understand of what the project entails .
“ The fact is , if an employee understands the task they ’ re about to perform , the risk in that task , how to avoid it , and if we give them the skills to do so , not only will they be safe and have some control over their own safety , we ’ ve found that 9 times out of 10 , it ’ s the most efficient way to do the job ,” Sweeting said . “ You don ’ t need to focus on safety by itself ; you need to focus on the task and where the risks lie . By doing that , safety and productivity go along as one — they ’ re very much joined at the hip .”
Another major concern of Lucas ’ is the environment , especially when it comes to extensive pipeline jobs . “ We ’ re constructing on sites that we have total responsibility for so it ’ s very important to us that we meet those standards ,” Sweeting said .
While having high environmental standards gives Lucas a better chance of getting more jobs in Australia , they aim to be an exemplar for the industry as a whole . “ Part of the problem is when you find a company that doesn ’ t
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Meers Contracting Services is a small family owned company who have being involved in the gas and waterline pipeline construction industry throughout Australia since late 80 ’ s .
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