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Panel Discussion: Safety in Construction

Panel Discussion: Safety in Construction Laurice Temple CEO, National Association of Women in Construction Michelle Farley Director, SafetyJourney. Consultant. Manager. Oh, gosh nooooooo ! I thought that I had managed to avoid her. OMG!!!! This is going to be rough…. OMG!!!!

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Panel Discussion: Safety in Construction

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  1. Panel Discussion: Safety in Construction Laurice Temple CEO, National Association of Women in Construction Michelle Farley Director, SafetyJourney

  2. Consultant Manager

  3. Oh, gosh nooooooo! I thought that I had managed to avoid her.

  4. OMG!!!! This is going to be rough…. OMG!!!! Has she not read the website & seen the posters all over the place….

  5. Safety is (a) Always the leadership team’s #1 priority (b) Sometimes (C) Not You’ve GOT to be kidding me! These people are just using this survey to have a go at management. “The most important thing to Laurice in her job is on-time, on-budget project delivery. She cares about safety for sure & of course she doesn’t want anyone to get hurt, but her focus is getting the job done on time & on budget.” “The posters? Oh yeah, that’s just political stuff that they have to say. It doesn’t actually mean anything.”

  6. How do I FEEL? I FEEL TERRIBLE, that’s how I FEEL! Oh! I see where she is going with this…. OK, now I feel vulnerable, and I don’t like it. I actually feel PHYSICALLY UNCOMFORTABLE!

  7. Genuinely engaging people is not quite that simple! “The posters? Oh yeah, that’s just political stuff that they have to say. It doesn’t actually mean anything.”

  8. 2013 • 19 Deaths • From 2007-08 to 2011-12: • Construction fatalities = 4.34 per 100,000 workers. • All industries fatalities = 2.29 per 100,000 workers. • 2014 • 8 Deaths by end April • In 2010-11, employees in the Construction Industry: • Had 35 serious compensation claims per day. • In my workplace leaders are committed to promoting the mental health of staff: • Leaders agree 71% • Employees agree 37% • Had the highest number of compensated fatalities of any industry. Had a compensated fatality rate of 3.8 (per 1000 employees) compared with an all industries rate of 1.6 (per 1000 employees). • Mental health is valued by: • My CEO 56% • My industry 52% • 2000-01 to 2009-10 serious compensation claims: • Median time lost per claim by 7%. • Median time lost = 4.4 working weeks per serious injury. • 154 wkg weeks per day are lost • Median payout by 38%. • Median payout = $9,800 per serious injury. • $350,000 per day or $1,750,000 per week or $70,000,000 per yr.

  9. What is YOUR personal commitment today?

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