THE LEIGHTON ASIA MAGAZINE 2011IS
SUE
1
Winning the Leighton wayPerform. Play. Prevail.
I have always believed that the key to happy and motivated
staff lies in the celebration of success, empowering people,
encouraging teamwork, embracing cultural differences and
working as hard as you play. Nowhere is this more true than
at Leighton Asia, where we attach as much importance to
business performance as we do to creating a fun yet
challenging work environment. We have
celebrated many achievements over the past year
in true Leighton style. In particular, I am extremely
proud that no one in the Bekasi Workshop team
in Indonesia suffered work-related injuries that
prevented them from going to work for 10 years. In the
Philippines, the gold mine on Masbate Island recorded
1.5 million man-hours without any lost time injury (LTI) in
November 2010 and the landmark Zuellig Building Project
reached 1 million LTI-free man-hours a month later. Our
pioneering efforts in Mongolia have paid off handsomely with
a young excavator operator moving more than the targeted
2,000 bank cubic metres of overburden per hour after less
than two years on the job at the Ukhaa Khudag coal mine.
Also in Mongolia, we welcomed the first woman dump truck
driver at the Khushuut coal mine while the first 10 women
dump truck operators were successfully trained at Indonesia’s
Martabe gold mine in North Sumatra. We continue to tap the
talent pool by promoting the career development of promising
graduate engineering students in Mongolia and building the
local skill set in Hong Kong. Our focus on teamwork and
leadership skills bodes well as our business grows with the
integration of the Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei operations
into a new business unit. As we look back on our past
achievements, we are excited about the opportunities that
more than 8,700 capable and committed staff can bring to
Leighton Asia.
MD’s foresight
Hamish TyrwhittManaging DirectorLeighton Asia
6-7
8-9
10-11
12-13
4-5
14-15
3
Sponsoring trainees of tomorrow
Festive celebrations
Lai Chi Kok tunnel breakthrough
Ceremony marks Lantau hospital works start
Grooming young talent
YPC learn art of negotiating
LINK tunnelling seminar
Striving for safety success
MD’s foresight
Safety milestone at Masbate
Leighton By Heart
Showing off mining talents
Practice makes perfect safety preparation
Park day out builds team spirit
Rising star at Ukhaa Khudag
Khushuut coal mine marks first year
Engineering a career for young graduates
Locals driven to success
Competing for hoop glory
Dressing up to get down in Indonesia
Women greenhorns on successful career path
Christmas cheer with Santa Claus at Toka Tindung
Leighton Asia grows with new business unit
Leighton announces second-quarter profits
Growing with Leighton Asia
Working towards global solutions at Davos
New head office as Asia presence grows
Hong Kong
Philippines
Mongolia
Indonesia
Corporate
Safety corner
Contents
2 3
I have always believed that the key to happy and motivated
staff lies in the celebration of success, empowering people,
encouraging teamwork, embracing cultural differences and
working as hard as you play. Nowhere is this more true than
at Leighton Asia, where we attach as much importance to
business performance as we do to creating a fun yet
challenging work environment. We have
celebrated many achievements over the past year
in true Leighton style. In particular, I am extremely
proud that no one in the Bekasi Workshop team
in Indonesia suffered work-related injuries that
prevented them from going to work for 10 years. In the
Philippines, the gold mine on Masbate Island recorded
1.5 million man-hours without any lost time injury (LTI) in
November 2010 and the landmark Zuellig Building Project
reached 1 million LTI-free man-hours a month later. Our
pioneering efforts in Mongolia have paid off handsomely with
a young excavator operator moving more than the targeted
2,000 bank cubic metres of overburden per hour after less
than two years on the job at the Ukhaa Khudag coal mine.
Also in Mongolia, we welcomed the first woman dump truck
driver at the Khushuut coal mine while the first 10 women
dump truck operators were successfully trained at Indonesia’s
Martabe gold mine in North Sumatra. We continue to tap the
talent pool by promoting the career development of promising
graduate engineering students in Mongolia and building the
local skill set in Hong Kong. Our focus on teamwork and
leadership skills bodes well as our business grows with the
integration of the Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei operations
into a new business unit. As we look back on our past
achievements, we are excited about the opportunities that
more than 8,700 capable and committed staff can bring to
Leighton Asia.
MD’s foresight
Hamish TyrwhittManaging DirectorLeighton Asia
6-7
8-9
10-11
12-13
4-5
14-15
3
Sponsoring trainees of tomorrow
Festive celebrations
Lai Chi Kok tunnel breakthrough
Ceremony marks Lantau hospital works start
Grooming young talent
YPC learn art of negotiating
LINK tunnelling seminar
Striving for safety success
MD’s foresight
Safety milestone at Masbate
Leighton By Heart
Showing off mining talents
Practice makes perfect safety preparation
Park day out builds team spirit
Rising star at Ukhaa Khudag
Khushuut coal mine marks first year
Engineering a career for young graduates
Locals driven to success
Competing for hoop glory
Dressing up to get down in Indonesia
Women greenhorns on successful career path
Christmas cheer with Santa Claus at Toka Tindung
Leighton Asia grows with new business unit
Leighton announces second-quarter profits
Growing with Leighton Asia
Working towards global solutions at Davos
New head office as Asia presence grows
Hong Kong
Philippines
Mongolia
Indonesia
Corporate
Safety corner
Contents
2 3
A total of 10 trainees benefitted from the
Contractor Sponsorship Scheme this year,
including seven civil and three quantity surveying
trainees. This is up from four civil and one
quantity surveying a year earlier. The scheme is
managed by the Construction Industry Council
Training Academy and Leighton Asia and is
designed to help employers secure new talent
in advance by supporting students in their
training. Under the scheme, which offers
one- and two-year scholarships, selected
trainees have priority to join our apprenticeship
training programme after graduation.
Staff and their guests partied during the Christmas season with about 80
Young Professional Club (YPC) members and their guests celebrating
the occasion with fun and games at the Novotel Century Hong Kong on
11 December 2010. Two weeks later, on Christmas eve, some 100 staff
members and their families thoroughly enjoyed themselves at a “Red x
Green” themed gathering at the Sun Hung Kai Centre office that was a
big hit with the children. Among the lucky draw winners were Wilson Hui,
who works on the Lai Chi Kok Transfer Scheme Project and who won a
Lenovo notebook at the YPC party, and Alan Siu, who walked away with
HK$3,000 cash at the head office bash.
A seminar on negotiating skills by consultancy
Scotwork attracted about 30 members of the Young
Professional Club (YPC) on 12 November 2010. The
talk, held at our Strive for L.I.F.E Knowledge and
Skills Training Centre, was designed to introduce
the concept of negotiating, which many participants
found interesting for both their professional and
personal development. YPC is an important forum
for young Leighton graduates to share knowledge
and experience.
Leighton Asia continues to support the local
construction industry with a fellowship scheme in
cooperation with the Polytechnic University. Under
the scheme, we offer two fellowships of HK$25,000
per annum to selected full-time penultimate-year
students studying at the university for a Bachelor of
Science (Honours) in Surveying. Selected students
join us for a two-month summer internship and
then develop their career at the company for three
years after they graduate. Candidates are chosen
based on their academic results, extracurricular
activities and internship performance.
Moving at about 10 metres a day, some 40 metres underground, a massive
650-tonne tunnel boring machine excavating the branch tunnel of the Lai Chi Kok
Transfer Scheme Project broke through to the final intake shaft on 18 January
before local media, Drainage Services Department representatives and other invited
guests. Having stopped just 30 centimetres shy of the shaft the day before, the
machine initially exposed a small hole, allowing a glimpse of the cutter head, which
has a 5.7-metre diametre. About 10 minutes later, the entire rock face collapsed.
Project Manager Piers Verman said there was concern over the timing of the
breakthrough given a tight schedule of events and the unpredictability of full-face
rock tunnel boring but, “in the end, the face collapsed with perfect timing”. With
the breakthrough, two-thirds of the 3.7 kilometres of drainage tunnels are now
complete. The German-and-China-built machine, christened Dae Jang Geum after
a female character in a popular Korean soap opera, was dismantled and sent back
to the stilling basin site for reassembly to start work on the main tunnel. The
challenging project, which is scheduled for completion next year, will capture
rainwater from the upper catchment in West Kowloon and discharge it into
Victoria Harbour to alleviate flooding in low-lying areas of Kowloon.
Racing night at the Hong Kong Jockey Club in Happy Valley provided
the perfect setting for a technical seminar for Leighton Integrated
Network, or LINK, members on 19 January. About 90 members of the
group, which comprises senior engineers to site agents from Business
Unit 1, were briefed on Strive for L.I.F.E by Head of Health, Safety &
Environmental Dean Cowley, tunnelling techniques and methods by
Operations Manager David Westwood and cost control and project
reports by Commercial Manager Bob Andrews. Many of the LINK
members found the seminar useful and informative. One of the aims
of LINK is to provide a platform to promote the company culture
and allow members to share ideas with management.
Sponsoring trainees of tomorrow
Festive celebrations
YPC learn art of negotiating
Top government and Hospital Authority officials helped mark
the symbolic start of construction work for what will be much
needed hospital facilities for residents of Lantau Island. Noted
guests attending the North Lantau Hospital’s foundation
stone-laying ceremony on 20 January included Chief Executive
Donald Tsang, Hospital Authority Chairman Anthony Wu,
Secretary for Food and Health York Chow and Director of
Architectural Services Marigold Lau. The high-profile project
commenced in late January 2010 and the hospital will provide
160 in-patient and day-care beds when it becomes operational
in 2013.
Ceremony marks Lantau hospital works start
Grooming young talent
Lai Chi Kok tunnel breakthrough
LINK tunnelling seminar
Hong Kong
4 5
A total of 10 trainees benefitted from the
Contractor Sponsorship Scheme this year,
including seven civil and three quantity surveying
trainees. This is up from four civil and one
quantity surveying a year earlier. The scheme is
managed by the Construction Industry Council
Training Academy and Leighton Asia and is
designed to help employers secure new talent
in advance by supporting students in their
training. Under the scheme, which offers
one- and two-year scholarships, selected
trainees have priority to join our apprenticeship
training programme after graduation.
Staff and their guests partied during the Christmas season with about 80
Young Professional Club (YPC) members and their guests celebrating
the occasion with fun and games at the Novotel Century Hong Kong on
11 December 2010. Two weeks later, on Christmas eve, some 100 staff
members and their families thoroughly enjoyed themselves at a “Red x
Green” themed gathering at the Sun Hung Kai Centre office that was a
big hit with the children. Among the lucky draw winners were Wilson Hui,
who works on the Lai Chi Kok Transfer Scheme Project and who won a
Lenovo notebook at the YPC party, and Alan Siu, who walked away with
HK$3,000 cash at the head office bash.
A seminar on negotiating skills by consultancy
Scotwork attracted about 30 members of the Young
Professional Club (YPC) on 12 November 2010. The
talk, held at our Strive for L.I.F.E Knowledge and
Skills Training Centre, was designed to introduce
the concept of negotiating, which many participants
found interesting for both their professional and
personal development. YPC is an important forum
for young Leighton graduates to share knowledge
and experience.
Leighton Asia continues to support the local
construction industry with a fellowship scheme in
cooperation with the Polytechnic University. Under
the scheme, we offer two fellowships of HK$25,000
per annum to selected full-time penultimate-year
students studying at the university for a Bachelor of
Science (Honours) in Surveying. Selected students
join us for a two-month summer internship and
then develop their career at the company for three
years after they graduate. Candidates are chosen
based on their academic results, extracurricular
activities and internship performance.
Moving at about 10 metres a day, some 40 metres underground, a massive
650-tonne tunnel boring machine excavating the branch tunnel of the Lai Chi Kok
Transfer Scheme Project broke through to the final intake shaft on 18 January
before local media, Drainage Services Department representatives and other invited
guests. Having stopped just 30 centimetres shy of the shaft the day before, the
machine initially exposed a small hole, allowing a glimpse of the cutter head, which
has a 5.7-metre diametre. About 10 minutes later, the entire rock face collapsed.
Project Manager Piers Verman said there was concern over the timing of the
breakthrough given a tight schedule of events and the unpredictability of full-face
rock tunnel boring but, “in the end, the face collapsed with perfect timing”. With
the breakthrough, two-thirds of the 3.7 kilometres of drainage tunnels are now
complete. The German-and-China-built machine, christened Dae Jang Geum after
a female character in a popular Korean soap opera, was dismantled and sent back
to the stilling basin site for reassembly to start work on the main tunnel. The
challenging project, which is scheduled for completion next year, will capture
rainwater from the upper catchment in West Kowloon and discharge it into
Victoria Harbour to alleviate flooding in low-lying areas of Kowloon.
Racing night at the Hong Kong Jockey Club in Happy Valley provided
the perfect setting for a technical seminar for Leighton Integrated
Network, or LINK, members on 19 January. About 90 members of the
group, which comprises senior engineers to site agents from Business
Unit 1, were briefed on Strive for L.I.F.E by Head of Health, Safety &
Environmental Dean Cowley, tunnelling techniques and methods by
Operations Manager David Westwood and cost control and project
reports by Commercial Manager Bob Andrews. Many of the LINK
members found the seminar useful and informative. One of the aims
of LINK is to provide a platform to promote the company culture
and allow members to share ideas with management.
Sponsoring trainees of tomorrow
Festive celebrations
YPC learn art of negotiating
Top government and Hospital Authority officials helped mark
the symbolic start of construction work for what will be much
needed hospital facilities for residents of Lantau Island. Noted
guests attending the North Lantau Hospital’s foundation
stone-laying ceremony on 20 January included Chief Executive
Donald Tsang, Hospital Authority Chairman Anthony Wu,
Secretary for Food and Health York Chow and Director of
Architectural Services Marigold Lau. The high-profile project
commenced in late January 2010 and the hospital will provide
160 in-patient and day-care beds when it becomes operational
in 2013.
Ceremony marks Lantau hospital works start
Grooming young talent
Lai Chi Kok tunnel breakthrough
LINK tunnelling seminar
Hong Kong
4 5
Wowing everyone with their lantern-making and musical
performance skills, the Mining Alliance put on an unforgettable
show at the Masbate Gold Mining Project’s site-wide
Christmas party. The Santa Christmas 2010-themed
celebration at the site on Masbate Island was a huge
success with department staff from administration, geology,
metal processing and security and other subcontractors
and suppliers vying for bragging rights in the Christmas
presentation and lantern-making contests. In the end, an
ingenious musical play portraying the birth of Jesus saw the
Mining Alliance with client Filminera Resources win the top
prize in the Christmas presentation segment for the third
straight time and place second in the lantern-making contest.
The Masbate Gold Mining Project is a six-year contract.
Nothing exemplifies safety more than being adequately prepared. On 18 December 2010, staff and
workers of the Zuellig Building Project conducted a fire evacuation emergency drill. The exercise
put into practice the emergency action plan and the fire prevention plan, both of which are part and
parcel of a preparedness plan designed to help keep people out of harm’s way. The drill was carried
out at the project construction site by Leighton Asia’s QuESH Safety and Environmental Department,
which implements all environmental processes and procedures. Discussions were held on what to
do when there is a fire and how to prevent one from happening. In conjunction with the drill, the
project and the Strive for L.I.F.E programme, which seeks to eliminate workplace incidents, both
marked 1 million man-hours without any lost time injury. The landmark achievements were
recognised at a Christmas celebration, where staff and workers received safety awards. The 34-storey
Zuellig Building, located in Makati City, will be the first green office building in the Philippines with
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Core and Shell Certification.
There was good cause for celebration at the
Masbate Gold Mining Project as staff marked
1.5 million man-hours without any lost time
injury (LTI) on 7 November 2010. Reaching this
important milestone was a remarkable
achievement that was recognised by Project
Manager Michael Kelly. Michael, who accepted
a plaque on behalf of all the staff, congratulated
everyone on a job well done but challenged
them to continue working as a cohesive team
to reach even greater heights in safety. For their
efforts so far, everyone was rewarded with
wristwatches. Operations Manager Chris Holder,
Human Resources Manager Christine Maravilla
and QuESH Manager Art Ranin flew over from
the Manila office to witness the occasion,
in which staff put on a lively and rousing
song-and-dance performance.
Safety milestone at Masbate
Showing off mining talents
Practice makes perfect safety preparation
Staff from the Philippines office and the Zuellig Building and
Masbate Gold Mining projects celebrated a heartwarming Christmas
with a highly anticipated party at the Manila Polo Club on 8 December
2010. Joined by executives from the Hong Kong headquarters,
including Managing Director Hamish Tyrwhitt, the social gathering
again showcased the talents of employees, who competed against
one another in a memorable song-and-dance competition. Staff
success and commitment to teamwork were also recognised in an
acknowledgement of the party’s “Leighton By Heart” theme. “The
company has existed for a long time. It has gone through a lot of
challenges but the only thing that has navigated us through all those
challenges are the people who rally together and who never give up
no matter what happens. By staying together, you have achieved
incredible things,” Hamish said.
Leighton By Heart
Philippines
6 7
Wowing everyone with their lantern-making and musical
performance skills, the Mining Alliance put on an unforgettable
show at the Masbate Gold Mining Project’s site-wide
Christmas party. The Santa Christmas 2010-themed
celebration at the site on Masbate Island was a huge
success with department staff from administration, geology,
metal processing and security and other subcontractors
and suppliers vying for bragging rights in the Christmas
presentation and lantern-making contests. In the end, an
ingenious musical play portraying the birth of Jesus saw the
Mining Alliance with client Filminera Resources win the top
prize in the Christmas presentation segment for the third
straight time and place second in the lantern-making contest.
The Masbate Gold Mining Project is a six-year contract.
Nothing exemplifies safety more than being adequately prepared. On 18 December 2010, staff and
workers of the Zuellig Building Project conducted a fire evacuation emergency drill. The exercise
put into practice the emergency action plan and the fire prevention plan, both of which are part and
parcel of a preparedness plan designed to help keep people out of harm’s way. The drill was carried
out at the project construction site by Leighton Asia’s QuESH Safety and Environmental Department,
which implements all environmental processes and procedures. Discussions were held on what to
do when there is a fire and how to prevent one from happening. In conjunction with the drill, the
project and the Strive for L.I.F.E programme, which seeks to eliminate workplace incidents, both
marked 1 million man-hours without any lost time injury. The landmark achievements were
recognised at a Christmas celebration, where staff and workers received safety awards. The 34-storey
Zuellig Building, located in Makati City, will be the first green office building in the Philippines with
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Core and Shell Certification.
There was good cause for celebration at the
Masbate Gold Mining Project as staff marked
1.5 million man-hours without any lost time
injury (LTI) on 7 November 2010. Reaching this
important milestone was a remarkable
achievement that was recognised by Project
Manager Michael Kelly. Michael, who accepted
a plaque on behalf of all the staff, congratulated
everyone on a job well done but challenged
them to continue working as a cohesive team
to reach even greater heights in safety. For their
efforts so far, everyone was rewarded with
wristwatches. Operations Manager Chris Holder,
Human Resources Manager Christine Maravilla
and QuESH Manager Art Ranin flew over from
the Manila office to witness the occasion,
in which staff put on a lively and rousing
song-and-dance performance.
Safety milestone at Masbate
Showing off mining talents
Practice makes perfect safety preparation
Staff from the Philippines office and the Zuellig Building and
Masbate Gold Mining projects celebrated a heartwarming Christmas
with a highly anticipated party at the Manila Polo Club on 8 December
2010. Joined by executives from the Hong Kong headquarters,
including Managing Director Hamish Tyrwhitt, the social gathering
again showcased the talents of employees, who competed against
one another in a memorable song-and-dance competition. Staff
success and commitment to teamwork were also recognised in an
acknowledgement of the party’s “Leighton By Heart” theme. “The
company has existed for a long time. It has gone through a lot of
challenges but the only thing that has navigated us through all those
challenges are the people who rally together and who never give up
no matter what happens. By staying together, you have achieved
incredible things,” Hamish said.
Leighton By Heart
Philippines
6 7
Difficult conditions at the Ukhaa Khudag coal mine
in southern Mongolia did not stop 26-year-old
Narangerel Enkhtsetseg from rising to the
challenge and becoming the first operator of the
R996 excavator among his peers to move more
than 2,000 bank cubic metres (BCM) of
overburden per hour. Narangerel, who only
started working at the mine about 20 months
ago, was surprised when Mining Manager
Graeme Stewart told him that he beat the
2,000-BCM target by moving 2,071 BCM on
18 November 2010. In recognition of the
achievement, Narangerel was presented with
a Leighton cap and a torch. “When I first heard
about it, I was very surprised and happy. I had
no idea that I had reached the target. Everyone
congratulated me and shook my hand. I am
more confident now and am inspired to work
even harder after my boss and colleagues
congratulated me. But I think the most important
factor was that this was a team effort,”
Narangerel said.
From frozen equipment to moving 400,000 bank cubic metres of
overburden in a month, the first year at the Khushuut coal mine was
full of challenges and achievements. In just the 12 months prior to the
project’s first anniversary on 28 November 2010, the team has grown
from a handful of staff to a 200-strong temporary camp with Khovd
locals making up over one-half of the project’s workforce. The harsh
Mongolian winter meant the equipment arrived frozen solid in December
2009 and had to be thawed out before they could be used. Local hiring
and operator training from July 2010 resulted in
a majority of Khovd locals on the project team
and the preparation of the first coal shipment
two months later. Leighton Asia is contracted
over six years to develop and
operate the Khushuut coal mine.
Getting to grips with the massive Caterpillar
773D dump truck is not easy. But intense training
and hard work yielded the first batch of 17
newly minted drivers from Khushuut village and
Ulaanbaatar, including the first female operator.
Balsan Ayush, who previously worked as a local
driver, was the first to successfully complete the
dump truck operator training course. He was
also the first from his village to be hired as an
operator at the Khushuut coal mine. Uyanga,
the first female operator, had a hard time with
the course. “I was doing my best but I was so
stressed. I have learnt that if one has a dream,
then one strives to achieve the dream. I want
to learn to operate all the equipment and plant
used at the mine site,” Uyanga said.
Rising star at Ukhaa Khudag
Khushuut coal mine marks first year
Locals driven to success
Graduate students looking to build an exciting career in engineering in
Mongolia can get a head start under a new scheme aimed at nurturing
young talent. The four-year career development programme targets
graduate mining, civil and mechanical engineering students from the
Mongolian University of Science and Technology and the Mongolian
State University of Agriculture. Students are selected based on their
performance during an introductory three weeks at the company’s project
sites. We launched the programme in January and participating students
have already completed three weeks of site-based work.
Proving that miners can indeed jump, Leighton Asia players showed off their
moves at a friendly basketball tournament on 4 December 2010 organised
by Monnis International. On the court, the nine men and two women,
coached by Pre-Contract and Development Manager Erdenebaatar
Sukhbaatar, competed with seven other teams for corporate glory and
personal pride while on the sidelines at the Central Sports Palace, Country
Manager – Mongolia Mark Bailey and enthusiastic Leighton supporters were
recognised as the most punctual and best cheering fans. When the final
buzzer rang, Erdenebaatar S. was full of praise for the Leighton team, which
was set up very quickly and had only limited time to practice but managed
to place fifth behind teams from Energy Resources, Altain Khuder, Oyu
Tolgoi and Monnis International.
Engineering a career for young graduates
Ulaanbaatar and other Mongolia project
staff fired up the grill for a fun and relaxing
day out at the Terelj National Country Park
in July 2010. The company’s second annual
barbeque was highly anticipated and the
park’s outstanding natural beauty provided
the ideal setting for social activities and
team-building games. Staff were divided
into four teams and competed for prizes in
various games, including a sack race and
river kayaking. Among the winners, Tsende
was recognised as the “Best Hopper”,
Zaya was named “Gentle Egg Handler” and
Muunuu was crowned the “Most Valuable
Player”. Human Resources Manager Richard
Collini from the Hong Kong office and Denis
Gugliotti also joined the gathering to further
discuss and exchange views on the
company’s core values.
Park day out builds team spirit
Competing for hoop glory
Mongolia
8 9
Difficult conditions at the Ukhaa Khudag coal mine
in southern Mongolia did not stop 26-year-old
Narangerel Enkhtsetseg from rising to the
challenge and becoming the first operator of the
R996 excavator among his peers to move more
than 2,000 bank cubic metres (BCM) of
overburden per hour. Narangerel, who only
started working at the mine about 20 months
ago, was surprised when Mining Manager
Graeme Stewart told him that he beat the
2,000-BCM target by moving 2,071 BCM on
18 November 2010. In recognition of the
achievement, Narangerel was presented with
a Leighton cap and a torch. “When I first heard
about it, I was very surprised and happy. I had
no idea that I had reached the target. Everyone
congratulated me and shook my hand. I am
more confident now and am inspired to work
even harder after my boss and colleagues
congratulated me. But I think the most important
factor was that this was a team effort,”
Narangerel said.
From frozen equipment to moving 400,000 bank cubic metres of
overburden in a month, the first year at the Khushuut coal mine was
full of challenges and achievements. In just the 12 months prior to the
project’s first anniversary on 28 November 2010, the team has grown
from a handful of staff to a 200-strong temporary camp with Khovd
locals making up over one-half of the project’s workforce. The harsh
Mongolian winter meant the equipment arrived frozen solid in December
2009 and had to be thawed out before they could be used. Local hiring
and operator training from July 2010 resulted in
a majority of Khovd locals on the project team
and the preparation of the first coal shipment
two months later. Leighton Asia is contracted
over six years to develop and
operate the Khushuut coal mine.
Getting to grips with the massive Caterpillar
773D dump truck is not easy. But intense training
and hard work yielded the first batch of 17
newly minted drivers from Khushuut village and
Ulaanbaatar, including the first female operator.
Balsan Ayush, who previously worked as a local
driver, was the first to successfully complete the
dump truck operator training course. He was
also the first from his village to be hired as an
operator at the Khushuut coal mine. Uyanga,
the first female operator, had a hard time with
the course. “I was doing my best but I was so
stressed. I have learnt that if one has a dream,
then one strives to achieve the dream. I want
to learn to operate all the equipment and plant
used at the mine site,” Uyanga said.
Rising star at Ukhaa Khudag
Khushuut coal mine marks first year
Locals driven to success
Graduate students looking to build an exciting career in engineering in
Mongolia can get a head start under a new scheme aimed at nurturing
young talent. The four-year career development programme targets
graduate mining, civil and mechanical engineering students from the
Mongolian University of Science and Technology and the Mongolian
State University of Agriculture. Students are selected based on their
performance during an introductory three weeks at the company’s project
sites. We launched the programme in January and participating students
have already completed three weeks of site-based work.
Proving that miners can indeed jump, Leighton Asia players showed off their
moves at a friendly basketball tournament on 4 December 2010 organised
by Monnis International. On the court, the nine men and two women,
coached by Pre-Contract and Development Manager Erdenebaatar
Sukhbaatar, competed with seven other teams for corporate glory and
personal pride while on the sidelines at the Central Sports Palace, Country
Manager – Mongolia Mark Bailey and enthusiastic Leighton supporters were
recognised as the most punctual and best cheering fans. When the final
buzzer rang, Erdenebaatar S. was full of praise for the Leighton team, which
was set up very quickly and had only limited time to practice but managed
to place fifth behind teams from Energy Resources, Altain Khuder, Oyu
Tolgoi and Monnis International.
Engineering a career for young graduates
Ulaanbaatar and other Mongolia project
staff fired up the grill for a fun and relaxing
day out at the Terelj National Country Park
in July 2010. The company’s second annual
barbeque was highly anticipated and the
park’s outstanding natural beauty provided
the ideal setting for social activities and
team-building games. Staff were divided
into four teams and competed for prizes in
various games, including a sack race and
river kayaking. Among the winners, Tsende
was recognised as the “Best Hopper”,
Zaya was named “Gentle Egg Handler” and
Muunuu was crowned the “Most Valuable
Player”. Human Resources Manager Richard
Collini from the Hong Kong office and Denis
Gugliotti also joined the gathering to further
discuss and exchange views on the
company’s core values.
Park day out builds team spirit
Competing for hoop glory
Mongolia
8 9
Exuding a sense of collective pride and individual achievement, a first group of 10 women successfully qualified as operators
of the Caterpillar 740 articulated dump truck, commonly known as the ADT. The articulated 40-tonne haul truck is a very
robust truck capable of handling difficult terrain and is very well suited to the conditions in North Sumatra. Getting behind
the wheel of one required countless hours of training in the simulator, the classroom and the field for these operators, who
were dubbed greenhorns as they had never even driven a car or motorbike prior to starting the 96-day training programme.
The first to pass on 27 January was the youngest candidate, Nursaima Hutauruk, who has just turned 21. She was followed
by Nirwana Hutagalung, Liki Kartika, Sri Astuti and Tuti Faedah over the next few days. Basaria Hutapea, Febri Zuraida, Irfa
Zuhairiyah, Irma Suryani and Nurhamimah Siregar all made the grade on 2 February. Most of these newly qualified operators
are in their 20s and were previously unemployed except for Tuti, 32, who was self-employed. “When I was driving the unit by
myself, it was very challenging because it’s my first time driving something,” Tuti said. In a reflection of our commitment to
provide equal employment opportunities to women and the local community, all 10 women are from nearby local villages
directly affected by the Martabe gold mine, particularly Batangtoro, and have since started working at the project. The women
were formally recognised for their achievements in late February at an inauguration ceremony officiated by PT Leighton
Contractors Indonesia President Director Ray Hodgson, Leighton Asia Managing Director Hamish Tyrwhitt and other guests.
There are two more groups of 10 women each at different stages of the training programme.
Despite the lack of snow and reindeer, Father Christmas made a special appearance on 19 December 2010 to help staff at the Toka Tindung gold mine celebrate the festive season. Father Christmas, otherwise known as Project Manager John Powell Thomas in a Santa Claus costume, spent the Sunday spreading joy and cheer and was a big hit with all the staff and their families. John, who sports a snowy white beard, is considered by his peers to bear an uncanny resemblance to Santa Claus although some suspect he is the real deal because he usually goes on field break around 23 December each year. The Christmas gathering was the project’s first and was especially unforgettable as orphaned children from the non-profit Jonathan Foundation were invited as special guests. Whilst everyone enjoyed themselves immensely, the spirit of the occasion was not lost with them and a generous donation was made to the foundation, which is devoted to helping people with intellectual disabilities. Mining Manager Vern Langdale of client PT Meares Soputan Mining also joined the festivities. The gold mine is situated about 35 kilometres northeast of Manado City. There is one pit to the north of the site and four smaller pits to the south. Mining work started in June 2010 and 1.1 million ounces of gold will be mined over the six-year contract term.
Women greenhorns on successful career path
Christmas cheer with Santa Claus at Toka Tindung
A boisterous carnival atmosphere, fancy costumes and plenty of cheer
filled the Hotel Mulia ballroom as PT Leighton Contractors Indonesia staff
let their hair down for the year-end party in December 2010. Everyone
played along with the party’s “carnival playground” theme with many
from the Bekasi Workshop donning superhero costumes like Batman and
Spider-Man while Wahana coal mine staff opted for a more tribal look.
Others dressed up as Tarzan, various princesses and pirates, action star
Rambo, cartoon superhero Mr. Incredible and other characters. But none
of them could compete against a robot outfit emblazoned with the
company logo, which was awarded the prize for Best Costume. President
Director Ray Hodgson, who dressed up in ancient Greek garb, acted as
the so-called God of Carnival Playground. In a highly anticipated staff
talent show that did not disappoint, staff from the Jakarta office beat
off very stiff competition from their peers in seven other projects to win
the contest for the second time. The enthusiastic performances ended
with everyone on stage dancing to the live band. With awards handed
out to long-serving employees and other distinguished participants, Ray
thanked everyone for their efforts and contributions over the past year
and wished them an enjoyable carnival experience.
Dressing up to get down in Indonesia
Indonesia
10 11
Exuding a sense of collective pride and individual achievement, a first group of 10 women successfully qualified as operators
of the Caterpillar 740 articulated dump truck, commonly known as the ADT. The articulated 40-tonne haul truck is a very
robust truck capable of handling difficult terrain and is very well suited to the conditions in North Sumatra. Getting behind
the wheel of one required countless hours of training in the simulator, the classroom and the field for these operators, who
were dubbed greenhorns as they had never even driven a car or motorbike prior to starting the 96-day training programme.
The first to pass on 27 January was the youngest candidate, Nursaima Hutauruk, who has just turned 21. She was followed
by Nirwana Hutagalung, Liki Kartika, Sri Astuti and Tuti Faedah over the next few days. Basaria Hutapea, Febri Zuraida, Irfa
Zuhairiyah, Irma Suryani and Nurhamimah Siregar all made the grade on 2 February. Most of these newly qualified operators
are in their 20s and were previously unemployed except for Tuti, 32, who was self-employed. “When I was driving the unit by
myself, it was very challenging because it’s my first time driving something,” Tuti said. In a reflection of our commitment to
provide equal employment opportunities to women and the local community, all 10 women are from nearby local villages
directly affected by the Martabe gold mine, particularly Batangtoro, and have since started working at the project. The women
were formally recognised for their achievements in late February at an inauguration ceremony officiated by PT Leighton
Contractors Indonesia President Director Ray Hodgson, Leighton Asia Managing Director Hamish Tyrwhitt and other guests.
There are two more groups of 10 women each at different stages of the training programme.
Despite the lack of snow and reindeer, Father Christmas made a special appearance on 19 December 2010 to help staff at the Toka Tindung gold mine celebrate the festive season. Father Christmas, otherwise known as Project Manager John Powell Thomas in a Santa Claus costume, spent the Sunday spreading joy and cheer and was a big hit with all the staff and their families. John, who sports a snowy white beard, is considered by his peers to bear an uncanny resemblance to Santa Claus although some suspect he is the real deal because he usually goes on field break around 23 December each year. The Christmas gathering was the project’s first and was especially unforgettable as orphaned children from the non-profit Jonathan Foundation were invited as special guests. Whilst everyone enjoyed themselves immensely, the spirit of the occasion was not lost with them and a generous donation was made to the foundation, which is devoted to helping people with intellectual disabilities. Mining Manager Vern Langdale of client PT Meares Soputan Mining also joined the festivities. The gold mine is situated about 35 kilometres northeast of Manado City. There is one pit to the north of the site and four smaller pits to the south. Mining work started in June 2010 and 1.1 million ounces of gold will be mined over the six-year contract term.
Women greenhorns on successful career path
Christmas cheer with Santa Claus at Toka Tindung
A boisterous carnival atmosphere, fancy costumes and plenty of cheer
filled the Hotel Mulia ballroom as PT Leighton Contractors Indonesia staff
let their hair down for the year-end party in December 2010. Everyone
played along with the party’s “carnival playground” theme with many
from the Bekasi Workshop donning superhero costumes like Batman and
Spider-Man while Wahana coal mine staff opted for a more tribal look.
Others dressed up as Tarzan, various princesses and pirates, action star
Rambo, cartoon superhero Mr. Incredible and other characters. But none
of them could compete against a robot outfit emblazoned with the
company logo, which was awarded the prize for Best Costume. President
Director Ray Hodgson, who dressed up in ancient Greek garb, acted as
the so-called God of Carnival Playground. In a highly anticipated staff
talent show that did not disappoint, staff from the Jakarta office beat
off very stiff competition from their peers in seven other projects to win
the contest for the second time. The enthusiastic performances ended
with everyone on stage dancing to the live band. With awards handed
out to long-serving employees and other distinguished participants, Ray
thanked everyone for their efforts and contributions over the past year
and wished them an enjoyable carnival experience.
Dressing up to get down in Indonesia
Indonesia
10 11
Leighton Asia is now responsible for the Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei operations of Leighton International and is managing
them as a new business unit, BU4. As part of the move, Tony Harvey, who looks after these three markets as General Manager,
reports to Leighton Asia Managing Director Hamish Tyrwhitt. Tony brings with him a highly capable and experienced team in
Malaysia, where we are currently working on the Northern rail double-tracking contract to upgrade the existing line between
Ipoh and Padang Besar and the construction of the Asia Rare Earth Long Term Storage Facility. The expanded Leighton Asia
operation now directly employs over 8,700 staff across 14 Asian markets, stretching from Mongolia in the north to Indonesia
in the south and from the Philippines in the east to Malaysia in the west. All together, they are home to more than 1.9 billion
people, or over one-quarter of the global population, making Leighton Asia truly the region’s international contractor of choice.
In February, Leighton Holdings reported a profit after tax for the Group of A$217 million for the six months to December 2010
versus A$289 million a year earlier. Revenue during the period climbed 8% to A$9.7 billion from A$9 billion a year ago.
Leighton Holdings Chief Executive David Stewart attributed the 25% decline in profit to continuing difficult conditions in
the Middle East construction and Australian property markets, cost overruns at the Airport Link project in Queensland, wet
weather in Queensland and Indonesia and the high value of the Australian dollar.
“Work in hand has grown to record levels despite the lingering impacts of the global financial crisis and some tightness in
certain markets, but demand for our construction, mining and O&M services continues to grow,” he said.
“At 31 December, the Group’s work in hand reached an outstanding level of A$45.6 billion with a record A$16.1 billion worth of
new work, extensions and variations awarded during the period. The work in hand is now 10% higher than the A$41.5 billion
reported at 30 June 2010 and 19% higher than the A$38.4 billion reported at 31 December 2009, even though the value of our
overseas work in hand was negatively impacted by approximately A$2.2 billion due to the strong Australian currency.”
A highlight during the period was the sale of 35% of Leighton India and the formation of a strategic joint venture with the
Welspun Group, which has interests in pipes, textiles, infrastructure, energy and oil and gas.
“Bringing a local partner into the business is a significant move to capitalise on the numerous public-private partnership and
infrastructure opportunities that are emerging in India and Welspun brings significant local market knowledge, contacts and its
own pipeline of construction work,” he said.
But the gains from the Leighton India sale were overshadowed by adverse weather conditions that resulted in widespread
flooding in Queensland, affecting some of the Group’s mining and construction projects, and very wet weather in Indonesia.
The cost to the Group is estimated at around A$40 million for the half-year period and A$100 million for the full year, pre-tax,
he said.
“For the 2010/11 financial year, the Group expects to report full-year revenue of almost A$20 billion and net profit after tax of
around A$480 million. The final result and full-year dividend are however subject to market and operating conditions, including
weather, for the remainder of this financial year,” he said.
Every January, the world’s top political and business decision makers and influential cultural icons gather at the Swiss ski resort of Davos-Klosters for the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting. This year, Managing Director Hamish Tyrwhitt was invited to attend the five-day meeting, which was themed “Shared Norms for the New Reality” in a reflection of the challenges facing an increasingly complex and interconnected global economy. With the recent financial crisis still fresh in people’s minds, many of the sessions touched on topics like banking reforms and globalism as well as a wide range of pressing issues from energy efficiency and genetic profiling to terrorism and social media. Hamish, who represented Leighton Asia at the meeting and was attending for the first time, said he was particularly impressed by Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who spoke about “The Big Shift and the Imperative of 21st Century Globalism” in a special address. “The highlight for me was meeting the President of Indonesia. His message was very clear about the importance of Indonesia going forward in terms of cultural tolerance and the position it plays in the world given the country’s abundant natural resources, population and strategic location,” Hamish said. In total, this year’s meeting attracted over 2,500 world leaders from the business, government and civilian spheres, providing attendees ample opportunity to mingle and network. Among the distinguished guests Hamish met with were a number of influential business and political leaders from across Asia. With the Asian region widely recognised as being the economic engine driving global growth for years to come, Leighton Asia is strategically positioned to capitalise on the sector’s brighter outlook in this part of the world.
Leighton Asia grows with new business unit
Leighton announces second-quarter profits
Working towards global solutions at Davos
Nestled in Hong Kong’s business district,
Leighton Asia’s new corporate headquarters at
Three Pacific Place is a reflection of our growth
as we continue to capitalise on opportunities in
the region. The move means the corporate
office, BU2 and the newly established BU4
occupy the new space at Three Pacific Place
while BU1 remains in Sun Hung Kai Centre.
The new office offers panoramic city views
outside and an inviting earthy colour scheme
inside with a bold black and metallic colour
combination in the lobby. A six-member working
group set up to gauge staff views and feedback
on the office move found a desire for more
storage space, greater individual privacy with
fewer physical barriers, easy access to public
transportation and more natural light. The
16,000-square foot office fit-out was finished
just before Christmas last year. The new office
was officially opened on 10 January and was
followed on 16 February by a traditional blessing
ceremony, which was attended by Leighton Asia
board members.
Leigh Stewart has been promoted to General Manager – Human Resources & Safety at Leighton
Asia after his predecessor, Julian Rzesniowiecki, relocated to Australia to join sister company
Thiess. Leigh started at Leighton Asia in July 2010 following stints at Visy Recycling and Visy
Industries, where he was the Human Resources General Manager from 2005 to 2008. He began
his career working for the Australian Industry Group. Leigh studied law at Charles Darwin
University in the Northern Territory, Australia and obtained a Master’s degree in human resources
and industrial relations from RMIT University in Melbourne.
Growing with Leighton Asia
New head office as Asia presence grows
Corporate
12 13
Leighton Asia is now responsible for the Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei operations of Leighton International and is managing
them as a new business unit, BU4. As part of the move, Tony Harvey, who looks after these three markets as General Manager,
reports to Leighton Asia Managing Director Hamish Tyrwhitt. Tony brings with him a highly capable and experienced team in
Malaysia, where we are currently working on the Northern rail double-tracking contract to upgrade the existing line between
Ipoh and Padang Besar and the construction of the Asia Rare Earth Long Term Storage Facility. The expanded Leighton Asia
operation now directly employs over 8,700 staff across 14 Asian markets, stretching from Mongolia in the north to Indonesia
in the south and from the Philippines in the east to Malaysia in the west. All together, they are home to more than 1.9 billion
people, or over one-quarter of the global population, making Leighton Asia truly the region’s international contractor of choice.
In February, Leighton Holdings reported a profit after tax for the Group of A$217 million for the six months to December 2010
versus A$289 million a year earlier. Revenue during the period climbed 8% to A$9.7 billion from A$9 billion a year ago.
Leighton Holdings Chief Executive David Stewart attributed the 25% decline in profit to continuing difficult conditions in
the Middle East construction and Australian property markets, cost overruns at the Airport Link project in Queensland, wet
weather in Queensland and Indonesia and the high value of the Australian dollar.
“Work in hand has grown to record levels despite the lingering impacts of the global financial crisis and some tightness in
certain markets, but demand for our construction, mining and O&M services continues to grow,” he said.
“At 31 December, the Group’s work in hand reached an outstanding level of A$45.6 billion with a record A$16.1 billion worth of
new work, extensions and variations awarded during the period. The work in hand is now 10% higher than the A$41.5 billion
reported at 30 June 2010 and 19% higher than the A$38.4 billion reported at 31 December 2009, even though the value of our
overseas work in hand was negatively impacted by approximately A$2.2 billion due to the strong Australian currency.”
A highlight during the period was the sale of 35% of Leighton India and the formation of a strategic joint venture with the
Welspun Group, which has interests in pipes, textiles, infrastructure, energy and oil and gas.
“Bringing a local partner into the business is a significant move to capitalise on the numerous public-private partnership and
infrastructure opportunities that are emerging in India and Welspun brings significant local market knowledge, contacts and its
own pipeline of construction work,” he said.
But the gains from the Leighton India sale were overshadowed by adverse weather conditions that resulted in widespread
flooding in Queensland, affecting some of the Group’s mining and construction projects, and very wet weather in Indonesia.
The cost to the Group is estimated at around A$40 million for the half-year period and A$100 million for the full year, pre-tax,
he said.
“For the 2010/11 financial year, the Group expects to report full-year revenue of almost A$20 billion and net profit after tax of
around A$480 million. The final result and full-year dividend are however subject to market and operating conditions, including
weather, for the remainder of this financial year,” he said.
Every January, the world’s top political and business decision makers and influential cultural icons gather at the Swiss ski resort of Davos-Klosters for the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting. This year, Managing Director Hamish Tyrwhitt was invited to attend the five-day meeting, which was themed “Shared Norms for the New Reality” in a reflection of the challenges facing an increasingly complex and interconnected global economy. With the recent financial crisis still fresh in people’s minds, many of the sessions touched on topics like banking reforms and globalism as well as a wide range of pressing issues from energy efficiency and genetic profiling to terrorism and social media. Hamish, who represented Leighton Asia at the meeting and was attending for the first time, said he was particularly impressed by Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who spoke about “The Big Shift and the Imperative of 21st Century Globalism” in a special address. “The highlight for me was meeting the President of Indonesia. His message was very clear about the importance of Indonesia going forward in terms of cultural tolerance and the position it plays in the world given the country’s abundant natural resources, population and strategic location,” Hamish said. In total, this year’s meeting attracted over 2,500 world leaders from the business, government and civilian spheres, providing attendees ample opportunity to mingle and network. Among the distinguished guests Hamish met with were a number of influential business and political leaders from across Asia. With the Asian region widely recognised as being the economic engine driving global growth for years to come, Leighton Asia is strategically positioned to capitalise on the sector’s brighter outlook in this part of the world.
Leighton Asia grows with new business unit
Leighton announces second-quarter profits
Working towards global solutions at Davos
Nestled in Hong Kong’s business district,
Leighton Asia’s new corporate headquarters at
Three Pacific Place is a reflection of our growth
as we continue to capitalise on opportunities in
the region. The move means the corporate
office, BU2 and the newly established BU4
occupy the new space at Three Pacific Place
while BU1 remains in Sun Hung Kai Centre.
The new office offers panoramic city views
outside and an inviting earthy colour scheme
inside with a bold black and metallic colour
combination in the lobby. A six-member working
group set up to gauge staff views and feedback
on the office move found a desire for more
storage space, greater individual privacy with
fewer physical barriers, easy access to public
transportation and more natural light. The
16,000-square foot office fit-out was finished
just before Christmas last year. The new office
was officially opened on 10 January and was
followed on 16 February by a traditional blessing
ceremony, which was attended by Leighton Asia
board members.
Leigh Stewart has been promoted to General Manager – Human Resources & Safety at Leighton
Asia after his predecessor, Julian Rzesniowiecki, relocated to Australia to join sister company
Thiess. Leigh started at Leighton Asia in July 2010 following stints at Visy Recycling and Visy
Industries, where he was the Human Resources General Manager from 2005 to 2008. He began
his career working for the Australian Industry Group. Leigh studied law at Charles Darwin
University in the Northern Territory, Australia and obtained a Master’s degree in human resources
and industrial relations from RMIT University in Melbourne.
Growing with Leighton Asia
New head office as Asia presence grows
Corporate
12 13
One of Leighton Asia’s values is to provide a
safe and healthy workplace. As a reflection of
our unwavering commitment to a working
environment where nobody gets hurt and
everyone goes home safely to their loved ones,
we introduced the Strive for L.I.F.E programme.
L.I.F.E stands for Leighton Incident Free
Environment and we truly believe this is an
achievable goal. One year into Leighton Asia’s
safety programme, Strive for L.I.F.E is well on
its way to helping eliminate fatal and serious
incidents at all our projects.
The safety programme officially
kicked off on 25 November 2009 in
Striving for safety success
Hong Kong and Macau and was rolled out in our
other offices and projects over the following
months. A number of key initiatives were
introduced. We set up the Leighton Asia Board
Safety Subcommittee to provide governance for
the various plans we have in place. Managing
Director Hamish Tyrwhitt, who has led this safety
programme from the very beginning, sits on the
subcommittee, which meets every three months
at one of our projects. Last year, the subcommittee
visited a number of key sites, including the
Harbour Area Treatment Scheme, Permanent
Aviation Fuel Facility and North Lantau Hospital
projects in Hong Kong and the Zuellig Building
Project in the Philippines.
We also started a new safety inspection process
called the Strive for L.I.F.E safety walk. These
walks are conducted by senior management
and staff at each project to ensure that we have
the appropriate controls in place to protect our
workers. During the walk, management will talk
with workers to check that they understand the
risks associated with their tasks and that they
are using the correct control measures. We
expect each project to have the safety controls
listed in writing, explained to all workers and
applied for the duration of the task before any
high-risk activities are carried out.
To support the programme, we opened the
Strive for L.I.F.E Knowledge and Skills Training
Centre in Hong Kong on 11 October 2010.
Spread over 9,000 square feet, the centre
provides two state-of-the-art classrooms
and 10
worksite mock-up
areas to effectively deliver our safety
training programmes. The facilities demonstrate
rigging and lifting operations, confined space
work, electrical safety, scaffolding, working
at a height, moving plant and equipment and
more. For workers, we developed the Advanced
Health, Safety and Environment Induction
Programme, which is conducted at the centre.
We do not allow anyone to work in any of our
Hong Kong sites until they have completed this
training programme. Management to frontline
supervisor staff participate in the Strive for
L.I.F.E safety leadership training course.
In Indonesia, we have two support facilities
that play a vital role in the continued
delivery of the Strive for L.I.F.E
philosophy. The Bekasi Workshop, set
up in 1984 on the outskirts of Jakarta,
achieves the highest level of safety
and focus on Class 1 risk control
during the design, installation,
construction and commissioning
of equipment and facilities. A similar approach
is adopted at the Balikpapan Support Facility
in Kalimantan. This facility provides equipment,
maintenance, logistical and training support
to our mining projects. Risk assessments on
equipment sent to project sites allow us to
reduce Class 1 risk exposure to end users by
putting in place hard engineering controls to
reduce those risks. Examples include rollover
protection devices on mobile machines, fire
suppression equipment and improved access
and handrail installations.
As we head into the second year of Strive for
L.I.F.E, we can see that our collective efforts so
far have laid a solid foundation with significant
safety milestones achieved across our projects.
These results give us a strong sense that we
are on the right track. As we move forward, we
must all continue to support the Strive for L.I.F.E
programme. In particular, we must always
ask ourselves if we understand the
risk of an activity and if we have
the appropriate controls in
place. Only when we can
answer this positively
will we truly be moving
towards a Leighton
Incident Free
Environment.
Safety corner
15
One of Leighton Asia’s values is to provide a
safe and healthy workplace. As a reflection of
our unwavering commitment to a working
environment where nobody gets hurt and
everyone goes home safely to their loved ones,
we introduced the Strive for L.I.F.E programme.
L.I.F.E stands for Leighton Incident Free
Environment and we truly believe this is an
achievable goal. One year into Leighton Asia’s
safety programme, Strive for L.I.F.E is well on
its way to helping eliminate fatal and serious
incidents at all our projects.
The safety programme officially
kicked off on 25 November 2009 in
Striving for safety success
Hong Kong and Macau and was rolled out in our
other offices and projects over the following
months. A number of key initiatives were
introduced. We set up the Leighton Asia Board
Safety Subcommittee to provide governance for
the various plans we have in place. Managing
Director Hamish Tyrwhitt, who has led this safety
programme from the very beginning, sits on the
subcommittee, which meets every three months
at one of our projects. Last year, the subcommittee
visited a number of key sites, including the
Harbour Area Treatment Scheme, Permanent
Aviation Fuel Facility and North Lantau Hospital
projects in Hong Kong and the Zuellig Building
Project in the Philippines.
We also started a new safety inspection process
called the Strive for L.I.F.E safety walk. These
walks are conducted by senior management
and staff at each project to ensure that we have
the appropriate controls in place to protect our
workers. During the walk, management will talk
with workers to check that they understand the
risks associated with their tasks and that they
are using the correct control measures. We
expect each project to have the safety controls
listed in writing, explained to all workers and
applied for the duration of the task before any
high-risk activities are carried out.
To support the programme, we opened the
Strive for L.I.F.E Knowledge and Skills Training
Centre in Hong Kong on 11 October 2010.
Spread over 9,000 square feet, the centre
provides two state-of-the-art classrooms
and 10
worksite mock-up
areas to effectively deliver our safety
training programmes. The facilities demonstrate
rigging and lifting operations, confined space
work, electrical safety, scaffolding, working
at a height, moving plant and equipment and
more. For workers, we developed the Advanced
Health, Safety and Environment Induction
Programme, which is conducted at the centre.
We do not allow anyone to work in any of our
Hong Kong sites until they have completed this
training programme. Management to frontline
supervisor staff participate in the Strive for
L.I.F.E safety leadership training course.
In Indonesia, we have two support facilities
that play a vital role in the continued
delivery of the Strive for L.I.F.E
philosophy. The Bekasi Workshop, set
up in 1984 on the outskirts of Jakarta,
achieves the highest level of safety
and focus on Class 1 risk control
during the design, installation,
construction and commissioning
of equipment and facilities. A similar approach
is adopted at the Balikpapan Support Facility
in Kalimantan. This facility provides equipment,
maintenance, logistical and training support
to our mining projects. Risk assessments on
equipment sent to project sites allow us to
reduce Class 1 risk exposure to end users by
putting in place hard engineering controls to
reduce those risks. Examples include rollover
protection devices on mobile machines, fire
suppression equipment and improved access
and handrail installations.
As we head into the second year of Strive for
L.I.F.E, we can see that our collective efforts so
far have laid a solid foundation with significant
safety milestones achieved across our projects.
These results give us a strong sense that we
are on the right track. As we move forward, we
must all continue to support the Strive for L.I.F.E
programme. In particular, we must always
ask ourselves if we understand the
risk of an activity and if we have
the appropriate controls in
place. Only when we can
answer this positively
will we truly be moving
towards a Leighton
Incident Free
Environment.
Safety corner
15
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”
I am more confident now and am inspired to work even harder after my boss and colleagues congratulated me. But I think the most important factor was that this was a team effort.
“
Narangerel Enkhtsetseg, excavator operator, Mongolia
”
When I was driving the unit by myself, it was very challenging because it’s my first time driving something.
“Tuti Faedah, articulated dump truck operator, Indonesia
”
Having a place to develop talent and gain professional qualifications will help to build up the number of potential staff who can carry the torch in the company.
“Gordon Lee, engineer and YPC Chairman, Hong Kong
Create a fun, challenging and performance driven culture
Act with integrity and fairness
Encourage innovation and technological leadership
Be commercially competitive
Recognise the needs of the community
Provide a safe and healthy workplace
Protect the environment
This issue’s featured core value is: