SHEPLEY GROUP NEWS OCTOBER 2019 and other CNSL Partners to use for gathered to identify the improvement meetings and hot desks. opportunities. We now have an order to work with We have been working with the Rolls Royce to support some of their Houses of Parliament maintenance work on the Diesel Back-up scope team to provide more support at the at Hinkley Point C (HPC). We are Palace of Westminster. We have just providing engineering support to help started a new job on the Speaker with constructability in the design Court Canopy Restoration which may and are also providing front-end lead to additional opportunities in the documentation for the fi rst packages future. of work in January 2020. This is the installation of large diesel tanks in the We have also been providing additional basement of the buildings which will information to Westinghouse on the Introduction then be built round the tanks. new Nitrogen Plant Project, with hope that it may provide additional work for from Nick We are currently launching a new the team down at Springfi elds. service available to all employees – I attended a supplier day at Wick near ‘Health Assured’. It is a free 24-hour Finally, we are moving into the winter Dounreay earlier in September. This confi dential helpline which is available months with dark starts and fi nishes. included the fi rst Framework Steering if anybody wants to talk about stress, Please be careful how you get to Group with the Dounreay client and anxiety, debt, work, lifestyle addictions, and from work which may require other Dounreay Decommissioning relationships or legal matters. It is part additional time. Travelling to and from Service Framework holders. A lot of of our ongoing support to the health work remains a signifi cant risk to us positive news regarding future work to and wellbeing of our employees. all, please be careful. support the decommissioning mission up there was discussed, the fi rst tender As you know there was a ‘Safety Pause’ Nick Houghton package has also been submitted. on 1/10/19 where all Shepley Group Shepley Group Managing Director There could be some opportunities up team members across the Sellafi eld there if people are still interested. site took time out and stopped work temporarily to discuss safety and The Supplier Relationship ‘make safety personal’. We took time Reminder Management improvement plans are to consider the importance of staying being progressed in i3 and CNSL to safe and protecting our environment Megan Kearney will be keeping improve the way we interface with SL, with the conversation aimed at the a record of all Shepley Group this should help us secure ongoing work following topics. commendations and complaints from the Sellafi eld Decommissioning from now on. If you have received Delivery Partnership (DDP). One of the 1. Radiological Protection. any in the last couple of months, packages of work involved developing 2. Conventional Safety. please forward them onto megan. the Seascale offi ces as a CNSL offi ce. 3. Home Safety. [email protected]. It is By having a specifi c CNSL front of 4. Improvement Suggestions important to keep a record of our house offi ce will give the consortia complaints as they identify areas a more visible identity. The offi ce is Feedback from this event is being of improvement. Alternatively, our now available to The Shepley Group commendations demonstrate the good work we are capable of to existing and potential clients and Feedback should be recorded. We welcome your feedback, ideas and suggestions for future issues. You can feedback via your line manager or by contacting Megan Kearney, Business Support Assistant at: [email protected] Shepley Group News of these areas allows us to have greater control of them, it Health and Safety also gives us reassurance that we are continuing to protect our employees to the lowest practicable level of vibration Return to Work Briefi ngs January 2020 possible. The awareness training highlights the ongoing requirement to record all our vibration dose on a daily As 2019 draws to a close and with 2020 approaching, the basis as this will allow us to trend and monitor our usage. Shepley Group will be delivering a number of return to work This information produced will allow us to make further events that will cover sites located across London, Sheffi eld, improvements, as the industry improves its processes and Preston & Cumbria. These briefi ngs will be held on: equipment in line with technological advances around the scope of our work. • January 7th 2020 – Cumbria Sites • January 14th 2020- Preston Site Safety Campaigns Update • January 15th 2020 – Sheffi eld Site • January 16th 2020 – London Site After the relaunch of the SEL Group Observation Booklets, there has been a signifi cant increase in the number of The aim of the briefs is to refresh our minds after the observations raised with some encouraging positive holiday period, help us get back to basics and switched on improvement suggestions. Team members Michael in the workplace to reduce the risk of potential accidents. Edmondson and Harrison Brannigan from the Cumbrian There is also a guest speaker attending the briefi ngs who site, Eddie Miller and Andrew Young from the Restoration specialises in health & wellbeing in order to maintain mental site received high street vouchers in recognition for their health awareness across the group. positive observations – pictures below show employees receiving their vouchers. HSL Climate Survey As part of a company desire to continually improve our health and safety performance, we gathered your views on some issues relating to the health and safety culture through the HSL climate survey. Results from the survey indicates that overall The Shepley Group are performing to a high standard with our safety systems and processes. However, some areas of improvement were recognised, developments are currently underway with a focus on training to ensure system expectations and procedural compliance are met. Additional efforts are being made with the collection of near miss data and to provide output from this information. Hand Arm Vibration Update Over the past two months there has been several operational improvements surrounding the control of vibration. Awareness briefs are being rolled out as well as weekly presentations which are planned until the whole workforce has been covered. To supplement the ongoing training, we have also invested in new vibration monitoring equipment, which is currently being used to monitor tools in WCEL, so far it is proving to be extremely valuable. The new equipment used provides us with an accurate reading of the areas across the group where we rely heavily on the use of vibrating tools and equipment. By being aware p.2 October 2019 What is Nuclear Safety? Pete Sempie: More Than A Site Safety Manager! Pete Sempie, 32 is currently the Shepley and PPS Sellafi eld Site Safety Manager. However, in his own time he is also an active station offi cer for Her Majesty’s Royal Coastguard and Life Rescue Team who is on call 24/7. Pete has been volunteering on behalf of the Coastguard for the past 10 years. Pete and his team work closely with Cumbria police and Nuclear safety is what we do to protect workers, the public other local services to deal and the environment from radiological hazards. There are with a variety of situations. multiple layers of protection which are used to guard us This often includes against radiological hazards, including: searching for vulnerable people (whether this be Physical barriers - fence lines and turnstiles, boot barriers. cliff rescue or water rescue), animal rescue and working Administrative barriers - procedures, instructions, records, collaboratively with the bomb squad. processes, quality Behavioural barriers - how we work including human The Coastguard team in Whitehaven consists of 14 performance individuals ranging from ages 26-46 and is the only cliff Psychological barriers - both knowledge/training of how to rescue team between Scotland and Wales. The team meet do the work and our attitude to nuclear safety every Wednesday to get outside and practice what they would do in a variety of different situations whether it be Comparator Dose Rates rain or shine! Some radiation is manmade, however 85.5% of the radiation Pete has been involved in a variety of tragic events over the dose everyone receives comes from natural sources. Below years including the 2009 Cockermouth Floods where PC Bill are some facts and fi gures regarding dose rates in a variety Barker tragically lost his life trying to save the lives of others of different situations and the different layers of protection and the Cumbria Shootings in 2010. The work which Pete used to keep us safe from radiological hazards: and his team undertake requires bravery, determination and dedication and we are proud to have Pete as an employee. The average annual background dose to a UK citizen is 2.6mSv Winter Safety – Be Prepared Airline pilots annually receive a dose of up to 20mSv The average dose from a full body CT scan 10mSv Winter storms and cold temperatures can be dangerous. If you live in Cornwall, your annual dose could rise to 7.8mSv Stay safe and healthy by planning ahead and prepare for (due to the natural release of radon gas from the granite the unexpected in your homes, cars & workplaces. Although rock) winter comes as no surprise, many of us are not ready for its On a return journey from the UK to Spain each passenger arrival. If you are prepared for the hazards of winter, you will will receive, on average a dose of 0.8mSv be more likely to stay safe and healthy when temperatures Average dose for a Sellafi eld worker is 1mSv start to fall.