Alpha 1 plant reaches another safety milestone

28 Mar 2008 Southampton, UK

On 25 March 2008, the Alpha 1 construction project reached 3 million man-hours of incident-free working at the Company’s site in Singapore. The achievement sets a new benchmark for Lucite International (LI) and means that the Company and its contractor partners, led by Foster Wheeler, have clocked up more than 630 safe work days without a lost-time incident. Extensive planning and training before work commenced on site together with intense day-to-day focus on safety as the number one priority throughout the entire construction phase have helped the project to achieve such an impressive track record. The safety programme involves constant attention to all aspects of safety and prevention of risks. It includes; pre-work orientation, training for all personnel – more than 4800 people have accomplished training and a written test, available in six different languages (Bangladeshi, Chinese, English, Indian, Malay and Thai), safety inspections, regular updates, daily meetings and site reviews to ensure the safety culture is embraced and lived by all. LI's Senior Project Manager, Geoff Muir spoke on behalf of the Company: ‘We are absolutely delighted with this outstanding milestone. Our congratulations go to each and everyone of our own people and the extended Foster Wheeler Team who have truly put safety first on Alpha 1”.

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