Presentation of C. Sheehey, Vice President, Global Environmental, Health and Safety Group Sustainable Development Coordinator, Imerys, at the IMA-Europe 2014 Conference

1. Imerys Safety System
September 2014
Christopher Sheehey. Esq.
Vice President, Global Environmental, Health and Safety
Group Sustainable Development Coordinator

2. Imerys Safety System (ISS) Introduction
Lost Time Accidents (LTA) Per Million Hours Worked (employees and contractors)
Sep-2 2014 Imerys EHS/SD

3. Core Safety & Health Values – Health & Safety Charter
Sep-3 2014 Imerys EHS/SD

4. Safety Pyramid: A two-pronged approach 4
No. of
Fatalities
No. of Injuries
Serious Six
No. of Near Misses
Behavior-Based Safety

5. ISS in One Slide
Pillar One: Compliance Pillar Two: Continuous Improvement
Protocols
Auditing
Serious Six
EHS Umbrella Policy
Metrics
Safety Culture Improvement Team
Safety Alerts
Behavior-Based Safety
Supported by Communication and Training Tools . . .
Imerys Safety University
Web Seminars
Welcome Sessions
Site Manager Orientation
High Impact Video/Poster Series

6. Compliance - The “SERIOUS SIX”
Lock Out/Tag Out/Try Out
(Control of Hazardous Energy)
Working at Heights Electrical Safety
(Fall Protection)
Ground Control Machine Guarding
Mobile Equipment
Requires monthly self-auditing, including supervisor safety visit and interaction with employees
6 Sep-2014 Imerys EHS/SD

7. Continuous Improvement - Metrics
Sep-7 2014 Imerys EHS/SD

8. Take 5 Program
Take 5 is . . .
A simple pre-task risk assessment.
A process to remind us to actively
identify factors that could cause an
accident
A system for self observation
A thought process
All operations must start using
a Take 5 approach starting
January 2, 2014.
Desktop audit start since April
Refresh web seminar
completed in August
Sep-8 2014 Imerys EHS/SD

9. Compliance - EHS Protocols
8
5
17
Sep-9 2014 Imerys EHS/SD

10. Web seminars
Sep-10 2014 Imerys EHS/SD

11. Compliance - EHS Auditing
Types of EHS Audits:
Comprehensive EHS Audits
Audits focused on Imerys Protocols
Audits focused on Mineral Solids Storage Facilities ( i.e., Tips and Dams)
Audits focused on Mine Safety (esp. Ground Control and Mobile Equipment)
Audits focused on Environmental Management Systems
Audits focused on Sustainable Development Data (External Auditors)
FAILURE RISK IS:
CRITICAL OR VERY
SYSTEMIC
FAILURE RISK IS:
IMPORTANT
OR SOMEWHAT
SYSTEMIC
FAILURE RISK IS:
LESS SIGNIFICANT
AND ISOLATED
Sep-11 2014 Imerys EHS/SD

12. Safety Begins with You!