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<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a>He adds that some of the structures use High Density Reinforced Concrete, which places demands on the construction teams, and that the scope of the JV\u2019s work also includes a substantial bulk earthworks operation for the construction of the approach roads, with a dozen large earthmoving machines handling cut-to-fill activities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe\u2019re extremely proud to have reached this safety milestone and everyone on site deserves to be congratulated on this impressive performance,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Savage stresses that safety is a core value for the JV partners. \u201cThere is nothing more important than ensuring that our people work on a safe site and that they return home every day unharmed. The importance of safe practices is ingrained in every worker on site and we all understand that the goal is \u2018Zero Harm\u2019. The safety culture is underpinned by Concor\u2019s \u2018Stop. Think. Act\u2019 awareness philosophy and our \u2018Care\u2019 value \u2013 Care for one another, Care for yourself and take Care in the environment you are working in.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The workforce participates every day in a morning briefing, which reviews the day\u2019s tasks and how they are to be accomplished safely. A half-an-hour later there is a daily management meeting, where the managers report on and review all safety matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to Savage, the JV understands the role of management as custodians of the safety culture and implementers of a safety culture. \u201cThis is the principle of Visible Felt Leadership, he states. \u201cHow we act, re-act and manage ourselves has a direct impact on how our people working on the project, take decisions, prioritise and act. This leadership from management allows employees at all levels to understand and \u2018feel\u2019 the importance that is attached to safety. No one is left in doubt that working safely is a non-negotiable principle.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Msikaba Bridge project forms part of the new N2 toll road between Port Edward and Umtata in the Eastern Cape. A 580 m long cable-stayed structure, it will span the spectacular 198 m deep Msikaba Gorge \u2013 making it one of the highest bridges in Africa \u2013 and forms part of the N2 Wild Coast project being undertaken by the South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL). It includes two pylons that will stand 128 m high on each side of the gorge. These support the bridge deck using a network of 34 cable tendons strung through their upper reaches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The JV team has now embarked on the most difficult phase of the project \u2013 construction of the pylon superstructure (which will entail working to the 128 m height of the pylons) and the deck segment lifting activities that will result in the north and south banks being connected mid-span across the gorge. Complicating the work is the exposure to severe winds, which can gust at nearly 100 km\/h at the site. These two major construction activities will be taking place simultaneously, being the completion of the pylon build, while the deck launch commences. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThese activities are requiring the highest levels of risk management to be undertaken on a mega- construction project,\u201d says Savage. \u201cEverything will obviously be pre-planned to the last detail and we\u2019re confident that our intensive preparations will allow the work to be accomplished safely and further extend the project\u2019s excellent safety record.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In a fantastic achievement, the CME JV (Concor \u2013 MECSA Construction Joint Venture) has achieved yet another safety milestone on the iconic Msikaba Bridge project, recording 2,5 million Lost Time Injury (LTI) Free hours on 24 May this year, notched up over a period of just over 1 000 days.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6304,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[147],"class_list":["post-6298","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-client-focus","tag-concor"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coralynne.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6298","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coralynne.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coralynne.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coralynne.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coralynne.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6298"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.coralynne.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6298\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coralynne.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6304"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coralynne.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coralynne.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6298"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coralynne.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}