A key partnership at the Sellafield nuclear complex has reached a major milestone – over10 million hours without an incident.
It means the Programme and Project Partners has become one of the safest infrastructure programmes in UK industry.
Teams working on its projects have worked without a reportable injury disease and dangerous occurrence, known as RIDDOR.
Safety statistics are recorded across four categories at Sellafield – nuclear, radiological, environmental, and conventional.
Performance in nuclear, radiological, and environment was described as good in the last reporting period, with conventional requiring improvement.
Andy Sharples, Sellafield Ltd projects director, said: “At Sellafield, our purpose is to create a clean and safe environment for future generations.
“Making sure our colleagues go home safe every day is the single most important thing we do.
“I’m proud of the focus on health, safety, and wellbeing that the PPP partnership has brought to Sellafield.
“Of course, our projects aren’t the only activity taking place at Sellafield and it’s equally important that we continue to improve our conventional safety performance across the rest of the site.”
Duncan Elliot, head of PPP, added: “PPP’s combined culture of care has led us to this industry leading milestone. Our people are making more safety observations, stopping work when things don’t seem safe, and looking out for each other as they deliver some of the most important work in the country.
“This achievement is testament to the teamwork between all our partners and supply chain who hold health, safety and wellbeing at the heart of everything we do. Collaboration has been key to reaching this milestone together.”
The PPP model was set up in 2019 with the purpose of transforming major project delivery at the Sellafield nuclear site.
The partnership brings together KBR, Jacobs, Morgan Sindall Infrastructure, Altrad Babcock and Sellafield Ltd to deliver a 20-year pipeline of major infrastructure projects to support the decommissioning of Sellafield and to create a clean and safe environment for future generations.
Current major projects being delivered by PPP include the Sellafield Product and Residue Store Retreatment Plant, SIXEP Continuity Plant and Replacement Analytical Project.
