Safety first for A&P benefits charity
Workers at the A&P Group in the UK have secured the impressive sum of £9,000 for charity, simply by working safely on site.
Three charities will benefit from the money raised thanks to the efforts of everyone at the Group’s Hebburn based ship repair yard involved in a major refit of the 9,640 ton construction vessel, Deep Constructor.
The vessel owner, Technip, operated an innovative safety incentive scheme while the Deep Constructor underwent planned maintenance work at the drydock.
The company awarded points for good safety and a daily log was kept to record the scores. After five weeks of safe operations, the final tally was £9,000. A&P workers chose to donate the cash to three charities: Macmillan Cancer Support, Marie Curie Cancer Care and St Clare’s Hospice at South Shields.
Charity representatives received a cheque for £3,000 each from Iain Campbell, A&P Tyne project director and Bryan Fuller, project manager for Technip, at a presentation at the yard.
Iain Campbell said, ‘Safety is always paramount here but this is a great scheme as it makes everyone feel involved. It’s a big incentive to everyone if they know their good practice is going to benefit charities. It means they’re giving something back to the community.’
Bryan Fuller added, ‘Safety is a core value for Technip and we are delighted that these charities will benefit from the excellent safety performance by our supply chain partners and workforce throughout this dry dock project. The scheme helps us to build a good relationship with the yard and the local community, and the project was completed safely, which is a great result for the team.’
Anna Kirk of Marie Curie Cancer Care said, ‘It’s a wonderful way to have raised the money, by looking after their own health and safety. We’re always looking to keep funds coming in and doing it this way, through the workforce, was really fantastic.’
