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Health, Safety & Environmental Bulletin No 056

S Martin– 28 September 2007

Global Alliance Accidents

Please see below extract from Global Alliance bulletin.

From: Martin Rackley Global Alliance HSSE Manager Ref. No F/07

The last few days have seen an accident and a serious incident occur on our UK sites.

1. An engineer fell over while exiting the site office at BP Harlow CS. He didn’t notice a small kerb,
lost his footing suffering bruising to his leg and was assigned light duties the next day. While every
effort is made to identify and control site hazards, it is important to pay attention to your
surroundings and footing at all times ESPEICIALLY when you arrive on a new site and / or
conditions change. If you notice a potential hazard, inform the Site Manager ASAP.

2. During the offloading of large type Brooklyn chiller units the forklift forks went too far and slightly
lifted the unit behind causing it to fall from the delivery vehicle. No one was hurt due to the
exclusion area in place at the time. The following amendments MUST be made to the offloading
method statement with immediate effect:

• Only one side of the delivery vehicle is to be uncovered during unloading.
• The banksman must undertake a visual check that the forks are correctly in place and confirm to
the driver BEFORE each unit is lifted.
• The banksman must be in a safe position while the forklift is positioning, during the lift and must
not put himself at risk at any time.
• The positions of the driver and banksman MUST be sketched on the method statement to ensure
visual contact is maintained at all times.
• All existing requirements for exclusion zones remain in place.