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How Weir Group Strengthened Its Global Safety Culture and Reduced Incidents Across 189 Sites
Established over 150 years ago, today Weir Group stands as a global engineering powerhouse, creating innovative solutions for minerals and mining technology markets. With a vast presence of 12,000 employees across more than 60 countries, six continents and 189 sites, Weir Group's operations encompass a wide spectrum, from heavy metal foundries to small service centers delivering parts to customers and installing them on their sites.
Impact
- Total Incident Rate (TIR) reduction: From 0.40 in 2020 to 0.34 in 2023.
- Enhanced Weir Group’s risk management capabilities.
- Enabled proactive safety conversations and reporting using Behavior-Based Safety (BBS), which fostered a stronger safety culture.
Outcome
Weir Group has significantly strengthened its safety culture by unifying global operations under Intelex’s single platform. This resulted in improved data visibility, and drove continuous improvement across its safety, health, and environmental (SHE) efforts. With a clear commitment to zero harm, the organization used Intelex to support its people with better tools for reporting, tracking, and analyzing safety data.
The company’s proactive approach led to a notable reduction in the Total Incident Rate, dropping from 0.40 in 2020 to 0.34 in 2023—placing Weir Group among the safest companies in the industry.
The Challenge for Weir Group
Weir Group was committed to a zero-harm safety culture but struggled with fragmented safety data across global sites. Each location operated its own safety database, making it difficult to identify trends, share solutions, and gain a unified view of safety performance.
The company needed a centralized, scalable system that could track hazards, near misses, and safety metrics across diverse operations and geographies—while also overcoming language and cultural barriers to streamline reporting and improve decision-making.
“The BBS application has enabled us to identify some very real and meaningful conversations and has also helped us improve the proactiveness of our safety culture.”
Dave Clarke, SHE Data and Digitization Manager for Weir Group
“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.”
Dave Clarke, SHE Data and Digitization Manager for Weir Group
“Intelex's system is highly customizable, allowing us to adapt the platform to our specific needs, languages, and reporting structures.”
Dave Clarke, SHE Data and Digitization Manager for Weir Group
How Intelex Helped Weir Group
Weir Group adopted Intelex’s EHS Management software to support its zero-harm goal. By integrating key components like the Audit and Assessment Program, a centralized Hazard and Risks Register, and Power BI dashboards, the company replaced fragmented systems with a single platform—giving teams a complete, real-time view of safety performance.
This centralized approach enabled better trend analysis, improved compliance, and more informed decision making. The introduction of Behavior-Based Safety (BBS), branded internally as “Safety Conversations,” encouraged proactive dialogue and sharing of best practices across sites, directly contributing to reduced incident rates and severity. By improving safety culture with Behavior-Based Safety, Weir Group empowered its workforce to engage more meaningfully in safety practices and preventive actions.
Intelex’s language editor also played a vital role in ensuring consistent inputs and reporting across regions, overcoming language barriers and driving alignment. Additionally, the flexibility and customization of the Intelex platform—tailored to meet Weir Group’s industry-specific challenges—helped ensure the system met both local and global safety needs effectively.