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Thames Water Our H&S Journey… Karl Simons Chief Health, Safety & Security Officer

Risk Visualisation is the key to setting the scene Understand your risk profile…

Thames Water 15 million 150,000 km of water 100 water treatment works customers mains & sewers 350 sewage treatment works 4 million customer 7,000 water & Waste 5,500 employees enquires annually pumping stations 10,000 Banbury contractors River Cherwell R i v e r L e e River Colne Oxford iver Thames R High Wycombe S windon S lough R eading R i v e r K e n n e t G uildford >2 billion annual y e W r e v i R investment programme >10,000 ‘break ground’ jobs a month on our network

Trunk Main Burst in London Water can end up a long way from the actual burst point London Basement flooding from Trunk Main Burst in London Trunk Main burst

Tunnels & Shafts – example of the depth of mussels requiring clearing during a tunnel shut down Sewers Crossing Railway Lines - A sewer collapse can affect a railway track, leading to derailment of a train

TW Owned Bridges

Reservoirs We have over 250 Reservoirs to control the water storage across our area. Many are used by local organisations for angling, sailing or birdwatching

Risk Profile temporary works Sewer Flooding manual COMAH lifting equipment slips, trips and falls handling psychological reservoir Breach stress Trees chemical tanks sewers crossing trunk Mains railways CDM display pressure vessels screen DSEAR fire equipment excavations legionella face fit testing Road risk management of change Buried services Toxic Gas

Psychological Health 9

Set your strategy - ‘Time to Talk’ The strategy must aim to Increase the visibility & profile of mental health in the workplace An approach which changes the business culture to one of caring … https://play.buto.tv/X3YjM 10

Set the Tone from the top – Leadership in Mental Health Executive & Main Board visibility Mental Health included within the Company Annual Report Mental Health KPIs captured and reported at Executive & Main Board level every month Deep dive spotlight at quarterly Group Health, Safety & Environmental Committee meeting 11

Engage Your Supply Chain Two thirds of the company’s work is delivered through our supply chain partners. Our strategy had to embrace our supply chain…and set out our expectations regarding physical and psychological health management 12