2013 IPLOCA New Technologies Award sponsored by BP This award was given in recognition of a significant achievement in the development of new pipeline technologies. John Attrill of BP and Doug Evans, Chairman of the IPLOCA New Technologies Committee, made the presentation. Herrenknecht won with their Pipe Express, a new method for environmentally-friendly and economic pipeline installation. Information was also presented at the Novel Construction Meeting in October (see page xx). Runners-up for the award were:
Doug Evans, Ulrich Schaffhauser (Herrenknecht), John Attrill (BP)
-- Laurini Officine Meccaniche, represented by Paolo Garbi and Marco Laurini, for their three innovative products: Pipe lifting kit, hammer and muletrax.
Health, Safety and the Environment
-- Applus RTD, represented by Martin Pot, for their ultrasonic testing method IWEX 3D.
of experience in pipelines, and a total of 34 years in the oil, gas, ship building, drilling and power generation industries, both on- and offshore. He is currently the HSE manager for CRC-Evans Offshore worldwide.
HSE Reports Recipients of the print version of the IPLOCA newsletter received two inserts with the September edition. The 2012 IPLOCA Health & Safety Statistics Report and the 2012 IPLOCA Environmental Statistics Report both presented aggregate data from our members. Additional copies are available from the Secretariat and the documents are also available at www.iploca.com.
Review and Completion of IPLOCA Safety Philosophy The committee suggested a member Safety Philosophy (previously referred to as “Golden Rules”) with some (Clockwise, from foreground) Sarah Junod (IPLOCA), Bruno Maerten
adjustments to the original text and now reading as follows:
(Committee Chairman), Alain Gauthiez, Richard van Sonsbeek, Brian
-- As an IPLOCA member, we are committed to the
Tanner and Juan Arzuaga meet in the IPLOCA headquarters in Geneva.
Occupational Health and Safety of our people -- We believe all incidents and accidents are avoidable
Thwarted from attending the meeting in October 2012 by Hurricane Sandy, Kevin Parker was similarly grounded just prior to this meeting by the St. Jude storm, also known as Cyclone Christian, which affected northwestern Europe on
-- We believe leadership is key for successful Occupational Health and Safety -- We believe that everyone is responsible for Occupational Health and Safety.
27 and 28 October 2013. We’re hoping for better weather before the next meeting.
New HSE Committee Member
When approved, this will be communicated to all members and potential members.
The HSE Committee welcomes Brian Tanner from CRC-
IPLOCA Safety Guidelines
Evans as its newest member. Brian has more than 16 years
The committee discussed safety guidelines produced by
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