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“ We switched to a self-performed model on the lower end of our capital delivery framework . In the first two years , we didn ’ t have one recordable injury ”
— Eamonn Kelly , General Manager , Major Program Delivery , Melbourne Water we didn ’ t have one recordable injury , predominantly due to the fact they started small , handpicking the people that they would use to self-perform on their jobs . Get good people on your work sites , build a level of trust and capability in that safety performance , then safety should look after itself . We ’ re seeing that , even in our major framework . Our safety performance indicators came down from levels up around 15 ; now they ’ re at two to three . There ’ s still room to improve , but we ’ re in a better place than three years ago .” Mal Shepherd , General Manager Water Services at John Holland adds . “ We
SEPTEMBER 2019