BHP - Driving safety forward

What does the future look like at BHP • Control Frameworks to be adopted globally. • Controls to be checked by people close to the “point of risk” so we know that controls are present when they are needed and will do the job when they are needed. • Support Factors will be checked away from “the point of risk” so that frontline workers can get on with their work, and other roles make sure the support factors are doing their job. • Many of these checks we already do, so it won’t be more work, it will just be clearly “visible” in how we work.

Support factors: Always essential

While not rated on the same effectiveness scale, support factors are critical to the success of every control. Training, communication, and system health all determine how reliably controls perform.

What does this mean for us?

Prioritise high-order controls (like interrupt systems) wherever possible.

Ensure damage reduction controls are always in place —but never relied on alone.

Introducing Cube Cube is a digital platform currently in development at BHP. It’s designed to help teams identify, visualise, and implement the right controls, so that safety is measured by the presence of those controls, not just the absence of injuries. Cube supports scenario-based control mapping, vehicle-specific applicability, and future frontline verification. Once all features are available, it will:

Use assisted and human action controls as layers, not substitutes.

Strengthen all controls with support factors that boost awareness, capability, and system uptime.

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Help check whether controls are in place and ready.

Visualise the timeline of controls across event phases.

The most effective controls act early and automatically. But no single control is enough — layering controls across time and type is what creates real protection.”

Provide implementation plans and track control realtime health.

Support learning and integration with risk frameworks.

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