Message from the General Manager
It is important we all understand that ensuring the safety and
wellbeing of our people and the environment is our number one priority every day.
A significant component of achieving this is how we iden fy, manage and mi gate risk. In recent weeks we have completed a full review of our Hazard Iden fica on and Risk Management procedures and
implemented them across our opera ons.
The cri cal success of these procedures is ensuring they are supported by good conversa on and collabora on between Pan Pac staff, contractors and contractor workers. The intent is to iden fy risk and either eliminate it (remove the hazard) or minimise it by
subs tu on, isola on or engineering controls and/or through
administra ve controls (standard opera ng procedures, training, signage) and PPE.
Ensuring the successful implementa on of these controls will be a major focus of our opera onal teams between now and the end of the year.
One of the key risks we have iden fied is driving on roads inside and outside the forest. This is a risk many of us are exposed to every day. Driver distrac on is a significant contribu ng factor to this risk. In recent months we have recorded a number of serious incidents regarding driver distrac on, especially with cell phones; drivers engaging with them, talking and tex ng on them. We have a page dedicated to this in this Hawkeye issue and as you will read it only takes a few moments of distrac on to have life changing consequences for you as a driver, your families and any other par es involved.
GM’s Safety Tip
Due to our con nued focus on hazard and risk management I would
like to reiterate the safety p used in April; TAKE 5 to STAY ALIVE – this is a simple personal risk assessment tool that can be used by everyone before a task is commenced to check it can be done safely, I would encourage you to use it regularly, including for tasks that are undertaken frequently.
Stop, look and walk around. Think through the task and what you are going to do. Iden fy the hazards.
Control the hazards and communicate your plan.
Now ask; can I do the job safely? If yes – commence task, if no – seek assistance.
Thank you for your con nued contribu ons on improving our workplace safety and special congratula ons to those groups and individuals that have achieved LTI free milestones and have been awarded Pan Pac Safety awards, these are great achievements. Please con nue to work safely, stay focused on the job at hand and ensure we are all “Working Together to Protect Each Other from Harm”.
WORKING TOGETHER TO PROTECT EACH OTHER FROM HARM
Forests Division 12 Months Rolling Total Incident Frequency 10 18
9 16
8 14
7 12
I 6 R T March TIF 11.1 IF 10 T M & 5 & I F T I L 8 T 4 L 6 3
4 2
1 2
0 0 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Mar-17 Apr-17 May-17 Jun-17 Jul-17 Aug-17 Fatality 1000000000000 LTI 1000001001101 MTI 0110111130111 TIF Target 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 11.1 11.1 11.1 11.1 TIFR 14.3 14.6 14.7 14.0 13.3 12.6 12.0 11.1 13.9 13.5 15.7 15.9 15.4 LTIF 4.24.34.33.53.53.63.72.82.82.93.94.03.8
Whilst recent months have seen a rise in the Total Incident Frequency (TIF) rate due to a regular occurrence of MTI’s and LTI’s it is to be hoped that this is a temporary setback. Compared to the last 5 years it can be seen that there has been a steady downwards trend in the TIF. This is largely due to the efforts and a tudes of everyone to “spread the load” and work together to protect each other from harm.
Over the last 6 months Pan Pac Forests Division has conducted a total of 149 audits on Contractors; individual workers; and their equipment. The average score of all these audits is 94.3%, which is a pre y good result. However, when
we have drilled down further there have been a total of 692 failed responses within the audits. Whilst many of these failed responses have been of a minor nature here is a summary of the cri cal areas where a failed response was recorded:
OCCURRENCE NO. OF OCCASIONS: Insufficient hinge wood width 92 Not looking up regularly when Felling 72 Poor Communica ons between workers and machine operators 15 Didn’t face opera ng ropes during outhaul 14 Not taking up the correct retreat posi ons 11 Traffic Management Plan not adhered to 7 Chainsaw safety features not compliant 7 Didn’t know emergency hand signals 4 Person within 15m of a moving hauler rope 4 Hung‐up trees le standing or incorrect method used 1 No provision on landing for parking and slash storage 1
These failures can result in someone being seriously hurt or killed – And that someone may be you!
Scarf small & hinge wood too big Overcut in scarf & uneven hinge wood
Lack of hinge wood Lack of hinge wood
THINK YOU’RE DOING WELL ON HEALTH & SAFETY?
Take a closer look
Landcorp thought it was doing rather well in health and safety. That was before New Zealand’s largest farmer took a closer look at it’s figures and prac ces. When they started deeper inves ga on, everywhere they looked they could see unsafe behaviour.
The team also decided to take the underlying causes of the accidents, which included fa gue and poor nutri on, training, literacy and mental resilience. Landcorp encouraged its staff to speak out when there were near misses, property damage, unsafe behaviour, minor environmental incidents and discomfort repor ng. This resulted in a massive increase in reported risk events, rising from 439 in 2014 to 3,067 in 2016. As a result Landcorp has invested $3million more in new infrastructure, fit ‐for‐purpose health and safety equipment and new technology for com‐ munica ons/data and has turned around its once dismal LTIFR (lost me incident frequency). FUEL STORAGE FIRE
The worker has entered the container to use the hand cleaner. The lid of the hand cleaner has dropped onto the ground. The container is dark (early morning). The worker flicks his lighter to create light so he can see the lid. The naked flame has ignited fuel residue on the floor of the container. The fire has spread to the stencil washing bucket. The worker has carried the flaming stencil washing bucket out of the container and ex nguished it with soil.
LEARNINGS AND ACTIONS Ba ery operated lights are to be fi ed to all containers. Fuel residue to be cleaned regularly. Fire ex nguishers are to be mounted close to but not directly within the high risk area. Addi onal signage warning of the risk and sta ng the rules in rela on to naked flames around fuel storage areas. Add incident to all crew mee ng agenda’s. F O R E S T R Y
Name: Unit Standard: Name: Unit Standard Adam Te Purei 6951, 6952 1243, Akuhata Hiki 24574, 24579, 24575 1245, 24574, 24575
Alasene Pe o 6935, 24577, 6945, Alex Marsh 24575, 24579 6944 Apete Matai 17769, 1243, 1245 Aporosa Duwai 17769, 1243, 1245, 22994 22994 Blake Mouritsen‐Benne 24577, 1224 Cypriss Annas‐Kopa 6951, 6952, 1243, 1245, 24574, 24575 Chad Elsworth‐Roberson 6916 Daryl Josephs 6950, 1247, 17763, 6952, 17767, 24574, 24575 Dylan Tupara 6952, 17766, 17767 Hamish Campbell 17769 Hank Reynolds 17769, 17772 Jamie Langslow 17758, 24577, 27628 Jared Lang 17769 Jason Manahi 6951, 6952, 23411, 24579 John‐Boy Kawhena 6951, 6952, 1243, Joseva Curuki 17769, 1243, 1245, 1245, 24574, 24575 22994 Kinijoji Veivoki 17769, 1245, 1243, Marc Satchell 6945, 1252, 17772 22994 Mark Brewer 28559, 24571, 24577 Paul Johnson 6936 Ratu Ravosamana 17769, 1243, 1245, Robert Kean 1243, 1245, 17769 22994 Sam Robson 6935 Samuela Simpson 17769, 1243, 1245, 22994 Stacey Lobb 6931 William Allison 24574 Waqanivonokula Vulimailololo 6916, 24575
R O A D I N G Name: Unit Standard:
Barrie Moorcock 1732, 1753, 3465, 3466, 15158, 17677, 24089, 1737, 1759, 1760 Kevin Johansen 1732, 1753, 3465, 3466, 15158, 17677, 24089, 1737, 1759, 1760 Stephen Palmer 20474, 20475, 20616, 24568 Gordon Hathaway 20474, 20475, 20616, 24568 John Broughton 20474, 20475, 20616, 24568 George Taiki 20474, 20475, 20616, 24568 Rex Davis 17772, 20474, 20475, 20616, 24568 Craig Paton 22994, 17577, 24089 Warrick Frogley 27569, 28559 Darren Capper 17769 Mark Staines 24568 Mark Ferguson 20474, 20475, 20616 Doug McLean 17772 Wae ord Kemp 17772, 23436 H A R VE S T I N G
Name: Unit Standard: Name: Unit Standard Andrew Milne 632, 24577, 25787 Anthony Hunia 25787, 6924, 1252, 24575
Ben Meyer 6947, 27628 Bodene Pewhairangi 6921 Boydie, Parata 24577, 1268, 24578 Bradley Keegan 17769 Bre Hollyman 6934 Che McCavana 17769 Christopher London 27634 Chrystal Farr 6926, 6935 David Smith 28560, 28561 Dylan Ewart 6935, 6947, 27628 Francis Sullivan 24577, 6935 Gavin Huata 6947, 6943, 6945, 6944, 24584 Hamish Motley 27634 Harlem Sialemisa 22132 Harold Ihaia 1252, 1254 Jamaine Risse o 6945 James McPherson 6931, 6932 Jamie Robertson 1268, 25788, 1262 Jarrod Giddens 17773, 24588 Jennifer Kihi 664 Jessie Clark 6920, 24567 John Coradine 6948 John Smith 6921 Jonathan Blithe 6943, 6944, 24584, 6931 Jonathon Harris 1270, 17756 Jordan Hungahunga 6921 Joshua Hamlin 24577, 24571, 17772 Kalib Renall‐Cooper 22994, 24579, 22132 Kerwin Nukunuku 6930 Kyle Huata 17763 Kyle Tucker 6941, 6943, 6944, 6935 Layton Te Ngahue 6921 Lindsay Po er 23411, 6924 Logan Pewwhairangi 22994, 24579 Luke Herbert 6935, 6947 Lyle Dunne 24569, 24570, 28560, 28561 Mason Ellio 24574, 24579 Mathew Glenn 5703, 156, 166, 130 Michael Fraser 24577, 17772 Michael King 8009, 12898, 5703, 27917, 166, 130, 12899, 156 Morehu Maxwell 6931, 6932, 6935, 6947, Nathan Forster 24569, 24570, 28560 27628 Nathan Bath 6931 Paul Hardgrave 24568 Pryor O’Brien 5703, 166, 130, 156 Quinten Payne 17769 Raymond Beale 5703 Rebecca Winikerei 5703, 130, 156, 24777, 166 Reif Co er 28560, 28561 Reuben James 6936, 6934, 27628 Rick Barre 6941, 6943, 6944, Rick Kihi 6935, 6947, 6941, 27628, 24584, 6935 28560 Rodney Bradley 6926 Ross Cooper 6936 Shane Wilson 6943, 6945, 6944, 24584 Simon Roberts 1252, 1254, 6964, 19765 Slayde Lange‐Wereta 22994 Tane Morgan‐Dunne 24567 Trevor Sialemisa 22977, 166, 130, 8008, Tuhaere Neo 24567 12898, 12899, 156, 27917, 15825, 159, 5703 Tyson Waina 6926 Wiremu Manuel 24574, 24575 Zendrick Te Ngahue 28561
C A R T A G E Name: Unit Standard:
Taniora Kaiwai 6401, 6402 Kimberly Berry 6401, 6402 Garry Brunton Na onal Cer ficate Log Transporta on Tina Haig 6401, 6402 Phil Heron 6401, 6402
TREE FELLING AUDIT AWARDS
CONGRATULATIONS
“Tony Dellow” Crew 59 For winning this quarters Pan Pac External Felling Audit GREAT EFFORT, WELL DONE! Tony received a $100 Hun ng & Fishing Voucher 20 YEARS LTI FREE GPFS Ltd , All Pine Peter & Linda Lister, Robertson Forest Contractors Ltd Powell Logging, B & J McFarland Partnership Hermansen Logging Ltd, GO & HD Anderson Ltd
DGL 5 STAR DRIVERS
DGL have been running a Driving Incen ve Scheme since January 2017, the key part of the program is monitoring. To follow are the improvements we have seen:
August 2016 there were 11 Five Star Drivers out of a fleet of 88 vehicles. 40,804 speeding incidents were recorded. September 2017 we now have 14 Five Star Drivers out of a fleet of 94 vehicles. 31,479 speeding incidents were recorded. That’s 25% less than the previous year.
TETHERED MACHINES IN ACTION
Throughout August we had
an addi onal steep slope harves ng machine working in the estate. The focus of both machines in recent months has been dying up the windthrow. Quinton Ewers drove the Norwest harves ng machine. Quinton has 9 This is some of the windthrow at Waipapa years experience on trac on assist opera ons. Between Quinton and Jamaine Risse o (DGL) a large area of steep, extremely risky windthrown forest was harvested without incident.
We used the Falcon winch assist machine to deal to the windthrow
This is the fella buncher connected to the Falcon winch assist
This block has been half pulled with the Crew 68’s swing yarder It’s great to finally see the back of what has been a very wet winter. Summer has arrived, the temperature is rising and the Yards are star ng to dry out.
This has changed the site condi ons, reducing the risk in some of the things we do, however crea ng new risks in other areas and tasks.
The increased temperatures have got the Pines growing again and this is evident by how slippery the logs have become. Loading and unloading these logs safely has been a challenge and has resulted in several incidents recently, causing property damage. Reduce the risk by reducing your grab size, don’t rush and ensure as you build your loads the bed is as level as possible. This will also help with unloading at the des na on.
Dust is the other main health concern coming into the warmer, windier months. If you no ce dust is star ng to li off the surfaces, make sure it’s reported so control measures can be put in place. Reduce the risk by blading off the bark and loose material from your yard space.
The 3PY has been busy engineering a number of improvements, the most significant being the new log length measuring system. This uses an array of lasers to very accurately measure the length of the log being cut. This has resulted in almost no logs being rejected for out of spec length. Great result!
Keep safe and thanks again for all your efforts. Stephen
What you’ve achieved over the last 4 months:
3PY ISO Tonnes Ave Tonnes Total Tonnes Delivered Delivered to Month Processed Per Day Delivered to Sawmill Chipmill April 48,828 2,872 75,263 50,834 24,429
May 63,501 2,761 101,470 71,535 29,935
June 55,340 2,635 92,847 64,226 28,621
July 57,725 2,749 91,223 64,709 26,514 It is hard to believe that Christmas isn’t too far away! As we come into the summer months please make sure you stay hydrated as Hawkes Bay summers
are draining.
This year has been busy and we would like to thank you all for all the hard work you have put in over the year and the weekends. The work forecast going
forward looks like we will be busy for a while.
A er the first week of October we will not be sending Napier trucks to Gisborne. We have scaled back the opera on up there and are now going to consolidate our cartage back here. Thanks to all of you that have gone up there over the past eight years.
We have now had Drive‐Cam and MT Data in for over a year and overall results have been great. While we have had a great success story, there are some disappoin ng events s ll happening.
Our biggest event that is s ll happening is going too fast into corners. Some trucks we never see on the IVS report, while others are on there every day. Please slow down and drive defensively.
Cell phone usage while driving is s ll happening. We had four cell phone events in ten days. This is disappoin ng especially a er the Richard Po s incident this year. With the accidents we have had this year all drivers have been wearing their seat‐belts and this has stopped any serious injuries. Your seat‐belt can save your life please make sure you use it as it is the law.
The new site access entry into Pan Pac is going through its commissioning over the next two weeks. Please make sure you slow down to 10kms. Your card needs to be in the booster to enable the barrier to open. Please make sure your card is in the holder when driving through the middle lane. Paul Teddy
NZTA—DRIVER DISTRACTION AD A driver is distracted when they pay a en on to an ac vity that takes their focus away from the primary task of driving. Any extra ac vity puts demand on a driver, which may reduce their driving standard. It may cause the driver to become less observant. A lower standard of driving means that a driver is less likely to an cipate hazards and crashes could occur as a result of the distrac on. PPE is equipment that will protect you against health or safety risks at work. It can include items such as safety helmets, gloves, eye protec on, ear muffs, high visibility clothing, safety footwear and safety harnesses.
PPE reduces the risk of injury or harm to users caused by hazards present in the workplace.
What’s the condi on of your PPE? Remember your safety comes first.
If your hi visibility clothing starts looking like the ‘unacceptable’ photo below then it’s me to ask your employer for a new one. Out with the old in with the new!
Acceptable Not Acceptable
CHAINSAW OPERATORS You are required to wear a helmet, visor or goggles, safety mi , ear protec on, chaps and safety boots. Have you recently checked the condi on of your gear? Is your chain brake working? Is your safety mi in good condi on? Your safety mi ensures that if kickback occurs the operators hand remains on the handle of the chainsaw. The leather mi on the le hand also helps protect the hand if the chain derails and flings back over the handle.
How long have you lived in 3 months HB? Marital Status? Engaged Children? 5 Children, 3 Grandchildren Interests? Rugby, Rugby League, Cricket Where were you born and Born in Nelson, raised in Upper Moutere raised? What did you do before Logging Contractor and Forestry Assessor for 20 Years Pan Pac? How were you introduced Logged my parents forestry block with my brothers, then to the forest industry? went contract post cu ng with Golden Downs. How long have you worked 42 years, all my working life, since the age of 14½ in the forest industry? What do you like most Being outdoors and having the opportunity to promote about your job? safe work prac ces. What do you like least “Mee ngs” apparently I’m meant to show up. about your job? What are your Becoming a successful Trainer/Assessor and achieving 14 achievements? Na onal Cer ficates. What are your goals? To be a contribu ng and value team member (show up at mee ngs). What do you enjoy doing Hun ng, Fishing, Socialising, Family Time (these are in your spare me? listed in order of preference) FOBBED OFF
As most of us are now aware there is a new Site Access system involving
security gates, barrier arms, sliding doors and turns les to monitor and ensure the safety and protect the property of all people on site.
Everyone needing access on to the mill site had to have been inducted and were then issued with access cards or “fobs”. Now this is where it gets interes ng. Many recipients of the fobs had never seen a “fob” before and there was li le instruc on with the device.
Wally 1 & 2 were duly handed their fobs and the system went live. The me came when Wally 1 and 2 were each, on separate occasions, first confronted with the closed office door and the glowing red scanner. Out comes the flash blue “fob” with a black thing hanging off it. Both pressed, swiped and jabbed the scanner with their blue “fob”, finally giving up and accusing the useless things of being duds.
Annabelle was having a ball enjoying the entertainment but eventually could take no more and had to tell each Wally the useless black thingy was the actual fob and the blue thing was just the retrac ng string case for the fob!
Even be er ‐ there is a rumour that a Mill staff person cut the useless black thing off his “fob” and threw it away to make the (blue) “fob” easier to use.