JONES Bros Civil Engineering UK has hit the milestone of reaching 500,000 hours without recording a single lost time incident at its North Kyle Wind Farm build.
The firm is the principal contractor on the £300 million Brockwell Energy project being delivered near Dalmellington, with the 49 turbines having capacity to power more than 160,000 households once complete.
A lost time incident is an injury sustained by an employee that leads to a loss of productive work time. With up to 250 people on site at any one time, Jones Bros has utilised its ‘together safer’ culture to ensure a positive and proactive approach to health and safety by all personnel and contractors.
The initiative encourages the workforce to openly challenge any person who has performed, or may be about to carry out, an unsafe act or procedure, with the collective coming together to find solutions to tackle poor behaviours and choices.
This has been reinforced in conjunction with Brockwell, which has actively encouraged positive intervention and incident prevention card (IPC) reporting through joint incentive schemes.
Jones Bros project manager Jonathan Maitland said, “I’d like to congratulate everyone that has worked on the site for contributing to this by following our guidelines and joining with us to promote this safety culture to make sure everyone gets home safe and well to their loved ones.
“To have reached around 2,000 IPCs shows just how important the wellbeing of others is to the entire team, whether that be employees of Jones Bros, Brockwell Energy, or subcontractors.
“It’s also crucial to express gratitude to Jones Bros and Brockwell Energy’s health and safety teams for their continued support, without which this achievement would have been much more difficult.”
Jones Bros celebrated completing 500 days and 500,000 hours without an lost time incident with a BBQ on site, which follows on from other rewards for hitting key milestones.
Richard Buckland, Brockwell Energy’s project manager, said, “It’s a significant milestone to achieve, and I would like to thank everyone involved on site for their diligence to health and safety. Since the beginning of the project, they have all worked incredibly hard to deliver the construction of North Kyle Wind Farm safely and efficiently.
“The site environment has presented a real challenge given its natural state and historic use. Couple that with a tight construction programme and this achievement is proof that having a safety initiative with collaboration from everyone can be achieved.”
Jones Bros has completed the 49th and final concrete pour for the turbine foundations in under 12 months, despite a challenging year weather-wise.
Project Scotland spoke to Jones Bros contract manager, David Nicholson, last year on how a decision made by the business upon its founding in the 1950s is helping it overcome current-day issues blighting the global construction market. To read the article, click here.
Project Scotland’s sister publication, Project Plant, also spoke to Jonathan Maitland last year. To read the article, click here.
