SAFETY | AUCKLAND CENTRAL INTERCEPTOR
Right (L to R):
Shayne Cunis, Watercare ‘s Chief Programme Delivery Officer, and Francesco Saibene, GAJV Project Director
ensued next has become an urban legend, suffice to
say that all of the project’s site welfare cabins are now furnished with identical coffee makers. Another, albeit small, example of where the Central Interceptor project leadership were focussing attention, and there would be many more examples to come. The G2G initiative provided the blueprints for what
would be become not only a strong safety culture but also a profoundly ‘collaborative’ working relationship between client and contractor. Details on how it was financed and managed commercially is another discussion. Suffice to say that it helped bring to life many of those items taken for granted on major projects in other parts of the world; on the Central Interceptor project it has had a profoundly positive impact on those working at the coal face.
Below left: CI - laundry
Below right: CI - lunch, at GAJV office
SAFETY VISION & LEADERSHIP COMMITMENTS In 2022 the Central Interceptor project’s leadership decided that further work was needed to clarify their position on safety. Up until then the project had been asking its workforce to comply with various safety
requirements, many of which are discussed at the project induction. Although the commitment to safety by the WSL leadership was implied, there was nothing that anyone could point to specifically. A half-day workshop was held where a new ‘Safety Vision’ and a set of ‘Leadership Commitments’ were developed. All members of the Leadership Team attended, again
with the WSL & GAJV Project Directors setting the bar and direction. Safety Vision cards were printed and sent out to all staff; these would also become a key component of the two-day induction to the Central Interceptor project. The Safety Vision strap line, “I Think Safe – We Work Safe – We All Go Home Safe”, is now a staple in communications, quoted at pre-starts, progress and board meetings. A set of eleven Health, Safety & Wellness leadership commitments were agreed upon and signed. Large posters of these commitments, complete with signatures, were printed and adorn meeting rooms and site pre-start areas for workers to see. The Leadership Team regularly attend site to
personally push the message home. The annual safety climate survey incorporates these commitments, asking
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