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Port Nelson Limited report. June 2011. Page 8 our port our people New man at the TBS helm With the retirement of long-serving TBS Manager Chris Shand, we now have Charlie Osmond managing our stevedoring business. He brings wide leadership in logistics based companies including a seafood wholesaler, an Australian transport company and Talley’s Fisheries. Charlie and his partner Catherine are pleased to be back home in Nelson from Australia, which for Charlie means getting into hunting, tramping, boating and rugby – if he can find the time. “Shipping is never constant so this job is always a challenge, but it’s made easier with a very good group of people who are dedicated to what they do,” Charlie says. “I’m hoping we can constantly improve the service we offer… my philosophy is that even if it ain’t broke - you can still make it better.” Rachel Taylor joined the HR Team at the end of February in the parttime role of Training Administrator. Rachel had been working as Production Manager at New Zealand King Salmon before taking time out to raise Madeline (3) and Emma (2). She has extensive experience in working with the NZQA training framework and will be developing training materials and working closely with the trainers to ensure that they have the support and resources they need, as we continue to put our operational training framework in place. Rachel keeps fit at the gym or on her mountain bike. Jim Lane will continue to work on further promoting a safety culture at the Port. WorkChoice Day Twenty college students got a feel for a career at the port on WorkChoice Day in late May. Martin Byrne kicked the day off with an introduction to what we do, Suzanne Thompson gave a run down on staff opportunities and other staff outlined their jobs and the training and qualifications they required. The students had a bus tour of the port, before breaking into smaller groups to visit different departments. They gave us some very positive feedback on what proved to be a great opportunity to showcase PNL as an employer. Anne Guyatt is the new part-time TBS Financial Administrator, coming to us from a role as Office Manager for TNL International. Anne and her husband Brent live in Atawhai with the youngest of their family, who attends Nelson College. Tim Loach worked as a casual Stevedoring Foreman before becoming Cargo Operations Supervisor. Originally from England, Tim and Anne and their three children have been in New Zealand for eight years, and live in Atawhai. Tim plays golf, enjoys fishing and is a swimming coach with Nelson South Club. Farewell to Amanda Shipping schedules are replaced with feeding times for Amanda Lockwood, pictured here with a basket of baby goodies, being farewelled by Parke Pittar and Wendy Lindbom. Amanda's baby, Elizabeth Jennifer, arrived on 3 May. Well done Pilot Dave When Dave Duncan joined us as Marine Opeartions Manager at the beginning of last year, one of the first things he did was begin training as a pilot. Dave had plenty of seagoing experience – as Master on the Aratere he held pilot exemptions for Picton and Wellington so it was a natural progression, given the nature of his role at Port Nelson, for him to train as a shipping pilot. With trips to the Australian Maritime College in Launceston, many hours on the bridge of incoming and outgoing ships, learning the chart for Nelson ‘off by heart’, and a three hour oral exam, Dave is now qualified to pilot ships up to 165m. With his certificate on the wall he has now embarked on completing his training to cover ships up to 225m.
Port Nelson Limited report. June 2011. Page 9 Lashings of Safety The term ‘lashing’ dates back to the use of ropes to stop sails flapping about on sailing ships. In the age of the container the nautical term remains, but is applied to the metal bars that hold containers in place. “Everyone who works a container vessel is involved with lashing and it’s one of the areas where we have a high accident rate,” says Stevedoring Supervisor Shane King. “To improve this we have run refresher training right across the stevedoring staff.” Shane explains bars are used to lash containers into place and secured with turn buckles. The main risk is bars falling on people’s heads, shoulders or arms, though there’s also a risk of people getting their fingers pinched. “The focus of the training was on accident prevention, with everyone now lashing the same way, which is also the safest way.” safe harbour Auditor impressed! The three yearly safety audit carried out by ACC has just been completed, with the excellent outcome that we retained our tertiary accreditation. The highest level of accreditation we can achieve under this framework. The audit determines the level of safety standards within the PNL workplace, with the auditor spending a day at the port, reviewing our documentation, observing work practices and holding focus groups with our Health and Safety reps and managers. He provided very positive feedback and was impressed with the recent initiatives undertaken in the safety area and the enthusiasm of the Health and Safety committee. Stevedoring Foreman Phil McCue demonstrates the safest way to lash a container in place. Training for heights If you’re working on top of a stack of containers, even the tiniest moment of inattention can be disastrous. Stevedores have been going through training for working at heights with Hamish Pirie from Gearshop. The training covered the care of safety equipment and how to use it to best effect. This included a redesigned safety cage that has had an upper half added to increase safety for crew loading or unloading Pacifica vessels. No place for drugs The PNL Drug and Alcohol Policy has been reviewed to include random drug testing and the ability to ‘self report’. After extensive consultation with staff the changes came in at the end of February, and were backed up with ‘Fit for Work’ workshops. HR Advisor Suzanne Thompson says the workshops focused on encouraging people to make the right daily decisions about whether they were ‘fit for work’ within our safety sensitive environment. “The training also focused on factors such as adequate sleep, drinking alcohol or suffering from its after effects and covered lifestyle issues for shift workers such as sleeping habits, diet and exercise.” Random drug testing is known to be a powerful deterrent for people contemplating drug or alcohol misuse in the workplace, and has a high probability of picking up chronic users who pose the greatest risk to safety. A key aspect of the revised Drug and Alcohol Policy is rehabilitation and support. Employees now have the ability to self report and seek assistance if they have concerns with their drug or alcohol use. Harbour Master’s report Dave Duncan reports his first full summer in this role has seen closer ties forged between Port Nelson and the City Council, Civil Defence, the Police, Coastguard and Search and Rescue, with Dave now one of the coordinators for the marine side of SAR. “Our three launch wardens worked tirelessly over the summer, mainly in an educational role, and were very positively received by the public,” Dave says. “However we have seen some very silly incidents where people have been lucky not to lose their lives, and we will soon be issuing infringement notices as a deterrent to dangerous boating.” Staff are lifted to the top of a container stack for training on working at heights. Inset: TBS foremen Jeremy Diskin and Kerry Downer get to grips with the improved safety cage. Keeping Safe We welcome any suggestions or information to make Port Nelson a safer working environment. If you have a name you would like added to our mailing list, please let us know.
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