Customer story - STX Europe - 0514 - Synergi Life
- 1. 息xxx SAFER, SMARTER, GREENER STX Europe has cut accident numbers by 50 percent over two years. In this new picture, Synergi Life plays an important role, Storesund claims. These are very good news, of course, but another important factor is simply having the statistics and getting them right. Not being able to present QHSE statistics that prove you have the overview and that you are focusing on these issues might pose problems when submitting a tender. This will be even more noticeable in the future, Storesund says. STX Europe always checks the accident statistics with potential contractors. Poor accident-numbers are not a good sign. But if they dont have the statistics at all, it might be even more dif- icult for them to get to work with the shipbuilder. In Norway the contractors constitute up to 80 percent of a delivery. So in this way, we believe we are contributing to bringing HSE into the focus of attention in regards to the contractors and within our business as well, Storesund says. STX Europe was reminded of the importance of remaining QHSE conscious when the number of incidents increased and two workers died in Romania in the autumn of 2005. That led to an HSE changes programme and the introduction of Synergi Life chosen because it was considered the only real alternative. Synergi Life is the state-of-the-art, says Storesund. Synergi Life is now part of an overall thorough HSE system that is supported by an internet portal and an e-learning system, among other things. 息courtesyofSTXEurope STATISTICS MAY DETERMINE CONTRACTS Customer story STX Europe STX Europe has over the past few years worked hard on the QHSE area with impressive results. The importance of obtaining the Synergi Life generated statistics is not to be underestimated says HSE Coordinator rjan Storesund. SOFTWARE SYNERGI LIFE
- 2. May 2014DNV GL AS, software@dnvgl.com, www.dnvgl.com/software Or, as Karsten Boe, SVP Quality Management & HSE says: Synergi Life is the engine in our HSE system. This machinery needs petrol as well and there are many other parts that are necessary to make it run. But without the engine you dont move anywhere, Synergi Life was rolled out during the summer of 2007 replacing dozens of Excel sheets. After ten months their new HSE data- base contained 4000 reports of misses, near- misses and also safety observations. In contrast to their old data, the data in Synergi Life can give them exactly the output they want at the time its needed. Excel sheets mean a lot of work for the HSE department and poor or no traceability. We now spend a little more time regis- tering incidents than we used to, but we get weekly, monthly and quarterly reports that allow us to do follow-ups in a serious and orderly manner, Storesund says. Contractors included, STX Europe has about 40,000 different men and women at work per year. Most of them are working at one of their 18 ship yards around the world. All yards are now required to deliver a weekly HSE report and they all register and learn from the common Synergi Life database. Synergi Life reveals that grinding devices, trestle works and welding equipment represent our most frequent identiied risks. This is important evidence guiding us in our investments towards securing our workers. Moreover, Synergi Life can be used to measure and visualize what your business is good at, says Storesund. Productivity has increased after the HSE step-change pro- gramme was initiated. And after promising their insurance com- pany that the accident rate would be down by 20 per cent within a certain amount of time, their insurance premium was reduced by 7 million euros on an annual basis. This alone highly surpasses the amount we have spent on the HSE programme. The insurance company has estimated that our programme is worth 7 million euros per year in reduced insurance costs, Storesund says. Synergi Life is the engine in our HSE system. This machinery needs petrol as well and there are many other parts that are necessary to make it run. But without the engine you dont move anywhere. rjan Storesund, HSE coordinator, STX Europe Norwegian STX Europe (previously Aker Yards)is one of the worlds largest shipbuilders. The group is organised in three business areas; Cruise & Ferries, Offshore & Specialised Vessels and Other Operations. STX Europe comprises 15 yards in Brazil, Finland, France, Norway, Romania and Viet- nam in addition to 30 per cent ownership in three yards in Germany and the Ukraine. Since 2008 STX Europe has been owned by the Korean industrial group STX. STX EUROPE IN BRIEF Customer name: STX Europe Web address: www.stxeurope.com Market: Shipyard PROFILE Why we chose DNV GL Software Synergi Life is the state-of-the-art software Synergi Life is considered the only real alternative This is what we gained: Weekly, monthly and quarterly reports that allow us to do follow ups in a serious and orderly manner. Reduced insurance costs by 7 million euros per year. BRIEF ACCOUNT rjan Storesund, HSE coordinator, STX Europe