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Mercury’s ‘Safe for Summer’ Campaign Delivers Threefold Improvement in Safety Performance During High-Risk Months
Incident reviews show that health and safety risks climb sharply during the summer months. To address this, Mercury has run its ‘Safe for Summer’ campaign across all sites for the past three years, embedding structured actions into projects during June, July, and August. The 2025 campaign, guided by our Work Safe, Home Safe anchor value, reinforced our commitment to delivering best-in-class safety performance at every level.
Reinforcing Safety Standards During High-Risk Months
Warmer weather, reduced supervision due to holidays, and increased fatigue among teams are known to heighten risks during the summer months. Mercury’s ‘Safe for Summer’ campaign set out a structured programme of toolbox talks, demonstrations, and site-wide stand downs that placed seasonal safety under the spotlight.
Each month focused on one of the most common high-risk activities recorded in previous years:
- Material handling in June addressed one of the most common causes of incidents. Teams revisited safe lifting techniques and reinforced planning and supervision on site. Practical sessions focused on rigging checks, exclusion zones, and monitoring of equipment.
- Working at heights in July was prioritised as the highest-risk activity. Training and stand downs covered harness use, scaffold inspections, and MEWP operations, while additional reminders were given on hydration, PPE in high temperatures, and recognising early signs of heat-related fatigue.
- Lifting operations in August addressed lifting operations, another high-risk activity across the industry. Teams concentrated on planning lifts with greater precision, reviewing ground stability, and reinforcing the use of certified lifting equipment. Toolbox talks and audits helped ensure all personnel remained competent and confident in safe lifting practices, with supervisors leading focused sessions on preparation and oversight.
Together, these measures kept attention on high-risk activities throughout the summer and helped maintain consistent safety standards across Mercury sites.
Safety Performance Strengthened Across Summer 2025
By embedding these initiatives throughout the summer months, Mercury strengthened its culture of safety and reinforced a shared standard across all projects.
Results from this year’s Safe for Summer campaign show clear improvement. The Total Recordable Incident Rate dropped more than threefold, and overall severity was reduced, with First Aid cases falling by two-fifths compared with last year. Tony Sheridan, Group QEHS Director, emphasised the significance of these results:
These results mark a significant advancement in workplace safety with the ‘Safe for Summer’ campaign cutting our incident rate by two-thirds. These improvements demonstrate how our ‘Work Safe, Home Safe’ culture and our ‘Make it Happen’ approach is embedded in day-to-day operations. However, we must not become complacent as the “constant itch” for improving safety culture and driving higher standards is key to our success.
‘Safe for Summer’ is one example of how Mercury lives its Work Safe, Home Safe commitment and ensures safety remains at the heart of everything we deliver.
WORK SAFE HOME SAFE
Safety is our anchor value. It underpins everything that we do. It’s a mindset that’s firmly fixed in every individual, team, and rank throughout Mercury and our supply chain.
Safety is embedded in our DNA. It’s the bedrock of our delivery, training, and processes. We insist that it is a fundamental component of every facet of our business. We never, ever take this for granted.
Without our people we are nothing. This fact means that every individual within Mercury is accountable. Safety isn’t just our policy, it’s our duty.
