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January 4, 2007
Bohai Safety Milestone
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The Alcoa Bohai construction project in Qinhuangdao, China celebrated 500,000 safe work hours last month. The milestone is significant in displaying both Alcoa's and engineering and construction contractor CH2M HILL's resolve to maintain a safe work site.
David Rosamond, CH2M HILL's China Managing Director visited Bohai and said, "This is the best organized work site and in-place safety program I have witnessed anywhere in the world in my 40 years in the engineering-construction business. It helps when a client like Alcoa is totally committed to a safe work environment." To reinforce safety, Alcoa has leased and provided the contractor with several hydraulic basket man lifts for the steel erection at no cost to greatly reduce the possibility of falls. This system enables more than 95% of the steel erection to be accomplished without any iron workers needing to be located on the steel works. Alcoa also furnished large, special canvas air bags to surround the unloading of trailers for additional safety protection during the unloading process.
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