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Health & Safety
Aaron Engineering Group’s ‘Your Safety, Our Priority’ initiative demonstrates our unwavering commitment to protecting our people, our clients, and the communities in which we work.
Through four integrated behavioural-based safety programmes: Safe Behaviour Conversations, Visible Leadership, Close Call & Good Catch Campaign, and our Just Culture & Human Factors Approach, we are embedding a positive safety culture across all our operations, ensuring that everyone returns home safely, every day.
We take a responsible, people-first approach to delivery. Safety underpins everything we do, supported by strong leadership, clear systems and a focus on workforce wellbeing. Our work is shaped by strong Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principles, with innovation used to improve safety, reduce environmental impact, strengthen assurance, and leave lasting positive impacts for the people, places and communities we work in.
What are your behavioural‑based safety
and cultural change programmes?
Safe Behaviour Conversation Programme
Safe Behaviour Conversation Programme
Listening to feedback We actively listen to feedback from our workforce, creating opportunities for open dialogue about safety concerns, observations, and suggestions for improvement.
Real-time coaching and positive reinforcement Our supervisors and managers provide real-time coaching and positive reinforcement at the point of work, recognising safe behaviours and guiding improvement where needed.
Learning feedback loop We operate a continuous learning feedback loop that captures insights from conversations across all sites, driving improvement in our safety systems and procedures.
Immediate coaching at point of risk When potential risks are identified, immediate coaching is provided at the point of risk to prevent incidents before they occur and embed safer working practices.
Visible Leadership Programme
Visible Leadership Programme
Planned leadership safety tours - ACES Our leadership team conducts planned safety tours using the ACES (Awareness, Communication, Engagement, Support) framework, demonstrating visible commitment to safety at all levels of the organisation.
Frontline safety conversations Leaders engage in regular frontline safety conversations with teams across our sites, fostering trust, understanding operational challenges, and reinforcing our safety-first culture.
Open reporting culture promoted through visible, approachable leadership We promote an open reporting culture through visible, approachable leadership that encourages everyone to speak up about safety concerns without fear of negative consequences.
Close Call & Good Catch Campaign
Close Call & Good Catch Campaign
Active promotion of proactive reporting across all worksites We actively promote proactive reporting across all worksites, encouraging our teams to identify and report potential hazards before they result in incidents or injuries.
Simple, accessible reporting routes to remove barriers We provide simple, accessible reporting routes that remove barriers to speaking up, ensuring everyone can easily report close calls and good catches regardless of their role or location.
Learning feedback shared with workforce and Alliance partners Learning and feedback from reported close calls is shared transparently with our workforce and Alliance partners, demonstrating the value of reporting and driving collective improvement.
Trend analysis driving targeted interventions and preventative action We conduct thorough trend analysis of reported close calls and good catches, using data-driven insights to drive targeted interventions and preventative action across our operations.
Just Culture & Human Factors Approach
Just Culture & Human Factors Approach
Learning-focused reviews that examine system and behavioural factors, not blame We conduct learning-focused reviews that examine system and behavioural factors contributing to incidents, focusing on understanding why things happen rather than apportioning blame.
Clear distinction between human error, at-risk behaviour and reckless behaviour Our approach makes a clear distinction between human error, at-risk behaviour and reckless behaviour, ensuring fair and proportionate responses that support learning and accountability.
Workforce encouraged to report concerns confidently without fear of reprisal Our workforce is encouraged to report concerns confidently without fear of reprisal, creating a psychologically safe environment where people feel empowered to speak up about safety issues.