1 OVERVIEW | HSE NEWS HSE News Keeping you up to date May 2015 CONGRATULATIONS ON COMPLETING THIS PROJECT SAFELY AND EFFICIENTLY ALSO INSIDE THIS ISSUE OPTIMISING FUEL EFFICIENCY ON OUR 793F TRUCK FLEET Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 8 PLANNING FOR SAFETY EXCELLENCE AND MAKING THE RIGHT DECISIONS HSE SAFETY CHAMPIONS SWIRE GROUP AUSTRALIA SENIOR MANAGEMENT CHANGES HSE won the Territory Iron ‘dry hire’ mining contract at Frances Creek in 2007. The mine had first been in production in the 1970s, but low grades and low iron ore prices forced the mine to close until prices had risen significantly and the Adelaide to Darwin railway line was completed, which then made the economics of the mine far more attractive. Eight years on, sadly the mine has been forced to close again, and on 20 February 2015, Carl Pope and a small band of dedicated fitters, servicemen and crane operators lifted the last sea container on to a truck after eight weeks of cleaning excavators, dump trucks and a large assortment of ancillary equipment. Carl was responsible for ensuring all of HSE’s assets were correctly cleaned, repaired, dismantled for transportation and loaded on to heavy haulage floats to be transported to new sites or to a storage yard near Darwin. This task required large workshop structures, storage containers, oil storage facilities and offices to be packed up, catalogued and removed off site. The result needed to be a clean site with all infrastructure removed and the site signed back to our client, Territory Iron. Above all, this complex task had to be done safely. For HSE, the Frances Creek mine was a very important project. The site activities varied depending on the prevailing iron ore prices, the amount of waste removal and the weather, with the annual ‘wet season’ always living up to its name by regularly dumping heavy downpours and flash flooding events. Throughout much of HSE’s time onsite, we had three fleets operating around the clock mining and hauling iron ore to the crusher stockpiles. To Carl and all those who worked at Frances Creek, congratulations on completing this project safely and efficiently. Contributed by Andy Haslam (Director Corporate Development, Perth) SUCCESSFUL END TO A LONG-TERM NORTHERN TERRITORY CONTRACT
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HSE NewsKeeping you up to date May 2015
Congratulations on Completing this projeCt safely and effiCiently
ALSO INSIDE THIS ISSUE
optimising fuel effiCienCy on our 793f truCk fleetPage 3
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planning for safety exCellenCe and making the right deCisions
hse safety Champions
swire group australiasenior management Changes
HSE won the Territory Iron ‘dry hire’ mining contract at Frances Creek in 2007. The mine had first been in production in the 1970s, but low grades and low iron ore prices forced the mine to close until prices had risen significantly and the Adelaide to Darwin railway line was completed, which then made the economics of the mine far more attractive.
Eight years on, sadly the mine has been forced to close again, and on 20 February 2015, Carl Pope and a small band of dedicated fitters, servicemen and crane operators lifted the last sea container on to a truck after eight weeks of cleaning excavators, dump trucks and a large assortment of ancillary equipment. Carl was responsible for ensuring all of HSE’s assets were correctly cleaned, repaired, dismantled for transportation and loaded on to heavy haulage floats to be transported to new sites or to a storage yard near Darwin. This task required large workshop structures, storage containers, oil storage facilities and offices to be packed up, catalogued and removed off site. The result needed to be a clean site
with all infrastructure removed and the site signed back to our client, Territory Iron. Above all, this complex task had to be done safely.
For HSE, the Frances Creek mine was a very important project. The site activities varied depending on the prevailing iron
ore prices, the amount of waste removal and the weather, with the annual ‘wet season’ always living up to its name by regularly dumping heavy downpours and flash flooding events.
Throughout much of HSE’s time onsite, we had three fleets operating around the clock mining and hauling iron ore to the crusher stockpiles.
To Carl and all those who worked at Frances Creek, congratulations on completing this project safely and efficiently.
Contributed by andy haslam (director Corporate development, perth)
SucceSSful end to a long-term northern territory contract
3A NATIONAL SNAPSHOT | HSE NEWSMESSAGE FROM GREG HOLT | HSE NEWS
The market in which we operate continues to be very challenging. Global coal and iron ore prices are still falling due to both supply-side and demand-side pressures. Resource owners remain under pressure to reduce costs and, as a service provider to the mining industry, HSE is part of the industry-wide business imperative to reduce operating costs to remain market competitive.
We continue to look at ways we can improve our productivity, reduce costs and at the same time improve our customer relationships. And we continue to find innovative ways to do just that. For example, over the past nine months we have upgraded our Cat 793F truck fleet to improve fuel efficiency, which in turn saves our customers money and reduces our environmental footprint.
Operating in a cyclical market means being available to flex with our customers and provide the service and solutions they need at each part of the cycle. The HSE team conducted a textbook demobilisation of our Frances Creek contract fleet since Territory Iron’s decision to move the mine to a care and maintain status. The equipment is in very good condition and, despite trying weather conditions, the project was completed safely and efficiently. Well done to all those involved.
John Swire & Sons Pty Ltd and HSE Chairman Mr Bill Rothery recently retired and Mr Geoff Cundle appointed as his successor. I would like to thank Bill for his ardent and unwavering commitment to HSE. He recognised mining services as a pillar of Swire’s long term strategy and was instrumental in the acquisition of HSE. He rightly identified HSE’s culture as being a good fit with Swire’s values of integrity, excellence, humility, endeavour and continuity. I would like to wish Mr Rothery all the best in his post-Swire endeavours. I would also like to welcome Mr Cundle to HSE.
This year, we have continued to drive a comprehensive safety excellence program of work in the HSE 2015 Safety Plan. The commitment to safety leadership from our senior management team, onsite managers and supervisors and our employees’ commitment to operate safely has been evident throughout the plan’s implementation. It is pleasing to see our lag safety indicators are showing this focus, as well as our core safety message of making good decisions 100 per cent of the time, is leading to fewer of our people being injured.
However, we cannot be complacent. In our industry, we need to constantly maintain an attitude of ‘chronic unease’ about the potential for events that are low frequency but have serious
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GREG HOLTMANAGING DIRECTOR
MESSAGE FROM GREG HOLT A NATIONAL SNAPSHOT
consequences. These events are usually described as High Potential Incidents (HPIs). HSE’s statistics on HPIs over the past 18 months indicate that the majority of these events are of three types:• machinescontactingeachother• firesonmobileplant• uncontrolledmovementsofrear
dump trucks. With this knowledge we can take very specific actions to reduce the overall level of risk of occurrence of these events and therefore reduce the number of HPIs. The HSE 2015 Safety Plan initiatives also provide the cultural backdrop to these actions. It is all about reducing risk in our operations, to have fewer injuries (leading to no injuries) and fewer HPIs that could cause injuries.
It is also vital that our people don’t just apply this message to when they are at work, but consider how they could also apply this thinking outside of work.
I strongly encourage and support each and every one of you to think carefully about your safety, and that of others and to make excellent decisions regarding your fitness, health and wellbeing at all times.
During 2014 and the first quarter of 2015, HSE partnered with its supplier to upgrade engine software across our 18-strong 793F fleet.
This upgrade provides a direct cost saving to our customers and reduces total fuel usage and our carbon footprint.
From analysis of the fuel burn before and after the software upgrade, we estimate each truck will burn 41,600 litres less fuel per year, which equates to a total of 748,800 litres per year across the fleet and a five per cent efficiency gain depending on work cycles.
Well done to the asset management team for scoping and implementing this project!
Contributed by John Moralee (General Manager – Asset Management, Perth)
Optimising fuel efficiency On Our 793f truck fleet
We estiMAte eACh truCk Will burn 41,600 litres less fuel Per yeAr
cOnnect is nearly One year OldYour one-stop shop for everything HSE related, CONNECT, is nearly one year old! And like all one-year-olds, we are growing, learning and changing.
A new look is coming…
Over the next few months you will see CONNECT refreshed to make it easier for you to keep up-to-date on internal and external news, find policies, procedures and tools you need to help you do your job, report and learn about safety incidents, and stay in contact with your colleagues.
So if you haven’t already explored CONNECT, log on today, have a look around, and keep your eyes peeled as we improve our intranet.Greg Holt
Managing Director
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SAFETY SAFETY
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HSE is committed to achieving safety excellence: a workplace culture where every employee makes the right decisions 100 per cent of the time. Our safety excellence journey is one where people do things in a safe manner because they believe it is the right thing to do, as opposed to being told to do it. This is achieved by engaging and empowering each and everyone of us.
No one should be hurt at workOur safety excellence journey started at the HSE Safety Summit held in October 2014. During the summit, HSE leaders, including the senior management team, workshopped and mapped out strategies to improve our safety performance, which underpins our belief that no one should be hurt at work.
An outcome of the Safety Summit was the development of the HSE 2015 Safety Plan. This plan provides a platform with the necessary tools and guidance to achieve an injury-free workplace. Our 2015 Safety Plan has established a framework to help identify operational risks and hazards as well as control measures and mitigation strategies. The objective of the HSE 2015 Safety Plan is to ensure:
• ourleadersarevisiblydemonstratingsafetyleadershipandengagingouremployeesto work safely
planning fOr safety excellence and making the right decisiOns
A commitment to safety at every level of the organisationOur leadership team showed HSE is truly committed to achieving the 2015 Safety Plan: Managing Director Greg Holt, General Manager Mining Services Allan Fidock, General Manager Asset Management John Moralee and General Manager Safety Keith Butler presented the plan and its strategies to all employees at prestart meetings during January.
Initiatives to support safety excellenceTo date, a number of safety plan initiatives have been achieved, such as the development and delivery of HSE Rules to Live By as a foundation of our safe operation and the HSE Safety Excellence Roles and Responsibilities that provide clear direction on everyone’s safety accountabilities. These include documented expectations for employees, supervisors and managers, and senior management. The HSE Safety Recognition program has also been launched to formally recognise individuals and teams that have shown exceptional safety performance. In addition to the program, HSE formally
recognises a safety champion each month. This person is someone who has shown their personal commitment to safety excellence at HSE.
We have also established site
and office-based safety committees to improve communication
and engage our employees, introduced site-specific inductions, and delivered training for our supervisors and managers in the ICAM investigative and the HSE Safety Observation program.
Measuring our safety improvementSince starting the 2015 Safety Plan, HSE has achieved a significant reduction of injuries and incidents. At the end of March 2015, our Total Recordable Injury Frequency Rate (TRIFR) has reduced by 59 per cent and we have only reported two recordable injuries, compared to nine recordable injuries in the first three months of 2014. On 22 March this year HSE Saraji operations achieved a very creditable 12-month recordable injury-
The HSE ‘HandSafe’ program will be rolled out to operational employees.
To support our supervisors and managers in our commitment to safety excellence, we have also developed the HSE Switched On Safety Leadership program. The program has been designed and structured to improve our leaders’ ability to engage and influence their teams towards safer and more effective safety choices. The program objectives include:
to safety as a value• exploringeffectivesafetyleadershiphabits• identifyingcommitmentsthatdrive
effective safety leadership practices.
HSE Switched On Safety Leadership program training will be provided to all managers, supervisors and relieving supervisors.
Preventing soft tissue injuriesThere are numerous other initiatives identified within the 2015 Safety Plan. Of significant importance is the HSE Soft Tissue Injury Prevention program, to be delivered later in the year. Currently almost 60 per cent of HSE’s injuries are directly related to soft tissue trauma. Sprains and strains, damage to muscles, tendons and ligaments, and musculoskeletal disorders are often occurring while doing manual tasks. We recognise that many roles within HSE involve some aspect of work that is classified as a manual task; therefore, the Soft Tissue Injury Prevention program has been designed as a holistic approach to managing this risk.
The objectives of the Soft Tissue Injury Prevention program are to:
• providejob-specifictrainingandawarenesswithrespect to manual tasks, focusing on:
• identifythefactorsthatincreasetheriskofsofttissueinjuriese.g. repetitive movements, awkward postures, whole body vibration etc.
• providingsimpleandpracticalsolutionstominimiserisk of injury.
• reviewalltaskanalyseswiththeintentofeithereliminating or reducing the highest risk factors
• developinnovativewaystoeliminateorreducetheriskofsofttissue injuries through consultation and engagement.
The program will be delivered to all HSE employees, including a tailored program specific to administrative personnel.
Applying what we learn to continue improving safety excellence in 2016Throughout 2015, we will continue to learn from the implementation of this year’s safety plan. We will apply our learnings to the 2016 HSE Safety Plan, which will be developed at the next HSE Safety Summit, in October 2015. We will continue to challenge the way we perform our tasks and have the foresight to look for better ways to work safely.
Contributed by keith butler (General Manager safety, brisbane)
hse safety champiOns
Alex Marshall and erl Cortez (centre left and right) safely set up and completed maintenance work on an unfamiliar 16 h Grader at saraji
fourth-year apprentice Matthew Manns always excels in bMA safes and risk assessment processes
John McDonald displays a very high level of safety communications during production operations within the south Walker Creek Pit
bradley betts displayed professionalism, sound knowledge and demonstrated his obligations under the bMA-hse shMs requirements during a random safety inspection from the bMA site Client Management and visiting bMA senior Management
Phil stitt initiated monthly safety meetings and formed a safety committee for the Perth office
free period due to the commitment of the entire workforce. We will have more information on Saraji achieving this industry best practice in our next newsletter. This significant achievement is further complemented by HSE achieving several ‘injury-free’ weeks where no employees were injured. These are great results but we should not be complacent; each and every one of us must remain focused on ensuring no one sustains an injury.
Keeping our HandsSafe and our leaders Switched OnWe are also finalising our ‘HandSafe’ program and the HSE Switched On Safety Leadership program with both programs starting late April.
Currently over 23 per cent of our injuries are hand-related injuries. To address this, HSE is developing a ‘HandSafe’ program. The key objectives of this program are:• detailedanalysisofhandandfinger
injuries to identify key causes• createawarenessofhandinjuriesand
the impact they have on the individual through:
• awarenesstrainingprogramsincluding support material such as posters and handouts
It is your responsibility to follow all client Life
Saving Rules and HSE Rules to Live By. Your safety
at work is our priority. That’s why we have rules and
processes to protect you.
For your safety and the safety of those around you,
following these rules will ensure that you make the
right decision 100% of the time.
Client Life Saving Rules and HSE Rules to Live By
are also a condition of employment for all
employees, contractors and labour hire. They
are designed to keep you safe.
HSE RULES TO LIVE BY
HSE SAFETY EXCELLENCE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIESTo achieve our vision of Zero Harm and an incident-free workplace, it is important that we all have a clear
understanding what our responsibilities and accountabilities are. This is based on the foundation that every
employee, supervisor, manager and senior manager (National Management Team and Project Managers)
are responsible for their own safety and the safety of everyone else within their work area.
ALL EMPLOYEESYou are accountable for your own safety and actively participating in working safelyYour responsibilities:n Comply with all applicable safety standards, procedures, policies and
legislative requirementsn Follow and comply with all safety rulesn Take responsibility for your own safety and that of your co-workersn Immediately report all injuries or illnesses to your supervisor or managern Report all near misses, incidents, hazardous conditions, faulty equipment or tools
to your supervisor or managern Wear and/or use the correct prescribed personal protective equipment n Participate in all safety training and prestart and toolbox sessionsn Ensure you are fit-for-work every time you attend work
NATIONAL MANAGEMENT TEAM AND PROJECT MANAGERSYou are accountable for HSE’s safety performanceYour responsibilities:n The provision of a safe and healthy workplacen Provide the right equipment and tools in safe working ordern The provision of safe systems and processesn Hold supervisors and managers accountable for safety within their area of control
n The provision of the necessary resources to ensure safety within the workplace is managed effectivelyn Be visibly committed to all aspects of workplace safety including:n Incorporating a safety discussion into every workforce meetingn Being visible role models in safe behaviourn Incorporating safety within business planningn Regularly review HSE’s safety performance
SUPERVISORS AND MANAGERSYou are accountable for implementing HSE’s Safety Policy and the implementation of safe systems of work for all employeesYour responsibilities:n Respond to and correct any hazardous condition in the workplacen Regularly communicate safety information and/or issues to employeesn Continuously reinforce safe behaviours through coaching, counselling
and discipliningn Investigate all incidents and identify the causal factors and corrective actions
n Immediately report all high potential incidents and all injuries to the
appropriate managern Actively participate in workplace safety inspections, prestart and
toolbox meetingsn Arrange and participate in safety trainingn Actively engage and participate with employees in hazard & risk identification
and mitigationn Ensure that all labour hire employees and contractors are managed or
supervised to ensure compliance with HSE’s Safety Standardsn Monitor the condition and performance of those people under your
area of responsibility
Safe At Risk
DRIVER SAFETY n Mobile equipment parked securely ❏ ❏
n Positive communication used ❏ ❏
n Free from distractions (incl. mobile phones) ❏ ❏
n Wearing seatbelt ❏ ❏
n Free from impairment e.g. fatigue, drugs ❏ ❏
n Driving to conditions ❏ ❏
Other (please describe on back) ❏ ❏
PERSONAL SAFETY n Use of safety protection devices ❏ ❏
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENTn Specify missing/unsafe PPE ❏ ❏
PERSONAL POSITIONINGn Potential to be struck by objects ❏ ❏
n Could strike against objects ❏ ❏
n Could get caught in or between objects ❏ ❏
n Potential for strain/overexertion ❏ ❏
n Potential slip/trip/fall hazards ❏ ❏
n Potential exposure to gas/heat/fumes/extreme temps ❏ ❏
n Potential for contacting electric current ❏ ❏
TOOL AND EQUIPMENT USEn Incorrect for task ❏ ❏
n Not used correctly ❏ ❏
n Unsafe condition ❏ ❏
Other (please describe on back) ❏ ❏
LIFTING OPERATIONS n Pre-use inspection of lifting equipment ❏ ❏
n Load secure ❏ ❏
n Standing or working under suspended load ❏ ❏
Other (please describe on back) ❏ ❏
COMMITMENT n Authorisation to operate ❏ ❏
n Procedures not known or understood ❏ ❏
n Procedures inadequate ❏ ❏
n Procedures not followed ❏ ❏
n Housekeeping standard ❏ ❏
Other (please describe on back) ❏ ❏
HAZARDOUS ENVIRONMENTS n Authorisation to enter blast area ❏ ❏
n Confined space authorisation when required ❏ ❏
n Use of fall protection where required ❏ ❏
Other (please describe on back) ❏ ❏
RISK MANAGEMENT n Permit to work when required ❏ ❏
n Hazard assessment undertaken e.g. Take 5, JSA ❏ ❏
n Isolation procedures ❏ ❏
Other (please describe on back) ❏ ❏
Observer’s Name: Date:
SAFETY OBSERVATION
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meet chris elstOn general manager human resOurcesI have over 33 years’ experience in the broad spectrum of human resources (HR) with an emphasis on organisational change/development across a number of industry sectors including mining services, fire services, electricity generation, flour milling, health care, disability services, vocational education, bulk water and coal rail transport. My HR skill set is broadened by my experience in corporate services roles covering such functions as finance, ICT, facilities management, public relations and fundraising.
I have enjoyed my time with HSE from the first day. I have been actively involved in the business in what has turned out to be a very interesting time in the market. There are fantastically wonderful people in HSE doing a great job and it is a good feeling to be part of that energy and drive.
There are a number of things I would like to achieve at HSE and they include:• establishingateamthatwillprovideaprofessional
When I am not busy at work, I like to restore old wooden furniture, walk on the beach, read a good book and play the occasional game of golf.
meet keith Butler general manager safetyI commenced my journey with HSE in June 2014 as the General Manager Safety. What attracted me to HSE is the history of a very strong, versatile and dynamic contracting company, however, what really excited me about joining HSE was the opportunity to work in Swire, an organisation truly committed to us, our safety and excellence in everything we do.
My background is varied including emergency services, safety and human resources. With over 30 years’ experience, spending some 16 years with BHP/OneSteel working at the Whyalla Steelworks and Iron Ore Mines in South Australia before moving to Queensland in 2001. Since moving to Queensland, I have held state, national and Australasian roles including Department of Transport and Main Roads, JOY Mining Machinery/P&H MinePro Services and Weatherford, a global oil and gas contractor.
As a true believer that everyone has the right to come to work and go home again in the same or better condition than when they started, I am committed to working with our people to achieve this objective. This will be achieved by everyone making good decisions 100 per cent of the time.
This commitment has included the development of the HSE 2015 Safety Plan that has provided a framework and platform to enhance our employees’ safety and improve our safety performance. Our 2015 Safety Plan was rolled out in January of this year by our HSE Safety Council comprising Greg Holt (Managing Director), Allan Fidock (General Manager Mining Services), John Moralee (General Manager Asset Management) and myself.
To date, we have achieved several injury-free weeks and our total recordable injury frequency rate (TRIFR) has reduced by 59 per cent compared to the same period last year. This is an excellent effort by all of our employees and demonstrates HSE commitment to Safety Excellence.
On the personal side, I enjoy boxing and fitness classes at a boxing gym that is just down from the office. I try to train every morning from Monday to Friday which not only feels beneficial but also energises me for the day. I have always enjoyed fitness including judo for which I have competed at state and national levels. I also strongly believe you never stop learning and that learning provides a basis to explore new opportunities. I am currently completing a Doctor of Health Science at Queensland University of Technology (QUT) which I have been undertaking for the last five years.
Wedding Bells fOr carinna chOngOur Group Accountant Carinna Chong married Dean Golokin on 8 February 2015 at Edward Bruce Foreshore in Nedlands, Western Australia.
We held a morning tea in the Perth office on Friday, 6 February, to help Carinna celebrate her upcoming nuptials and hone her cake cutting skills. Phil Stitt stood in as honorary husband for the cutting of the cake.
Congratulations, Carinna and Dean!
a BaBy girl fOr the papadOpOulOs family and return frOm maternity leaveElissa and Paul Papadopoulos welcomed a baby girl, Kiara Anneliese, to the world at 4.26pm on 30 June 2014. She weighed 8lb 13oz and was 53cm long. She has the biggest smile, is very happy and healthy and Elissa feels so blessed to be her mummy. By the sounds of it she already has her daddy (Paul) wrapped around her little finger too.
Elissa has now returned to the Perth office after six months’ maternity leave.
Congratulations to the Papadopoulos family and welcome back Elissa!
haWaiian shirt dayOur Perth and Brisbane offices held a Hawaiian shirt day on Friday, 27 February. There were prizes for the brightest and loudest shirt or dress. Fraser Ollason took out the Brisbane office prize and the Perth office prizes were won by Andy Haslam and Julia Conduit.
there Are fAntAstiCAlly WonDerful PeoPle in hse DoinG A GreAt Job AnD it is A GooD feelinG to be PArt of thAt enerGy AnD Drive
Aloha friday! our Perth team shows how to rock the hawaiian shirt
our always-bright brisbane receptionist, lee
stone, is even brighter with hawaiian spirit
Contributed by elaine harvey (executive Assistant, Perth)
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SWIRE NEWS
John Swire & Sons Pty Ltd has seen a rare changing of the guard: Bill Rotheryretired as Chairman and CEO at the end of February and Geoff Cundle hasbeen appointed.
Welcome to GeoffGeoff has been with Swire for 36 years and has been based in Hong Kong, Korea, Australia, Japan and Papua New Guinea. His roles have included Managing Director Swire Beverages, Executive Director Swire Pacific Limited and Swire Pacific Marine and was most recently Managing Director Steamships in Papua New Guinea.
Geoff will continue with Steamships as Chairman.
A fine farewell to BillWhen Bill arrived in Australia in 1984 to start his role as Manager, New South Wales, for Cathay Pacific, he was no stranger to the continent. As a 17-year-old he’d jackarooed during his gap year, before returning to the UK to study interior design and landscape gardening.
He joined Swire in London in 1980 as a graduate management trainee and was promptly posted to Hong Kong as Assistant to the Director of Airline Operations, Cathay Pacific, before serving roles in Taiwan and Dubai.
After his first Australian posting, he returned to Hong Kong but was back three years later for a five-year stint as General Manager Cathay Pacific Australia.Another sojourn in Hong Kong, this time as CEO Cathay Pacific Catering Services, saw him managing eight flight kitchens worldwide, which produced 50,000 meals per day with over 40 customer airlines and 12 executive chefs. He finally returned to Australia in 1996 for his last and longest role at Swire – firstly as CEO for the private Australian business, John Swire and Sons Pty Ltd, and then as Chairman and CEO from 2002.
Bill describes his last 19 years in Australia as the best job he’s ever had, “And there’s no question that during that time it’s the people with whom I’ve worked who have given me most joy.”
Swire group AuStrAliASenior mAnAgement chAngeS
Geoff Cundle Bill Rothery
Operating the business in the most efficient and sustainable way possible is one of Kalari’s highest priorities, and the company is in the process of taking the next step towards reducing its environmental footprint by installing solar panels.
Solar panel systems will be installed at four sites with the highest electricity consumption during 2015: Adelaide in South Australia, Portland in Victoria, and Moranbah and Gladstone in Queensland. The installation in Adelaide will be the largest privately funded array in South Australia.
The combined systems will have 1,003 solar panels which will generate 40-60 per cent of the sites’ electricity consumption, and reduce carbon emission by 168 tonnes per year, which is equivalent to removing 35 cars from our roads each year.
cutting emiSSionS with the help of SolAr ArrAyS And the Swire SuStAinAbility fundThe logistics industry is resource intensive and potentially has a major impact on our environment. Over the years, fellow subsidiary Kalari has invested in technology and infrastructure to minimise this impact.
The solar panels will be installed during the first half of the year at Portland, Gladstone and Moranbah, followed by Adelaide later in the year.
This project is being partially funded by the Swire Sustainability Fund and is the first Australian project to obtain approval from the fund. The Swire Sustainability Fund is designed to enable Swire operating companies to pursue industry-leading technologies and practices and covers energy, biodiversity, social impact, waste, water, recycling, forestry and research.
