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October Safe Work Month - What's your 'in the face' moment!
15 October 2024
October marks Safe Work Month across Australia and we thought we’d give you an insight into the human tragedy of road accidents caused by driving fatigued.
Providing this insight is Jen Higgins, a new starter at MPK who looks after our HSEQ Administration in the Brisbane Support Office.
While Jen is now working in an office, she hasn’t been immune to the tragedy behind road accidents, and in her words, she describes and shares her ‘in the face’ moment during a road trip back in 2008.
Jen recalls…
“I remember the first time I traveled down the Peak Downs Highway on the way from Mackay to a site on the Suttor Developmental Rd.
It was a large-scale coal project, and they were building a rail line to Abbott Point.
To my naïve mind, the road seemed to be littered with car parts, but then I noticed those car parts had writing on them.
To be honest, I didn’t really understand the reason behind the big, spray-painted letters and numbers on the car parts and had to ask the person driving what they meant.
She told me each item signified an accident where someone either didn’t make it home or where their life had been permanently changed by injury.
She slowed the car down so I could make out what was written.
Name, Date, Accident Outcome (ie; death/injury), and then the Cause.
The sad thing was that 99% said fatigue had been the reason behind the accident.
I can’t explain the shock I felt with such an ‘in the face’ depiction of the devastation caused to loved ones, and that it was those who were left behind that had placed the car parts on the roadside where the accident occurred.
Miners, support staff, construction workers, basically anyone doing a roster, chooses to finish their 10-12hr shift and then hit the road to drive home.
I’ve lost count of the times I’ve heard the “She’ll be right mate” phrase from people who thought they were invincible - or thought it wouldn’t happen to them.
I guess the same thing can be said for the entire population when it comes to the road toll.
But seeing this evidence in front of your eyes really brings home that your choices matter, and it can come down to your life or - your death.
Behind the wheel you think - ‘it’s just down the road’, ‘just another 15 mins’, ‘not too far, just another hour or two’.
And you crank up the music, blast the aircon and just soldier on.
You don’t notice when your eyelids are fluttering and your head is drooping until it’s too late and you’re on the wrong side of the road with traffic coming straight at you, or you’re heading down an embankment straight for trees or a ditch.
Then IT’s ALL TOO LATE!
Why not take 15 – 30 mins to take a kip, stretch your legs, or grab a drink?
I don’t think any of those left behind would begrudge you another few minutes if it means you make it home SAFE to them!
Nothing is more important, and yes it could happen to YOU.”
Thanks for your story, Jen – a real insight into the human tragedy of driving fatigued.
Do you have a similar `in your face’ moment like Jen’s you’d like to share?
There are plenty of people out there who’d love to - or need to - hear it!
MPK - playing its part in Australia’s energy transition!
12 April 2024
Our team working out at South Australia’s Yorke Peninsula for Gold Hydrogen is continuing to bring new solutions to the table to streamline our country’s energy transition journey.
In an Australian-first, Gold Hydrogen’s hydrogen-helium well testing program is now underway, and MPK’s Duel Drum Wireline Unit on site is proving to be the solution of choice for the task.
Apart from providing innovative intervention testing, MPK’s multifunctional unit also delivers enhanced environmental outcomes.
MPK’s unit has a smaller operational footprint than other wireline set ups and its use of Ecoseal also lowers emissions through a significant reduction in diesel use during testing operations.
We’re proud to be working with Gold Hydrogen on this pioneering hydrogen helium initiative and making a difference.
Click the link for more details on Gold Hydrogen’s initiative https://www.goldhydrogen.com.au/updates/small-scale-hydrogen-projects-starting-to-make-waves/
Wind farm tour encourages female students to consider STEM-based careers
20 March 2024
A cohort of 20 female students drawn from schools across regional Victoria gained an insight into the State’s renewable energy future, thanks to a site tour of the Golden Plains Wind Farm Project.
The site tour was arranged by the Geelong Manufacturing Council as part of their 9-month Seed2STEM program which aims to provide female students with immersive industry experiences to encourage them to consider a STEM-based career path.
MPK and Vestas were hosts of the wind farm site tour and one of 16 Victorian projects to be visited by the students as part of their Seed2STEM journey.
With the project’s civil construction on a rostered day off, MPK and Vestas were able to provide students with a much closer insight into every element of the development of the southern hemisphere’s largest ever wind farm project.
From constructing 100+kms of access roads and concrete batching plants and protecting our cultural heritage and environment, right through to showcasing the sheer size of the concrete foundations required to house the 230m high wind turbine generators.
MPK Project Director Con Anagnos said it was a pleasure hosting the cohort and demonstrating not just the immense size of the Golden Plains Wind Farm Project and the level of planning, design and construction that goes into it, but also conveying how STEM-based learning can lead to careers in projects just like it.
“MPK is a big supporter of encouraging females to join MPK and also the nation’s energy sector to forge out industry careers, but a big part of the success of this aim is getting in early and focusing on young female students currently contemplating their education pathway during high school,” Con said.
“Providing opportunities for these students to get a close insight into how the renewable energy sector works, showing them first-hand what we do out in the field and encouraging them to ask questions about what a career in our industry looks like is really valuable and enables them to make more informed decisions about their future career ambitions.
“I think immersive programs like Seed2STEM, supported by real life project site tours is important for the next generation of our industry’s workforce and could very well result in us seeing an increase in females taking up careers as engineers and project managers and participating in the delivery of large-scale projects just like ours,” he said.
Construction contract further cements MPK’s Surat service offerings
19 March 2024
MPK’s decade-long presence in the Surat Basin providing energy and infrastructure services across a portfolio of high-quality clients will continue, with Dalby based natural gas company, Arrow Energy, recently awarding the company a multi-year contract to construct its coal seam gas (CSG) gathering network.
MPK CEO Adam Machon welcomed the contract award and said the company’s team of energy infrastructure specialists looked forward to working closely with Arrow Energy in the delivery of its large-scale CSG development across the region.
“MPK has worked with Arrow Energy for a number of years now through its energy services offering, but it’s really pleasing to now also be entrusted with construction of their CSG infrastructure network, which when finished will enhance and increase Australia’s energy security,” Adam said.
“For MPK, the addition of this construction scope to our existing energy services agreement with Arrow Energy is a vote of confidence in the level of professionalism, passion for safety and service quality that our energy services and infrastructure teams are delivering.
“But equally important to MPK is we’re working with a client that also shares a common goal, and that’s to ensure our host communities also see the positive social benefits this project can deliver.
“We’re no stranger to the region since starting here in 2011, and through this time we’ve been able to achieve significant positive social outcomes thanks to our commitment to building genuine relationships with the host communities we work in.
“It’s a philosophy we firmly stand by, and our team will once again be fully committed to ensuring local business and job opportunities are made available throughout all phases of the project’s delivery,” he said.
Arrow Energy CEO Zhengxin Peng said the new contract means MPK would be responsible for managing Arrow’s construction needs in the Surat Basin, including engineering, procurement, logistics, construction and pre-commissioning activities.
“This is a significant milestone in the progress of our Surat Gas Project, an almost three-decades long project to bring five trillion cubic feet of natural gas to the market - enough gas to power more than four million Australian homes every day,” Zhengxin said.
"We are excited to partner with MPK as we embark on the next stage of our construction activities.
“We have worked with them for many years, and their proven record and commitment to excellence align perfectly with our vision for efficient project delivery.”
Over its 27-year lifespan, the Surat Gas Project is expected to create up to 1000 jobs, a significant boost for the local economy. Other long-term benefits to the local community include around $70 million in road improvements and millions of dollars in local spending and community development.
For the latest information on the Surat Gas Project, please visit the Arrow Energy website at www.arrowenergy.com.au/about-us/where-we-operate/surat-basin/surat-gas-project.
Australian first - MPK has welcomed McElroy’s next generation TracStar® 900i to Aussie shores! ds McElroy’s next generation Tracstar 900i to its poly fusion fleet
19 July 2021
MPK has added McElroy’s next generation TracStar® 900i to its growing project fleet, enabling the pipeline construction company to provide its clients with the most advanced poly welding solutions in the world.
MPK Business Unit Leader Richard Butler said in an Australian first, the company was pleased to take possession of the first delivery of the TracStar® 900i, representing the country’s biggest advancement in poly welding and further cementing MPK’s long-running partnership with McElroy and certified distribution partner PSAH.
“We’ve been working with PSAH and McElroy for many years and they have fully supported MPK as it has continued to build the country’s largest CSG gathering network across Queensland’s Surat Basin,” Richard said.
“So, receiving Australia’s first shipment of the world’s most advanced poly welding machines this month, is not only an industry first, but a real milestone and testament to the strong partnership MPK shares with McElroy and PSAH."
“Being the first pipeline company in Australia to be able to provide this next generation poly welding solution to our clients, beds very well with MPK, as our company’s growth has long been focused on the pursuit of innovation and the TracStar® 900i is a shining example of this type of innovation in action."
“Now the TracStar® 900i is here in Australia and in MPK hands, we’ll soon commence rolling them out across our CSG fields scopes and start delivering the very best poly welding outcomes for all of our clients."
“I commend McElroy for its pursuit and delivery of another industry best innovation – well played,” he said.
Photo: MPK Group Fleet Manager George Lewis (right) and PSAH Managing Director Dermot O’Dwyer with the first TracStar® 900i to hit Australian shores.
Australian first - MPK adds McElroy’s next generation Tracstar 900i to its poly fusion fleet
31 May 2021
MPC Kinetic (MPK) has welcomed today’s news from McElroy that the first shipment of their next generation TracStar® 900i poly fusion welding machine is on its way to Australia.
MPK Business Unit Leader Richard Butler said he looked forward to being the first Australian pipeline contractor to take delivery of the most advanced poly fusion welding machine in the world, through the company’s certified distribution partner PSAH.
“MPK is a company built on embracing innovation, so I’m pleased to be the first contractor in Australia to add the TracStar® 900i to its fleet, as it will significantly enhance our poly fusion service offering to our clients,“ Richard said.
“We have a strong partnership with McElroy and our Brisbane-based distributor PSAH, with all of us firmly focused on delivering industry-best outcomes in pipeline welding and construction,” Richard said.
“McElroy’s latest advancement, the TracStar® 900i poly fusion welding machine is a massive leap forward for our industry, and we’re pleased that through our relationship with McElroy and our total confidence in their product, that we will be the first company in Australia to be putting these new machines to work.
“Over the past decade, we’ve welded and installed an 8000+km network of HDPE pipelines for some of Australia’s largest coal seam gas and water infrastructure developers, and McElroy and PSAH have been with us throughout the entire journey.
“The McElroy team looked to us for feedback on the TracStar® 900i, as well as the DataLogger® 7, as they wanted to be totally confident their next generation machine hit the mark with the welding crews using them, and it’s this type of peer-to-peer collaboration that continues to deliver positive outcomes for our industry.
“Our strong partnership with McElroy is underpinned by a shared goal - to do things better by building safety into machine design, while still achieving increased efficiency in the field.
“It’s a valuable balance and McElroy’s development of the TracStar® 900i is testament to their committed pursuit of that goal,” he said.
Mr Butler said MPK will introduce its fleet of TracStar® 900i machines across its national project portfolio and was confident this advancement in poly fusion welding will deliver increased efficiencies and quality outcomes for MPK and its clients.
Double industry awards for MPK
29 April 2021
MPK’s commitment to using local businesses and engaging with indigenous people across the Surat Basin while delivering projects for Shell QGC, Santos and Origin has been recognised at the 2021 Surat Basin Energy Awards, run by the TSBE.
MPK took out the Local Content and Indigenous Achievement awards on the night.
MPK’s Community Engagement Manager Glenn Pfluger said for more than a decade MPK had worked with hundreds of local businesses across the Surat Basin, resulting in a $500+m injection into the local economy as it delivered projects for the region’s key coal seam gas developers.
Glenn congratulated MPK’s procurement teams across the company’s project spreads for their ongoing and genuine engagement of local businesses, but also for the support the local business community had provided MPK as it delivered on its project commitments to its clients.
“We see immense value in working with local businesses during our projects, as it results in a far stronger, more resilient local business economy, but also enables us to build genuine, long term relationships that helps local businesses grow to their true potential - be it more local jobs or business expansion.
MPK’s local business engagement model is strong, it works, and I hope to see these business relationships only grow further as we continue our project deliveries for our clients.
MPK’s commitment to the employment and training of Aboriginal people across its Surat Basin projects scopes was also recognised, when it was awarded the Indigenous Achievement Award.
To me, this is a very special award for MPK, as it recognises a company journey of many years - at first understanding the issues with levelling the playing field for indigenous Australians, working out how MPK can play its part in reconciliation, and then just making sure it happened and not letting anything get in the way of genuine progress.
Our indigenous employees, who’ve worked for MPK for many years, are what makes us MPK, we value them and appreciate their culture and want to create more opportunities for them and also for their younger generations.
Which is why we concerted our efforts to increase our positive engagement of indigenous Australians through our Reconciliation Action Plan and implemented training and development programs to help our Aboriginal employees forge career paths with the company.
It’s great to see this commitment and ongoing effort by MPK’s Training Team now showing dividends, with the company now employing and training more than 20 local Aboriginal youth across its Surat Basin projects spreads.
Awards are great, but seeing the development of local Aboriginal youth - well, that’s just priceless.”
WaterNSW selects MPK to build 53km drought-proofing pipeline in Tamworth
5 February 2021
MPC Kinetic is looking forward to once again partnering with WaterNSW to deliver another important water infrastructure project for regional NSW.
WaterNSW announced today MPK was the successful tenderer for the 53km Dungowan Water Pipeline Project which will provide additional water supply security for the people of Tamworth.
The project win comes on the back of MPK’s successful delivery of WaterNSW‘s 18km Peel Drought Relief Pipeline constructed outside of Tamworth last year, which is a part of a large-scale drought proofing program being rolled out across regional NSW.
While a welcome project win for MPK, it’s an even bigger water security win for drought-affected Tamworth residents and the local businesses and job seekers that MPK will engage during project delivery.
MPK will commence preliminary works in Tamworth in the coming weeks.
MPK employees stop work – but for all the good reasons
16 November 2020
MPK’s workforce took time out today to mark the launch of a new employee engagement and mental health program being rolled out across the entire company.
The multi-faceted program revolves around three pillars of mental and physical health and personal wellbeing, and thanks to genuine collaboration with MPK’s workforce during development, is highly-tailored to focus in on issues MPK employees said were important to them.
Key to the success of the program is the building of a workplace culture supportive of positive mental health outcomes and ensuring employee awareness of typical mental health and wellbeing issues and behaviours.
Relying heavily on personal participation in health and wellbeing initiatives, the program also monitors company wellness and provides a feedback mechanism so facilitators can gauge the program’s cut-through and buy-in with employees.
During the program’s company-wide launch, MPK’s entire Executive and site-based leadership teams made commitments to support and promote initiatives that lead to better mental health outcomes, and to play a more active and visible role in reducing the stigma associated with mental health illness.
To further bolster on-ground mental health support for employees, the program launch also introduced a 20-strong team of Mental Health First Aiders (MHFA) that will now have a permanent presence across the company’s operations.
The MHFA team, all employees working across MPK’s operations, recently completed an intensive mental health assistance course to equip them with the skills and knowledge to provide immediate support for any employee needing a helping hand.
MPK crews successfully complete Stage 1 works on Berrybank Wind Farm
23 October 2020
MPC Kinetic (MPK) reached a major milestone this month on the Berrybank Wind Farm in regional Victoria, with crews successfully completing their balance of plant foundation works for Vestas, as part of the 43-turbine wind farm project being developed by Global Power Generation (GPG).
MPK Business Unit Leader Ross Miller said it was great to see final completion of Stage 1 of the project, which would soon enable the Berrybank Wind Farm to commence operations and generate up to 180 megawatts of green energy - enough to power 138,000 homes.
Mr Miller said this was MPK’s second successful wind farm delivery in regional Victoria and the company was pleased to be actively bringing projects to fruition for its clients, as Australia continued its move toward a balanced mix of reliable energy resource solutions.
“MPK sees a great deal of merit in renewable energy production and was pleased to play a key role in the development of the Berrybank Wind Farm for GPG and Vestas, but also along the way, build solid relationships with local contractors and local people employed during delivery of Stage 1,” Mr Miller said.
“We made a commitment that we would go local wherever possible, and we honoured that commitment by employing 60 local people and investing more than $43m into 55 local businesses across the region.
“While completion of Stage 1 is a great achievement for MPK, and the project’s overall development, what’s more pleasing is the unified and focused team effort that enabled 150,000 manhours to be safely performed with no lost time injuries on the job, which to me, is the real key to successful project delivery,” he said.
Mr Miller said when the Stage 1 statistics were tallied, they too were impressive, with the 43 foundations requiring more than 22,000 tonnes of concrete produced on site and 300,000 tonnes of imported quarry materials.
Mr Miller thanked the eight private landholders and land managers for their assistance and understanding as MPK crews worked across their farms while completing the Berrybank Wind Farm.
Key Project Facts:
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Duration of construction works - 11 months.
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Workforce numbers – 115 at peak.
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Local contractors/partners engaged - 55
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Local business investment - $43m
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Local jobs generated - 70
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Local quarry materials required – 300,000 tonnes
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Reinforced steel required for foundation construction – 3000 tonnes
