DID THAT JOB TAKE SO LONG!!!!
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