Fiddlers Ferry contractor PJD earns international safety recognition
13 Sep 2011
Castle Donington, UK – UK mechanical engineering contractors PJD Group has been shortlisted as one of three finalists of the 10th Annual DuPont Safety Awards 2011. The firm was nominated in the ’innovative approach category’ for its role on a development of behavioural safety programme at SSE’s (Scottish and Southern Energy) Fiddlers Ferry Power Station in Cheshire,
PJD has worked closely with SSE on the project for the past 18 months on the project, known as ’One to One’ — a behavioural safety programme implemented as part of the UK government-backed Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) and with the cooperation of Manchester Metropolitan University and British Safety Council.
The programme is based on the recent research in neuro-psychology, social psychology and decision making and will run for three years and is delivered to approximately 1200 employees (full time and temporary contractors) per year at Fiddlers Ferry.
The programme model has received interest from other organisations keen to implement similar safety strategies and has received backing from the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB).
The DuPont Safety Awards recognise the most significant projects in safety, led by individuals, companies or organisations and considers programmes, projects or contributions to safety in industry, the workplace or and wider society.
Prizes are awarded in five categories including innovative approach, performance improvement, visible management commitment, sustainable business impact and cultural evolution. The awards ceremony takes place in Istanbul as part of the World Congress on Safety & Health at Work.
Mike Mahoney, HSE director at PJD said: “This is the first time PJD has been nominated for the DuPont Safety Award and it’s a great reflection of the expertise of the team and the hard work and commitment that has gone into making the One to One programme such a resounding success for the client.
“The programme is unique in that no other joint initiatives are working so effectively in industry and this successfully combines input from a generation provider, a contractor, the university and the British Safety Council all working together.”
Based in Castle Donington, Leicestershire, PJD has expanded in the past three years, growing its turnover from £10m to £35m providing a range of repair, maintenance and new construction services to the power generation, environmental energy and industrial process sectors.
