No deadline is more important than safety.
No deadline is more important than safety. Every person on an Ugratara site has the authority to stop work they believe is unsafe, without needing permission and without consequence.
What the policy actually commits us to.
A safety policy that cannot be tested is decoration. Each commitment below has an observable consequence on site.
- Plan each project's safety requirements before mobilisation, not after an incident
- Provide the equipment, training and supervision the planned method actually requires
- Investigate every incident and near-miss to root cause, and publish the outcome internally
- Hold subcontractors to the same standard as our own workforce, verified by audit
- Report leading indicators to the board monthly alongside injury statistics
Five systems that operate on every site.
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Project-specific safety planning
Each project starts with a construction phase plan: hazard identification, task risk assessments, emergency arrangements and the site rules that apply to everyone entering.
- Site-specific induction before any person starts work
- Task risk assessment and method statement for every significant activity
- Emergency response plan with drills, assembly points and evacuation routes
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Permit-to-work system
High-risk activities are controlled by permit, issued by a competent person and closed out on completion.
- Working at height and scaffold handover tagging
- Confined space entry with gas testing and rescue provision
- Lifting operations under an approved plan and appointed person
- Hot works with fire watch, and excavation with service clearance
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Site inspection and audit
Inspection is layered so that problems are caught by routine, not by chance.
- Daily supervisor inspection of the active work face
- Weekly joint safety walk with the client's representative
- Monthly independent audit by the HSEQ function
- Findings tracked to closure with named owners and dates
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Workforce training and competence
Competence is recorded, not assumed. Operators, riggers, scaffolders and supervisors hold verified certification for the work they do.
- Induction, toolbox talks and task-specific briefings
- Certified plant operators with records held on site
- First aid coverage on every site, and a medical post on remote projects
- Supervisor safety leadership training
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Incident reporting and investigation
Near-misses are reported without blame because they are the cheapest form of learning available.
- 24-hour reporting requirement for all incidents and near-misses
- Root-cause investigation with corrective actions and completion dates
- Lessons issued across all active sites, not only the site involved
- Repeat findings escalated to the executive
Prevention, verification, and a record that survives audit.
Quality assurance stops defects being built. Quality control catches the ones that get through. Both produce documents the client can retrieve years later.
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Quality assurance
The system that prevents defects: documented procedures, controlled drawings, competent people and approved materials.
- Integrated management system covering quality, safety and environment
- Document control with visible revision status on every site
- Material approval and test certificate register before delivery to site
- Subcontractor prequalification including quality record review
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Quality control
The checks that catch defects: inspection and test plans with hold points that cannot be passed without sign-off.
- Inspection and test plan agreed with the consultant per work package
- Concrete pour cards signed at reinforcement, formwork and pre-pour stages
- Material testing at specified frequency by an accredited laboratory
- Non-conformance reports tracked to closure with root cause recorded
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Testing and verification
Independent measurement, not opinion.
- Concrete cube testing against approved mix designs
- Field density, CBR and gradation testing on earthworks and pavement
- Reinforcement mill certificates with traceability to structure
- Non-destructive testing for condition assessment and rehabilitation
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Handover documentation
The asset owner receives a complete, retrievable record of what was built and how it was verified.
- As-built drawings and survey records
- Test certificates and inspection records indexed by structure
- O&M manuals, warranties and spare parts schedules
- Defect liability process with tracked completion dates
Controls written into the method statement.
Environmental protection that is not in the method statement does not happen on site.
Sediment and water control
Silt fencing, settlement ponds and controlled discharge points on every site where excavation drains toward a watercourse.
Dust and air quality
Haul route watering, wheel washing, covered stockpiles and covered loads through settled areas.
Spoil and waste management
Designed, drained and revegetated disposal areas; waste segregated by stream with volumes reported per project.
Fuel and chemical storage
Bunded storage outside flood-risk zones, spill kits at every storage point, and refuelling procedures for plant.
Noise and community impact
Agreed working hours near residential and clinical areas, monitored at the boundary where limits apply.
Site restoration
Camps, laydown areas and haul routes reinstated and revegetated at demobilisation, recorded photographically.
What we report, monthly.
Leading indicators are reported alongside injury statistics. A site with no near-miss reports is not a safe site — it is a site where people are not reporting.
Lost-time injury frequency rate
Per 1,000,000 hours worked — rolling 12 months
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Near-miss reports
Per 100,000 hours worked — leading indicator
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Stop-work events raised
Recorded as a positive safety indicator
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Non-conformance reports closed within target
Percentage closed within the agreed period
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Audit findings closed
Internal and client audits, rolling 12 months
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Environmental incidents
Reportable incidents — rolling 12 months
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Values are withheld until they are verified. Publishing an unaudited safety statistic is worse than publishing none — see docs/PLACEHOLDERS.md for the sign-off process.
Status stated honestly.
ISO 9001 — Quality Management
In progressConstruction, engineering coordination and project management services.
ISO 45001 — Occupational Health & Safety
In progressSite operations, plant and workforce management.
ISO 14001 — Environmental Management
PlannedEnvironmental controls across construction operations.
Contractor Registration — Class A
HeldPublic-sector civil works eligibility.
Need our HSEQ documentation for prequalification?
Policies, procedures, certification status and performance data can be issued as a prequalification pack.