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The shiploaders areas (stacker and reclaimer) and for the shiploader all Techint E&C’s projects and activities, which is

and 5 thousand for the storage buildings. why the company attempts to come up with the

The storage buildings, built with a single bay, most suitable, effective methods of promoting

are themselves an impressive project. The coke awareness and ensuring control on the basis of the

storage building is 400 context of the work. In

m long, 90 m wide The project was completed with this case, one of the key
and 37 m high: the an outstanding HSE (Health Safety elements in achieving
equivalent of more than this result was use of
4 football fields. Environmental) record. the Behaviour-Based
Construction of projects With more than 1200 people working Safety system, based
involving such a vast on the site at peak times, important on the principle of on-
amount of material milestones in HSE performance going monitoring of a
requires careful planning were achieved, with a total accident well-defined series of
of assembly operations frequency of 0.84 (N & LTIR), below actions on the work site.
and organisation of work the project’s target of 0.25 and the The method employed
to project the safety of puts an emphasis on
the teams working in company’s target of 4.5. These results public acknowledgement
various different areas. were acknowledged by the customer of employees who
During assembly of the while construction was underway, comply perfectly with
buildings, a coordination all safety regulations in
meeting was held awarding a silver banner in 2012 and a one particular area of
with all contractors at gold banner in 2013. behaviour, rather than

the end of each shift on punishing incorrect

to determine the exact position and duration of behaviour. In addition to safety in specific tasks, the

assembly work inside and outside the structures, customer appreciated Techint’s intense campaign

taking care to prevent overlapping that could lead against the risk of dehydration when working at this

to safety concerns. latitude, in these temperatures.

Overcoming HSE challenges The complexity of the country

The project was completed with an outstanding Climate is not the only factor to be taken into
HSE (Health Safety Environmental) record. consideration when working in Middle Eastern
With more than 1200 people working on the countries such as Saudi Arabia. A whole series
site at peak times, important milestones in HSE of elements requires special attention to work
performance were achieved, with a total accident efficiently on projects in this area, including
frequency of 0.84 (N & LTIR), below the project’s peculiarities of local legislation and procedures,
target of 0.25 and the company’s target of 4.5. choice and management of contractors, and the
These results were acknowledged by the customer great precision customers demand in relation to
while construction was underway, awarding a silver every detail of the contract.
banner in 2012 and a gold banner in 2013. Saudi Aramco pays special attention to
HSE has always been the focus of attention in compliance of all phases with the specified project

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