New CEO safety awards program
Rinker chief executive officer David Clarke , has announced a new safety awards program for the group.
“It is important that we fully recognize operations that have outstanding performance in safety and health management,” says Mr. Clarke.
“We will also communicate what has made these high-level performers successful in safety. The winners will be a benchmark for others.”
Awards will be designated for best performance and most improved performance among small, medium and large sites ˜ based on work hours. There will also be an award for outstanding contribution from an individual or team.
Winners will be selected based on their statistical safety performance as well as the overall structure of their safety and health management system. Awards will be announced at the beginning of each new financial year.
For more information regarding award criteria, nominations and the awards themselves, please contact your division's safety director or Tom Hethmon at thethmon@rinker.com.
town southwest of Arcadia that was badly damaged and had received little relief effort. The response when supplying the much needed water and ice was so overwhelming that members of the team had to provide traffic control to prevent traffic-related incidents. After exhausting all supplies, the team headed back to Punta Gorda, where they continued helping with the cookout efforts.
It was a long but satisfying day where many in need were helped by the generosity of our people. In all, US$20,000 in water, ice and coolers was delivered directly from the Relief Fund. Thanks to all who contributed to this effort. It made a difference. Special thanks also goes to those on the Rinker Materials team who worked to deliver the supplies: Michele Logan - team leader (Gypsum), Carlos Sanchez (New Line) Terry Rickett, Steve Piermatteo and Chris Shelton (Tri-State Carriers), Kiley Chandler, Chy Hernandez, Roy Knight, Tito Serrata, Antonio Hernandez and Jose Camacho (Gypsum), Chris Day (Alico Road quarry) and Lee Maguire, Angel Canalejo, Ossie Lastro and Bryn Wells (Rinker Materials Transport).
Readymix wins trifecta
Readymix has won not one, but three applications for government grants through the Linkage Grant Scheme at the University of Sydney.
A Linkage Grant is a research grant funded by the Australian Research Council (ARC) and jointly initiated and undertaken by universities together with an industry partner. A$300,000 will be granted to this project, allowing three successful candidates - supported by Readymix - to undertake practical research towards their PhDs.
“As there are very few engineering based grants, securing not only one, but three, is a real win for Readymix,” says Daksh Baweja, national business development manager for Readymix. “Readymix now has the opportunity to develop and promote our concrete technology even further with key customers such as Leighton, Thiess, John Holland, Baulderstone Hornibrook and the RTA. This puts us ahead of our peers in this sort of research and development with key customers.”
The project, due to commence shortly, is on the behavior of shotcrete tunnel linings in sedimentary rocks of the Sydney basin. The focus is on understanding ground behavior around tunnels in the Sydney region, including how the ground interacts with fiber reinforced shotcrete tunnel linings and how changes in material performance affect risk to users and reliability of the tunnel structures. The outcome will be a rational and reliable design method for shotcrete-lined tunnels in the Sydney basin.
