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BlueScope Lysaght Singapore are
winners at the annual Occupational Safety and Health Best Practices Awards presented by the Ministry of Manpower.
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Outstanding achievement in Singapore
BlueScope Lysaght Singapore was presented with the Outstanding Achievement Award for safety solutions at the Occupational Safety and Health Best Practices Awards.The theme of the awards was ‘Working at Heights-Falls Prevention’.
BlueScope Lysaght won the award for the Lysaght Step Ladder – a safe access aid for loading trucks. Importantly, Lysaght Singapore was also recognised for its thorough induction process for contractors and the presence of fall arrest features, such as lifelines, in place around the buildings.
The Occupational Safety and Health Best Practices Awards are presented annually by the Ministry of Manpower. This year, the Ministry has joined forces with the Workplace Safety Health Advisory Committee to give national recognition to companies that make exemplary efforts to control workplace safety and health hazards.
President Asian Building & Manufacturing Markets Kathryn Fagg offered her warm congratulations to the team. “Well done to everyone for your comprehensive approach to the Working at Heights program, particularly in working with contractors.”
President Malaysia & Indonesia Rob Crawford also congratulated the team. “I am not surprised as I know how experienced and focused the team is in achieving excellence in all they do.”
“This is a great achievement for Lysaght Singapore, particularly in a country where government safety regulations are at such a high level,” said Soo Keng Chua, President BlueScope Lysaght Malaysian Region.
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Peter Wilson, President BlueScope Thailand, presenting Artit Chaipanit with an inaugural safety award.
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Safety recognised in Bangkok office
Peter Wilson, President BlueScope Thailand, presented inaugural safety awards to employees of the Bangkok sales, marketing and finance office in recognition of their safety efforts.
Five employees won awards: Charassri Boonprakrong, Nongluck Bunsong, Yuttana Hongdilokkul, Artit Chaipanit and Teenatad Sarikapooti.
Peter congratulated the winners and said: “The awards give recognition to employees who have demonstrated good safety leadership in the workplace.”
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Dubbo Lysaght’s Lee Schwager (left) and Nick Hubbard with Jarrod Dickson from Dubbo West Preschool.
Lysaght safety award supports the community
The Dubbo Lysaght site has won a national BlueScope Lysaght safety award in recognition of its outstanding safety performance in 2006.
The award included a cash prize of $1,000. The site team decided to donate its award winnings to the Dubbo West Preschool.
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Pat Finan, President Butler Buildings Division North America (left) accepts one of the seven Gold safety awards Butler Buildings won at the 50th Annual Meeting of the Metal Builders and Manufacturers Association (MBMA).
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Butler Buildings Applauded for Safety
Butler Buildings in North America continued on their safety journey with an increased focus on hazard recognition and control. Butler was the recipient of several honours for its safety performance during the year.
Butler Buildings Gets Gold from Metal Builders and Manufacturers Association
The Metal Builders and Manufacturers Association (MBMA) presented Butler Buildings with seven Gold awards for top safety performance at each of their sites. The MBMA annual awards recognise metal building systems manufacturers who show exceptional commitment to assuring workplace safety. The safety awards were presented at MBMA's 50th Annual Meeting held in Dallas, Texas. |
MBMA analyses data submitted by its member companies, using Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) injury rate guidelines to compare entrants' safety scores to other companies with similar exposure to accidents. There are three levels of awards: Bronze for those whose rates are 0-25 per cent better than the entire industry average; Silver for those 25-50 per cent better and Gold for those more than 50 per cent better than the industry average.
In congratulating Butler Buildings employees, Pat Finan, President Butler Buildings Division North America, said, “it was a proud moment for me and Butler Buildings when I accepted the award on behalf of your teams, seven Gold awards for top safety performance at each of our sites.
“Not a single company came close to that performance. We are clearly best in class in our industry. We have made a remarkable improvement in our LTI performance and have set the framework for further improvement. We have achieved top honours in our industry. Now let's go for world class!”
National Safety Council Awards Butler For Occupational Safety Management Excellence
The National Safety Council (U.S.) awarded each of the Butler manufacturing sites the prestigious Award for Occupational Safety Management Excellence. The award was presented for achieving an accident rate of less than half of the U.S. average for its industry.
President North American Buildings Group, Pat Finan said: “Everyone has demonstrated that with a strong effort and commitment, we can reach goals seemingly unattainable just a short time ago.
“Our improvement in safety is evident in many ways and has been recognised across BlueScope Steel. But no accomplishment is more gratifying than our employees returning home from work in the same condition as they arrived. This is what we expect. We should be satisfied with nothing less.”
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Chris Darling, Manager Safety, Health Risk, and other representatives from Port Kembla Steelworks with the Site OH&S Excellence Award.
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Jason Lashmar, Operations Manager, Lysaght Archerfield, accepts the Individual OH&S Excellence Award.
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OH&S EXCELLENCE AWARDS FOR BLUESCOPE STEEL
BlueScope Steel’s occupational health and safety achievements have been recognised by the Australian Steel Institute (ASI).
Jason Lashmar, Operations Manager at BlueScope Lysaght’s Archerfield site, won the Individual OHS Excellence Award for his contribution to building a new safety culture at Archerfield, and for leading the introduction of a number of safety initiatives on site.
The Site OH&S Excellence Award was presented to Port Kembla Steelworks in recognition of the site’s achievements in working 14.9 million hours without a lost time injury. This represents approximately 6,000 employees and contractors who worked on average 13 million hours per year. Port Kembla’s safety record is recognised as internationally best practice within the steel industry.
Noel Cornish, President Australian and New Zealand Industrial Markets, accepted the award for the Port Kembla Steelworks.
Les Stewart, Operations Manager at Lysaght Dubbo was highly commended in the Individual award, and Logistics’ Melbourne Steel Terminal site was highly commended in the Site award.
This year a record number of nominations were received for the Australian Steel Institute national OH&S Excellence Awards program which recognises steel industry companies and individuals for high achievements in safety.
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ZERO HARM AWARDS
BlueScope Steel announced the winners in this year’s Zero Harm Awards in November. The Awards are designed to recognise and reward the achievements made by teams, individuals, departments, sites and even countries. There are 16 categories including Best Performance, Safety Champion, Employee Engagement and Safe Behaviour, and Noteworthy Achievement.
Winners are nominated by Occupational Health and Safety representatives across the business.
The 2007 Zero Harm Award winners were:
| Best Performance |
BlueScope Steel China |
| Most Improved |
Technology and Environment - Port Kembla Steelworks |
| Felt leadership |
Peta Renkin – CRM Service Centre |
| Safety Champion |
Chad Holmes – Western Port |
| Safety Network |
Coil storage and handling network – Paul Clayton |
| Tidy Facility |
Chullora Service Centre |
| Employee Engagement & Safe Behaviour |
Butler Buildings Jackson, Tennessee |
| High Risk Facility Improvement Effort |
Energy Services - Port Kembla Steelworks |
| OH&S Initiative |
SindoMalay region |
| Health Initiative |
Slabmaking Port Kembla Steelworks – ‘Team up for Health’ |
| Contract Company Safety |
SERCO – Port Kembla Steelworks |
| Leading Indicators Use |
Illawarra Coated Products ‘Safety Barometre’ |
| Effective OH&S System Application |
Cokemaking Port Kembla Steelworks – Michael Sopher |
| Safety Training |
Tata BlueScope Steel Ltd - India |
| Office Safety |
Administration Business Centre - Port Kembla Steelworks |
| Noteworthy Achievements |
BlueScope Steel Thailand - 20 million hours LTI free |
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BlueScope Vietnam Cluster - 9 million hours LTI free |
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Lysaght Singapore - Zero injuries for full year plus recipient of external awards |
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Western Sydney Service Centre Construction - Lost time injury free throughout construction. |
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Illawarra Coated Products - A full year, over 2 million hours, lost time injury free (while also managing Tin mill closure). |
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Butler Construction - 2 years / 1.5 million hours lost time injury free – high risk environment |
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Port Kembla Steelworks - 15 million hours lost time injury free |
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LTI free since opening – 11 years |
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New Zealand Steel - 2 years lost time injury free for contractors |
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Lysaght Australia Sydney Relocation Project - Large equipment and people relocation project completed with Zero injuries |
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