absis (activity based safety improvement system)

Singapore – 11 November 2016

ABSIS (ACTIVITY BASED SAFETY IMPROVEMENT SYSTEM)

Speaker:

Edward Raj

Deputy Director

Group Safety and Health, Singapore Power

ABSIS – Edward Raj

SINGAPORE POWER CABLE TUNNEL PROJECT


Stakeholders

Singapore Power

WorleyParsons

AECOM

Mott MacDonald

Obayashi Corporation

SK E&C

Nishimatsu Construction Co. Ltd & KTCCE JV

Samsung C&T Corporation

Hyundai E&C




• Project Value of S$2.8 Billion

• Deepest, Tightest and Longest

tunnels in Singapore

• 24/7 operations

• Average of 3500 workers per day

• 7 main contracts

• 21 active work sites

• 40 km of tunnel construction

• 16 TBMs underground



CTIVITY

ASED

AFETY

MPROVEMENT

YSTEM

A

B

S

I

S




ABSIS focuses on safe work methods of various critical activities

in tunnel construction

Video - Capturing critical work activities while workers are

performing the task

Write up - Step by step identification of hazards and appropriate

safety measures




Analysed and discussed with Project Managers, Safety Managers

and Supervisory Staff

Video recorded will be reviewed*Component 1:

Component 2: Write Up

Video of an activity will be captured

Shared with workers

Presented in weekly progress meeting & monitored by SPPG

Component 1: VIDEO


ABSIS

Hazards identified in various sub-activities of the video will be documented

*Component 2:


ABSIS



EXAMPLES OF IMPLEMENTATION FROM

ABSIS




Before

Workers using hands to handle load whilst

lowering segments

Segment holder was used to handle load

without pinch point hazards


VEHICLE PARKING & ACCESS

After

MATERIAL HANDLING

Singapore – 11 November 2016ABSIS – Edward Raj

LIFTING OPERATION


CONCURRENT OPERATION



EXCAVATOR OPERATION


LOCOMOTIVE OPERATION

Guide rail for M&E platform

(Fixed Distance)


ABSIS

Further improvement to enhance the ABSIS implementation.

Workers watching ABSIS video when resting in the canteen

Workers watching ABSIS video when

traveling in the lift



ACHIEVEMENT




ACHIEVEMENT


In FY 15/16, target was 0.88We achieved LTIFR of 0.55


Won the ROSPA (The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents) award

Won the Best Safety Practice at Singapore Power Group Safety SummitSharing at PUB’s Construction Safety Seminar

Sharing Cable Tunnel Safety Initiatives at TUCSS - Symposium on Innovation & Challenges in Asian Tunnelling 2015



• Workers learn their mistakes and safety lapses from the playback of the video

• Change workers’ behaviour and enhance their safety awareness

• Overcome language barriers in workers

• Ease of implementation

• Raise construction safety standard and quality

ABSIS is the first of its kind in the tunnelling industry

CONCLUSION



THANK YOU



absis (activity based safety improvement system)

Documents