AboitizPower subsidiary Therma Visayas, Inc. (TVI) has announced that the ongoing construction of the 340-MW thermal power plant in Toledo City in southwestern Cebu reached 8.3 million work hours with no time lost on incidents resulting in injury on personnel.
TVI and its contractors achieved the safety milestone as the Therma Visayas Energy Project (TVEP) reached 87-percent completion on Nov. 8.
TVI Project Director Grant Smith said that this was achieved through the exceptional teamwork and attention to detail by TVEP, its contractors and subcontractors, which followed the correct safety procedures.
“TVI does not compromise on safety. Safety governs every aspect of how we do business. I am very proud of our impressive achievement and I would like to acknowledge the determination and hard work of the project management team, contractors, subcontractors and site workers for making this incredible milestone possible. I would like to congratulate the team for a job well done and I’m looking forward to more man hours without LTI,” Smith said.
“Considering the size of the project and the large number of different contractors and people on site (over 2,000), achieving this milestone was a real challenge. The keys to this success were teamwork, timely and effective intervention with a variety of tools that include toolbox sessions and safety walks, safety rewards for all the workers and site management of all contractors involved,” he added.
Safety is a top priority of the project with the TVI site team, project engineers, and contractor Galing Power & Energy Construction Co., Inc. and its subcontractors, SB Construction and EEI Corporation, working together to ensure a zero-harm work environment for everyone.
The TVEP is expected to provide additional base load power that will support the continued growth of Cebu and the rest of the Visayas.