TRAC Capability – Jersey Electricity Powerstation

The power station has historically had asbestos removal in the last century together with removal of Boilers 1 and 2 and allied Steam Turbines 1 & 2. The asbestos removal operations were carried out at that time to the current standards and pipework relagged with non-asbestos insulation which covered remaining asbestos residues and which have been also been identified to the adjoining wall surfaces.

The steam generation was by burning heavy fuel oil which needed to be heated in order to flow through the pipes hence a significant length and quantity of the station’s pipework was and is heavily insulated steam then fed to the turbines which then generated the electricity.

Equipment being removed:

• Boilers 3,4,7 & 8
• Steam Turbines 6, 7 & 8,
• All old pipework from the fuel rooms to the furthest boiler and turbine being removed including high level tanks approximately 30 metres high within the generating hall.
• All pipes and equipment excluding boiler and Turbine 8 has asbestos insulation residues, Boiler 8 and Turbine 8 has unlicensed Gaskets and seals.

Since the original Build of the Station in the 1960’s some of the structures have been supplemented with metal columns and steelwork for access and maintenance, with open metal walkway gratings in addition to the original concrete columns, walkways and original cable trays.  Some of the cable trays have not been touched since the 1960’s and have a significant layer of dust containing loose fibre ACM’s, which over time have has solidified with atmospheric dampness into a hardened crusty surface.  The gratings have significant crevices which are challenging to clean.

Health and Safety Project Co-Ordinator (HSPC) Role

The Health and Safety (Management in Construction) (Jersey) Regulations 2016 came into force on the 1st of October 2016. The regulations set out a number of detailed requirements for ensuring health and safety in the construction industry, by requiring risks to be systematically identified and controlled.

The regulations deal with the planning, organisation, control, monitoring, and review of health and safety throughout the whole construction process, from initial concept and design through to eventual demolition of a building or structure.

The role of the HSPC is to provide the client with a key project advisor in respect of construction health and safety risk management matters. Through early involvement with clients and designers.

The TRAC HSPC role includes:

• Notification to the Health & Safety Inspectorate of the construction project in accordance with Regulation 9. Where necessary the HSPC must also update notifications.
• Advising and assisting the client in order to help them comply with their duties.
• Co-ordinate the health and safety aspects of the design work to check that appropriate design risk management procedures have been used to eliminate or reduce hazards during the design process, and that the different design elements work together without causing danger.
• Facilitate effective communication, and manage the flow of information between the client, designers and contractors.
• Facilitate effective cooperation and coordination between all parties involved in the project.
• Liaise with the principal contractor regarding any ongoing aspects of the design and ensure that sufficient information has been provided by the designer on any significant residual risks, which will need to be managed during construction.
• Identify and collect the relevant pre-construction information and advise the client if any specific action needs to be taken eg. commissioning additional asbestos surveys as is the case at the power station, to fill any significant gaps. Pass on any parts of the pre-construction information to those involved with the construction phase of the project that are relevant to their work.
• Prepare and update a relevant, user friendly health and safety file suitable for future use once the construction phase has finished.