Construction Safety PartnershipGoal 2
(Lead organisations: ICTU; CIF; with HSA support)
The rationale for this goal is that the CIF and ICTU, through the Joint Safety Council which was established by the CSP in 2000, have unique access to those who are best positioned to know what safety shortcomings may exist at site level. Equally, Safety Managers and Safety Representatives are best placed to change behaviour and practice in the industry. Focus groups of the relevant practitioners will be used to devise a programme of health and safety promotions relevant to the immediate needs of the industry. It is envisaged that each promotional programme will focus on a given hazard or issue and will be of six months duration. Five such programs will be run to end 2010.
The SRFP project will provide key administrative and implementation support to this proposal.
| Action No | Description | Responsibility | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Establish working group under ICTU / CIF/ HSA leadership. | ICTU | 2008 | Complete |
| 2 | Establish working group under ICTU / CIF/ HSA leadership. Identify and agree current and future hazards and issues for promotion actions. | HSA / ICTU / CIF | 2008 | Complete |
| 3 | Draft full action plan for promotional initiatives and agree with all stakeholders. | ICTU | 2008 | Complete |
| 4 | Implement three actions. The three actions identified for 2009 are in the following; 1. General Machinery safety 2. Safety associated with quickhitch equipment 3. Health - especially musculo - skeletal issues |
ICTU / CIF | 2009 | Quickhitch guidelines published Small tools initiative in progress |
| 5 | Implement two actions. Manual Handling / MSD initiative being investigated Tool box talk repource being developed |
ICTU / CIF | 2010 | In Progress |
| 6 | Evaluate the initiative and mainstream findings into day to day site safety management. | ICTU / CIF / HSA | 2010 | In Progress |