Complicated Manual Handling
Simple Prevention
Adam Austin
Health, Training and Safety Superintendent - Newlands Northern Underground
Kevin Conlon
Director, Accredited Exercise Physiologist KINNECT
Outline
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Newlands Northern Underground
Need to do something different
Newlands - KINNECT STIP
Method
Outcomes
Conclusion
Take home message
Newlands Northern Underground
• Bowen Basin, QLD ~ 200km NW Mackay.
• 400 employees and contractors
Townsville
• Longwall and Development
Mackay
Newlands
Brisbane
QUEENSLAND
Need to do something different
Newlands - KINNECT STIP
Soft Tissue Injury Prevention
Listen & Understand
Work with them
Don’t try to make them perfect
Bang for Buck
Listening
The job is the job
But luckily people are individuals!
Method
Method cont.
• Stage 1 – On the job engagement
(confidentiality, learn from expertise, simple interv. for discomforts WAI)
• Stage 2 –Theory, realistic job simulation,
one on one consult (individual coaching)
based on identified risk
(engaging, realistic, specific risks with simple strategies)
• Stage 3 – practical job coaching looking at
individuals plan and its progression
• Stage 4 – review of care and maintenance
Method Cont. Timeline
Measuring Outcomes
• Lost time injury frequency rate (LTIFR)
• Total recorded incident frequency rate
(TRIFR)
• Disabling injury severity rate (DISR)
• = > 25% considered significant
Qualitative - discomfort surveys, feedback
forms and follow up Interview.
Outcomes
Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate
LTIFR
9.00
8.52
8.00
7.00
6.00
5.00
4.00
3.00
2.88
2.84
2.00
1.00
0.00
0
Review 2
Review 1
All Injuries
MSD Only
LTIFR: Number of Lost Time Injuries multiplied by 1 million hours divided by hours worked in time period.
Total Recorded Incident
Frequency Rate
TRIFR
60.00
50.00
48.28
40.00
30.00
25.56
23.00
20.00
10.00
2.88
0.00
Review 1
Review 2
All Injuries
MSD Only
TRIFR: Number of Lost Time Injuries, Restricted Work Injuries and Medical Treatment injuries multiplied by 1 million hours divided by hours worked in time period.
Disabling Injury Severity Rate
DISR
1400.00
1200.00
1181.53
1000.00
800.00
840.71
756.23
600.00
400.00
339.29
200.00
0.00
Review 1
Review 2
All Injuries
MSD Only
DISR: Number of days (lost and restricted) multiplied by 1 million hours divided by hours worked in time period.
Key Performance Indicators
% Change KPI's
120%
100%
100%
89%
80%
66%
60%
60%
52%
36%
40%
20%
0%
LTIFR
TRIFR
% change MSD Only
% change All injuries
DISR
Work Ability Index
Work Ability Index
41
40.18
40
39.38
39
38.03
38
37
36
36
35
34
33
Longwall
Development
Maintenance
Outbye
Discomfort Survey Scores
Discomfort Survey Scores
12
10.38
10
8
7.38
6.09
6
3.67
4
2.85
2
1.5
1.13
0.95
47%
41%
50%
16%
0
Longwall
Development
Stage 1
Maintenance
Stage 2
Change
Outbye
Feedback Back Forms
Will you use the information you received?
0%
3%
29%
Completely
Somewhat
68%
A Little
Not at all
Individual Crew Rep
• Follow-up interviews suggested improved
communication when completing tasks
between crew members, particularly
regarding appropriate technique for any
given task.
Conclusion
• Reductions in LTIFR, TRIFR DISR in both
MSD’s and all injuries
• Qualitative comments suggested positively
received
• Is demonstrating durability
Take Home Message
Simple individualised and practical behavior
change with care and maintenance is key
Questions