Ursa
Major
April 23/14
WELCOME TO PROJECT URSA MAJOR
On behalf of Syncrude, I want to take this opportunity to wish you a warm
welcome and thank-you for joining us on Project Ursa Major. Our vision for this
Turnaround is for all personnel involved, Syncrude employees and Contractor
employees, to work as one team. By working together we will strive to produce
an outstanding, positive environment for all, in which we meet our objectives in
Safety, Reliability, Cost and Schedule. The entire Turnaround Leadership Team
wants this turnaround to be the safest, most productive and most personally
fulfilling turnaround that you have ever participated in.
I personally believe we will produce outstanding results by being committed to
the project and by all team members working together in removing barriers that
may impact our performance. The highest priority of the Turnaround Leadership
Team is to create an environment that results in an incident and injury-free
workplace. We shall all challenge ourselves to achieve beyond our normal
expectations. We believe with your commitment and focus on every task, moment
by moment, hour by hour, day by day, we shall achieve an outstanding
performance, where all involved are safe, and we are proud to be members of the
Ursa Major Team.
SAFETY HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT
Previous
24 Hours
.
April.23 @ 6:00
Total
to Date
First
Aid
Record.
Injury
2
1
0
0
TURNAROUNDS & MAJORS
0
3
# of Injuries
0
3
# of Incidents
N/A
N/A
# Shifts Injury Free
N/A
N/A
# of Observations
SMALL PROJECTS
# of Injuries
# of Incidents
AREA
0
0
0
1
DESCRIPTION
INJURY
Ted Ban
Turnaround Event Manager
Bruce Schiewe
INJURY LEARNINGS
Turnarounds & Majors Manager
I personally would like to welcome and thank each person who will be
contributing to the upcoming success story, “Ursa Major Turnaround”.
I envision Ursa Major coming together as “One team, with One Goal and
One Result and No One Gets Hurt”.
This is a major effort over a very short period of time. We are inviting
over 2500 people to pull together as one, and safely turn these critical
and complex operating units around for another reliable run length.
Where we as Leaders make all the difference, is in engaging each
individual involved in Ursa Major to be a professional. Every potential
risk is to be considered and appropriate controls put in place, before the
task is started. Only then can the job commence in a planful,
methodical and focused manner.
As a Leader you will be setting many expectations around PPE, tools,
rigging, isolations, procedures, packages and permits. You will also be
confirming everyone understands inherent, or work area risks. and they
take appropriate actions accordingly to do the work in the safest way.
However, in almost every significant injury, incident, or job delay that
we investigate, someone typically chooses to do something different
than our expectations. Therefore, to be pacesetters in this industry, it is
imperative that we make time to observe our worker’s actions and
validate our expectations are being followed.
Whether they are on your crew or someone else’s, take care of each
person as if they were your own immediate family member. Let them
know when they are doing a great job! Pair them up to mentor or be
mentored; have a meaningful conversation when someone is setting up
a potential trap; and most importantly, lead by example!
Stop & Think
I sincerely look forward to this opportunity of seeing amazing results
over the next two months!
Bruce Schiewe
Manager – Turnaround & Majors
INCIDENT LEARNINGS
OTHER LEARNINGS
Welcome From the Department Heads
For us to be successful in this event we must:
•
Work as a team to ensure that we keep ourselves and
our peers safe at all times. Understanding the hazards
travelling to and from the workface; and at the
workface itself will be the key to preventing injury and
incidents from occurring. Lending a helping hand to
another person, or guiding them towards a safer way
of performing a task is everyone’s right and duty.
•
Focus on the task at hand, with attention to every
detail, enabling us to complete each activity precisely.
Our workforce has always taken pride in their
workmanship, and it is this ongoing pride that will
eliminate rework.
•
Achieve the schedule for this event. Every step of the
plan must achieve or better the planned duration.
Each one of the attributes of success are in the control of the
leadership team. It is your positive and proactive approach to
every situation that will determine the outcome of this
turnaround, and the overall performance of the company.
We know there will be a great deal of hard work and
challenging situations in the coming weeks. The Management
team would like to thank you in advance for helping create a
collaborative culture where we can all succeed.
The success of this company is in your hands.
Norm Ingram
Conversion Department Head
Bruce Durnford Hydroprocessing Department Head
Stephen Pocsai Utilities & Offsites Department Head