Company Name: CCIC
City: Doha, Qatar
Number of Employees: 26,000

Nomination Essay:

The scope of works executed across the QGX II Project were mechanical works, incorporating pipe prefabrication, installation of equipment and piping systems, steelwork, painting, insulation, fireproofing electrical, instrumentation and civil works for the QGX II project within the existing Ras Laffan Refinery.

The work had been split into the following distinct areas:

• Super Train's 4 & 5
• SRU's 4 & 5
• Utilities Area
• LNG Tank Farm
• The BOG Area
• Berths 4 & 5
• Inlet Area
• Effluent Area
• Sulfur Storage Area Live Plant
• 12 Fabrication Shops (TSF Area)

Basic Details of the QGX II Project:

Name of the project: Qatar Gas II Expansion Project
Location of the project: Ras Laffan Refinery, Northern Region of the State of Qatar

QGX II Project Details and Duration: The QGX II Project began on 01-05-2005 with a total project duration estimated to be 49 months with a peak workforce of 26,000 employees to include all Civil, Mechanical (Piping and Equipment), PMC (Pre Mechanical Commission) works for construction of 2 LNG Processing Super Trains 4 & 5, Acid Gas Recovery, Sulfur Tanks, Sea Water Intakes with Utilities and Boilers.

General Climatic Condition of the QGX II Project Location: The general weather conditions observed during the QGX II Project are as follows:

According to its geographical location and climate, Qatar is classified as a hot subtropical desert; very hot and muggy between June and August and pleasant between November and February.

During the summer daytime is sunny and hot with temperature range between 30-41 Deg Celsius, dusty wind with velocity in the range 20-30 Knots, outside relative humidity vary between 40% - 71%.

During the winter daytime is sunny to partly cloudy with temperature range between 12-21 Deg Celsius, dusty wind velocity 20-30 Knots, outside relative humidity vary between 16% - 25% with an average rainfall of 81mm per year.

CCIC Site Workforce Personnel: The QGX II Project started in May, 2005 and the number of workers increased monthly to a project peak of 26,000 employees in March, 2008 and then decreased to the projects end. Site workers and staff were recruited from over 28 different countries across the globe from the Americas to Australia, with the largest representation of the workforce coming from India and the Philippines respectively. It should be noted that for a large part of the CCIC QGX II Projects workforce that this was the first time for many to work on a construction jobsite.

CCIC Project and Site Supervision: Project Management and site management/supervision for the QGX II Project consisted of CCIC Project Management, Sr. Support Management and staff, Site Managers, Project Engineers, Sr. and Jr. Engineers, Supervisors, Foremen's and Chargehands who were responsible for the day to day safe work of their crews with the help and guidance of site CCIC HSE Safety Officers.

CCIC HSE Training Dept: The QGX II Project CCIC HSE Training Team consisted of 1 HSE Training Manager, 1 Sr. HSE Trainer, 12 HSE Trainers and Translators along with a 4 Man Admin support staff working within HSE Training Center complex to deliver quality HSE Training for the projects 26,000 employees at peak manpower. The CCIC HSE Training dept closed the QGX II Project with over 733,000 man-hours of quality HSE classroom training man-hours.

CCIC HSE Training Personnel: HSE Trainers were recruited from within the projects Safety officer's ranks in order to bring on site safety experience to the classroom.

QGX II PROJECT CCIC HSE TRAINING

All CCIC employees for the QGX II Project had to undergo a Two Days Site Specific Safety Induction Course prior to reporting to there respective departments for site orientation. The two day site induction training included: IIF (Incident Injury Free) Training, QGX II Site specific orientation training, Safety Behavioral Training, Theory and practical Manual Handling and 100% Tie-Off Training classes for all employees prior to their site work assignments.

28 additional Safety trainings as per the CCIC HSE Training Matrix were given to the workforce as the project progressed. I.e. Confined Space Training, Defensive Driving Training to Hazard Identification Training.

With the vast language diversity of the QGX II Project workforce CCIC HSE Training classes were delivered in a variety of languages. I.e. Hindi, English, Nepali, Malayalam, Thai, Chinese, Indonesian, Arabic and others.

QGX II PROJECT CCIC TRAINING INITIATIVES USED

Numerous HSE Safety Training initiatives were put in place on the QGX II Project to help better educate the QGX II Project workforce on about their safety on the worksite. Below is a list of CCIC HSE Training initiatives but not limited to and used on the QGX II Project.

OJT Safety Training: On the Job Safety Trainings was introduced in June of 2007. Safety Trainings such as Manual Handling, 100% Tie-off, Manual Handling, Grinder Safety, etc. were done on the work site at the morning toolbox talk to further instruct/teach the workforce to work safely. OJT Style safety training on site saved the QGX II Project over an estimated 150,000 man-hours of production time due to employees not having to be taken off the work site for the estimated 4 hrs for transportation and class time needed to attend a standard formal training session at the CCIC HSE Training center.

100% Practical Tie-Off Training Course: After the workforce had been instructed on how to work safely at Heights, identifying the hazards when working @ Heights, the proper way of climbing a ladder, checking the scaffold tag, checking the platform and hooking up (100% Tie-Off) there lanyards before starting there work. Each participant in the practical 100% Tie -Off training course had to practical demonstrate what he had learned and evaluated on how to work @ heights safely.

Practical Manual Handling Training Course: Importance of proper Manual Handling had been discussed to all class participants. Proper body positioning, communication and coordination during a two man lift, and looking out for pinch points were among the many key points that had been specified during the theory training. Each participant in manual handling class had to practical demonstrate what he had learned and evaluated on proper manual handling safely.

Confined Space Entry Practical Training Course: The importance of following all the requirements prior to entering a confined space was put into practice with the confined space entry practical course. Following the confined space entry theory training class where the roles and importance of each person's job was when making a Confined Space Entry has been instructed. Two practical scenarios were given to the students. One was to let them perform what is needed prior to entry in a confined space. The use of lifeline as a good way of communication was practiced and second on how to respond in case of a Confined Space Emergency along with all other aspects of a confined space entry.

Train X Practical Training Course: The Train X practical training course was conceptualized to validate how CCIC work teams did there jobs safely on the worksite. Work teams were given work assignments and the HSE Trainers would evaluate their work from a safety perspective. How well they implemented safety and safe working habits within their work teams and what they had learned in their HSE Safety Training classes on the QGX II Project.

CCIC HSE Training Videos: The HSE Training Dept. produced a variety of HSE Safety Training Videos to aid HSE Trainers in conducting their HSE Safety training classes. Among the training videos produced by the CCIC HSE Training Team were videos on Manual Handling, 100% Tie-Off, Dropped Objects, a JSTI Instructional Training video, Heat Stress Awareness video, Escape Mask Training video and others.

CCIC Weekly Targeted Toolbox Talk: The HSE Training Dept produced a weekly topic specific Safety Toolbox Talk for every Saturday morning's toolbox talks delivered on the job site with current HSE topics and concerns being discussed with the QGX II Project workforce.

Awarded By Exxon Mobil:

Mar 2009 Awarded the EMDC Safe Contractor of the Year Award 2008, awarded to CTJV & CCIC for the QGX II Project

Awarded By Qatar Gas II:

Mar 2009 Qatar Gas Plaques award to all members of the CCIC HSE Safety Team
Exxon Mobil Safe Contractor of the Year Award 2008
April 2008 Certificate of Appreciation awarded to the CCIC HSE Training Team
Mar 2008 EVPO Award for Best Safety Project for the Year.
Mar 2008 Best Improvement HSE Managers Awarded to the Sr. CCIC HSE Manager
Mar 2008 Best leadership in HSE Training Awarded to the CCIC HSE Training Manager
Jun 2007 28 Million Man-hour letter of appreciation

CCIC FIRST AID, MEDICAL TREATMENT RESTRICTED WORK & LOST TIME INCIDENT CASES REPORT

The QGX II Project had 1875 First Aid Cases

The QGX II Project had 335 medical treatment and restricted work cases

The QGX II Project had 27 LTI Cases

All the project medical treatment, restricted work, lost time and fatality cases on the QGX II Project were thoroughly investigated by a combined incident investigations team consisting of QG, CTJV and CCIC HSE Safety Officers (with TAPROOT used for LTI and higher cases) to determine root causes and suggest corrective actions to prevent reoccurrence of the incident. Corrective actions were implemented and lessons learned form these incidents were produced and distributed throughout the QGX II Project for all these cases.

The QGX II Project was started on May 2005 and the Mechanical completion of the project should be complete in June 2009.

For the QGX II Project and all personnel involved with the project, winning the Exxon Mobil EMDC Safe Contractor of the Year Award 2008 was the crowning jewel of the QGX II Projects safety performance and safety programs. After the project suffered the fatality in 2006 it was a triumph for all the hard work and dedication of all concerned on the project to help turn around the projects safety performance and make the QGX II Project one of the safest projects in the world.

Captain No Zone Comics: Every two weeks over 7000 copies of the two page comic strip was produced in seven languages and distributed on the QGX II Project.

CCIC closed out the QGX II Project with a LTIF (Lost Time Incident Frequency) rate of a .03 and TRIF (Total Recordability Incident Frequency) rate of a .035 with a total project man-hours over 200 Million for CCIC.

A total recordable of 0.035 with over 200 million man-hours is enough said.