STRONG LEADERSHIP ENSURES CONTRACTOR SAFETY AT TITAN DuPont Sustainable Solutions

Titan Cement Company S.A., one of the leading cement producers in the world, began building a new cement manufacturing line in Beni Suef, Egypt. The company faced several challenges from the onset:

Senior management was

adamant that this

be built without any

safety incidents.

€150 MILLION INVESTMENT

FOCUSING ON SAFETY WHILE MEETING THE PROJECT DEADLINETo strengthen safety protocols and bridge contractor cultural gaps, Titan

brought in DuPont Sustainable Solutions (DSS). DSS tackled the project in

4 stages, through a Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle.

THE RESULTS

1,300+ people working

on the site with little or

no experience of working

to high safety standards.

Conduct a pre-start up review to ensure all necessary safety checks were

performed and that the line would start up without any issues.

ACT

ZERO LOST TIME INCIDENTS IN 6.5 MILLION MAN HOURSTight control of contractor

and sub-contractors

through

CLEAR COMMUNICATION AND LEADERSHIP

Construction completed

ON TIME

Lasting change to

and procedures within

Titan

SAFETY HABITS

Align all parties with Titan

safety performance

expectations via visible

management commitment:

PLAN• Outline roles and responsibilities

• Create communication channels

• Implement health and safety management

system

• Prepare project objectives through

statistical metrics and key performance

indicators

Relied on contractors

who sub-contracted

the work to local

Egyptian firms

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“ We were working in a hot climate, with a French contractor and local Egyptian sub-contractors who had a completely different mindset. The cultural differences were huge.”

Titan Project Manager, Michael Barboutis

Set up a contractor safety

management training program

to create requirements for

common construction high

hazard activities, including:

DO• Inspections

• A new Permit to Work system

• Reporting and orientations for the

sub-contractors

Provide regular field support

through:

CHECK• Monthly on-site observation and systematic

field audits to assess safety implementation

• Technical advice on hazards as they arose

during the different project phases

• Customized, functional safety training events

to review and tackle deficiencies discovered

during field tours, as well as any new systems

as they were introduced in the project

No local staff to

supervise this

project on-site