Oil & Gas
Project Update | News | Our People January 2019
In this issue:
Featured Employees: Happy New Year! A new intranet Our expertise in Fatimah Albuainain - In the spotlight:
Marwan Let’s make page for the Onshore Maintain the first Arab woman Ibrahim Alsannaa
Alhumaidi Fahad workplace safety ME&A region Potential Program to be a certified
our 2019 resolution (OMPP) BICSI Outside
Plant Designer
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Featured Employees – Marwan Alhumaidi Fahad
Marwan is the Training and Development Lead for the TSS Training
Academy in Al Khobar. He is a Saudi Arabia national, speaking fluent
English and Arabic and holds a Bachelor degree in Electronics from
the Technical Trainers’ college in Riyadh.
Marwan started his career as Electrical and Electronic trainer
at Zamil Higher Institute for Industrial Training in Dammam. In
September 2016 he joined SNC-Lavalin as Electrical and Electronic
trainer in Al Khobar. He was then promoted to Training and
Development Lead in March 2017.
Training and development has always captured Marwan’s interest.
Coupled with his technical skills and previous experience he wishes
to train as many Saudi nationals as possible, and prepare them for
employment within SNC-Lavalin projects or the wider job market
in Saudi Arabia. In doing so, Marwan aspires to contribute to the
objectives of the Saudi Government’s 2030 Vision.
Since joining SNC-Lavalin Marwan supported more than 40 Saudi
nationals and equipped them with the necessary work skills to
handle tasks in several worksites run by SNC-Lavalin clients.
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Happy New Year! Let’s make workplace safety our 2019 resolution
This year, let’s make workplace safety our outmost priority.
Not only will we ensure our own safety, but we will be paying it
forward by making our workplace safer for others as well.
Year in review:
As we look back at 2018, the O&G sector across EMEA delivered
almost 46 million hours of work. We had a challenging start to the
year, with 7 recordable injuries in Q1, including 2 lost time injuries.
Performance improved in Q2 & Q3, but 8 recordable injuries in the
last 3 months meant that throughout the year, 19 people on our
projects had been injured to the extent that they required treatment
by a medical professional. Despite a difficult Q4, we ended the year
having achieved 275 Perfect Days and with a Total Recordable
Injury Frequency rate (TRIF) of 0.083, exceeding our 2018 Oil &
Gas target of 0.090.
Notable achievements:
• EMEA achieved 38 million hours without an LTI
• Khurais MPP achieved 18.8 million PTD without LTI
• System B achieved 10.2 million PTD without LTI
• Our 6 leading indicators have all been achieved including HSSE
training, hazard reporting and behaviour interactions
2019 priorities: Areas of improvement:
• Risk assessment which is the very foundation of safety across • Leadership across all levels must be visible in the field and
our operations and all too often is the root cause of our incidents. interact with employees. Employee engagement helps to set HSE
We need to ensure that the risk assessment / JHA for every expectations, demonstrates commitment to HSE and enhances
activity is specific to the task and that the hazards and controls communications.
have been effectively communicated to those carrying out the • Management and Supervision involvement in the HSE program
work. StepBack needs to be carried out at the beginning of each is essential in building strong HSE culture. In 2019 we must
activity and following any significant change. improve this level of involvement as HSE is a line management
responsibility and not only that of the HSSE Department.
• HSE training is essential to ensure the HSE competence of our
people. Every location has an HSE training matrix that defines • Risk assessment / JHA is the primary vehicle to communicate
the training required for each job role and we need to ensure the hazards and control measures necessary to complete the
that everyone has attended the required training. Our site-based activity safely. We must improve the quality of these assessments
employees carry an HSE training passport and these should be and ensure our people understand the expectations.
checked routinely. • Identifying and managing change is critical to maintaining a
safe workplace. We need to improve the quality of StepBack
• HSE monitoring is the responsibility of everyone within the implementation so that the assessment process becomes a habit.
organisation. Leaders visiting our projects and offices need to • Analysis of 2018 incidents identified common trends in
make time for HSE interaction with our operations and complete causation. The identification and implementation of effective
the necessary reports. Project management and supervision incident corrective actions must improve in order to prevent
must be actively involved in HSE monitoring to demonstrate the recurrence of similar incidents. A learning culture will drive
their personal commitment to HSE. Our HSE personnel must continuous improvement.
promote our culture of continuous improvement through daily,
weekly and monthly monitoring of activities, hazard reporting Finally we all have a responsibility to ensure that we achieve our
and behavioural interaction. Since we all have a responsibility vision “No one gets hurt. Everyone goes home safe & well. And
to ensure work is carried out safely and without risk, we must the environment is preserved during our operation”. By getting the
always intervene whenever we observe an unsafe act or condition. basics right, we can ensure that in 2019 every day is a Perfect Day.
Best wishes for a healthy and SAFE new year!
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A new intranet page for the ME&A region
The ME&A communications team is pleased to announce the launch
of our new Middle East & Africa page on infozone.
This page will feature content relevant to our region and will be the
central platform for sharing news, project updates, our expertise,
as well as celebrating success and recognizing our people from
across all sectors in the ME&A region.
To access the ME&A page on infozone, please go to the
“Sectors & Functions” tab, then scroll down to “Middle East & Africa”
The communications team also launched Regional Beats - the
first regional cross-sector newsletter. Issued monthly, Regional
Beats will feature key news and updates from our business, with
links that will direct you to the infozone page.
Please share your feedback and suggestions to
meacommunications@[Link]
Our expertise in Onshore Maintain Potential Program (OMPP)
In 2014 we signed an Onshore Maintain Potential Program (OMPP)
with one of our biggest clients in Saudi Arabia. The program aims at
maintaining the production capacity levels in the client’s current oil
and gas fields. The initial contract was awarded for a 3 year period
from 8 December 2014, to 9 December 2017. We are very pleased
that this program has now been extended to 9 December 2020,
with a further potential extension to 9 December 2024.
The oil and gas fields in the project cover a vast geographical area,
spanning over 500km with up to 40 locations working concurrently
with up to 2,800 personnel. The portfolio of the project include:
gas, oil and water well tie ins, flow lines and trunk lines to GOSP’s, Solar Power Plant
overhead power lines, cathodic protection, SCADA connectivity,
CCTV, electrical and instrumentation, structural steel and all
associated concrete and earthworks.
By mid-2018 the project has completed: 289 wells, inclusive
of 490km of RTP pipe, 246km of carbon steel pipe, 225km of
Overhead power line, 321km of fibre optic cable, 1086 tons of
structural steel, 224 remote terminal units, 111 hot-taps and over
1 million m3 of earth works.
The client appreciates our safe operations, quality of our work and Convention Oil Well 34.5kv Overhead Power Line Tie In
& Electrical Submersible Pump Skid
timely completion, resulting in receiving letters of commendations
and appreciation from the client.
To date, we have achieved 21.5 million safe man hours, representing
1,354 work days without a lost time incident. This is a significant
milestone and a testament to the team’s expertise, dedication and
commitment to our values.
Modular Skid Oil Well 3D Model Modular Skid
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Fatimah Albuainain – the first Arab woman to be a certified BICSI Outside Plant Designer
SNC-Lavalin Fayez Engineering (SLFE) is proud to announce Throughout 2015, Fatimah continued to demonstrate her
a recent milestone achieved by one of our female employees, enthusiasm in developing her career and together with her mentor,
Ms. Fatimah Albuainain, Communication Designer, who became Sead Zejnilovic, Head of the SLFE Communications Department,
the 1st ever Arab woman to successfully pass the examination they set her career goals and outlined the steps and milestones
requirements to become a Certified BICSI Outside Plant she needed to accomplish.
(OSP) Designer.
As a result, she decided to improve her technical skills in
Fatimah graduated with a Bachelor degree of Science in Interior Communications Outside Plant (OSP) design in order to develop
Design from Jubail University in 2013. knowledge in OSP technology and the ability to design aerial,
underground and direct-buried cabling infrastructures that connect
In June 2014, she joined SLFE as a Trainee Designer and was
buildings to telecommunication systems. This included gaining
immediately enrolled in Bentley MicroStation V8i 2D training.
necessary experience and education through on-the-job training,
Fatimah passed the three months trainee period and all the required
studying BICSI OSP DRM (Outside Plant Design Reference Manual)
technical examinations to become a full time SLFE employee. In
and reviewing each chapter with her mentor. Fatimah also attended
September 2014, she was appointed as Communications Designer.
courses related to communications design (Structure cabling
and Fiber optic networking for design by Etisalat Academy) and
general courses (Effective Communication skills, Management &
Leadership skills, Six sigma, High Impact Presentation skills and
H2S awareness).
Thanks to Fatimah’s determination and hard work, she was
nominated into the USUS Program in January 2017, a development
and incentive program for high potential Saudi employees. This
program provided Fatimah the opportunity to obtain the proper
mentoring, training and career path growth she needed.
After joining USUS, her career objectives soared to new heights – she
decided to obtain a BICSI OSP Credential which is a main requirement
Fatimah with SLFE President, her mentor and SLFE Board of Directors
by Saudi Aramco, to stamp and certify all telecommunications OSP
design drawings before the package can be issued for construction.
In preparation for the BICSI OSP exam, Fatimah completed the BICSI
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Fundamentals
online program and attended two classroom training courses at
BICSI Headquarters in Florida, USA. These courses were related
to studying and reviewing the BICSI OSP DRM (OSP110 Cable
Plant Design, OSP200 OSP Design Review). Afterwards, Fatimah
applied for the BICSI OSP exam that she successfully passed in
December 2018.
Currently, there are only a total of 14 BICSI OSP certified designers
in the Middle East and Africa.
Among the 14, there are only 2 females, including Fatimah,
who is the first ever Arab woman to obtain this credential.
On behalf of the SLFE Management, we would like to congratulate
Fatimah for this great achievement.
“A million congratulations to Fatimah “Fatimah’s achievement is proof
for this super achievement. She raised that having an appropriate program
the bar of success and made herself an such as ‘USUS’ that provides proper
example of dedication and commitment. mentoring, combined with personal
Passing BICSI OSP exam requires commitment, perseverance, and hard
tremendous effort and quality time to “This is a big milestone for the work makes the impossible possible.
get the BICSI stamp and she made it.” region and I’m sure you will be Ashraf Al Khaznadar,
Khalid Y. Alusail, an inspiration to other women SLFE President
Chairman of Saudi Aramco not only in Saudi but across the
Communications Standards Committee Middle East and Africa to gain
BICSI Credentials.”
Rob Chandler,
BICSI MEA District Manager
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In the spotlight – Ibrahim Alsannaa
“It is with immense pleasure that I share with you this appreciation
certificate that I received from our client Saudi ARAMCO PMT. This
is a great testament to the hard work and accomplishments achieved
in System-B project, mainly ISF Area. During the construction phase,
I diligently followed up with AKO procurement team, ensuring
the field continues in accordance with the project milestones and
timeline.
I would like to express my sincere appreciation to my management,
who have empowered me and provided me with all the support
needed to excel in my work and enhance my skills. I will consider
this appreciation just the starting point of my career path, and will
give my best to SNC-Lavalin and System-B project.“
Ibrahim Alsannaa Project Engineering Coordinator
New moms and dads alert!
Congratulations to our colleagues on their new role as proud parents:
Muhammad Umar (Control Technician) welcomes his son Muhammad
Ayman Alshahabiah (QA/QC Inspector) welcomes his son Hashem
Abdul Hakeem Mohamed (FM Coordinator) welcomes his son Mohammed
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