Progress and Targets: Health and Safety

Health and Safety Management
2008 we said	2009 we did	In 2010 we will
We will continue to work with the Home Builders Federation (HBF) to share information and learn from our peers	Worked closely with the HBF and our Peer Group to discuss and address key HS issues	Continue to attend, support and contribute the HBF Health and Safety Committee
Continually improve the Corporate health and safety management system by developing improved procedures for: - working at height - non-conformities performance measurement and monitoring	Introduced new - procedure for controlling risks associated with work at height and implemented related specifications Introduced new procedures for non-conformities and performance measurement and monitoring	Introduce new procedures for controlling risks arising from fire Introduce new procedures for controlling risks arising from water Establish risk control standards for reducing exposure to dusts containing crystalline silica
Launch a campaign to reduce the risks associate with construction personnel falling at the same level	Campaign successfully complete with a 25% reduction recorded in fall-at-same-level incidents	Establish and implement standards to reduce the risk of exposure to dusts containing crystalline silica
Training
2008 we said	2009 we did	In 2010 we will
Achieve 200 person days of health and safety training.	Achieved 191 days of health and safety training despite the affects of the economic downturn	Achieve 250 person days of health and safety training
Begin to implement the training of site based managers safety awareness courses for construction traffic management, confined spaces and asbestos.	33 Site Managers attended the Confined Spaces Course 32 Site Managers attended the Traffic Management Course	Train our sales and marketing employees in the corporate procedures for controlling risks arising from working in and from sales and marketing suites
Monitor and maintain the health and safety training standards.	Updated all of the health and safety training standards	Establish a one-day fire safety course for construction site managers
Health and Safety Performance
2008 we said	2009 we did	In 2010 we will
Maintain an Annual Injury Incident Rate (AIIR) below the construction industry average	Achieved an AIIR of 832, which was lower than the construction industry average of 906 However, when compared with the HBF all builder average of 688 we had a higher AIIR	Maintain an Annual Injury Incident Rate (AIIR) below the construction industry average
Zero prosecutions and notices	Achieved zero	Zero prosecutions and notices

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