Program Update ~ October/November

Below are the winners of the Reward and Recognition Awards for October and November and also a big shout out to the following people who were nominated, but didn’t win.

Two transformers had been installed too close to one another, which made their fire rating non-compliant. The obvious fix was to build a retaining wall between them, but Phi came up with a efficient clean option to address the issue, implementing a new oil type for the transformers.

Phi ensured everything met the safety requirements, managed the transition and communicated effectively with the team. This showed great initiative, people management, customer focus and management of R&O.

Congratulations Phi on a great contribution to the JV – enjoy your $150 gift card!

The Essex Street project consists of replacing a section (45m) of live drain (old bluestone) with new culverts. Heavy rain events disrupt the works and puts any open trench at risk, as they can’t be isolated.

Sam came up with an innovative concept of a HDPE chute to channel live flow coming from the new storm-water drain into the existing drain. This reduces the erosion and minimises the high risk this causes. A great example of innovation and safety first!

Well done Sam and you’ve only been with the JV a couple of months!

Walking through the site Nafis noticed a subcontractor working on top of a plant unit (approx 3.8m high), trying to fix a maintenance issue. Seeing the operative did not have sufficient fall from height protection, Nafis immediately called for the subby to STOP! He explained the hazard and questioned the subby about following procedure. A mechanic was then called to site, it was determined the issue could not be fixed and the plant was taken off site.

Nafis showed leadership, upheld the value of safety first and was a great example of anyone being able to speak up and question anything if they think it’s not right.

Great job Nafis, enjoy your $150 gift card.

SFP staff and family attended the NAWIC Awards Presentation Dinner in November. Congratulations on your nominations and a big thank you to Anurit Patwardhan for putting together the nomination packages for the submissions.

Across the Melbourne Cup Carnival period, ladies from SFP and Abergeldie attended the Fascinator or Fluoro CCF Breakfast.

At the event, Sharon Hatton, who is doing a Surveillance Officer Cadet-ship, spoke about her experience as a Woman in Construction and winning the Civil Excellence Award in 2024.

The guest speaker of the day was the inspiring (and a little crazy!) Donna Urquhart. In a world first, Donna is attempting a Guinness World Record to complete the longest ultra-marathon in a polar region in history.

SFP Active would like to thank everybody who donated to the Food Drive.

We delivered 4 big boxes (didn’t all fit in the boot, one’s on the back seat), to FoodBank last week and one site did a $200 cash donation as well – according to FoodBank, we are angels!!

If you didn’t get a chance to donate, there’s always time to donate on line –  just click here.