Engage with the Relevant Community and Stakeholders

Question: Discuss about theEngage with the Relevant Community and Stakeholders. Answer: Introduction One of the projects I got involved in was that of designing and fabricating Transportation and Storage Container (TSC), which was known as Cocoon. The container was to be used for shipping gas turbines to remote sites where they could be safely stored before being installed for a particular application. The owner/client of the project was Oil Search. Oil Search provided the specifications of the Cocoon, which was designed by a vendor. As an engineer involved in the fabrication process of the Cocoon, I noticed that the Cocoon did not have third party certification. This certification is required before performing strength and load analysis of the Cocoon so as to provide a design verification statement confirming the lifting capability of the various lifting components of the Cocoon and its overall stiffness. Lack of third party certification was a violation of engineering code of ethics. Proceeding with fabrication of the Cocoon without third party certification was putting the health, safety and wellbeing of those who will be using the Cocoon and others at risk. The manufactured Cocoon would also not be accepted in the market because of not attaining required standards and therefore Oil Search would incur great losses. To solve this issue and make necessary changes, I made several consultations with key stakeholders, including the project manager, Oil Search representative, engineering team, fabrication vendor, third party design consultant and subject matter experts. I called all these stakeholders in a meeting and we agreed upon on how to ensure that the design of Cocoon got verified by third party vendor. This process resulted to delay in manufacturing process so I had to inform relevant stakeholders to extend the delivery date of the Cocoon. Following this issue, I also involved relevant stakeholders in discussing various approaches of mitigating personal injury, environmental damage during transportation, and other likelihoods of safety hazards. All these were aimed at ensuring that the safety, health and wellbeing of persons involved in the manufacture of the Cocoon, its packaging, transportation (and other road users), storage and use was not compromised in any way or whatsoever. Another project that I got involved in is where the client Santos Ltd (Santos) had initiated the CO2 Removal and Utilities Expansion Project at its Moomba Gas Plant as part of the Cooper Infrastructure Expansion Program (CIEP). The project consisted of retrofit/modification to existing Gas Turbine Alternator (GTA#2) installed in Moomba processing plant. I consulted all relevant stakeholders so as to understand the plant operations and maintenance. In a series of meetings I chaired, I focused on identifying some of the challenges that stakeholders were facing when operating GTA#2. I used the feedback I received to come up with some requirements which I included in the contract order with the vendor. During the meetings, several issues were discussed as being obstacles to accessing different components during maintenance. To solve this problem, I discussed with the vendor to identify some of the options we could use to relocate the enclosure support when the gearbox housing was removed from the package. I ensured that all relevant stakeholders received records of the meeting minutes and discussions and played their part in ensuring that all safety aspects of the project were covered. I also realized that some components of the facility were underperforming due to harsh environmental conditions. For instance, the lube oil cooler required frequent maintenance because of these conditions. I discussed this with the stakeholders and it was agreed to replace the lube oil cooler with a more efficient equipment lube oil cooler. After reviewing the technical details of the proposed lube oil cooler, the vendor was mandated to supply it. In the process, I realized that the lube oil cooler data sheet that the vendor submitted did not meet the client requirements. I immediately informed the vendor to check and make necessary corrections. In this project, I ensured that safety of workers on site was not compromised. I checked all equipment and processes used to ensure that foreseeable hazards were eliminated or mitigated. This helped in protecting the health, safety and wellbeing of employees on site, nearby residents and the environment. Therefore I played a role in preventing damages, injuries, fatalities and losses.