Even with adjustments and additions to workplace protocols, Aboitiz Construction has again achieved safety milestones for two of its ongoing construction projects. The company clocked in a total of 1.6 million safe manhours without lost-time injury between January 2019 and July 2020 for its ongoing Tecnimont and JGC Philippines Joint Ventures (TJJV) project in Simlong, Batangas. Another 1 million safe man-hours without a lost-time incident has been recorded for its Carmen Copper Corporation (CCC) project site in Toledo, Cebu on June 25, 2020.
TJJV Project Site
The TJJV project site team heads—Rommel B. Yu as Project Manager, with Ric M. Ofqueria, Construction Manager for PE-3 Area; Andrino T. Inot, Construction Manager for PPx Area; Ambrosio L. Ompad, Jr., HSE-Lead; and Manuel E. Rapirap, the site’s QC/QA Manager—recognized the valuable roles and contributions of each worker of the project team.
More than this safety milestone recognition, being able to perform our work safely despite the threat of COVID-19 is one of our biggest blessings. We look forward to the next milestones we will achieve together as a team!
– Ambrosio L. Ompad Jr., HSE-Lead & Safety Senior Supervisor, Aboitiz Construction
As the subcontractor, Aboitiz Construction has deployed 859 general workers and staff for the construction of the JG-Summit Stage 1 expansion project of TJJV. Work on the project started on January 7, 2019 and is expected to be completed on January 2021.
CCC Project Site
Meanwhile, the CCC project site is headed by Ernesto A. Cantila as Project Manager and supported by team leaders Carlos L. Pansacala Jr., Safety Inspector II, and Arneliza Vizcayno, QA/QC I. Other team leaders on-site have also given full credit to Aboitiz Construction’s project team for their teamwork, competency, and consistent enforcement of safety regulations and procedures towards obtaining this milestone.
We have been doing our best to attain this milestone achievement together with the whole team. We look forward to another milestone!
– Ernesto A. Cantila, CCC Project Manager, Aboitiz Construction
Aboitiz Construction is the main contractor for the Biga Pit Tailings Storage Facility of CCC, as well as the installation of 4.35-kilometer piping line, pumphouse building, and structural supports. The project started in May 2018 and completed in July 2020.
Given that extra safety measures were also put in place to contain the spread of COVID-19 on-site, these milestones are a testament to the dedication of Aboitiz Construction to uphold a culture of safety and in building a habit of excellence in the workplace and among its team members. The company continuously upholds its promise of building a better future together. (Click here to know more about Aboitiz Construction’s on-site safety measures amid the pandemic.)
Aboitiz Construction, Inc., together with its international arm, Aboitiz Construction International, Inc., is the construction arm of Aboitiz & Company, with a 45-year track record in delivering quality, safe, reliable and on-time projects for its various local and international customers in the industrial, infrastructure, energy and utilities and other commercial industries.
