Site management and operatives on our Solvay Adhesives project in Wrexham were recently invited to 
attend Annette Tierney’s Theatre At Work at Carden Park Hotel, Cheshire.
The interactive play aims to overcome one of the key challenges in changing behaviour and workplace culture. The safety themes focus on responsibility, rule breaking, intervention and culture.
The play is based on the tragic and true story of a horrific death onboard an oil rig. A man is being hoisted in a harness towards the ‘Mousehole’, a trapdoor in the deck of the rig. His harness slips and instead of hanging vertically, he is dangling horizontally. A radio fails, a crane operator operates blindly, and a man dies. The play starts after the incident has happened and goes back in time to uncover the attitudes and behaviours which contributed to a fatality.
High on impact and engagement, the Mouseole is one of the UK and Ireland’s most frequently performed safety plays.
This event was just one of many organised by Solvay Adhesives and their EPC contractor, Fluor. Throughout the contract, Solvay and Fluor have incentivised the site team to contribute towards health and safety by awarding individuals £30 weekly for good practices followed by a monthly draw for a £50 voucher. There have also been gifts for the entire 200+ workforce for achieving 50,000 and 200,000 incident free hours.
It is a pleasure to work for a Client and Principal Contractor that are prepared to award and contribute towards the high health and safety standards that they demand.