At UGL our employees have the power to stop work if they think it isn’t safe. Safety underpins everything we do, and we celebrate teams who successfully mitigate risk.
The Kestrel shutdown team was tasked with replacing a beam using scaffold built inside a train load out bin. They were given the specifications for the beam, which met the load requirements of the scaffold.
The UGL crew decided to confirm the scaffold could withstand the weight of the beam and the crew by using a crane to test the weight of the beam.
The beam was deemed to be too heavy and would have overloaded the scaffold.
“This is an example of what good looks like for UGL’s Stop Work Procedure,” says nominator Brendan Cruickshank.
A new plan was developed for replacing the beams, so the scaffold wasn’t overloaded.
Through testing the weight of the beams, the team mitigated a major safety risk and found a solution to ensure the task adhered to our One HSE behaviours, making Christopher Raine, Thomas MacGregor, and Kurt O’Brien deserving winners of a Very Best Award for safety.
The Kestrel shutdown team was tasked with replacing a beam using scaffold built inside a train load out bin. They were given the specifications for the beam, which met the load requirements of the scaffold.
The UGL crew decided to confirm the scaffold could withstand the weight of the beam and the crew by using a crane to test the weight of the beam.
The beam was deemed to be too heavy and would have overloaded the scaffold.
“This is an example of what good looks like for UGL’s Stop Work Procedure,” says nominator Brendan Cruickshank.
A new plan was developed for replacing the beams, so the scaffold wasn’t overloaded.
Through testing the weight of the beams, the team mitigated a major safety risk and found a solution to ensure the task adhered to our One HSE behaviours, making Christopher Raine, Thomas MacGregor, and Kurt O’Brien deserving winners of a Very Best Award for safety.