CII BEST PRACTICES IN ACTION AT WALBRIDGE Zero-Accident Techniques As Walbridge grows in the global marketplace, it’s important that we remain committed to our core values.
Richard J. Haller President and COO Walbridge
Our number one core value is: “Think, demand and deliver safety in all aspects of our business.” Recently, on a project in Doha, Qatar, the Amana Walbridge joint venture team achieved the milestone of 2.5 million man hours without a lost time injury. This achievement is clearly related to our adherence to Zero Accidents Techniques, a CII Best Practice.
In addition to dealing with typical cultural and language differences, Walbridge’s management on the project demonstrated to partners, subcontractors, suppliers, and the client that there is nothing more important than the safety and health of employees. This provided confidence to the staff and reinforced the belief that improving the safety culture was well worth the effort.
longer than equipment typically used in the region. Significant investment was made to train employees in areas like scaffolding, cutting/grinding, rigging, confined spaces, aerial work platforms, work at height, and fire fighting. As standard on any Walbridge project, all employees entering the Qatar site attend a site specific safety and health induction delivered in their native language. Any employee experiencing difficulty in processing this information receives an interactive training session with one of the lead HSE Officers. Walbridge has also utilized its safety observation process on the project and has conducted more than 2,000 observations to date. Employees receive constant coaching and mentoring in the field to improve their performance. In addition, these observations are tracked continuously and used to determine training needs and generate key topics for weekly “Tool Box Talk” meetings. Building global leadership starts with taking our safety culture and practices, a key contributor to Walbridge’s success at home, and expanding their use in the global marketplace to benefit our clients and protect the people working on our projects.
Our team pushed for procuring higher quality personal protective equipment (PPE), which provided greater protection and lasted
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