Prevention is self-improvement - Skanska

Number 53Year XIJuly, 2009ConstruyendoLatinoaméricaPrevention isself-improvementpage 10A new client renews energies page 14Skanska’sIniciativaGreen V erde deInitiative S k an s k a page 24

EditorialChallengingdestinyA few weeks ago, a French plane fell in theAtlantic Ocean. In this accident, more thantwo hundred people that have planned a finaldestiny in the City of Paris put an end to theirdreams. Destiny surprised them and decidedfor them.Nobody associates Paris with death, butpeople connect Paris with a fantasticEuropean city. Who could imagine thedreams of these persons that disappeared inthis accident? For sure, none of them haveplanned their own death.When we face these sadness facts as a tragedy,a natural catastrophe or a terminal disease,we become aware of the importance of ourlife, of our health and of the intense desire ofbeing next to our beloved people. We shouldnot receive an emotional impact so strong tobecome aware that we need safety to enjoy lifeand to reach our dreams.Undoubtedly, all of us share the necessity tolive in a safe society, travel in a safe airline andwork in a safe company.In Skanska, global commitment with itsworkers’ safety is a specific and non-negotiablefact. Different management tools have beendeveloped and its objective is to plan jobspreventing any accident. To prevent anaccident means to challenge destiny. It is tochallenge those things that look to surprise usand to obstruct our future plans.Surely, you have already planned what todo this afternoon when your reach home.Carry it out. Enjoy it. Make it happen. Planthoroughness your routine work. Identify risks.Th at it does not depend on destiny, dependson you.We will be in contact,Hernán Morano | President & CEO

Summary # 1 2009Construyendo LatinoaméricaNumber 53 | July, 200907Cerro Dragón, ten yearsof growthArgentina | Comodoro Rivadavia. Sincepetrol has been discovered in 1907, individualpumping equipments are part of theGolfo San Jorge’s landscape...09Women who are newsDiversity | Mass media can cooperate incutting down the geographical distancesand connecting us with events that happeneverywhere...14A new clientrenews energiesProject | To visit theWind Farm El Totoral in thetown of Canela, CoquimboRegion, we should travelin vans from Santiago, thecountry capital, for almostfour hours...17Women in dirty bootsProject | Diversity in professional profiles,genres and ages, cooperates in a moreproductive environmental work: differentpoints of view and characters...22YPF renews itsconfidence on usEngineering | We have developedtogether with our client YPF severalprojects, and because they are satisfied withthe quality of our services...Construyendo Latinoamérica is apublication edited by the CommunicationsArea of Skanska LA for internaldistribution.Address: Av. Libertador 2442, 5º piso,Olivos, Buenos Aires, Argentina.DiscoverSkanska NetWe invite you to travel across our intranet and externalweb pagesConstruyendo Latinoamérica # 53 2009 3

BrazilGreaterthan thesum ofits partsSkanska ssigned the agreement that made usstrategic partners of the Brazilian company Promon,to join the best skills of each company. Thisagreement consolidates the ties that we generatedin previous work experiences, complements ourcapacities and prepares us for huge challenges thatare approaching in the Petrochemical and BrazilianSince 1960, Promon offers the developmentof projects and implementationof integrated infrastructure solutions.Together with this company, Skanskahas already developed two projects. Oneof the projects is the construction of anew HDS Unit (Hydrodesulfurizationof cracked gasoline) and auxiliary unitsfor our client REFAP, with the capacityto process 5,000 m3/day, in the RefineryAlberto Pasqualini, in the State ofRio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The secondproject is the Sulfur recovery unit (URE),with capacity to process 20 ton/day, anda Residual Gas Treatment Unit (RGTU),with capacity to process 40 ton/day, inthe Refinery Capuava (RECAP), in theState of Sao Paulo. Our six-year jointwork shows that the final result is greaterthat the sum of its parts. The signingof a strategic agreement for the futureis the best evidence of the good resultwe achieved in the past. Gilson Krause,President and CEO of Promon Engenharia,Octavio Pieranti Filho, ExecutiveDirector of Promon Engenharia and LuizErnesto Gemignani, President of PromonS.A. have participated in representationof the Brazilian Company. Afterthe seal of the alliance, management ofPromon commented on their relationshipwith Skanska and the reasons to beconsidered their first option.Why did you choose Skanska?“We choose Skanska because of itsculture, since we share ethical values inrelation to the client, the environmentalcare and the commitment with safety.Another reason is that there exists agreat empathy among their managementand professionals. After the experienceof six-year joint work, a very importantconfidence bond was created”.What do you expect from thisagreement?“As we have already said, to have similarcultures makes easier the day by day joband the solution to any inconvenientthat may appear in the project. Tocomplement ourselves also means moreenergy and more profitability. We will bestronger than the sum of two companiesand this will be translated in bettereconomic results”.How has the performance of thisintegration been planned to carry outa Project?“Managers, engineers and lawyer haveparticipated in the making of thisagreement. They assured that all common4Construyendo Latinoamérica # 53 2009

Shared engineering with BrazilBrazil. Recently, Petrobras adjudicated to theassociation Skanska-Promon the performance of theURE-RECAP Project.Refinery markets. This isan achievement that isadded to our intention tobroaden our joint horizonsto other products in LatinAmerica regions.Photo Skanska LAprinciples of each project were includedin this agreement. Said agreementplans the direction and operationmechanisms. Likewise, committees werecreated to solve conflicts that may arise,to establish strategies, to commercializeand to subsidize projects”.Which were the results of joint workuntil now?“Till now, accident indicators and clientsatisfaction levels are planned. Projectsin execution work successfully. Thebenefits of this agreement are tangibles.On the other hand, our presence in thePetrochemical and Refinery market isdeeply studied”.In this context, Regional EngineeringArea is developing, together with Promon,the Engineering of this project. SanskaLA is in charge of the engineering ofElectricity and Civil, and Promon is incharge of the engineering correspondingto rest of specialties, and the coordinationwith Petrobras.Since the project’s launch, activitieshave taken place to achieve the correctintegration of a sole team, with the purposeto get the optimization from a technicalpoint of view and from a formal point ofview as regards the project’s documents.In a first phase, meetings have beenheld to become familiar with the project’sworking methodology, and in this way tocome into direct contact with Promon’steam leaders. For this reason, AlbertoOttati, responsible for the EngineeringProject Coordination, Marcelo Goland,Civil Specialty Coordinator, and GermánMiranda, Electricity Specialty Coordinator,traveled to Brazil.Likewise, Promon Managers traveledto Argentina: Project Manager (MauricioSgarbi), Engineering Manager (JulioGatti), Building Manager (Elie Bucai) andCoordinators of Civil specialty (PauloKoyama) and Electricity specialty (MauricioMorais). In this phase, the organizationof the project, working methodology andproceedings to implement the projectwere defined.Subsequently, Promon’s experts inPDMS of Concrete, Metallic, Electrical andSanitation Structures disciplines, offeredtraining to share their experience in the useof this information technology tool andtheir particular characteristics, in order toachieve uniformity in job.This project’s special feature is to sharework upon a lay out, where each specialtytransfers their information. From a 3Dlayout, information is taken out fromthe Constructive and Work Accordancedocuments to be applied to a 2D blueprint.In its turn, communication amongdifferent specialties is fundamental. In spiteof distance, video conferences, the use ofcooperative environments and telephonyhelps to an excellent communication. Inaddition, weekly coordination and projectfollow up meetings are held.It is an enriching joint work, where eacharea contributes and shares its knowledges.Weekly, a progress engineering report andlay out is made to integrate it to the generalreport sent to Petrobras.Detail: Establishment, Arbors and equipmentsLayout view: GeneralPromon’s coordinators for Brazil’s Civiland Electricity specialties make interface withthe rest of Promon’s specialties, SkanskaRegional Engineering and client Petrobrasparticipating in the project.Eduardo Mascarenhas (Civil-SkanskaBrazil) and Carlos Calontonio (Electricity-Skanska Brazil) advise the Engineering areaon the normal methodology work in Brazil.In addition, in order to achieve a excellentjob, a periodic control is made (PCA -Project Critical Analysis) where a differentpoint of view is applied, because they areexternal to the project’s team, and, in turn,they participate in project’s engineeringcoordination meetings.Esta modalidad de trabajo permiteparticipar en un mercado más amplio y abrenuevas perspectivas a futuro en proyectossimilares.Congratulations to the integrated team!Construyendo Latinoamérica # 53 2009 5

ArgentinaA new plant bythe riverBy Neuquén river, plantAgua Plaza Huincul works,located at a distanceof 53 km of the homonymNeuquen City. This plantsupplies with drinking waterto the YPF industrial parkPlaza Huincul.Photo Skanska LAGabriel Abarzua project leader, describedus the challenges and experienceslived when developing the picking up andtreatment of water in the Neuquén River.“In this plant, that has a pumping capacityof 20,000 m3/day – even thought theyproduce 6,000 m3/day – main challenge isto keep the presenceand leadership ofour company in theregion, and to havea different developmentin production,that is to say, incapacity and freshwater treatment,something added toour usual work withgas and petrol. Westarted to offer thisservice to our clientYPF in February 2004. The initial contractwas for two years, but due to good performancein job, our client keeps on trustingus and we renew our commitment”.Our project leader remembers a storyof the beginning of the concession:“The same day we started our activities,Rio Neuquén level rose sharply. Thiswas a letter of presentation before ourclient, because we did not interrupt thetreatment or the pumping in any of ourshifts and we could apply our knowledgeand experience.”Gabriel wants to emphasize the permanentcommitment of his team, and healso tells us that his collaborators fulfillwith a scope of activities of twelve hours/day, in periods of four working days perfour resting days. Two plant operatorsperform their jobs per shift, with the dailyassistance of Oscar Sea, QHSE Coordinator,and Gabriel Abarzua as the technicalrepresentative to the client.The team has two clue collaborators ofvast experience, Martín Zalazar and JoséChandia, who have held their positions inthe plant till 1990.Gabriel AbarzuaIn addition, improvements to achievethe planned purposes as regards ourGreen Initiative are taking place. “Asregards the environmental care, even allchemical products used in the treatmentare suitable, we changed the use ofchlorine gas for the Sodium Hypochlorite(liquid), in the disinfection stage. In thisway, Gabriel is proud to declare that they“reduced product manipulation risks andthe environmental impact”.6Construyendo Latinoamérica # 53 2009

ArgentinaCerro Dragon, tenyears of growthComodoro Rivadavia. Since petrol was discovered in1907, individual pumping devices are part of the San JorgeGolf. In Cerro Dragon, located at a distance of 70 km tothe west of Comodoro Rivadavia and in the middle of theclassical patagonian steppe, 1980 oil wells can be seen. Itis the most important concentration for a single oil field inArgentina, with a petroleum production of 14,500 m 3 /day.Photo Skanska LAThe oil field, where our client Pan AmericanEnergy has its concession, has a 3,700km2 surface. It is the equivalent to 17 timesthe Capital Federal surface. Service inCerro Dragón started in 1998, in the city ofTres Picos, and since that year all surfacemaintenance aspects and productionsupport began growing.Nowadays, electrical maintenanceservices are offered, being the tension jobthe sole Skanska’s service in Argentinathat carries out this type of activity. Theservice has 419 collaborators that work inthe oil field.In compliance with the contractual requirements,the oil field has four headquartersnamed according to their geographicallocation: headquarter Cerro Dragón islocated at a distance of 75 km from Comodoro,headquarter Valle Hermoso at adistance of 85 km from the city, headquarterTres Picos, at a distance of 110 km andthe last headquarter is located at AnticlinalGrande, at a distance of 60 km from thelocality of Sarmiento and at 140 km fromComodoro Rivadavia.The region weather is one of the mainhindrances that the team faces. Characteristictemperatures of the place are 18°Cbelow zero in winter and 29°C in summer.Winds are of regular and strong intensitymost part of the year, and they can reachmore than 110km/h.Oscar Portillo is the leader of Cerro Dragónservices together with a multiskilledteam consolidated through time, whichallows to carry out new challenges with adefine purpose: permanent improvement.The team has collaborators with more than25 years of professional carrier in the company.Eduardo Guntren, for example, isthe crane driver in the individual pumpingdevice’s landslide. His own fellows andleaders outstand that, through the years,he has added value to the service with hisknowledge and experience.The daily and joint effort of each of the419 collaborators challenges the inhospitableweather and the region difficulties. Thisis a model plant with a decade of growth.PhotographicContestArgentine collaborators have a space to make knowntheir photographic abilities.Through the jobs they submit, they shall reveal ourknowledge and passion. There are three categories toparticipate: landscaping, free time and job time.The prize: a DVD player.You can participate and wintill July 31!Any doubt, contactComunicaciones Argentina:comunicaciones_arg@skanska.com.arConstruyendo Latinoamérica # 53 2009 7

Andean + ChileNew intersectionin AutopistaCentralChile. Our client Autopista Centralchooses us to improve the standardservice offered to its users. For thatreason, the company will perform theroad modification of the intersectionlocated in the North-South connectionwith axis General Velásquez, Puerta Sur,in San Bernardo, Santiago de Chile.This is a nine-monthproject, and is part of theChilean Bicentenary publicprogram of investments.The purpose of this programwork is to build a city withbetter environmentalconditions and higherurban, social and culturalintegration levels, providingservices, infrastructureand equipments to placeswith social vulnerability.Alejandro Dlugoszewski wasthe leader of the project’scommercial process, and Daniel Steinhardtwas the Proposals Manager, who, togetherwith the Estimation Team, achieved theawarding of this contract which amountsto USD 3,8M. The project shall be formedby one hundred collaborators, withRodrigo Gebrie as the leader.Ernesto VélitNewappointmentsPerú. Ernesto Vélit, who previouslywas Commercial Manager, has beenappointed Country Manager for theAndean Region Operative Unit. Thisnew appointment is aligned with thepurpose to develop the local leadershipin each country where Skanskadoes business.First carbonProject in ChileThis is our first carbon project to be developedin this country, an opportunity to showour work and become part of this marketsegment. We are in charge of performingthe “Electromechanical Assembly of thecombustible management system of theAndean Thermoelectric Station (ATS)” forour client Suez Energy. This place is situatedin the City of Mejillones, AntofagastaRegion, North Chile.This is a nine-month contractand includes the assembly andassistance of the new carbonand bio-mass manage systemstart up for CTA.Alejandro Dlugoszewski,together with Daniel Steinhardt,Proposals Manager, RolfHofmann technical support andthe commercial team, achieved,through an efficient andsuccessful commercial support,the awarding and signature ofthe contract that amounts toUSD 6,7 M. A two hundred and twentycollaborators team will be working. RolfHofmann is the leader and the contractadministrator. Congratulations to everyoneinvolved in this new project!Ernest is Peruvian, energy engineerfrom the Technical College of Bucharest,Rumania and Master of TechnicalColleges of Paris and Bucharest. Hehas twenty years of experience in acknowledgedengineering and constructioncompanies, project managementand commercial development.His main challenge is to developactivities in Peru, in building worksand services. On the other side, CarlosBravo Prazak joins our company asEngineering and Construction OperationsManager, and from Argentina heintegrated into Manuel Cueto team,new Quality, Safety and EnvironmentalManager.Roberto Guanilo, after nine years inSkanska, takes on the Talara BusinessArea Management, in North Peru,where the Lote X oil field is located.8Construyendo Latinoamérica # 53 2009

DiversityWomen whoare newsMass media can cooperate in cutting down thegeographical distances and connecting us withevents that happen everywhere.For example, through television we learnt that,for the first time, an argentine woman climbedthe Mount Everest (8.844 meters high). And alsothrough television, in this case in Brazil, we enjoyedan interesting interview with women whomade of their job a local news.Text Skanska LAPhoto Ricardo StuckertIn a service that not a delicate at all,with most men, at Power Station PresidenteBernardes in Cubatao Brasil, whereSkanska is carrying out a ThermoelectricUnit work, we come across with the addedvalue of the feminine dedication.Eleven women make the welding job.Through the Skanska culture, which seeksto prioritize diversity among its collaborators,women conquered the space ina market that, till a short time ago, wasexclusively masculine. “To enter into theconstruction business, women need onlyone opportunity, because we have alreadycourage, we are naturally multi-purpose:we take care of thehouse, husband andchildren”, says thewelder María SacramentoSimonic.María Sacramentoand her colleagueshave much incommon, especiallytheir dedication andsensitivity. They areversatile, energeticand professionals.All of them arepassionate abouttheir job and aspireto develop themselvesprofessionally inthe company. “Thisis a personal victoryto have reached to the refinery area, whichis managed by many men. I aspire to continueand to become an inspector”, confessesElissandra Souza Nascimento.In addition to the challenge to useboots, uniform, helmet, glasses andhearing protectors to work in the weld,they spend the day on high, proving that,besides dedicated, they are brave. “Inthis work I have climbed to 48 meters”,proudly assure Sandra. It is clear that theyalways added a feminine touch. DeuzaniNogueira Bessa, for example, faces theprofession as an art in her daily life: “I’vemade wedding rings, rings… And steakplates using welding!”.For the project‘s Human Resourcescoordinator, Geraldo Bueno, to count onteams integrated by men and women isvery positive and allows completing thevisions and conducts. “Women always dothe difference. In the case of our welders,they have an excellent level of work, andI can assure that there is no difference atall as regards the quality of a job made bya man or a woman”, explains Geraldo. InMay, the Skanska welders’ job had a morethan special acknowledgment, with thevisit of the President of the Republic, LuisInácio Lula da Silva, who took pictureswith all of them, besides recording aninterview for the television about thewelders’ occupation.Diversity in Skanska team is an outstandingpiece of news also on the Brazilian television!Construyendo Latinoamérica # 53 2009 9

SafetyPrevention isoutperformingIn the world,construction is a highrisk activity. And itis precisely for thisreason that Skanskahas taken the challengeto conduct only safeoperations. Each ofour collaborators mustcome back home in thesame conditions theyleft home each morning.This commitment, whichis daily and is renewedeach morning beforestarting our workingday, seeks to achieve asole purpose:Zero AccidentsPhoto Skanska LAVisible leadershipIt is each Business Units’ responsibilityto develop and implement policies andpractices to have safe places to work fortheir collaborators, subcontractors andsuppliers. In Skanska LA, we operatein each of our countries and regions,through the Integrated ManagementSystem which include policies, commitments,participation and leadership.Alfredo Andrade, QHSE Manager for“All of us must beresponsible of our safetyon jobsite…”Latin America, says: “To align ourselveswith the Zero Accidents goal means tounify efforts and to share commitments.For this reason, each leader’s role is criticalin our region, because, through personalexample, the objective is communicatedand it is put into practice by theother members of the team. Specifically,it is about convincing ourselves that wecan achieve it and act accordingly. And,which is the way to act? Each of us mustbe responsible of our own safety in ourjobsites. As leaders, we must encourageour collaborators’ proactivityupon the use of risks preventiontools, educating and communicating.We are convincedthat this is the most importantvalue for us, for the companyand for our clients. For thisreason, it is necessary to insist,deepen and accompany in eachaction that those responsible onSafety are carrying out”.10Construyendo Latinoamérica # 53 2009

SafetyPrevention,that’s thequestionPrevention in allSkanska‘s jobsites impliesto identify, evaluate andcontrol labor risks. Weshould not only focus onour efforts to develop andimplement the necessaryprevention measures,but also in keeping themeffective through time. Anexample of this kind of toolis the Safe Assignment of Job (SAJ), atechnique to identify, evaluate and settlerisks control associated to each step of ajob. Its practice consists of holding a dailymeeting before starting the working dayin a project or service, where all the teamparticipates and it is leaded by the supervisor.“Each morning, supervisor gathersthe team and, using a predetermined list,checks the risks and control measuresto be taken to eliminate or neutralizerisks. This practice is key and I assureyou that promoting the participationof all the team, a real and effective riskcontrol is achieved in each work”, saysManuel Cueto, QHSE manager of AndeanRegion. “To emphasize better practices isan excellent opportunity to transmit theimportance that Safety management hasin our company. Each of us, indistinctivelyof the role we play, has the obligationto get involved in this value and also hasthe incomparable opportunity, specificand tangible, to be used each time we visita project or service”Edgar Monsalve, QHSE VenezuelaManager, assures that team commitmentand integration can achieve the Zero Accidentsobjective. Better improvements asregard safety have already been achieved.“Prevention tools are key; they promoteparticipation from leadership, who cooperatein the identification and preventivecorrection of behaviors, practices, and unsafeconditions. This allows us to keep andsurpass our high safety standards, alignedto the necessity of our clients”.Another example of preventive tool thatis used in our region is described by Edgar:“Safety Observation Operative Card(TODOS) can be freely filled by any personthat works for a project or service. It seeksto identify dangerous situations that mainlyarise from the team behavior, in additionto stimulate the safety auto behavior. Thistool also gives significant benefits, such ascorrect and mitigate dangerous conditionsimmediately and integrates the leaders inthe team’s daily activities”.A third proactive tool that has beensuccessfully implemented in our regionis the one called Safety Planned Observation(SPO), which promotes leadersparticipation as regards the identificationof deviation, by meansof observation of behaviors,practices, andsafety conditions. Thisefficient tool has beenstressed by SkanskaAB and is imitated bythe rest of the BusinessUnits, with variants.The responsibleuse of this tool addsvalue to the safetymanagement and for this reason Edgarshares some of the specific measures thatthey implemented in his country as aconsequence of the use of these preventiontools: “From the abovementionedsuggestions and observations, we analyzeand plan actions focused in eliminatingany kind of deviations. We re-enforce theuse of personal protection equipments, weimprove the signs of risky areas and wemodified job unsafe practices. These areonly some examples that have added valueto our jobsite, to health and to our safety”.Skanska world alignedto a sole goalNowadays, we are more than 60,000collaborators who must renew daily ourcommitment to the safety managementin the company. Our participation indifferent editions of corporate processnamed “Global Safety Stand Down”, forexample, has been crucial for this. Thisprocess has been launched by SkankaAB to be implemented in all BusinessUnits. It seeks to deepen in each of us,collaborators and subcontractors, theimportance of working in a safe place:project, service and office. It pursuesthe premise that any accident may beprevented. Due to a pitiful and sadfatality, to make it known and analyze itscauses through lessons learnt, aligned usto work together to avoid a new terriblefact like this. Safety week event is a sharedpractice: “During September, a newSafety Week shalltake place. It is aThere exists a goal and there existpolicies, proceedings and tools toreach it. Only through commitmentand daily action we can achieve it.It depends on each of us.It depends on youglobal activity thathelps us to renewour commitmentto safety and that,through trainingand coaching,it re-enforcesthe importanceof accidentsprevention. OurBusiness Unit is distinguished in theworld due to its management, that iswhy I invite everybody –Latin Americanleaders, especially- to get involvedactively in this event’s activity. Visit toprojects and services of our region willbe highly important during these days”,ends Alfredo.To learn more about the importanceof this event, you can read Johan Karlströmmessage (Skanska President andCEO), published on back cover, page 28of this magazine.Construyendo Latinoamérica # 53 2009 11

SafetyAwarded twiceCamargo Correa and Skanska associationreceived again the prize to the best company,because of its performance in Safety,Environment, Health and Social Communication(SEHSC) in the construction of theGas Pipeline Urucú-Manaus.Endesa awarded uswith the Apolo2008 PrizeIn Perú, the electric company Endesagave Skanska the Apolo 2008 Price forthe “Work good practice in high andconfined spaces”, in the service “Repairof the Economizer of Boiler 11 ofVapor Turbine TV5“. Efrain Arcaya, serviceleader, tells us: “By the middle oflast year, we were communicated thatGrupo Endesa’s polices include annualcontests among contractors companies.Its central idea was to emphasizespecial works as regards safety,environment, creativity and innovation.Diego Agurto, business area managercontinues: “We decided to participate,we fulfilled the phases and by the beginningof February we were informedthat we have been chosen finalists andthat we were going to be awarded inEndesa’s main office, in Spain. We areproud for this award that, of course, isshared with all the team”.1 st Peruvian Congresson SafetyConsistent with our continuous commitmentto safety at work, we participatedof the Ist Peruvian Congress onSafety, organized by the Ministry ofLabor. Alfredo Andrade, QHSE Managerof Skanska Latin America, who participatedas speaker in this symposiumwhere Labor Minister, Jorge VillasanteAranibar was present.We sum starsDuring 2008, the Chilenean ConstructionChamber (CChC) rewarded ourcompany with five stars in the RisksPrevention category. This year, wesurpassed our performance and wereceived the 6 stars prize. Actions thatallowed this were, for example, thesharp commitment in taking care of ourcollaborators since we registered nofatal accidents in the last three years andreaching a safety index CChC inferiorto 60 during the last five years. MartinCittadini, country manager, receivedproudly this prize in this country.Congratulations to the team!Ceremony stands in Refinery Isaac Sabbá(UN-REMAN) in Manaus. Petrobras ManagerMauro Loureiro gave the prize to theSMS Manager of Camargo Correa, JoãoBosco Magalhães Barros and to his team.Mauro said: “The performance of the AssociationGas Pipeline Amazônia (CGA) wasan example in 2007 and 2008 consideringall the obstacles of a really big work andwith risk grade 4 of the Amazonas”.João Bosco said that this prize was theresult of the association between CGAand Petrobas, and of the excellent teamthat surpasses uncountable difficulties toachieve the planned goals.Safety recognition“We value safety culture developed bySkanska in Peru, generating confidence andresponsibility to the inside of the organization”,Pacifico Seguros managing directorsstated. This is one of the most importantinsurance companies of the country. Oursafety management in prevention activitieswas acknowledged, among local companiesof Construction, Mining and Services. Thisrecognition is a very important incentiveto our effort to achieve the goal Zero Accidents.Manuel Cueto, Quality, Safety andEnvironment Manager and Wilson Miranda,O&M Operations Manager participated ofthis ceremony.Photo: Pacífico Seguros representative andManuel Cueto, QHSE Manager.12Construyendo Latinoamérica # 53 2009

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ProjectA New ClientRenovatesEnergiesPhoto Skanska LAText Skanska LATo visit the Wind Farm El Totoral in the town of Canela, Coquimbo Region, we shouldtravel in vans from Santiago, the country capital, for almost four hours. As we movedaway from the big city, the mountainous landscape and the endless range of theorange color combined with the blue open sky. The landscape began to melt with thegreen shades, across cactus that filled the sideways of the route. Green color startedappearing and taking form.Coming closer to the project, we can observe the company signs in the route, the vans with our blue logoand the buses that transport our staff. Skanska energy begins to be felt. When getting there, a proud staff,passionate for its job, welcomed us and shared with us a complete working date. Later, the protagonists ofthe Project Wind Farm El Totoral spoke. This is the first project of the region.14Construyendo Latinoamérica # 53 2009

ProjectUp: Project CollaboratorsDown: Julio García AllieviCount on the correct client and satisfy himJulio García Allievi is the leader of a threehundred persons’ team. He is convincedthat, to further the success of the project,managing it through the fulfillment of theFive Zeros, the only way. For that reason,relationship with the client is a priority:“SN Power is a hydroelectric company ofNorwegian origin with presence in LatinAmerica and Asia. His aim is to develop noninvasiveprojects with social, environmentaland economical renewable and profitableenergy. He counts with the experience in thedevelopment; operation and maintenanceof hydroelectric plants, the application ofhigh technology and the utilization of newconcepts such as carbon points (see CarbonPoints). His experience and connection withSkanska Sweden Business Units allows himto approach to our operations in Chile.Locally, he has presence through NorvindCompany, with whom we have signedthis contract. Our relationship is fluid; weencountered ourselves in coordinationmeetings each week and this allows us toaccompany the development of the buildingwork closely. They are who emphasize ourfulfillment as regards terms, product qualityand team work”.Julio describes the scope of the project,which includes “the construction of22 km of road and of twenty threeestablishments for wind turbines, twentythree platforms for equipments, thebuilding of two electric sub-stations, ahigh voltage line of 66 kw. and the controlroom from where the twenty three windturbines shall be commanded.”Construyendo Latinoamérica # 53 2009 15

Totoral Wind Farm Project shall reduce the emissions of CO 2in 65,000 tons/year;this is the equivalent to the annual withdrawal of 15,000 cars from the streets.Be proactive, care environment.To start the development of projects withcompanies engaged with the environmentalcare, approach us to our corporatestrategy as regards the developmentof green solutions, which are economicallyattractive for our clients. In theTotoral Wind Farm, our commitmentin developing a project that respects theprotection of the flora and fauna of theplace, moved to concrete actions. Beforethe beginning of the civil construction,it has been made an exhaustive informationgathering of the main species in thezone, to apply a conservation plan.In relation to the flora, for example,cactus species were preserved protectingtheir genetic material from the wind.As regards to the fauna, the protectedspecies have been partridges, thrushes,chirigües (type of olive-green color bird),mouse of long tail, olive-green mousses.Each day, commitment is renewedand moves to new actions: the windfarm’s cleanliness and organization areadmirable. Th is is achieved by the sum ofindividual conducts. For example, afterlunch residue is classified. Th ere alsoexist a common space for battery andother waste recycling.16Construyendo Latinoamérica # 53 2009

ProjectMarcia Vidaurre, Quality Leader and Valentina Rojas, Building Work LeaderWomen in dirty bootsDiversity in professional profiles, genresand ages, cooperates with a more productiveenvironmental work; differentpoints of view and characters convergeand add value to the development ofthe project. In relation to women’s presence,team becomes richer as regardsorder, discipline and job planning,and in this way Julio says: “I know itunusual to find many women in thisbusiness, that’s why I want to emphasizetheir performance here. The feminineinfluence in the team affects the discipline,vocabulary and respect. It is veryinteresting to see how they influencedthe work environment that historicallyhas been invaded by men.”Julio’s enthusiasm arouses intriguesand we decided to meet these womento know through their story what’sabout working in a Skanska Project. Wewent to the building work. We met twowomen. They talked, discussed and tookdecisions. They were Marcia Vidaurre,Quality Leader and Valentina Rojas,Building Work Leader.“I seek that each member of my teamassumes his role with responsibility,complying with it by understandingits consequence and its importancefor the team. I consider that this isthe best way of developing a task, andnot simply to obey orders. I look afterexplaining why I ask for something,talking with my teamand, above all, coordinatingworks andnecessary resources tofulfill with the terms ofour client. We give toomuch effort in eachproject, but the daywe finished, we feel agreat satisfaction. It’slike having an ownbaby!” assures Valentina.With patienceand respect she workswith a team of threehundred collaborators,which answers quicklyand orderly (in thefield the phrase “¡Altiro nomás!” (meaning“Immediately!”) usedto be listened to express the absolutepredisposition and quick answer).Zero defectsMarcia began to speak and she tells uswhy Skanska is competitive in the localmarket: “We make a difference becauseof our high management standards. Ourquality must be of excellence, and thatis our horizon. Zero Defects means thatwe don’t allow ourselves any mistakein the final product, and we work on itdaily”. To illustrate the way this valueis shared and turned into action by theworking team, she tells us: “Trainingand coaching the team is the way weprofessionalize our job. We insist onthe final understanding of each stage ofthe process we develop. This means tounderstand each step we take and howit influences in the team work, in thefinal product. Due to this, we carry outperiodic coaching in the field, presentationsand workshops. We insist a lot incoaching, it is a specific way to understandour role in the team”. Valentinajoins Marcia and adds: “We have all thepossibilities to do things right. IntegratedManagement System is our guide,and it assures us to develop a product ofexcellent quality”.Safety, key for asuccessful project“Security Management is critical. To havea working place that records Zero Accidentsis our goal and nowadays we fulfillit. For this reason, the tool’s implementationof prevention card TODOS (All)has been very important. It stimulatedthe active participation of the team andthe awareness of this value. Suggestionsare directed to corrective actions. Otherexample is the activity of Safety Work Assignmentthat is obligatory before startinga working day. Training workshops arealso critical. The effort is huge, but this isthe only way to work in a safe place for allof us”, culminates Julio.Sunset let us know that working daywas ending. New gamma of orangecolor started to be seen in the sky, asnatural scenery that accompanies themovement of the first wind turbinegenerators of the farm. Buses startedgoing out of the building work, comingback to Los Vilos and Canela, smalltowns full of Skanska collaborators.There, before dinner, they shall be ableto go to the cinema (a place lent bythe Municipality on the condition thatinvitation is extended to the rest of thelocal community), or participating in afootball or basketball championship.To participate in a recreational activityis the best way to reload energiesto begin the next day. A new day in aSkanska’s project.Construyendo Latinoamérica # 53 2009 17

ProjectSwedenambassadorenhanced ourvaluesIn order to give information aboutour company to different actors inthe local market, different activitiesare taking place. Among them, weemphasized the visit of Eva Zetterber,Sweden Ambassador in Chile. Evaexpressed special interest in thedevelopment of projects related torenewable energies, such as the windparks we are building. She also saidthat she shares our values as regardsWe promotedand supportrenewableenergyOur company promoted the 1 stInternational Meeting on Clean andRenewal Energies – IRE Summit 09 – thatwas held in the City of Santiago, Chile.IRE SUMMIT is an acknowledgemeeting on the state of art andexact results of Non-conventionalRenewable Energies (NCRE). It gathersorganizations, companies, investors,suppliers and energy operators toobtain an efficient vision, effectivenesson existing technologies and thevulnerability of current energy subject inthe country, and in addition the impactAmbassador Eva Zetterberg with some members ofthe Skanska team in Chileenvironmental care and professionaldiversity and the responsible way weare connected with local communitiesas well.Alejandro Dlugoszewski and Martín Cittadinion immediate economic development. Itwas an excellent opportunity to spreadour capacities with present and potentialclients and suppliers.If you are interested on more information about the meeting, you can visit:http://www.iresummit.cl/What are we talkingabout when we talkof eolic energy?Eolic energy is the non conventionalenergy that had had an importantdevelopment in the last years. Eventhough nowadays it represents a lowpercentage of electricity generationin the world, its use grows quickly.Between 2000 and 2008, the installedcapacity has increased considerablyand it is estimated that for 2010,eolic energy will double the currentfigures. Available energy in the windis several times larger than the currentenergy consumption. In this way inthe planet there is 50 times moreeolic energy available than the biomass.Nevertheless, it is not possibleto use it neither in any momentnor in any place. To work correctly,wind turbine generators need to beinstalled in places with minimumdetermined eolic conditions and withan average wind rate of at least 30km/h. Generally, these conditionscan be found up in the hills or in highplaces of the coast, in the land and inthe sea. The main advantage of eolicenergy is that it is a clean, renewableand an absolutely friendly source withthe environment.Carbon PointsSN Power has added itself to thedeveloped countries’ commitment,members of the United Nations, toreduce global warming gas emissionof at least 5% as regards 1990,before year 2012. By Kyoto Protocol,it was established an interchangeableemissions regime that allowsindustrialized countries to financeprojects of emission reductionsin developing countries and theyreceive credits for this. All SN PowerProjects in Chile, in tune with theircommitment with the environment,watch the emission of carbon pointas a main part of the project’seconomic viability.Report published in an important local newspaperFor Chilean commercial management, this project consisted in the firstapproach to the eolic energy generation’s market. The Monte RedondoProject, now under execution, is an example of our company’s continuityin this type of projects related to the renewable energy generation.18Construyendo Latinoamérica # 53 2009

One day in...One day in...Aguada dela ArenaPhoto Skanska LAText José SinnerLike every morning, alarm clock soundsvery early, at 5 h. Still, it is nighttime andI prepare myself to start a new trip fromthe City of Cutral-Có, where I live, to theoilfield Aguada de la Arena. Our jobsite islocated at a distance of 45 km of the localityof Añelo and at a distance of 160 km fromthe Neuquen Capital, provincial route N° 7(Oil Route), between the Sierra Chata andAguada Pichana oilfields.At 7:30 h, the service arrived and weshared delicious “mates” with the nightshift collaborators, while we talk about theoperative news that has arisen during theirshift. Minutes before 8 h, operation andgeneral jobs day shift collaborators startarriving from San Patricio del Chañar or,"We work in a place which defies us daily, witha hostile weather, with extreme temperatures,very cold and dry during the autumn andexcessively hot in summer..."when there is a change of shift, from otherpoints of the province.Afterwards, the new day warms up, withthe preparation and authorization of workpermissions for the different teams thatperform their daily task in the plant, and theoperative jobs that are performed to keepthe normal operation conditions.It is then when the team starts action. Theteam is composed by control room operators,Fabián Pino, Miguel Pailos and DiegoRivero, plant operators, Eduardo Ayala,Pablo Jara and Luis Montecino, machineoperators, Oscar bustos, pedro Esparza andCarlos Martinez, and collaborators on generaljobs Cesar Barra and David San Martín.We work in a place which defies usdaily, with a hostile weather, with extremetemperatures, very cold and dry during theautumn and excessively hot in summer… Itcan reach to 45°C! Winds blow strongly inwinter and spring, with gusts of 150 km/h,aprox. One of the main difficulties of thenatural environment is the presence of thespider known as black widow. Fumigationis carried out monthly in order to preventplagues and to avoid being in contact withthe mentioned spider.Those who work in the Operation areado so based on a diagram of 4 x 2 twelvehours rotating shifts, while those who workin the rest of the areas remains twelvehours in the oilfield, from Monday to Fridays.When they are on shifts, most of thecollaborators live in the corporate house,placed in San Patricio del Chañar. On restdays, they come back to their homes, eitherin Cipoletti, Neuquen Capital,Senillosa, Plaza Huincul,Cutral-co, Villa Manzano orSan Patricio del Chañar.We do not work as anindependent service, but ourservice is an extension of theservice contract Rio Neuquen.Our main goal is to achievethe operative excellence, andin this way we achieve theclient’s satisfaction.To go on, we insisted on team spirit.As a work team we feel that each of us isfundamental in this “whole” that in thecorporation is called operation service GTP(Gas Treatment Plant) Aguada de la Arena,being a legacy of permanent improvement,supported by the knowledge and experienceswe interchange. These are experiencesthat we live during each second, eachminute, each hour and each day that wespend here.This positive attitude allowed us toovertake the growth we achieved during adecade of work. When we started, in 1998,only one operator worked; he fulfilledroom, field and machinery jobs in the dayshift, from Monday to Friday till 16 h. Therewere only two general tasks. Of coursethat we had no internet; we only had oneTECHNICAL INFORMATIONClient: PetrobrasContract terms: as of 01/01/94Capital: $ 270.605Scope: Installation of operation andmaintenance services of oil surface AguadaLa Arenatelevision, which then received only onesignal from the zonal television, with transmissiontill midnight. During the long nightsin autumn, its company was missed. It wasthen when we have to learn to cook andclean, because the installation cleaningswas the responsibility of the team. Aftersome time, we were two operators pershift, and nowadays we are three. Ah…And then appeared internet connectionand satellite TV! We have a lunch and cleaningservice, which makes our work placea more pleasant and nice one for the teamliving together.I would like, through these lines tooutstand the excellent team predisposition.Specially, the willingness to learn and toprogress professionally they show each day.I am proud of leading collaborators that arean example to follow by all those colleaguesthat are starting to get their bootsdirty in this lovely company.José SinnerConstruyendo Latinoamérica # 53 2009 19

Five countries in Latin Americaalready operates in SAPArgentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru and Venezuela use SAPIn less than six months after beginningoperations in SAP, five countries already usethe system in an integrated way. The areasof administration and finance, supply chain,sales, plant maintenance, equipment rental,management control and, partially, humanresources and projects deal their operationswith SAP in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peruand VenezuelaPhoto Skanska LAMembers of the SAP implementation team in SkanskaPeru and VenezuelaTo achieve the recent go live of Peru and Venezuela, afirm team of more than one hundred collaborators workedwith great effort to incorporate these two countries’operations to the integrated model, performing a widerange of activities: integrated processes designs, configuration,development, tests, training, data conversion andfinal preparation of the system.More than one hundred and eighty collaborators fromPeru and Venezuela were trained during the last fourmonths in the use of the application, totaling in this waymore than seventy hundred and eighty trained collaboratorsduring the project. In total, more than 33,800hours/man of effective course were dictated, in seventeengeographical points of the region.Technological and communicational infrastructure inPeru and Venezuela was revised, updating the bandwidth,in accordance with the new necessities.In addition, a three-level structured supportive team, ofmore than forty collaborators, helps and supports in theuse of this application.20Construyendo Latinoamérica # 53 2009

SAPStarting to operate projects in SAPMeeting SAP –Project System (PS)SAP is a project management tool thatwill allow us to estimate costs, administerbudgets, sales, resources, plan, programand monitor projects’ dates. In this way,we shall cover through SAP the entireproject’s life, from its beginning in the offerstage, till the definite acceptance.SAP – Project System (PS) has a highlevel of integration with all the areas of thecompany. This will make possible to dispose,in real time, of all the supply, maintenanceand record of costs management.Our stepsProject System module is operative fromthe beginning of May. Unlike other modulesin SAP, its implementation will begradual and project will be incorporatedsequentially.This module will be used by the estimationand project management control.That’s why the job performed for itsimplementation was based upon jointdefinitions, seeking a larger synergybetween both areas.PS implementation in Skanska needed adeep investigation of the performancesthat SAP offers in its standard version.This led us to interact directly with thepeople that developed the system andto implement other new improvementmodule, available by SAP recently.In addition, important,own developments weremade to foster the scope ofthis tool without alter theoriginal system base. In thisway, future updates will bemade with no problems.Path ahead...In the beginning, estimationsin SAP were made inparallel with the currentmethodology. In thisway, we contacted SAPtool with our operativegroup of estimations, whocompleted their trainingin the use of the modelapplied in Skanska. Loma Negra service,in Argentina, is also managing itself bymeans of SAP – PS and, gradually, theywill incorporate the rest of the services.Alejandro Motusich tells us his experienceusing the Project System modulein the service:“With this tool, we have diagrammedthe structure for planning and control.It is a tool that guarantees an excellentmanagement, a decisive factor to becompetitive. PS allows us to createprecise phases for the existing needs.Integration capacity with other SAPmodules (logistic, financial reporting,human resources and others) allows usMembers of implementation of Projects Module Team From left toright: Gustavo Marini, Victorio Butera, Sebastián Pace, Alberto Saez,María Ruppel, René Roman and Matías Todarelli.to make the necessary process in a quickand effective way. We can plan servicecosts and revise them as many times asit were needed, compare our realitiesand analyze situations that caused thesedeviations, case by case”.All new projects that may arise as ofJune shall be managed by means of PSmodule. The first pilot project will beCTA Mejillones, recently adjudicatedin Chile.Argentina, Brazil, Chile,Perú and VenezuelaThe successful SAP implementationin these five countries is an achievementthat fills all Skanska with proud. This isthe result of a joint effort. David Batykand Diego Kraft, members of the projectmanagement team, emphasize this point.For them, “this achievement has beenpossible thanks to the cooperation, commitment,effort and quality of the teamformed to take it to the right direction” –they comment satisfied- . “We have gonethrough the stages to know the application,understand its value and integrate it toSkanska. Now it is the moment to take themaximum advantage of this new tool”.On the other side, Horacio Turnes,process owner of the Plant Maintenancemodule, considers that SAP satisfies aneed that our company had for sometime: “With SAP we haveachieved an old desire:integrate the equipmentmaintenance to the generalSkanska’s system. Thistool will allow us to have asolid technical-economicalhistory of each equipment,making it easier to take futuredecisions on each assetadministered”. Horacioalso emphasizes the addedvalue that it gave to theteam collaborator dedicated to this project:“An excellent team has been formed"With SAP we haveachieved an olddesire: integratethe equipmentmaintenance to thegeneral Skanska’ssystem..."at a regional level, and its job allowed usto be successful in the design and implementationstages” – states proudly, and hehas no doubt in expressing his optimismas regards the SAP use-“We have no doubt thatthis will also allow us togo through the currentchallenge in the sameway: consolidation andcontinuous improvementof the regionallevel module.”.Construyendo Latinoamérica # 53 2009 21

EngineeringYPF renewsits confidenceon usPhoto Skanska LAWe have developed together with our client YPF several projects,and because they are satisfied with the quality of our services, todaythey choose us to achieve a new challenge. This makes us feel proudand drive us keep on improving our experience in this country.We have been hired by YPF to leaderthe execution of Nuevo Hornoof Topping III Project, located at theRefinery Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza,Argentina. Th e global scope of theproject consists in the installationof a new furnace to fulfill the serviceof crude oil warming, to feed thefractional tower 101E. Th e furnaceis of 53 Gcal/h, type cabin radiatingconvective with air preheating, towarm 7,400 m³/d of crude oil, andoverheating to 400°C of 4,400 kg/hof low pressure steam.Th e furnace is provided by theclient and will replace three existingones, 101B, 151B and 302B. Th e basicengineering and details will be incharge of the supplier and the furnacewill be in charge of the technologist.YPF delegated us the follow up ofthe supplier’s furnace engineeringand the technologist’s. ConsistencyAnalysis is one of our main tasks.Its purpose is to check all parametersindicated by the client’s rulesand specifications, and the in forcelegislation as well, which have beenconsidered in all the documentsprovided by the technologist of thefurnace (Selas) and by the supplier(MGC). The analyzed documentationis related to all aspects of the project:mechanical, pipes, civil, instrumentsand control, among others.We are responsible forthe services of provision,installation and furnaceassembly. Among theresponsibilities we assume, weshall be in charge of: Detailed engineering of all linesbetween Topping III plant andnew furnace (transfer, load, andoverheated steam), that includesthe making of a layout in Autoplan,stress analysis, support, lists of materialand engineering requests. Detailed engineering for the furnaceassembly and auxiliary services. Provision of new control and safetysystems based on the existing ones. Subcontracting management of thefollowing studies, in charge of YPF:HAZOP, ACR, Scope of Consequences,Environmental Impact,Areas Classification, Soils, Georadar,SIL and SRS. Purchase management of specialmaterials. Pre-commissioner, commissionerand start up assistance.Among Skanka’s activities, it is alsoincluded responsibility upon activation,inspection and follow up of thefurnace engineering and manufacturing,requiring to monitor MGC-Selasprogramme, in accordance to theproject’s global programming.We also emphasize that thisproject will have the team interactionnecessary to optimize importantdetails of the design that make easierthe tasks of procurement, assembly,construction and start up. All theseactions shall give more satisfaction toour client.22Construyendo Latinoamérica # 53 2009

EngineeringVisits from Sweden in ourBusiness UnitSkanska AB is interested in our regional experience and visits us to see live anddirect, how we transfer our knowledge and passion to the work management.Kyösti Tuutti and Mariella Frostell, bothresponsible for the Skanska AB’s Investigationand Development Area, are visitingdifferent Business Units in the world. Theinformation and contacts they will collectshall cooperate to include reference pointsof all business lines of our company.These reference points, of a wide rangeof knowledge and experience in the world,shall be consulted for their concern andtechnical proposals.During the visit in Latin America, theyapproached to some of the activities thatwe are performing in order to optimize ourtechnological, administrative and managementprocesses.Visit organization was in charge of ourRegional Engineering and Technologicalteam. Kyösti and Mariella picked up interestingexamples that we are developing, inorder to provide solutions suitable for ourBusiness Unit. Some of the examples were:» Integration of our processes related toprojects that use the SAP platform adoptedby our company.» Development of a sole database foridentification of materials according toECCMA and UNSPSC recommendations.» Use of “Plant Design Systems” (a 3Dmodel with its database associated) as atool to integrate engineering disciplineswith the materials’ management of a projectand with any other proper processesof EPC projects.» SitIng software use, developed by SkanskaLA, for the organization and managementcontrol of the engineering activities.Kyösti Tuutti and Mariella Frostell together witha part of the engineering teamKyösti and Mariella also participated in apresentation about the typical work areasof different engineering disciplines and thetypes of projects developed by Skanska LA.Likewise, they visited the PIN in Neuquén.There, they observed the developments relatedto Skanska Technology for EnvironmentalServices, the Movile Unit for Oily FluidsTreatment (Mobile Slop Oil Treatment Unit),bioremediation technology trials.The visit ends when Kyösti and Mariellavisited TEU (Thermoelectrical Unit) inCubatao, where they insisted on the addedvalue of engineering in EPC projects.Those interested in learning more details about the visit and the work of the corporatearea can visit http://info.collaboration.skanska.com, and click the option “Research &Development Network”.We apply our experiencein the OrinocoCompressor PlantThe Engineering Regional Area meets a new challenge to its experience.It’s about the development of the basic engineering of extension projectin compression and treatment of a 60 MMPCND of the Orinoco CompressorPlant (OCP).This plant is located in the Morichal District, Monagas State, Venezuela, in possession ofour client PDVSA. This new project considers the engineering, procurement, construction,installation and start up of the compression system of 25 MMPCND (710.000 Nm³/day) atlow and high pressure level, and also of a treatment system for gas sweeten, which will havea capacity of 20 MMPCND (570.000 Nm³/day).Some aspects of the basic engineering scope developed by Skanska are:» Plant mass and energy balance, integrating high compression and low pressure systemwith the gas treatment.» Design of the bypass system, depressurization and relief, all of them discharging to anintegrated system of torch.» Calculation and selection of the pipe classes.» Layout design, in accordance with the conditions imposed by the client’s standards,as well as operation criteria, maintenance and circulation.» Basic engineering and data sheets for the recipients, equipments and instruments.» Control architecture design, including the process control system, the safety integratedsystem and the fire detection.» Design of cause and effect matrix, defining the variables that guarantees the plant safety.Nowadays, the Skanska engineering Group is finishing the detailed engineering of this plant.Construyendo Latinoamérica # 53 2009 23

Green InitiativeIniciativa SkanskaVerde GreendeSkanska InitiativeIn Skanska we are convinced that being the projects developerand the environmental responsible are compatible roles.The business strategy is to become the leading company inconstruction and green services. Be green means that, inevery thing we do, we shall prioritize the energy and watersaving, CO2 emission reduction, optimization and rationalizationof the material use. It refers not only to the productwe deliver to our client, but also to our behaviors. This is ourway of living, work and travel.This ambition is represented by an image, a symbol. This symbolwill distinguish green solutions, actions, projects and offices.They are specific examples that are part of the SkanskaGreen Initiative. It shall place all our efforts under the sameumbrella, communicating our commitment, our responsibilityand our conscious for the environment.24Construyendo Latinoamérica # 53 2009

Green InitiativeSharedcommitmentIn Skanska, to become aware is the main change agent. For this, to sharegreen practices that reduce the environmental impact is key. In our region,Green Initiative is a reality. The following local actions may be imitatedby our Operative Units, and in this way we can participate together in thecommitment with this initiative.Chile: Recycleis the keyIn Santiago premisesand in every project wecarry out in Chile, theused paper is recycledand then it is donated tothe Fundación San José.We use biodegradablecarton glasses that replacethe plastic ones. In eolicparks Totoral and MonteRedondo, the remainsof wood is given to thefire brigade of Canela. Inaddition, during lunch,drink tin are set aside ina container together withthe waste of the station;they will be recycled bythe kindergarten of thelocal community. Andin the houses where ourcollaborators that work inthe eolic part Totoral live,common bulbs for lowconsumption bulbs werechanged, in Canela and inLos Vilos, as well..Perú: Takingcare of air,earth and seaGasoline has been replacedby LPG (Liquid PetroleumGas) for vans. It is anecological practice carriedout since year 2000 and itminimizes the environmentalimpact. A paper recyclingcampaign has beendeveloped, and afterwardsit is donated to the AguilasMeaux community, who,by getting advantage of thispaper, carry out a social serviceto people economicallypoor. During celebrationof Seas Day, the companycollaborators participatedin a cleaning day in thebeaches of Cabo Blanco andLos Organos, at the northof the country. In the baseLote X in the city El Alto,collaborators planted palmtrees, commemorating theEnvironment Day. In thisway they re-enforced thegreen commitment.Venezuela,Chile andArgentina,aligned tothe 4ROur commitment to theresponsible use of thewaste generated by ouractivities is aligned by theSkanska global objectiveand the Integrated ManagementSystem 2009 objectives,which stimulatesthe implementation of theReducing, Re-use, Recycleand Recover practices (the4 R). For this purpose, allcollaborators are invitedto go on placing paperin the basket next to theprinters. Afterwards, thismaterial is sent to recycleand in this way treescut down is reduced. InBuenos Aires offices andin some region projects,baskets were placed toseparate waste. They are4 baskets, each one for apurpose: The first for printcartridge and batteries;the second, for organicelements, carton andpaper; the third basket forplastic and the last one forglasses and metals. Thisdivision aims to minimizethe amount of waste thatgoes to the sanitary. Ineach jobsite of our region,specific actions are takenand they contribute to theGreen Initiative. All of us,in a project, service or office,have the tools to makeour job and cooperate tominimize the impact.The planet calls for action!Construyendo Latinoamérica # 53 2009 25

Corporate IdentityDressingourvaluesThe graphic handbookof our trademark – TheSkanska Graphic Handbook– is the result of a huge jobtogether with the SkanskaAB’s Communications Teamand the Communicationsand Marketing responsiblesfor all Business Units. Theirguidelines are clue to assurecoherence between imageand message, strengtheningour leader roles, reliableand competent company.These guidelines seek totransmit a fresher andrenewed company image,keeping some conceptsunchanged, such as the bluelogo, which has allowed usto be positioned in differentmarkets during the last years.To divulge eand implement itsguidelines, our Business Units counton reference points in each country.Business Units receive information andworking guides from Marketing andCommunications Corporate Areas.One of the last handing over is theHandbook on Clothing. It is a guidelinesbrief of global handbook, which, in itsturn, is aligned with the ProceedingSK.QHSE.15 – Rev4, “PersonalProtection Element”. This material helpsto the implementation of corporatesafety rules in Skanska Group, such usthe use of high visibility and reflectivityclothing in any company project, criticaland deciding to develop jobs in safeworkplaces. By means of this edition, theunique models of jackets and trousersthat may be used in our Business Unitsare shown. Taking into account theausterity in force policy in the company,it has been determined that this rule isbinding only for new clothing purchases.All the people that carry out a project orservice in the region are ambassadors ofthe Skanska trademark and from theirclothing they will be communicatingour knowledge and passion. Trademarkis fundamental for differentiationthat we seek among Skanska and ourcompetitors.And working together webecome stronger!Any doubt, please contact:Argentina- Mauricio OcejoMauricio.Ocejo@skanska.com.arChile- Bárbara OpasoBarbara.Opaso@skanska.clAndean- Miguel MaldonadoMiguel.Maldonado@skanska.peVenezuela- Luis LaderaLuis.Ladera@skanska.com.veBrazil- Alexandre FalconeAlexandre.Falcone@skanska.com.brPuerto Rico- Raúl Brunelli (Acting)Raul.Brunelli@skanska.com.arCorporativo - Marketing- Matías NatielloMatias.Natiello@skanska.com.ar- Marcelo VillalbaMarcelo.Villalba@skanska.com.arCorporativo - Comunicaciones- Lucas García HaymesLucas.Garcia@skanska.com.ar- Romina RicoRomina.rico@skanska.com.ar26Construyendo Latinoamérica # 53 2009

MakeSafety Weekaccident-freeDear Colleagues,Last year all of you contributed to making SafetyWeek a great success with the quality, number andextent of activities that took place around the world.Safety Week, September 14—20, is an importanthighlight of the Skanska calendar, and serves as areminder of our shared goal of Zero Accidents.This year, Safety Week will specifically focus on taskplanning, since it is evident that lack of planningis the root cause of many of our accidents. Goodplanning prevents accidents.Good planning means knowing how the work willbe performed, which risks require to be managedand how they are controlled.When we look at our most serious accidents overthe last two years we find that three quarters of thoseinjured did not receive a pre-task safety briefing.Therefore, during Safety Week 09 I want everyoneon our worksites, subcontractors included, to takepart in a pre-task safety briefing before startingwork. This is specifically important for high-riskactivities such as working at heights, lifting, blastingand working near machines or vehicles.I am also asking all managers to investigate the causesof any unsafe behavior you might come acrosswhile on safety site visits. By repeatedly asking thequestion “why?” you can get to the root cause of thebehavior and this will help us prevent accidents infuture.Let us make Safety Week 09 accident-free.Best regards,Johan KarlströmPresident and CEO, Skanska AB