AUSTRALIA
Hunter Valley site
Coal Handling and Preparation Plant ( CHPP ) in Hunter Valley , Australia .
Ravensworth north coal project : Known as the Ravensworth north coal project , the project required the relocation of a 330kV Transgrid transmission line requiring 48 new towers plus construction of a new 66 / 11kV substation , relocation of a 66kV Ausgrid transmission line and various overhead and underground HV works including all 11kV site wide reticulation .
To complete the project as efficiently as possible , the company set up a partnership with Xstrata
Coal and Downer .
“ We set up an alliance partnership between Downer , QCC and Xstrata Coal to form a good working relationship that can provide all these operations ,” says Swanson .
“ Our teams were onsite for two and a half years delivering two million site hours with over 650 people onsite at the peak of construction . Importantly no lost time injuries were incurred and the project recorded a total recordable injury frequency rate ( TRIFR ) of 5.7 .”
The company ’ s alliance with Glencore dates back to 2009 when the QCC began assisting in the
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