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Fatal accidents
10
Serious accidents
30 6000
Accidents Incidents
WHAT IS CRM?
ALCOA
FUNDAMENTALS Critical Risk Management (CRM) is a layered verification process that is focused on fatality prevention by: - Understanding Critical Risks - Implementing Critical Controls - Evaluating Critical Control effectiveness “At Alcoa, Critical Risk Management (CRM) is an essential part of our fatality prevention program. Our data has shown us that we have ten Critical Risks, across our three business units, that cause the great majority of Fatalities and Serious Injury (FSI) Actuals and Potentials. Where these Critical Risks exist, we have defined Critical Controls, supported by our mature Human Performance (HP) program. The implementation of these Critical Controls is verified in the field by leaders
RIO TINTO
at all levels.�
ensuring we focus on the critical few
In 2017 Rio Tinto began the
In an initial assessment, the bowtie
three tiered (layered) system
but operational control questions
implementation of its Critical Risk
method was used to identify
design, i.e. system questions for
may be applicable on a task by
Management (CRM) programme
the controls for the potential
managers, shift-by-shift checking of
task basis.
for health related fatality risks.
exposures. This was done in a
controls for supervisors and a small
Rio Tinto has successfully utilised
workshop by frontline employees
number of yes/no binary questions
A major benefit is that fatal health
CRM within its safety discipline
and leadership, with the assistance
for the operator/maintainer that
risks are now being treated exactly
since late 2015, with a focus on
of a health and safety facilitator. Of
are applied on a task-by-task
the same as fatal safety risks by a
leadership and employee/contrac-
these, the key critical controls are
basis.
broad range of operational partici-
tor involvement in the verification
selected. Once determined as a
of critical controls.
critical control they are required to
These verifications, when under-
er as simply, critical risks. There is
undergo an adequacy assessment.
taken by participants, are then
no differentiation in the proprietary
This rigorous assessment identifies
entered via a computer or mobile
data base which manages the
The three health fatality risks
any issues or further improvements
app into a database for recording
risks, questions and verification
selected as pilots were:
that can be made in the critical
and analysis.
data. It has also now opened up a
1.
control.
Frequency depends on the type of
range of opportunities in the track-
question. For example, system-
ing and reporting tools previously
Hazardous substances (chronic)
pants and they are viewed togeth-
2.
Malaria
Control verification questions are
ic directed questions may be
not available for the management
3.
Exposure to thermal extremes
then developed to fit the CRM
assessed quarterly or six monthly
of health risks.
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