Working in partnership with its customers, Weir Group provides the technologies that are at the heart of the global mining industry. With the purpose of “enabling the efficient delivery of the natural resources essential to create a better future for the world”, Weir Group keeps mission-critical operations running and drives environmental footprints down. By challenging the norm with expertise in innovative engineering technologies, Weir Group connects its knowledge to amplify the positive impact of these technologies, creating transformative solutions for sustainable mining.

For a business predicated on zero harm, safety is of paramount importance. "At Weir Group, safety isn't just a priority; it's ingrained in our DNA and ensuring the well-being of our employees and the communities where we work is non-negotiable,” explains Dave Clarke, SHE Data and Digitization Manager for Weir Group. “Thinking Safety First is one of our core values and we are 100% committed to maintaining a zero-harm workplace where every one of our people has a safe start, a safe finish and a safe journey home. Our zero-harm culture is underpinned by our Weir SHE Management System Standards and Protocols – which puts safety first.”

A quest to reach a zero-harm workplace

The identification of the problem and the solution they needed led to the decision to implement one solution, Intelex’s EHS Management software. The key components of an Audit and Assessment Programme, a Hazard and Risks Register, which serves as a corporate library, integrated into one platform. These elements now form the cornerstone of Weir Group's hazard identification process, streamlining operations and providing a holistic view of health and safety performance across all sites. Working in partnership with Intelex, Weir Group has transitioned from its previous reliance on fragmented data sources to having an overarching view via dashboards using PowerBi that encompass all sites, countries, and locations, eliminating the need to access multiple siloed systems for reporting and analysis.

The structured Audit and Assessment Programme was introduced to ensure Weir Group’s ongoing compliance with safety standards and to continually improve safety practices across all levels of operations. Utilising a centralised data platform further strengthened safety initiatives by enabling better analysis, trend identification, and informed decision-making based on real-time data. This not only enhanced Weir Group’s risk management capabilities but also contributed significantly to fostering a stronger safety culture through proactive safety conversations and reporting.

Intelex’s Behaviour-Based Safety (BBS) software has integrated safety conversations into the wider system to encourage proactive safety discussions. According to Dave “The BBS application, known internally as ‘Safety Conversations’, has enabled us to identify some very real and meaningful conversations and has also helped us improve the proactiveness of our safety culture. Through sharing our learnings and best practices across sites, we have been able to continuously make improvements which have been an important contributing factor in decreasing the rate and severity of our incidents.”

Dave says: “One crucial factor for us as a global company is the use of the language editor within the system which has made it very simple for us to have the same common meaning across each location. This has ensured consistency with each user having the exact same inputs on the system regardless of their spoken language which ultimately helps with a consistent level of dashboard reporting. With the dashboard report we are able to clearly identify trends at the click of report. For example, a hazard may be reported that could be relevant to other regions with similar processes so from there, we are able to alert and put the necessary preventative  measures in place.”

“What sets Intelex apart is not just the technology but also the understanding of our industry-specific challenges. The team worked closely with us to tailor solutions to fit our unique needs, whether it was about managing safety in remote mining sites or ensuring compliance in complex regulatory environments,” describes Dave. “Intelex's system is highly customisable, allowing us to adapt the platform to our specific needs, languages, and reporting structures.”