ANNUAL REPORT 2014/2015

OSPRI | CORPORATE ACTIVITIES 2014/2015
Health, Safety, Security
and Environment
OSPRI seeks to demonstrate
a strong commitment
to health and safety by
strategy and collaborative
work with contractors.
OSPRI currently employs 165 staff
and operates in collaboration with
750 contractors who carry out TB
testing and pest control around
New Zealand. Our widely dispersed
workforce and the nature of our
operations in the field present a
broad and dynamic range of risks.
Staff and contractors carry out work
to deliver our programmes in outdoor
environments ranging from the
urban fringe and farming enterprises
to forests and larger isolated and
mountainous land masses.
STRATEGY OVERVIEW
OSPRI’s health, safety, security
and environment (HSS&E) strategy
is designed to mitigate risks and
ensure that we can achieve our
mission without harming our
people or environment. During
2014/2015 our strategy, and
supporting improvement plan,
called for a 25% reduction in
workplace recordable injuries
achieved through implementing a
zero-harm culture amongst OSPRI
staff and contractors. This target
was achieved in 2013 (the first year
of the strategy), and we now strive
for a further 25% reduction in the
remaining two years.
Our primary measure of success is
referred to as the “total recordable
injury frequency rate”, or TRIFR.
TRIFR is the number of people
injured per million hours worked.
TRIFR captures reported injuries
requiring more than first aid,
and is recognised as the most
comprehensive and reliable lagging
measure of safety performance. We
are pleased to report that we have
exceeded our target. By the end of
June 2015, both the rate of injury
and number of injuries had dropped
by 45% against the previous year,
meaning that 24 people had avoided
recordable injuries compared with
the previous year’s result.
Recent independent reviews
of OSPRI’s strategy noted that
our strengths include corporate
leadership to ensure a focus on
health and safety in the workplace
and an agreed vision accompanied
by clearly stated goals.
OSPRI will continue to refine its
strategy to ensure it remains fit
for purpose and will continue with
its vision of a healthier and safer
workplace.
LEADERSHIP
Our leaders are vital to achieving
a transformation in safety
performance. The visibility of our
senior leaders at safety events and
their attendance at safety meetings
demonstrates to our employees
and our supply chain that OSPRI
is committed to improving HSS&E
performance.
An independent review by
Deloitte commended OSPRI on its
management approach to health
and safety. The report identified
16 existing initiatives within our
strategy as areas of strength and
commended the level of managerial
support. The report also noted
that the visibility of leaders at
safety events had reinforced the
importance of the HSS&E strategy,
not only for OSPRI but to its
stakeholders. These observations
are supported by feedback
collected from workers.
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