Systems & Processes

Safety data at 30 June

Work-related injuries*


FY24Number (Employees)Rate** (Employees)Number (Non-employees)Rate** (Non-employees)
Fatalities0000
High-consequence work-related0000
Recordable work-related injuries0042.2
Number of hours worked2,410,106N/A1,819,985N/A

The main types of work-related injuries: Strains, sprains, laceration, crush and puncture wound

Work-related hazards that pose a risk of high-consequence injury: Energy sources, hazardous substances, working at height, working in confined spaces, lifting heavy loads, working with mobile plant, working around water, excavations, fitness for work, staying safe while driving, scope of work change.

 

FY23Number (Employees)Rate** (Employees)Number (Non-employees)Rate** (Non-employees)
Fatalities0000
High-consequence work-related0010.6
Recordable work-related injuries20.891911.33
Number of hours worked2,243,146N/A1,677,314N/A

The main types of work-related injuries: Strains, sprains and lacerations

Work-related hazards that pose a risk of high-consequence injury: Energy sources, harzardous substances, working at height, working in confined spaces, lifting heavy loads, working with mobile plant, working around water, excavations, fitness for work, staying safe while driving, scope of work change.

 

FY22Number (Employees)Rate** (Employees)Number (Non-employees)Rate** (Non-employees)
Fatalities0000
High-consequence work-related0000
Recordable work-related injuries0055.49
Number of hours worked2,028,778N/A911,130N/A

The main types of work-related injuries: Open wound not involving traumatic amputation (i.e. cut finger)

Work-related hazards that pose a risk of high-consequence injury: Energy sources, hazardous substances, working at height, working in confined spaces, lifting heavy loads, working with mobile plant, working around water, excavations, fitness for work, staying safe while driving, scope of work change.

 

FY21Number (Employees)Rate** (Employees)Number (Non-employees)Rate** (Non-employees)
Fatalities0000
High-consequence work-related0000
Recordable work-related injuries1149
Number of hours worked1,914,213N/A465,707N/A

The main types of work-related injuries: Foreign body in eye, Strains and sprains.

Work-related hazards that pose a risk of high-consequence injury: Energy sources, hazardous substances, working at height, working in confined spaces, lifting heavy loads, working with mobile plant, working around water, excavations, fitness for work, staying safe while driving, scope of work change.

* Monitored contractors excluded from above

** Rate is calculated on worked hours normalised to 1,000,000 hours.

 


Work-related ill-health*


FY24Number (Employees)Number (Non-employees)
Fatalities00
Recordable work-related ill health00

 

FY23Number (Employees)Number (Non-employees)
Fatalities00
Recordable work-related ill health00

Work-related hazards that pose a risk of ill health: Energy sources, harzardous substances, working at height, working in confined spaces, lifting heavy loads, working with mobile plant, working around water, excavations, fitness for work, staying safe while driving, scope of work change.

* Monitored contractors excluded from above

Hazards were identified through observation cards, hazard ID, risk assessment, manager walk arounds, toolbox talks etc and captured in our H&S management system. Regular reviews by internal and external stakeholders including WorkSafe NZ, and our ongoing sharing seminars allow us to minimise the above listed risks, and other risks, through engagement and knowledge sharing. Other activities we've undertaken recently include:
 - Revalidating safety cases at sites
 - Upgrading electrical protection systems
 - Introduction of the GetHomeSafe App
 - Requiring all people at risk of exposure to harmful gases such as H2S to wear gas detectors

Data is compiled through our H&S reporting system, including injuries and ill health. A report is generated with includes classifications and injury summary. The categorisation of these help us to determine if it is a work-related injury or illness, and the agency of the injury.

 


Other safety data



FY24FY23FY22FY21FY20FY19FY18
Controlled TRIFR0.95.41.72.12.11.33.3
Monitored TRIFR14.314.910.921.55.418.86.6
Process safety (Tier 1)0000000
Process safety (Tier 2)4003220
Process safety (Tier 3)40284049245856

Tier 1 - a significant loss of containment of hazardous material or energy
 Tier 2 - a lesser loss of primary containment or a significant degradation of barriers
 Tier 3 - learning event where issues have been identified in our process safety barriers or controls

 


Reportable privacy incidents



FY24FY23FY22FY21
Number of complaints received from outside parties & substantiated343001
Number of complaints received from regulatory bodies0000
Total number of identified leaks, thefts, or losses of customer data57597628

We started recording the number of privacy breaches from 1 December 2020. Most of the privacy breaches were considered minor in nature (for example, affected one or two customers causing little or no harm). In FY23, we introduced better recording for the source of complaints (i.e from customers (outside parties) vs staff).



Reportable business ethics breaches



FY24FY23
Corruption or Bribery00
Discrimination or Harassment21
Conflicts of Interest00
Money Laundering or Insider Trading00
Behaviours76

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