Energy they started working for us .”
Lucas has learned the best way to achieve this begins with a deep 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 adhere to the rules and actually causes a mess , putting a blight on the whole industry ,” Sweeting said . “ We certainly don ’ t want to be the company that gives some of the industry ’ s detractors a reason to be extremely negative about its ability to self-regulate .” This is particularly important , since Lucas often works on leases which are owned and operated by other companies .
“ Whoever it may be , we need to show that we have a system where we can regulate and demonstrate our group ’ s performance and the ability to actually mesh and uphold the standard they have committed to the local community or the government ,” Sweeting said .
Working Better Together Maintaining these high standards is important to Lucas , since they work with a lot of different partners across various industries . On the pipeline side , Lucas has had a joint venture for 17 years and counting with onshore pipeline and facilities contractor Spiecapag .
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