Committees & Projects 2020-2021

Executive Committee

Leon Richards (McConnell Dowell Corporation Ltd.) Gonzalo Montenegro (SEPCON)

Stefano Protogene (Bonatti S.p.A.) until August 2021 Adam Wynne Hughes (Pipeline Induction Heat Ltd.) Iosif Panchak (J.S. Welding & Building Co.)

HSE & CSR Committee

Leadership:

Bruno Pomaré (SPIECAPAG) - Chair Robert Linder (Liebherr-Werk Telfs GmbH) Levent Kafkasli (Tekfen Insaat Ve Tesisat) Bobby Poteete (Precision Pipeline LLC)

Steering Group: Jean-Michel Baelen (Serimax France) Katrina Cooper (RSK Group) Alain Gauthiez (SPIECAPAG)

Filippo Levati (SICIM S.p.A.) Kevin T. Parker (Mears Group, Inc.) Giovanni Rivas (Bonatti S.p.A.) Dinç Senlier (Tekfen Insaat Ve Tesisat) Terri Steeves (TC Energy)

Amir Tajik (Max Streicher GmbH & Co KG aA) Loek Vreenegoor (Shell Projects & Technology)

Actions: During the term 2020-2021, 3 committee meetings were held. The annual workshop, held in conjunction with the Novel Construction Fall Session, focused on Fatigue Management and was hosted by Caterpillar. The submission rate for the annual health, safety & environment statistics was 90%: 66 Regular Members and 2 Associate Members. Aggregate health, safety and environmental statistics were published in an annual report and distributed together with the September issue of the IPLOCA e-Newsletter. Participation in the IPLOCA Health & Safety Award sponsored by TC Energy received 6 submissions, with a further 5 entries for the Corporate Social Responsibility Award sponsored by Shell. The award trophies were presented at the 54th Annual Convention in Prague.

Over 300 documents have been uploaded to the Health, Safety and Environment Shared Experiences Platform. This databank aims to build and share an inventory of lessons learned and safety. The committee also created a list of life saving rules for driving.

Innovation Committee

Leadership:

Gerben Wansink (Maats) - Chair Doug Bailey (Caterpillar) Adel Botros (Al-Qahtani Pipe Coating Industries) Leonardo Gravina (SICIM S.p.A.)

Wilko Koop (A.Hak Groep B.V.) Tim Zboya (Bechtel Pipeline)

Member Representatives: We thank all the working group participants appointed by major clients and our member companies - too numerous to mention - who continue to participate and provide leadership for the Novel Construction work groups throughout the year.

Actions: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Novel Construction Initiative Spring Session was held remotely. Over 100 attendees participated online during the two day session. The Novel Construction Fall Session 2021 was held, in-person, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, in Athens, Greece attracted over 60 attendees.