Serious Injury and Fatality Prevention (SIFP): a structured program designed to prevent serious injuries and fatalities in the workplace
Grant RobinsonTechnipFMC – Australia, 1120 Hay Street, West Perth, WA 6105, Australia. Email: grant.robinson@technipfmc.com
The APPEA Journal 60(2) 523-526 https://doi.org/10.1071/AJ19015
Accepted: 28 February 2020 Published: 15 May 2020
Abstract
As industry continues the challenge to drive down the frequency of low- and medium-level injuries in the workplace, one of the key challenges for safety professionals is in the prevention of serious injuries and fatalities (SIFs). There has been significant research into this area, and it is apparent that the causal factors that often contribute to SIFs are different to those of other less-serious lagging indicators. This presentation describes one approach that has been developed and implemented globally across TechnipFMC to help identify key risk activities and implement a structured mitigation process based on the hierarchy of controls.
Keywords: hazards, hierarchy of controls, incidents.
Grant Robinson is the Senior HSES Manager (Australia) and Security Manager (APAC) for TechnipFMC, a global company providing products and services to the oil and gas industry. Since 1993, Grant has held several senior HSE roles across a range of industries, including pharmaceutical, industrial chemicals and oil and gas. In 2007, Grant joined Technip (now TechnipFMC) as QHSES Manager for Australia and, since then, has also held several regional QHSES roles. Grant has always had a passion for exploring new opportunities to improve overall HSE performance and continuous improvement measures around the prevention of injuries in the workplace. |
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