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Hands Free Lifting

Presenter: Steve Pearce: Perth 1 March 2012






Hands free lifting objectives

To eliminate hand and finger injuries by

removing them from the energy source

To eliminate caught-between, struck-by and

struck-against incidents

To identify safer methods of handling

suspended loads and the use of lifting

apparatus through:

engineering

work practices and systems

tools

To use existing facility processes (e.g. JHA

and/or PTW processes)






Why hands free? • After years of decline, injury frequency

rates have leveled off

• New approaches required to eliminate

residual injuries

• Hand injuries represent about 1/2 of all

injuries. Hand injuries represent the

majority of more serious, recordable,

injuries

• Caught between and crush incidents can

be fatal

• Huge amount of lifts offshore = huge risk

exposure ...in a dynamic environment

due to rig movement; wind effects (etc)

and confined areas

Eliminating handling of suspended loads is a step change to Zero Harm

"If you always do what

you've always done, you'll

always get what you've

always got.”






Personnel not touching a load (with any part of their body)

that is connected to a mechanical lifting device. That is

…as the load is being lifted or before the load is properly

set down and all potential energy is released.

What is hands free lifting ?






What historically happens with suspended loads






Applying the hierarchy of control to the problem

5. Administrate

3. Redesign

2. Substitute

1. Eliminate

4. Separate

1. The complete elimination of the

hazard

2. Replacing the material or process with a

less hazardous one

3. Redesign the equipment or work

process

4. Isolating the hazard by guarding or

enclosing it

5. Providing admin controls such as

training, procedures, etc.

6. Use appropriate and properly fitted PPE

where other controls are not practical

6. PPE






The evolution of hands free lifting

2008 Adopted by

Transocean in

Gulf of Mexico

2011

Adopted by Stena Drilling;

Santos Bangladesh ++

Now part of many

organisations safety

management system

2009 -2010 Adopted by Songa,

Atwood and

Diamond in

Australia






A change ... emotional

Change means different things to different people!

• Challenge: winning commitment of rig leaders

• Challenge: resisting strong push back from crews

• Challenge: overcoming deeply engrained behaviours

• Challenge: building a hands free culture on the rig

I’m not

changing!






A change ...to the equipment

‘V’ Shape For Pushing

Corners and Steadying

Hook to

retrieve

tagline

Hand

Stop

Good Non-

Slip Grip

Straight

Edge For

Pushing and

Steadying

Karabiner

Connection

Wax Dipped Rope To

Reduce Coiling

‘STIFFY’ HANDS

FREE TOOL

TAGLINE






A change ... to the system of work

Notes

Work crews develop

‘hands-free

exemption’ lists

specific to their area

of operation (deck;

drill floor etc)

Lists are posted at

prominent locations

Increased emphasis

on ‘hands-free’

practices via JHA

and/or PTW process

TASKS INVOLVING LIFTS AND / OR

SUSPENDED LOADS

Can Load Be Moved

‘Hands Free’?

Confirm/Add Details Of ‘Hands

Free’ Controls to JSA

Is Task on ‘Hands Free’

Exemption List?

Supervisor

1) Writes on JSA details of

hands-on lift

2) Signs JSA

Task Completed

After Action Review to be

completed for all hands-on

lifts

Y

N

Y

Can Lift Be Avoided?

N

JSA Reviewed Prior to Task

Commencing and Personnel

Briefed

Supervisor is present during

hands-on lift

N

NOTE

Should Task Change and

‘Hands-On’ Becomes

Required, STOP JOB and

Reassess as Described Above






Rig floor hands free exemption list

Lists are

posted at

prominent

locations






Supportive strategies (examples)

Discuss hands free initiative with drilling contractor

early (buy-in); present to crews at campaign inductions

Ban polka dot gloves - only using impact type gloves

Mandate that gloves are to be worn at all times in the

workplace

Regular discussion point at pre-tour and safety

meetings

Ensuring loads packed securely, all lifting equipment

checked and certified (and inspected); QAQC

processes

Hand and finger preservation campaigns

Cameras on the crane booms

Active support by Drilling Contractor and crew;

Title Holder including Supervisor’s and HSE

coaches on the rig






Visible management commitment and

leadership - without it, it will

fail…guaranteed (definitely a top down

initiative)

Ensuring the total workforce is educated

on the initiative (all shifts / swings

…something we don't always get right)

Make sure all the tools are available for

use at 'go live' date (and ongoing)

Set a hard 'go live' date and be

unwavering in expectations / requirements

(i.e. no fuzzy implementation date)

Lessons for success






An acceptance that in the early learning /

trialing phase that it may take a bit longer to do

the job

Have the crews identify what should be

included on the hands free list; and then work

with them to reduce the list

Identify ‘hands free champions’ (converts) as

early as possible and get them actively involved

in the initiative

Coaching, giving time and having

patience are critical to it’s success

Lessons for success






Lifts and weights for Santos 2011 campaign

Between April – July this year,

we moved over 5000 tonne of

equipment representing over

1400 lifts*

*The actual number of lifts is

considerable higher as loads are

often moved a number of times

due to operational requirements

/ competition for space






The Results speak for themselves

We have had zero injuries associated with

suspended loads since going

‘hands free’

Hands Free Operations work!






Thankyou

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