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| HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT |
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| Our commitment to zero disabling incident applies to the
health and wellbeing of all our employees, the safety of
each individual and the sustainability of the natural
environment and society at large. |
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 The construction and engineering industry has historically
been a hazardous work environment, where serious
incidents were regularly recorded. Attracting and retaining
young or new skilled staff to this environment has been a
challenge, and a poor health and safety record has not
helped the image of the industry.
Environmental matters are fast becoming global
differentiators in the way industries conduct their
activities. Market analysts are increasing the value placed
on environmental performance factors in determining
investment opportunities.
No longer are end-of-process solutions acceptable;
potentially hazardous chemicals, processes and materials
are increasingly engineered out of system designs further
up the project life cycle. Energy efficiency, clean technology
and benign design methodologies are no longer optional
extras; they are now demanded by project owners and
society. These health safety & environment (HSE) trends
have increased the focus on our market sector.
The Murray & Roberts commitment to zero disabling incident transcends workplace injuries,
and examines the Group's total performance in terms of the health and wellbeing of all our
employees, the safety of each individual, and the impact of our activities on the natural
environment and society at large.
The Group's priority for the years ahead is not only to aspire to zero disabling incident, but to
achieve it. A strategic focus on HSE key performance indicators (KPI's) will ensure that value
is derived from the HSE framework implemented across the Group in 2006. This risk-based
approach will be expanded to reveal the opportunities inherent in good HSE management.
More quantitative KPI's will be used to demonstrate value through measurement of decreased
days lost, decreased utilities used and increased process efficiencies.
The Stop.Think campaign has raised awareness across Murray & Roberts of the need to deliver
world class HSE performance. The principles of coaching and changing behaviour will continue
to be developed through the Stop.Think concept. We have expanded the focus of the campaign
to include all occupational and societal health issues, continued safety awareness, and to ensure
that none of our activities are undertaken at the expense of the environment.
The Stop.Think initiative has been the start of a culture change in the Group through
which health, safety, and environmental awareness is embedded in our people and
systems to ensure that our actions do no harm. An HSE culture is a step beyond
behaviour, to where we as a group will always act instinctively on HSE issues. This
concept is evident in countries such as Australia and Canada, where safety and health
concerns are embedded in the process of every undertaking, and where HSE issues form
part of every decision making process.
In order to evaluate the impact our activities might
contribute to climate change, Murray & Roberts has
undertaken to establish the extent of its carbon
footprint. As a signatory to the Kyoto protocol, South
Africa has made a commitment to investigate and
assess alternatives to fossil based energy and to the
use of products that are more environmentally
friendly. This places significant responsibility on
operations to implement solutions that reduce the
consequences of their undertakings on released
carbon. This initiative is in development within the
Group and will be conducted in the first two quarters
of the 2008 financial year. The setting of targets and
reduction mechanisms will follow, with defined
objectives to decrease the Group's carbon footprint. |
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