Dubal Potline 7 and Cast House 3 expansion project achieves 1.5 million manhours without work loss or injury

Dubal believes 'Zero Harm' is not only the responsibility of senior management but each and everyone involved in the project. This approach and commitment has helped more than 40 contractors and the 1,500 workers involved in the expansion project achieve this important milestone.

'With safety being the foremost factor on the construction site, Dubal has always been committed to maintaining such an environment. We are working closely with SNC-Lavalin, our project consultant, to ensure continuous improvement on a regular basis to raise safety standards,' said Eng. Yousuf Bastaki, Project Manager for Dubal expansion.

With its focus on Zero Harm, Dubal and SNC-Lavalin have jointly introduced Supervisory Awareness training programmes which are mandatory for all the supervisors. In addition to this, even contract employees will have to undergo safety inductions prior to mobilization. The contractors also conduct daily crew meetings and weekly toolbox talks to address any safety related issue.

Moreover, all contractors are required to comply with the Site Specific Safety Management plan for approval prior to beginning any work. The site safety officers chip in with thorough inspection of all plant and equipment prior to mobilization.

Keeping in mind the multi-discipline and multinational workforce, be it in Civil, Structural or Mechanical, Dubal has taken another step forward by appointing translators to ensure safety messages are clearly understood by all workers. Through daily coordination meetings with all contractors' managers and safety officers, Dubal has overcome the language barrier.

Daily safety walks and monthly site safety audits are carried out to identify and rectify possibility of any unsafe act or conditions. In order to encourage this focus on safety, contractors are also rewarded for working safely and achieving safety targets.

'This does not mean that we will cease to develop and refine our safety measures. On the contrary, we will strive harder to achieve world class safety standards and carry out improvements whenever necessary on all our current and future projects,' said Eng. H. Philippe Preant Project Manager, SNC-Lavalin.