Putting safety first at VINCI Facilities!

After the success of last year’s events, client VINCI Facilities again approached ORL to support this year’s Supply Chain Safety Conferences which were held last month in Birmingham and Thurrock. The purpose of the conferences was for VINCI and their key suppliers to share latest industry best practice and promote a culture that ensures everyone’s health and safety in the workplace. Key themes at both events were ‘Accidents don’t happen by accident’ and ‘Managing risks rather than hazards’, messages that were reinforced in presentations and activities throughout the day. Presentations included updates on latest industry H&S legislation, best practice guidelines for accident investigation, as well as inputs from key suppliers on how they minimise accidents at work. A real highlight of the events was the ‘Accident Investigation’ session in which attendees were asked to investigate a ‘live’ incident and interview the main characters played by actors. The days concluded with an interactive Q&A session fronted by keynote speakers from the business and key suppliers and included the use of a texting facility and voting buttons for questions submitted throughout the day. This year’s conferences generated superb feedback for VINCI and ORL, and we very much look forward to working together to support future events.

The image below shows VINCI staff and suppliers hard at work at the Thurrock event.