INTRODUCTION
Fatal and Severe Risks as the name suggests have the greatest potential to cause life altering harm to our people and others in the areas where we work. They require clear expectations for their management and must be a focus for our people in how we go to work. The Fatal and Severe Risks Control Standard (this document) sets a baseline of expectations that must be achieved in all our operations. The Controls have been built on lessons learnt in our business and across industry. This standard applies to all personnel, supply chain partners and visitors involved in Laing O’Rourke related activities, including where we partner with other organisations to deliver works. No variances to these requirements are permitted unless approved through the FSR Control Dispensation process. Each FSR identifies the mandatory controls that describe what must be in place as a minimum to manage the identified risk. The controls in the FSRs are supported by Primary Standards within our HSEMS. FSRs apply across the entire lifecycle of all Laing O’Rourke projects. Personnel at each stage of the lifecycle must plan, complete and verify the management of high-consequence risks in accordance with this FSR Control Standard. FSR Controls FSR Controls must be in place for the effective management of the associated FSR. A failure of these controls has the greatest potential of leading to a significant event. When using our FSR verification tools, there are 3 options to choose from when checking for implementation. “Go”, “No Go” and “No Go Immediate Rectification”.
Go “Go” means FSR Controls are verified as fully effective, resourced, and observable.
No Go Where FSR Controls are not fully applied or verified as effective, the activity/control is considered a “No Go”. No-Go’s give us an opportunity to pause, ensure safety before continuing, and shift beyond control implementation to ensuring control effectiveness.
Recording No-go outcome’s and evidence of your assessment findings in Intelex allows the business to identify innovation, trends and opportunities for improvement. We can confirm when we have a control well understood and actioned, or when we may need to do a review to identify an improved way to manage the risk such as an engineering control. Control Planning and Implementation / Risk Management Through Engineered Safety and Safety in Design workshops, projects forecast and ‘engineer out’ risks. If this cannot be achieved and the risk remains, FSR control implementation is planned for and included in the project delivery program and estimations throughout the project lifecycle. Workplaces must demonstrate how FSRs have been considered and planned for in: • Work Winning/Tendering methodologies • Engineered Safety Workshops • Safety in Design and Constructability Reviews • Project/Workplace Risk Assessments with reference to the program and scope of works • Risk Assurance Planning Activities (30:60:90) • Methodologies and/or Work Packs • Safe Work Method Statements
Primary Standards Primary standards, which support the FSRs, are provided to communicate to all staff, workers, clients, and supply chain partners the requirements for managing risks and mitigating fatalities, injuries, and events at Laing O’Rourke workplaces.
Latest Version To make sure you’re working from the correct information, always refer to the latest version of this document at the Laing O’Rourke Health Safety Environment Management System (LORHSEMS). All requirements in this document apply across all Laing O’Rourke workplaces from 1 April 2026.
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