Presented by: Jack Donaghy, Beca NZ at OHSIG 2014, Wednesday 10/9/14, NZI Room 4, 10.45am

1. Beca Safety in Design (SiD) for
NZ Industry
Presentation to OHSIG Conference
10th September 2014
Jack Donaghy

2. Heathrow T5 – How many people does it take
to change a light bulb?

3. Agenda
§ What is Safety in Design?
§ Practical applications
§ Why do SiD?
§ Changing Legislative Environment
§ Summary
§ Questions

4. What is Safety in Design?
A Collaborative Lifecycle Approach

5. SiD – A Systematic Approach
Identify the
Hazards
Assess the
Risks
Identify and
agree
control
measure
Implement
Control
Measures
Monitor
Risk
Assign
Risk
Owner
Update
Register /
Communicate
Risk Register
Review
Options
NO
Acceptable
Residual
Risk?
YES

6. SiD in Practice - Waikato River Bridge –
Public Access

7. Why do SID? Influence Safety and reduce Cost

8. Why do SiD? – reduce injury and harm
40% of all fatalities have been estimated to have been from issues
that could have been dealt with at design stage
Comparing NZ Fatality rate with Australia and Europe

9. The Regulatory Push for SiD
• CDM (UK) since 1994
• Australia ahead
Nov-10 Oct-13 Mar-14 Dec-14 Jul-15
Pike River
H&S Reform
Bill
Worksafe
created
Public
Consultation
Reading &
Select
Committee
Bill
passed Law

10. Person Conducting Business or Undertaking
(PCBU) as a Designer
Duty of PCBU who designs plant, substances, or structures
Design to be without risks to health and safety of persons:
• Use, handling, storage
• Construction
• Inspection, cleaning, maintenance, repair
• People at or in vicinity
Designer must carry out, or arrange:
• Calculations, analysis, testing, examination
Designer must give adequate information
Designer must, on request give current relevant information

11. SiD – The Changing Legislative Environment
Current New
Informal Process Formal Process
Isolated Collaborative
Deciding for others Deciding together
Light enforcement /
not regulated Regulated / Heavier enforcement
All reasonably practicable steps
All Practicable steps
Cost can be an
excuse "Cost Rarely an excuse"

12. What happens if we fail to comply?
Increased severity over current law and NO longer any
warnings;

13. Why do SID? Corporate & Social Responsibility

14. Summary
• Reduce potential injury and harm
• Improved constructability and reduce whole of life
costs
• Systemised approach to record the decisions that
will comply with new legislation
• Examples that show value to the process are key in
promoting SiD
• Collaboration is key
• Take Steps to be Ready Now

15. SiD – Making a difference with our influence
Aiming to
design out
the 40%
NZ v Australia - Work-related fatal injury rate of workers, excluding road
traffic accidents (three year moving average)

16. Questions?