Global Energy Group, Seaway 7 and Seagreen Wind Energy have set up a new hazard awareness initiative improve the energy sector service group’s safety record.
The best entry each month will choose a charity to receive a £1,000 (€1,160) windfall.
The Monthly Observation Card Award scheme, which is set to run until the end of the Seagreen project, aims to promote a safety first and open culture among employees and contractors involved with the project at the Port of Nigg.
It was developed by Seaway 7, a client of Global Energy Group, which is the owner and operator of the Port of Nigg and administrators of the safety initiative.
They are joined by the team from the Seagreen project, which is a joint venture between TotalEnergies and SSE Renewables.
Seaway 7 – selected as the main contractor for the Seagreen renewable energy project – elected the Easter Ross port facility at Nigg as the storage, marshalling, and logistics base for 114 turbine structures.
The yellow 95m-tall foundations, weighing 2,000 tonnes apiece, will be transported from the Port of Nigg in the Moray Firth to their final destination in the North Sea, forming Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm.
If employees identify any potential hazards or improvements on site, they can submit a Hazard Observation Card (HOC) to their team leader with the best card each month chosen and the person submitting it asked to nominate a charity to receive a £1,000 donation.
Global Energy Group, Seaway 7 and Seagreen will each contribute a third of the monthly donation.
The winner of the inaugural award was David Kernaghan, Rope Access Supervisor for Global Energy Services.
David chose The Place Youth Centre in Alness as the recipient of his £1,000 prize.
The Place has delivered youth work services within Alness and areas of high deprivation for over three decades.
The charity helps develop employability skills in the young, such as confidence, leadership, team building and self-esteem, and also delivers sex and drug education and much more.
Global Energy Group’s operations director at the Port of Nigg Charlie Morrison said: “We are delighted to have launched this award in collaboration with Seaway 7 and Seagreen who share our unstinting approach to safety.
“Anything we can do to make our team even more vigilant and our workplace safer is a good thing and it’s great to see brilliant local charities like The Place benefitting as a result.
“We recognise that individuals are responsible for both their own safety and that of their colleagues and encourage stakeholders to report any potential hazards without fear of judgement.
“We investigate these rare undesired events with a no-blame approach, fostering a culture of honesty and openness to enhance competency and maximise safe performance.”