Our Commitment to:
Health & Safety
In the past three years, O’Donnell Griffin's safety record has improved dramatically, exceeding its year on year target reduction in the Loss Time Injury Frequency Rate (LTIFR) and Total Recordable Injury Frequency Rate (TRIFR).
Our safety management system in Australia is third-party accredited to AS4801. In New Zealand we are accredited to the tertiary level of the ACC Workplace safety management program. Our ultimate goal is to ensure all projects become incident free workplaces.
Measuring the effectiveness of safety program:
Injury statistics or other lagging indicators provide an overall estimate of the progress required to achieve “zero harm”, but they do not measure the effective implementation of safety programs, proactive action plans or preventative activities in place. To address this, Norfolk has developed a lead indicators program which enables us to use a combination of lead and lag indicators to measure overall safety effectiveness and performance. The lead indicators will be used to measure and drive activities to prevent and control injury, damage or loss and influence organisational behaviour.
Focus on behavioural change:
The “Safe Behaviours” program targets several key areas of safety management including:
- improving the use of Safe Work Method Statements (Job SafetyAnalysis)
- management of LTI and “Return to Work” programs
- the use of stand down meetings to communicate important safety information post incident
- the performance of root cause analysis incident investigations
- the development and deployment of a Hazard and Risk Assessment tool to allow for a more accurate assessment of site specific risks prior to work starting on the site.
Our Customers
We take pride in the quality of work we do, and it is our customer's success and satisfaction that provides the true measurement of our performance.
The standards that the O'Donnell Griffin team are driven by - day in and day out - are as follows:
EXPERTISE:
We know that the best solutions are created by a combination of high level technical skills and extensive ‘hands-on’ experience.
COMMITMENT:
We partner with our customers from day one to completion. With over 1,500 employees across 25 locations, we can mobilise the resources you need to ensure that deadlines and budgets are met.
RESULTS:
The combination of expertise and commitment continues to deliver outstanding results for our customers and has underwritten the continued growth of O'Donnell Griffin and the success of our customers’ projects.
The Environment
O’Donnell Griffin is committed to developing and enhancing sustainability initiatives to ensure that we conserve natural resources and protect the environment wherever we operate.
Our experience in electrical and communications technologies and our scale of Australasian operations, strongly positions us to help our key stakeholders reduce energy consumption and develop sustainable environmental practices.
Our NSW headquarters in Rydalmere has achieved a 4 star National Australian Built Environment Rating System (NABERS) energy rating, and our new Victorian state office in Kensington has installed a 15,000 litre rainwater harvesting tank which is used for toilets. The Kensington office includes energy efficient wall insulation, water-efficient appliances, sensor lighting, and a low energy consumption HVAC system.
We can assist customers with energy efficiency audits, greenhouse gas emissions management, and compliance certification for essential building services.
The Community
At O’Donnell Griffin we believe that supporting the community is an integral part of our business.
Across the business we are involved with community activities such as:
- voluteering to help Brisbane residents clean and repair their homes after the floods
- contributing to the construction of the CareWorks SunRanges Community Crisis Aid Facility by donating labour and materials
- actively supporting The Royal Rehabilitation Centre NSW
- actively recruiting indigenous Australians
- hosting Charity Days to raise funds and awareness for children with disabilities
- supporting community art murals at railways stations.
Quality
In addition to a comprehensive operations management system, O’Donnell Griffin has an integrated set of policies and plans which assist in maintaining high standards of execution nationally.
Key systems include:
- Environment – in Australia we are accredited to AS/NZ 14001 Environmental Management Systems
- Quality Assurance - In Australia we are accredited to Quality Assurance System AS/NZ 9001:2000. Quality certification assures our customers that O'Donnell Griffin's performance meets the requirements of both industry and Standards accreditation bodies.
Our People
Today's business environment demands high levels of technical and analytical skills, innovative thinking and an ability to apply new technologies to deliver practical, efficient and sustainable solutions.
To meet these demands, O’Donnell Griffin’s culture of performance excellence provides ongoing opportunities to employees for the continual upgrading and development of skills.
To recruit and retain the best professionals in the business O’Donnell Griffin has developed a variety of programs that provide our employees with the skills, knowledge, mentoring and the environment to succeed in the workplace. An example of our commitment to employee development is our award winning apprenticeship program that currently has more than 100 apprentices working across Australia and New Zealand.
Additionally, our Leadership Development Program provides mentoring and skills development for high potential employees who will be the future managers of the business. And finally, our Graduate Programs with engineering and technical universities and schools provides the business with young, talented individuals who bring new ideas and skills to O'Donnell Griffin.
