McConnell Dowell was one of three companies – including consultant engineers AECOM and Wallbridge and Gilbert – responsible for the design, construction and proof engineering for the $32 million project which passed all verifications and was awarded practical completion in 2010.
All parties involved have assisted DPTI to secure a safe, temporary fix, which is now in place.
As a company with a 30-year history of delivering quality infrastructure projects in South Australia, McConnell Dowell will continue to work with DPTI, including in its independent investigation, to determine the cause of the issue.
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Taking the initiative to help the construction industry work more safely has won a Safety Award for the McConnell Dowell Christchurch Earthquake Rebuild Safety team.
The team was today presented with the last ever SCIRT (Stronger Christchurch Infrastructure Rebuild Team) Bill Perry Safety Award, an award recognises SCIRT teams that continually raise the bar of safety and safety awareness.
The team developed a comprehensive Guide for Managing Risks From High Pressure Water Jetting/Hydro-Excavating, which is aimed at improving safety when undertaking this high-risk activity.
Based on a document produced by Safe Work Australia, the McConnell Dowell Guide has been developed to align with New Zealand law - the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 and Health and Safety at Work General Risk and Workplace Management Regulations 2016.
The Guide covers the risk management process, safety recommendations, equipment care and maintenance, personal protective equipment, planning, pre-operational and operational procedures, and hazardous waste. It has been reviewed by WorkSafe New Zealand, and compliance with it by a Person Controlling a Business Undertaking (PCBU) would be deemed to be “taking reasonable steps” under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015.
Use of the document by hydro-operators on SCIRT sites has resulted in a noticeable reduction in hydro-related incidents.
The Guide is available to any person or organisation wishing to safely undertake High-Pressure Water Jetting or Hydro-Excavation and can be downloaded from the Publications page on the McConnell Dowell website.
The SCIRT Bill Perry Award is named after Bill Perry, the late CEO of Fulton Hogan and former member of the Alliance Leadership Team, to honour Bill's fierce commitment to workplace safety in construction. Bill was highly focussed on ensuring that everyone who worked on the infrastructure rebuild, and the public that worked around our work sites, were kept safe.
L-R: Craig Baynon (HS Advisor), Karen McIntyre (HSE Administrator), Ian Alsweiler (HSE Manager), George Rankin (HS Advisor), Anna Harrison (HS Advisor) and Phil Terry (SCIRT Project Manager)
McConnell Dowell is pleased to announce that SN Aboitiz Power (SNAP) has awarded McConnell Dowell Philippines additional works in the form of the Maris Dam Regulating Gates Works on Luzon Island, Philippines
The works include the Fabrication, Supply, Transportation, Installation and Commissioning of the following:
- Regulating Gates
- Regulating Gate Lifting Truss
- Power Supply and Control System
- Guide Vanes
This substantial additional works package has been secured as a result of our excellent customer relationship, technical expertise, efficient project execution along with our excellent safety record and ability to schedule in additional work within an existing site area.
This project maintains a long standing relationship of project delivery with the customer SN Aboitiz Power (SNAP) in the Philippines and further enhances our position both with the client and in the market as the leading multi discipline contractor for hydropower including technically challenging projects involving rehabilitation and expansion of existing assets in remote environments.
By securing these additional works McConnell Dowell is well placed to secure future contracts in the Philippine hydropower market which follow the very successful Ambuklao & Binga Dam Rehabilitation Projects which were completed in 2012 for the same customer.
The Australian Constructors Association together with Engineers Australia has announced McConnell Dowell as a finalist to compete for the 2017 Australian Construction Achievement Award (ACAA).
The independent judging panel for the ACAA identified six projects as finalists including McConnell Dowell's "Port Capacity Project - Maritime Works Package", delivered for the Port of Melbourne Corporation (PoMC).
About the project
In addition to the normal complexities of maritime rehabilitation and construction, the Project was delivered within an operational port environment and concurrently with four adjacent major construction contracts associated with the broader Port Capacity Project. McConnell Dowell worked collaboratively with client PoMC and adjacent contractors to successfully manage all interfaces and ensure cooperation with project stakeholders, the local community and Webb Dock Port Operators.
About the award
Now in its 20th year, the ACCA is the construction industry's most significant accolade and is supported by leading constructors, manufacturers, professionals and industry partners. The ACAA showcases the people and the projects within the construction industry that are setting new benchmarks around the world.
The overall project winner will be selected next year at the presentation event on Thursday 4 May 2017, in the Grand Ballroom at the International Convention Centre in Sydney.
Mining engineer and McConnell Dowell Contractor’s Representative Marianne Rogers has been re-elected to the NZ Mining Board of Examiners for a second three-year term.
The Board was established as a result of the Pike River Royal Commission and is responsible for setting and examining the competencies required of supervisors and managers looking to achieve Certificates of Competence in the extractives industry.
Marianne says her involvement with the Board stems from a passion for Health & Safety in the industry.
“I have been involved in serious incidents in our industry and I want to get the message out that it’s possible to keep people safe and have strong production and profitability as a business,” she says. “There does not need to be a tension between production and safety if the job is set up and managed properly.”
I wanted to bring my learnings from working in the Australian mining industry to NZ and contribute the H&S culture here.
About Marianne
Marianne has over 20 years’ experience in the NZ and Australia mining industries across a range of commodities and mines, including underground metal mines, open cut coal mines and consulting for sand mining, quarrying and civil earthworks operations.
Being strong in maths and interested in geology, and with a State Coal Mines Scholarship under her belt, she began her career with a Bachelor of Engineering in Mining from the University of Auckland. Her early experience in Mining Engineer roles and working alongside expert witnesses in mining litigation led to an interest in law, which she pursued at the Queensland University of Technology. Her First Class Honours Degree in Law has helped her develop a strengthened commercial and compliance understanding which has come in useful in her more recent roles in the mining and now civil construction industries.
Marianne has detailed understanding of, and practical capability in, underground metal mining operations including drill and blast, heading development and stope production, and has held roles involving statutory mine management, risk management, mine design and planning, ventilation, drill and blast design, production, feasibility studies, dewatering, operations start up, cost control, logistics, environmental management and compliance.
Most recently, she has been responsible for leading the McConnell Dowell team working on the Sumner Rd Geotechnical Remediation project in Christchurch.