Willbros' Talisman Safety Program was awarded the 2012 IPLOCA Chevron Health & Safety Award. This presentation explains how the program encourages safety.

1. The Safety Talisman Program
IPLOCA Chevron
Health & Safety Award
Brad MacLean
SVP, Enterprise Support
September 2012

2. So…
• Who is Willbros?
• Why did we need “something else”?
• What were the ingredients for “something else”?
• What was the “something else” we found?
• Why does it matter?
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IPLOCA 2012 Health and Safety Award sponsored by Chevron (Sept 13, 2012 Istanbul, Turkey)

3. Willbros Business Segments
Oil & Gas Canada Utility T&D
• Engineering • Turnarounds • Tank Construction • Capital • Transmission • Utility Line
• EPC • Manufacturing • Slurry Line Construction (OH & UG) Locating
• Pipeline • Field Services Maintenance • Heater • Substation • Large-bore
• Construction • Tank Services / • Spool Fabrication Services • Distribution Horizontal
• Integrity Construction • Field Maintenance • Cable Restoration Directional Drilling
Management • Compressor & • Mod Fab / Assembly • Smart Grids • Telecom
• Field Development Pumping Stations • Emergency • Civil
• Gathering Systems • Gov’t Services Restoration • Leak Detection
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IPLOCA 2012 Health and Safety Award sponsored by Chevron (Sept 13, 2012 Istanbul, Turkey)

4. Why did we need “something else”?
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IPLOCA 2012 Health and Safety Award sponsored by Chevron (Sept 13, 2012 Istanbul, Turkey)

5. What were the ingredients for “something else”?
Cognitive Approach
• Targets entire human behavior
change process
• Thinking & behavior are
interdependent
• Good fit for field workers
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IPLOCA 2012 Health and Safety Award sponsored by Chevron (Sept 13, 2012 Istanbul, Turkey)

6. What was the “something else” we found?
The Safety Talisman
• A “cognitive speed bump” for
unsafe behaviors.
• Starts with value that grows.
• A cognitive-behavioral practice;
NOT a new policy, procedure,
or checklist.
A social contract!
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IPLOCA 2012 Health and Safety Award sponsored by Chevron (Sept 13, 2012 Istanbul, Turkey)

7. Why does it matter?
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IPLOCA 2012 Health and Safety Award sponsored by Chevron (Sept 13, 2012 Istanbul, Turkey)

8. Questions?
Brad MacLean
SVP, Enterprise Support
Willbros Group of Companies
Phone: 713-403-8173
Cell: 713-294-7511
Fax: 866-954-2051
e-mail: brad.maclean@willbros.com
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IPLOCA 2012 Health and Safety Award sponsored by Chevron (Sept 13, 2012 Istanbul, Turkey)

9. www.willbros.com