The standard and range of facilities at KN`s newly

The standard and range of facilities at KN’s newly opened camp in Sulaibiya has raised
the bar for labour accommodation in the Arabian Gulf region.
CONTENTS
Message from the DMD
Projects
4 Operations News
8 EUCH Wins First Contract
8 Three Million Accident Free Man-hours
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11 One Million Man-hours without an LTI
12 Aromatics Project
Corporate Developments
2 Sulaibiya Opens
9 Going Live with ERP
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Corporate Social Responsibility
10 Letter from Lebanon
Learning and Development
14 Summer Training for Novice Engineers
Events
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15 Environmental Delegates Visit Sulaibiya WWT&RP
Health, Safety and Environment
16 Scaffolding Safety
16 KN Bags GM Rolling Trophy
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16 Audit: 97% Safety Score
People
15 New Faces
17 Employees of the Quarter
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CONTACT US
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to which comments and contributions should also be sent.
Message from the DMD
One of our core values at Kharafi National is that we have a fiduciary responsibility
to safety, health and the environment. This means that we have a duty of care to the
communities in which we operate. I am proud to state that this duty was executed in an
exemplary, indeed heroic, manner by KN staff during the recent war on Lebanon.
We are a socially responsible corporation. We are committed to contributing to economic
development and to improving the quality of life of our workforce, their families, local
communities and society at large. When taking corporate decisions we are sensitive to the
needs of all KNÊs stakeholders owners, customers, suppliers, employees, and, not least,
the people among whom we operate.
All KN projects, whether in the oil and gas, civil construction or industrial sectors, contribute
to the economic and social development of the countries where we have a presence.
That we consider ourselves full partners in our local communities was illustrated when we
continued, on a 24/7 basis, to operate and maintain the electro-mechanical systems at the
Clemenceau Medical Clinic in Beirut, which were vital in keeping that hospital functioning
during the war.
As youÊll read elsewhere in this issue, our FM staff at the Lebanese University Campus
established a shelter for displaced persons, while their area the southern suburbs of Beirut
was under continuous aerial bombardment. Not only did they risk their lives but the LUC
shelter, which was housing 1,000 refugees at its peak, was considered the best resourced
and managed in Lebanon.
Our humanitarian response in Lebanon was the right thing to do, the only thing to do.
Indeed, it was what the core principles under which this company operates oblige us to
do. The cost of paying our staff in Lebanon in full for July and August, when many could
not get to work because of the war, counts for nothing compared to the risk our employees
took in doing the right thing when it had to be done.
I wish to take this opportunity to thank sincerely all those who remained voluntarily at
their posts during the war on Lebanon and turned in such an exemplary humanitarian effort.
Gentlemen, you did KN proud.
Samer G Younis
Deputy Managing Director
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CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS
Sulaibiya Opens
The unprecedented expansion of Kharafi National, both in terms of turnover and number of projects, over the last few
years has put enormous strain on the company’s resources. To provide the breadth and flexibility to continue expanding
the scope and range of its activities, KN is constructing new facilities. The first of these, a new accommodation camp
in Sulaibiya, is already operational.
K
harafi National is creating three major facilities for its own use in Mina
Abdullah, Shuaiba and Sulaibiya, Kuwait.
These include a new head office complex,
vastly expanded fabrication and equipment facilities, and several accommodation
camps. The company is carrying out the entire construction of these facilities itself.
residence. Designed for 2,640 employees,
the camp has ten accommodation units,
each with 40 rooms, five ablution buildings,
and four recreational areas, as well as a
prayer hall.
Its new facilities in Sulaibiya consist of an
a warehouse, which is nearing completion,
and an accommodation camp which has
just been opened.
This state-of-the-art accommodation facility
was designed and built by KNÊs Facility
Management. It contains everything one
would expect to find in a self-supporting
village, with the exception of commercial
shops. The design has several notable features.
Indeed, the first occupants of KNÊs new
camp at Sulaibiya, which covers a total
area of 55,000sq m, have already taken up
To give a sense of social harmony, the
rooms have been clustered within the buildings to allow plenty of space for social gath-
erings and easily accessible service areas.
The size and shape of each room has been
designed to maximize space while accommodating a complete set of furniture.
This internal feeling of spaciousness is
emphasized by the pedestrian walkways
which are wide enough to accommodate
fire trucks in case of emergency.
Sulaibiya camp caters for the differing
tastes of its multi-national residents by serving a variety of ethnic cuisines. These include Arab, Asian vegetarian and non-vegetarian, Filipino, Thai and Romanian food.
The kitchen facilities have been designed to
serve several thousand residents more than
At Sulaibiya accommodation camp a feeling of spaciousness is emphasized by the pedestrian walkways which are wide enough to accommodate fire trucks
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The construction of sports facilities is on-going
Spacious kitchens for multi-ethnic cuisine
A full range of superior laundry facilities
Excellent primary medical care
the campÊs current accommodation capacity. This will allow the output of meals to be
expanded easily as the camp is extended
which seems inevit-able given the on-going expansion of KN while maintaining
the high standards enjoyed currently by
residents.
As well as full laundry facilities, the camp
contains medical facilities to provide primary and preventative care for residents and
a small fleet of ambulances to cater for any
emergencies.
KN provides transport by bus to and from
work sites and a regular service for trips to
Kuwait City. Residents can also use the onsite cashierÊs office for the payment of salaries and to undertake other transactions.
Residents enjoy clean, spacious and comfortable dining
The recreational needs of residents of
Sulaibiya camp will eventually be catered
for in full. The construction of sports areas
for football, cricket, basketball, and volley
ball is ongoing.
The standard and range of facilities provided for residents at KNÊs new camp in
Sulaibiya more than meets international
standards and has raised the bar for labour accommodation in the Arabian Gulf
region.
Next issue: KNÊs new facilities in Mina
Abdullah and Shuaiba
Regular bus services to work and to town
The prayer hall at Sulaibiya camp
Traditional relaxation at Sulaibiya camp
Nutritious food served hygienically
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PROJECTS
Operations News
Despite the disruption of the July war in Lebanon, after which KN was
praised for its humanitarian assistance, the company continues to be very
busy. KN’s insistence on strict safe-working procedures continues to garner
praise and awards from major clients.
Lebanon
KNÊs operations in Lebanon were severely
compromised by the war that began on the
12th July and continued until the 14th August 2006.
Construction work on the Four Seasons Hotel at Mina El-Hosn on the Corniche in Beirut, which is being built by MAK on behalf
of Kingdom Beirut SAL and for which KN
has the contract to supply, install, test and
commission the electrical and mechanical
works, was suspended for the duration of
the conflict in order to avoid endangering
workers during severe bombing. The work
has since recommenced and the project is
still on schedule for substantial completion
during the first quarter of 2007.
Since the 105-bed hospital run by the
Clemenceau Medical Centre in Beirut
opened in mid-2005, KN has been operating and maintaining its electro-mechanical
systems on a contract that runs until the end
of May 2007. The scope of work includes
operating, maintaining and ensuring the
safety of the facilityÊs electrical, HVAC and
plumbing systems and generator sets, all
of which are vital in keeping the hospital
functioning. KNÊs Facility Management team
continued to man the site on a 24/7 basis
and ensured that the hospitalÊs operations
remained uninterrupted throughout the conflict.
KNÊs Facility Management has been managing the facilities at the Lebanese University
Campus (LUC) in Hadeth on a three-year
contract since October 2005. The LUC
is a multi-disciplinary campus that houses
10 faculties and 18 service buildings in
a protected and landscaped environment
integrated into the metropolis of southern
Beirut. KNÊs scope of work includes all
electro-mechanical operation and maintenance, security, cleaning and landscape
management.
Despite the intense bombing of southern
Beirut, FM continued to fulfill its contractual
obligations. At the same time the company
was busy organizing and operating a
shelter for approximately 1,000 displaced
Lebanese on the campus (see Letter from
Lebanon) which has been highly praised as
the best managed in Lebanon.
The Gambia
The new Sheraton hotel, located in Brufut
about 10km from the international airport
in The Gambia, West Africa, hosted the
African Summit during the last week of
June and the first week of July, 2006.
New Sheraton Hotel
Civil work on the hotel, which is owned by
the Kharafi Group and is being constructed
by MAK, began in May 2004. KN has
the electro-mechanical contract and began
work in October 2004.
The Kharafi Group’s new Sheraton Hotel in The Gambia is a stunning reflection of African architectural
traditions.
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The Sheraton is a resort-type hotel in an
African-style design. All its 190 rooms,
six suites and presidential suite overlook
the Atlantic Ocean where the hotel has a
swimming pool and its own private beach.
In addition to a health club and spa, it
contains extensive grounds and a variety
of local and international restaurants. As
well as six function rooms for about 300
persons, the hotel has the largest conference facilities in The Gambia, including
a purpose-built conference room that can
accommodate about 500 people.
KNÊs scope of work includes the supply
and installation of the medium and low
voltage switchgear, transformers, all power and lighting, the earthing and lightening system, all HVAC systems, as well as
all domestic water, sprinkler, sewage and
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan attended the African Summit at the Kharafi Group’s new Sheraton Hotel in
The Gambia in June-July 2006
utilities networks. The scope includes supervising client-nominated subcontractors
for the telephone system, data system, fire
alarm system, public address system, TV
network, building management system,
boilers, domestic water pumps and diesel
tanks and pumps.
The design of the Sheraton has been
praised for its authenticity in reflecting African architectural traditions. Following a
promise made to HE Yahya Jammeh, the
president of The Gambia, the new hotel
was opened in time to host 52 heads of
state at the African Summit.
Facility Management
Facility Management are constructing and
commissioning new electrical sub-stations
at Kharafi Villas in Bidaa, Kuwait.
Kharafi Villas
The Villas are undergoing significant
expansion with the addition of several
new houses and a banqueting hall. Facility
Management will be relocating and
upgrading the existing MEW substations,
Bidaa 23 and Bidaa 3, in order to cope
with the increased power demands for the
new buildings.
To replace the existing sub-stations entailed
detailed negotiations with the MOE(EW)
but official approval for the changes, which
will affect the national grid and distribution
of electricity in Kuwait, was eventually received. The transformer capacity of Bidaa
23 will be increased from the existing two
1,250KVA transformers to three 1,600KVA
transformers, and the two 1,000KVA transformers in Bidaa 3 will be replaced with
four 1,600KVA transformers. The emergency generators at these sub-stations are
also being replaced with high capacity
1,600KVA stand-by generators. The scope
of work includes all necessary cabling to
connect the sub-stations to the new loads.
The work is technically challenging. A
completely new cabling network has to be
installed. To keep the disturbance to residents to an absolute minimum, the routing
of the cables has been carefully planned
and the service entrance will be at the main
entrance of the villas. To facilitate landscaping in front of the villas, Bidaa 3 will be
an underground sub-station, while the other
sub-station will be constructed near the
sea-shore. The cables from the sub-stations
will also be buried, including where they
cross the roads, except where they enter
the individual villas. When the trenches for
the cables are being dug, the main road
and the entrance to the villas will have to
be partially blocked and there is a risk that
existing services will be cut during excavation.
Another challenge is to maintain a continuous supply of power to the villas while the
works are in progress, especially during the
physical transfer to the new power supply,
as instructed by KNÊs Director General prior
to the commencement of operations. The
civil works are at the same level of complexity as the rest of the scope. A network
of underground trenches, as well as an
underground chamber to shelter Bidaa 3
sub-station, means that careful excavation
to keep existing utilities intact will be necessary.
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PROJECTS
Industrial Maintenance
Operations
Industrial Maintenance has recently expanded its operational presence by acquiring several new and interesting projects from the Ministry of Energy (Electricity
& Water).
Under a five-year contract KN will be
maintaining the instrumentation and control systems at Doha West Power Plant,
in Kuwait. The scope of work includes all
necessary maintenance and upgrading
works on the power station systems. KN
will also be supplying technical manpower and carrying out scheduled shut-down
repair activities.
Another five-year contract, entailing the same
scope of work, has been awarded to ABJ
for the maintenance of the instrumentation
and control systems in Shuwaikh Distillation
Station, Kuwait.
KN will be replacing the acid battery system
in Al Zour Power & Water Distillation Plant
in southern Kuwait. The scope of work for
this one-year contract includes the supply,
installation, and commissioning of the main
backup batteries for the steam units. The new
installation involves the latest technology in
refilling systems for acid batteries, the first
time these advanced systems will be used
in Kuwait and the Arabian Gulf.
The construction and maintenance of electrical chambers at Al-Atraf brackish water
field in Kuwait has been awarded to KN
under a two-and-a-half year contract. The
scope of work covers the civil, mechanical and electrical works for the construction and maintenance of sixty-seven well
chambers. This is a new type of project
for KN and is very significant because it
will position the company neatly for further
opportunities that are expected to arise in
this and many related areas in the near
future.
Power, Water & Building
Services
KNÊs reputation for quality operation and
maintenance has enabled Power, Water &
Building Services to secure a wide variety
of work from public authorities in Kuwait in
recent months.
Al-Hamra & Firdous mixed-use complex under construction in downtown Kuwait City
Commercial & Industrial
Al Hamra & Firdous Mixed-use Complex
is a prestigious building venture currently
under construction in Sharq, Kuwait.
Al Hamra & Firdous Complex
This mixed use complex is being built by
Ahmadiah Contracting & Trading Company on behalf of Al-Hamra Real Estate
Company. The complex will consist of a
77-floor tower, a multi-storey shopping
mall and a car park for all users of the
complex.
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The car park is one construction package
out of three. With a total constructed area
of 66,000sq m, the car park will have 11
floors 2 basement floors, a ground floor,
seven floors above ground and a parking
roof. KN has the contract to supply, install,
test and commission the HVAC, plumbing
and electrical works in the Car Park building, which will be followed by a two-year
maintenance period. The project, which
commenced on the 15th March 2006,
is on schedule for completion on the 2nd
December 2006.
Two one-and-a-half year contracts from the
Ministry of Energy (E&W) will require KN
to repair low pressure ground cables and
to extend these cable to new consumers in
the Salmiya area and in Western Area B.
In both contracts the scope of work covers
all excavation work, recovery of old cables
and the laying of new cables and refinishing, and includes emergency work when
required.
KN has signed a three-year contract with
the same ministry to maintain the street
lighting equipment throughout Hawally
Governorate. The scope of work includes
the replacement of poles where necessary,
laying power-cable, testing and commissioning.
A contract to construct, finish and maintain
the street lighting in the suburb of Abdullah
Al-Mubarak has been secured from the
Public Authority for Housing Welfare. KN
will supply all street lighting equipment and
materials, erect the poles and connect them
Ahmadi Hospital was opened in April 1960
for the treatment of KOC employees but for
the last twenty years it has been open to
all oil sector employees and their families.
The hospital, which has 160 beds, two
operating theatres and an out-patients department, delivers the full range of medical
services, from obstetrics to surgery.
Maintenance at Al-ahmadi Hospital in Kuwait takes skill and experience
to the power supply, test and commission,
and then maintain the lighting system for
two years.
The Ministry of Energy (E&W) has contracted with KN for emergency repair works to
damaged 11KV medium pressure and land
cables, plus related civil works in North Kuwait. The extensive all-inclusive scope of
work of this one-and-a-half year contract
requires KN to use micro-tunneling for the
trenchless crossing of cables.
A two-and-a-half year contract to maintain
the 7th Ring Road and its fly-overs, entry
and exit roads has been secured from the
Ministry of Public Works. The scope of work
includes secondary maintenance, ie damage repairs, and primary maintenance, the
replacement of asphalt, kerb-stones, manholes, gullies and storm water pipes. KN
is also required to undertake emergency
repairs as needed and to construct several
parking lots.
Ahmadi Hospital, Kuwait
Since February 2000 KN has been operating and maintaining Ahmadi Hospital on
behalf of KOC (Kuwait Oil Company). This
contract was renewed in February 2004
for a further four years. The project keeps
78 full-time KN staff busy on a 24/7 basis.
KNÊs scope of work covers the routine and
preventative maintenance of all electrical
and mechanical works, HVAC systems,
instrumentation for medical gas, fire alarm
and fire-fighting systems, and bio-medical
equipment. The scope includes the procurement of all materials and spare parts, as
well as performance-measured jobs such
as the modification and renovation of civil
works.
For all KN staff working at Ahmadi Hospital, the safety of patient-care is of paramount
importance. In order to ensure that all vital
hospital systems are maintained according
to strict schedules, KN uses MAXIMO, a
maintenance management software that
integrates all the functions into one easy-touse, highly reliable comprehensive system.
As always with KN, safe working is also
a priority. In this respect, since February
2000, the operation and maintenance
team at Ahmadi Hospital have worked continuously for 24 hours a day without any
lost time due to accidents.
KNDU
During September 2006, KN Dealership
Unit delivered a unique order to PAAFR,
the Public Authority for Agriculture and Fish
Resources a soil sample collector and
testing machine especially imported from
AMS of the USA. KN is the sole distributor
of AMS products in Kuwait.
The AMS Power Probe 9500D, which will
be mounted on a Ford 4WD truck, has a
drilling augur with a diameter that can be
varied from 4 to 8 inches and a drilling
depth of 1.5 to 6 metres. The order is significant and demonstrates KNÊs ability to
source whatever is needed by its clients.
KNDU delivers a unique soil sample collector and tester to PAAFR in Kuwait
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PROJECTS
Three Million
Accident Free
Man-hours on
Project 1234
..... despite extremely
hazardous working
conditions
EUCH Wins First Contract
The recently established Emirates Utilities Company Holding (EUCH) has
been awarded its first contract, a BOO agreement with the Abu Dhabi Municipality for the management of solid waste.
A
bu Dhabi Municipality has awarded
a 10-year BOO contract for the management of its solid waste to a consortium
made up of Aqua-Q, a joint venture between EUCH (76%) and private investors in
the UAE, and AMA. AMA, an Italian company which has expertise in all aspects of
the waste cycle, is the know-how partner.
EUCH is owned by Al-Qudra Holding of
the UAE and Utilities Development Company Holding (UDCH), a subsidiary of the
M A Kharafi Group and a sister unit within
KN.
will also obtain revenues from the sale of
recycled materials and green compost.
Under the agreement, EUCHÊs consortium
will acquire and operate the municipalityÊs
existing solid waste treatment and disposal
facilities and services, and will also have
to design, construct and operate additional
facilities. These additional facilities include
four green waste composting facilities, six
waste transfer stations, two sanitary waste
facilities and a sorting plant, as well as an
extension to an inert waste landfill facility.
Besides receiving a monthly service payment from the municipality, the consortium
The contract was signed during an official
ceremony held on the 11th Sept 2006 at
the offices of the Abu Dhabi Municipality.
The signing ceremony was attended by
Salah Al-Shamsi, Chairman Aqua-Q, and
Khaldoun Al-Mubarak, Chairman of Abu
Dhabi Municipality
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The waste management project aims at
preserving the environment by recycling the
2,300 tons of solid domestic waste generated in Abu Dhabi every day. The agreement is part of a wider programme to privatize the municipalityÊs management of solid
waste in the Greater Abu Dhabi Region
and the Western Region in the UAE, where
collection and transportation services are
already being successfully undertaken by
the private sector.
The signing of this contract is in line with
DMD Samer YounisÊ vision that 50% of
KNÊs future projects will be realized through
KNÊs development arms, UDCH, EUCH in
the UAE, and KJHC in Jordan.
Project 1234, the provision of maintenance services at KNPCÊs Mina Abdullah
refinery, reached 3,000,000 accident
free man-hours in August 2006.
This significant milestone was achieved by
850 personnel in 44 different categories
who are working every day in the midst of
considerable hazards.
The team undertakes tasks such as welding, handling hot coke dust and attending high-speed turbo machines, often in
confined spaces, in an environment that
includes toxic gases, molten sulphur, and
explosive hydrocarbons.
This remarkable feat could not have been
achieved without the job safety analyses
undertaken for every critical job on project
1234, which were complemented by exhaustive training programmes, meticulous
tool box talks, and rigorous safety audits,
carried out by KNÊs HSE department.
A regular tool-box talk at KN
CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS
ERP – Going Live
Kharafi National is on the threshold of reaping the benefits that a welldesigned, properly constructed and correctly installed ERP system offers a
fast-growing organization. Our Go-Live stage is now in progress.
by Antoine El-Khoury, Corporate Director - HR & IT
K
NÊs Oracle ERP project, which will integrate all functions across the company
into a single computer system serving the
needs of all operating units, has already
entered the final stages of implementation,
going-live. Going-live has been divided
into two phases.
During the first phase four major modules,
Financials, HRMS, Projects and SupplyChain, are going live. This phase started
on the 19th August in FAD and PCSD, and
a week later in HRD and Procurement. The
second phase will consist of three main
modules, Enterprise Asset Management,
Manufacturing and Order Management,
for which implementation too has already
started.
A significant benefit is
that business owners
and key users now
have a corporate-wide
understanding of how
KN functions.
OracleÊs ERP system has already brought
several benefits to KN. During the first
stage of the project we described and
documented our business processes in fine
detail. In doing so, we streamlined existing
functions to make them more efficient and
discovered more effective ways of performing many tasks. Now our employees know
exactly what they are doing and why they
are doing it.
During the mapping stage we matched our
requirements to the functionalities provided
by Oracle ERP. A significant benefit is that
business owners and key users now have a
corporate-wide understanding of how KN
functions, not just of their own functional areas. Another benefit is that we now have
technologically savvy people who can
work together in cross-functional teams to
overcome the limitations of computerized
systems.
During going-live, data is being transferred from the old systems to the new unified system. These data transfers have to
be verified for 100% accuracy and some
manual inputting is necessary. At the same
time, end-user training is on-going, as is
testing and final debugging. Some units
have already begun running the new system and their old manual systems side-byside a best-practice start-up technique to
ensure that the new system is operating as
planned before the old system ceases to
be used.
The going-live phase entails much effort
from everyone in getting the system just
right. But once it is fully operational users
will have access to information, not previously available, that fulfills their business
needs. The tremendous benefits of a unified system are recognized by most major
international companies but not KNÊs local competitors. Oracle ERP will put us far
ahead of our competitors.
As Tom Finby our Corporate Finance Director has said many times: ÂWe are investing in the future, part of the US$100,000
investment in resources KN is currently
making. Since 2000 we have been experiencing dynamic corporate growth and
Oracle ERP is vitally necessary to enable
us to undertake the rapid expansion in our
projects over the new few years.Ê
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CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Letter
from
Lebanon
DMD Samir Younis issued clear
instructions that no expense
or effort was to be spared in
providing whatever humanitarian
assistance was needed to the
displaced families as regards
food, medical assistance, childcare and a clean and hygienic
environment. To meet this
challenge many of our people
volunteered to remain on the
campus 24 hours a day.
T
he Lebanese University Campus is close
to the southern suburbs of Beirut which
were a main target of the air raids during
the recent war on Lebanon. Thus security
and safety were on-going concerns during
the crisis, while KN Facility Management
had to continue maintaining the campus. In
addition, about 1,000 displaced persons
sought refuge in LUC.
DMD Samir Younis issued clear instructions
that no expense or effort was to be spared
in providing whatever humanitarian assistance was needed to the displaced families
as regards food, medical assistance, childcare and a clean and hygienic environment.
To meet this challenge many of our people
volunteered to remain on the campus 24
hours a day.
We established a medical centre and arranged for doctors to examine the refugees.
We allocated quarantine areas in case
there was an outbreak of disease, as can
happen during war-time. We also dedicated a car and driver for emergencies.
To take care of the practical needs of the displaced persons we used the campus bakery
to make manaqueesh (thyme pizzas) on a
daily basis. We organized a team of cooks
from among the refugees and provided
them with kitchen utensils and, in addition to
what was provided by the High Committee
for Emergency Aid, the food they needed to
prepare meals. To keep up the spirits of the
children, who were especially distressed by
the war, we distributed sweets, juices and
Left to right: Eng Krecor Kechkorian (Laceco), Supvr Deeb Al-Moula (KN), Eng Ghassan El-Hage (KN), and Eng
Bilal Ali Mohamad (Laceco).
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toys on several occasions.
One of the biggest problems encountered
in refugee camps is the spread of disease
due to poor hygiene. To avoid this problem we made sure that all areas were
maintained in immaculate condition, that
garbage was collected and disposed of
correctly, and that disinfectants were used
assiduously in bathrooms and kitchens. We
modified the on-site bathrooms so that they
could be used to take showers and made
sure that all LUC guests were adequately
supplied with toiletries and other sanitary
materials.
During the crisis we provided a complete
security service at LUC. Many of the apartment blocks two to three kilometers from the
campus were demolished by aerial bombing because the Israeli military believed
that these buildings harboured Lebanese
resistance forces. Through our stringent and
visible control of entry to the campus, in
coordination with local political representatives, LUC was spared from be-ing destroyed by bombing.
KN had the only team on the ground organizing and implementing this assist-ance
programme. As the focus of security and
humanitarian efforts at LUC, we developed
excellent relations with campus management, the High Committee for Emergency
Aid, representatives of local political parties, the Council for Development and Reconstruction (CDR) which is our client, and
our clientÊs representative, Laceco. The KN
team succeeded in providing the displaced
persons with the kindness, comfort and
succour they deserved and in keeping the
campus buildings intact.
Our humanitarian and security efforts did
not affect our responsibilities to carry out our
contractual obligations to manage LUCÊs facilities, including all electro-mechanical operation and maintenance, landscaping and
the cleaning of the campus. All of these duties were performed and we are especially
proud that, despite the presence of large
numbers of displaced persons, there was
absolutely no deterioration in the condition
of the campus. Only a few functions, such
as the green field rehabilit-ation and some
painting works, fell into arrears. However a
recovery plan was put in place in coordina-
KN’s strong
presence, coupled
with our humane and
personal touch, had
a positive impact on
the refugees.
tion with Laceco and these tasks are now
back on schedule.
Here in Lebanon we are very proud of the
fact that ours was considered the best managed shelter for refugees. Indeed a special
British committee touring Beirut to get a firsthand view of the suffering of the local population was not taken to LUC because the
conditions on our campus would not have
elicited sympathy for displaced Lebanese.
According to the president of LUC, our shelter was by far the best kept of all those he
had visited. The CDC praised our efforts
in preserving the campus from destruction,
stating that LUC had been the second most
important project in Lebanon after the re-
cent modernization of the international airport, and had LUC been destroyed it would
have been a major setback for the country.
Such remarks made all of our efforts seem
very worthwhile. KNÊs strong presence,
coupled with our humane and personal
touch, had a positive impact on the refugees, the LUC, political parties and CDR as
well as on our own employees in Lebanon.
Our standing in the community and our
reputation as a socially responsible corporation has been enhanced.
Our sincerest thanks and appreciation go
to the DMD and senior management for
their wholehearted support, and to our staff
who performed valiantly under very tense
conditions. We would also like to express
our gratitude to the management of LUC for
contributing to the purchases made for the
refugees, to the CDR and Laceco for allowing us to receive the displayed persons and
for coordinating with us on a daily basis,
and to the local political representatives
who helped us ensure that the campus remained a peaceful refuge during the chaos
of war.
Ghassan El-Hage
Assistant Manager of Projects
Facilities Management
Lebanon
PROJECTS
One Million Man-hours without an LTI
he finalization of the original scope
of work on the contract to replace the
crude oil export system in northern Kuwait
with Petrofac on behalf of KOC, project
1227, was crowned for KN when the
company received a safety award from
KOC for attaining 1,000,000 without a
lost-time accident.
T
Al-Zaubi (senior engineer) and Jamal K
Karam (construction supervisor); FlourÊs Alex
Smith (project contract manager), Ron Sykes
(project engineer), and Bob Howlet (lead
construction engineer); as well as PetrofacÊs
Emad Shanan (vice president), Maher
Hussien (construction director), and Abdel
Elah Mustafa (construction manager).
A special ceremony to acknowledge this
achievement was held at the KOC Habara
Centre in Ahmadi, Kuwait, on the 19th July
2006. The event was attended by KOCÊs
Ahmed Al-Zaabi (team leader) Abdul Hadi
The award was accepted from Alex Smith of
Flour by MohÊd Farah (manager of projects),
on behalf of KN, with Michel Yasmine (project manager) and Fouad Kordahji (construction manager) in attendance.
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PROJECTS
Aromatics
Project
Kharafi
National’s
participation
in the
construction of
PIC’s aromatics
project in
south Kuwait
signals the
beginning of
the company’s
rise to a much
higher level of
contracting.
C
onstruction of KuwaitÊs new aromatics complex has already begun in
Shuaiba. The plant will use naphtha feedstock from KNPCÊs Mina Abdullah and
Shuaiba refineries to produce paraxylene
and benzene which are basic chemicals
from which a wide variety of products can
be produced.
Construction is being undertaken by TSK,
a consortium of Tecnimont of Italy and Sun
Kyong Engineering & Construction (SKEC)
of South Korea, on behalf of Kuwait Paraxylene Production Company (KPPC), a subsidiary of PIC.
TecnimontÊs scope of work within the consortium consists of the A2, A3 and A4
process areas, ie the xylene/parex unit,
the isomar unit and the SRU/pygas unit. It
also includes the offsite flare and tank farm
areas, main control room and substations,
and interconnecting pipe racks.
KN will be undertaking all civil and buildings
works, structural steel erection, mechanical
and electrical works installation, insulation
and painting, as well as pre-commissioning
and the supply of commissioning support
services, for the Tecnimont portion of the
project. Some of this work has been subcontracted to, among others, ABJ and MAK.
The work, which effectively began on the
1st February this year, will keep KN extremely busy until near the end of 2008
when the mechanical completion of all facilities within its scope of work will have
been reached.
The scale of the project is huge. ABJ will
fabricate 182,200dia ins of above and
under-ground piping, and 810mt of piping
support and other steel structures. However
KN will erect a total of 370,000dia ins of
piping. Nearly 11,000 piping joints will
require non-destructive testing using a variety of technologies including radiography.
KN will also be erecting 5,270mt of light,
heavy and medium steel structures and
12,550mt of equipment.
The ground-breaking ceremony for the Aromatics project on 1st March 2005
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All of this piping and equipment will require
approximately 121,230sq m of insulation,
and 111,330sq m of piping and supports will be painted. The civil works are
equally impressive. These will require the
excavation of 165,000cu m and nearly
162,000cu m of back-filling, and will consume about 86,000cu m of concrete and
pre-fabricated concrete slabs and paving.
KN will have a total of about 2,500 personnel working on this 34 month contract
at its peak, made up of approximately 200
non-manual staff and 2,300 manual labourers, including subcontractors and MAK
on the civil works.
Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) approved the Aromatics Project in mid- 2001.
The tendering process was long and arduous, as expected for a project of this size
and importance to the State. At an on-site
ceremony on the 1st March 2005 the
ground for the complex was officially broken by HE the Minister for Energy, Sheikh
Ahmad Fahd Al-Sabah.
The aromatics complex is a very significant
project for KN. It is the largest petrochemical construction project ever undertaken by
the company. The volume of work involved
may initiate a new insulation operating unit
within KN, which will add to the very wide
range of construction services the company
already offers, such as the fabrication of
piping and structural steel and the supply
of heavy construction equipment. The successful completion of this contract will put
the breadth and depth of KNÊs construction
capabilities firmly on a par with regional
leaders.
PIC’s Aromatics Project
KuwaitÊs new aromatics complex is owned
by Kuwait Paraxylene Production Company (KPPC), a subsidiary of PIC (Petroleum
Industries Company), the state-owned entity responsible for all petrochemical activities in the State of Kuwait. Once it is completed in 2008, ownership of the plant
will be transferred to the newly-established
Kuwait Aromatics Company KSC (KARO).
PIC will hold 80% of the shares of KARO.
The remaining 20% of KARO will be made
available to the general public through
Al-Qurain Company KSC, an investment
vehicle that will be quoted on the Kuwait
Stock Exchange.
The aromatics complex will take naphtha feedstock from the refineries at Mina
Abdullah and Shuaiba, which are owned
by KNPC (Kuwait National Petroleum
Company), which carries out all refining
activities in Kuwait. The naphtha will be
processed using technology licensed from
UOP LLC of Delaware in the USA. A simple flow-diagram of the processes is shown
below.
The main products will be paraxylene and
benzene. Secondary products will consist
of light naphtha, hydrogen, LPG, light ends
and heavy aromatics. The first three of
these secondary products will be sent back
to the refineries, while the light ends and
heavy aromatics will be used as a source of
fuel within the aromatics complex itself.
The complex will be able to produce
768,000mt of paraxylene a year for export. This liquid will be used to produce
terephthalic acid (TPA) which can then be
purified into phythalic anhydride (PTA). PTA
is the petrochemical used to make polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polyesters
which are widely used in packing and textile manufacturing. PET is the basic material
in plastic bottles for water and soft drinks.
When it reaches full production the complex will produce 325,000mt of benzene
annually. This will be sent to KuwaitÊs second olefin plant where it will be used to
make numerous compounds, such as styrene, phenol, cyclohexane, alkylbenzenes,
and chlorobenzenes. These compounds are
used to produce plastics, pharmaceuticals,
pesticides, and other chemical products,
which are so essential to modern life.
Kuwait is currently exporting its naphtha to
markets in Europe and Asia. The new aromatics complex will enable the State to add
significant value to its hydrocarbon resources by shifting its production of petrochemical derivatives further down-stream.
Project Brief
Aromatics Complex Project
Client
: Tecnimont, Italy
Owner
: Kuwait Aromatics Co
Project Number : 1265
Location
: Shuaiba, Kuwait
Start
: 1st February 2006
End
: 30th November 2008
Duration
: 34 months
Employees
: 2,500 at peak
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LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT
Summer Training for
Novice Engineers
by Rob Fogelman, Unit Head Learning & Development
K
harafi National hosted 18 student engineers to its annual summer training
programme, which ran from June 30th to
August 24th. This programme provided opportunities for these young men and women
to develop the professional skills they will
need in their future careers by gaining onthe-job experience in various projects and
departments.
This year, participants worked in a variety
of projects in Kuwait, the UAE and Lebanon. Due to the recent problems in Lebanon, Kharafi National extended the programme for the Lebanese students so that
that they could complete their interrupted
programme.
On their first two days, the students in Kuwait were given an orientation course on
KN and a briefing on safety and qual-ity
procedures by the HSE and QA&C departments. They were taken on site visits to our
Equipment Division, ABJ Fabrication Work-
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shop and IMTE. They also visited Sulaibiya
WWT&RP, which is operated and maintained by KN, where they were briefed
about the plant, shown around the laboratory and given a conducted tour.
Immediately after their orientation, they began training on their projects. Each project
had a mentor for the students, who guided
them through their training. The students
were required to prepare regular reports
and were visited once a week by the training unit to guide them on their activities and
check on their reports.
KNÊs summer training programme is designed to give us the opportunity to observe
the potential of these novice engineers and
evaluate them for possible inclusion in the
2007 Graduate Engineers Programme.
The students benefit from the chance to see
for themselves how a large company like
Kharafi National operates and to develop
the skills they need to succeed in their future
careers. Students from prior years have already joined as graduate engineers.
At the end of their training, the students
were evaluated and appraised by their
mentors. They submitted their final reports,
most of which were very comprehensive
- a commendable effort by all.
On the final day we had lunch and a debriefing session for them, when we took
the opportunity to thank them for being our
guests over the past eight weeks and to
present each student with a gift and certificate.
All the students gave positive feedback
about the training programme. The success of this yearÊs programme was due to
the combined efforts of many departments
and projects across KN. The HRD L&D
Unit would like to thank all those whose
contributions ensured a positive and rewarding experience for our young guests.
EVENTS
PEOPLE
NEW FACES AT KN
Guiseppe DÊInca
has been appointed
the operations
manager for P&C
Unit B. An Italian
technical engineer,
Guiseppe, who has
nearly 40 years of
experience in the
industry, worked
previously with ABB
Lummus Global in
the Netherlands.
Ahmad Khalil
Loubani has joined
as a senior project
manager for P&C
operations. Ahmad,
a Canadian with
a BSc in civil
engineering from
Alexandria University, previously
worked as a resident engineer for
ACE International in
the UAE
Environmental delegates visit
Sulaibiya WWT&RP
The First Environmental Gathering of the Gulf Cooperation Council took
place in Kuwait from 30th June to the 6th July 2006. Young delegates to the
gathering visited Sulaibiya WWT&RP.
T
he First Environmental Gathering was
organized by the Voluntarily Work
Center of Kuwait under the auspices of
Sheikha Amthal Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. Its
purpose was to spread awareness of environmental issues among the youth of the
GCC.
Young participants at the gathering visited Sulaibiya WWT&RP to see at firsthand how waste-water is treated and
reclaimed. The young visitors were given
an overview of the various techniques
biological treatment, ultra-filtration and
reverse osmosis (RO) being used to treat
and reclaim sewage water at Sulaibiya,
and then taken on a tour of the plant,
which contains one of the largest RO installations in the world.
Turki Al-Salom, a participant from Saudi Arabia, stated that he was very impressed by the Sulaibiya project and that
he hoped to see similar projects in other
GCC countries, especially his own. His
sentiments were echoed by his colleagues
at the gathering. All the young participants
were invited to join the Friends of the Environment Club which is affiliated to Sulaibiya
WWT&RP.
The positive role of the plant in protecting
the environment and preserving water resources in Kuwait was highlighted by the
visit, which was organized by the Ministry
of Public Works and by Utilities Development Company, a subsidiary of the Kharafi
Group, the main investor in the Sulaibiya
WWT&RP.
Eng Ahmad El-Morshad, an assistant undersecretary in the Ministry for Parliamentary
Affairs and vice president of the Volunteer
Work Center expressed this thanks to
Nasser Al-Kharafi, president of the Kharafi
Group, and to Kharafi National for their
support for the Campaign for Water Consumption Awareness of HH the Amir Sheikh
Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.
Peter Burger has
been appointed
HSE Manager for
the Facility Upgrade
Amalgamation A
Project. A South
African with 22
years experience in
health and safety
training and management, Peter joins
from JME/COC in
Qatar.
Tzvetan Kirov is the
new HSE Manager
for the Ethylene Glycol Project. With
an MSc in firefighting mechanics
and safety from the
University of MIA,
Sofia, in Bulgaria,
Tzvetan joins from
SNC-Lavalin.
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HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT
High Rise Scaffolding Safety
The highest scaffold tower ever constructed by KN was erected recently in
the Equate Petrochemical Plant in Shuaiba, Kuwait, without any lost time
accident or incident. How was this excellence in safety achieved?
by B Kandasamy, Corporate HSE Superintendent
T
he scaffold tower in the Equate Petrochemical plant is 74m high and has 19
platform levels. It was constructed around
the C2 Splitter unit in order to facilitate
maintenance works as part of project
#1217.
The base dimension of the highest scaffold
tower erected by KN is 17 x 17m. A total
of 12.75mt of materials were used in the
construction. The tower took 21,600 manhours to build and the entire operation
was carried out without any time lost
due to accidents, a very commendable
accomplishment.
This excellence in HSE performance was
achieved by raising the level of safety
awareness among employees through toolbox meetings and pre-start safety talks,
which were coupled with close and constant
inspection by the safety engineer who was
on site throughout the work.
We began by determining and evaluating
all potential risks during every phase of
construction before the work began, and
then establishing safe working methods
based on the hazards identified. Throughout
construction we made sure that adequate
resources and protective equipment to
ensure safe practices were available to
the crew, and provided continuous safety
training for every member of that workforce.
At the same time we supervised the work
constantly and closely to ensure that only
correct and safe working methods were
being used in practice, and intensified our
safety awareness campaign, rather than
relaxing, as the work progressed. Finally,
we implemented the scaffold inspection
system which included detailed interim
inspections as well as pre-use checks.
KNÊs success in erecting the tower without
an LTI is a testimony to the excellent results
our safety awareness campaigns and
insistence on safe-working at all times have
achieved over the last few years.
KN Bags GM Rolling Trophy Audit: 97% Safety Score
….. Best Safety Performance at KNPC-MAB Refinery
KN has been awarded the prestigious General ManagerÊs Rolling Trophy (GMRT) in KNPCÊs
Mina Abdullah Refinery, Kuwait,
for the year 2004-05 for excellence in health, safety and environment (SHE) standards. KN
was first among 17 contractors
working at the refinery.
ing in safety procedures,
safety audits, accident investigation procedures, participation in safety promotional programmes, and the reporting of
hazards and near misses.
KNÊs achievement on project
1234 is all the more noteworthy considering this was
The SHE criteria used to judge the first year in which the comthe winner of the GMRT include pany was involved in refinery
accident statistics, regular train- maintenance.
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Project 1307, the O&M
of Sulaibiya Waste
Water Treatment and
Reclamation Plant, got
a score of 97% compliance on a safety
audit recently. This excellent achievement was
recognized at a HSE
meeting on the 10th
September 2006 at
KNÊs head office in West Shuwaikh when K Taranath, the plantÊs
safety engineer, received a plaque of appreciation for his safety
efforts from Corporate HSE Manager Don Brown.
PEOPLE
Employees of the Quarter
The Winners of the Employees of the Quarter Awards for the Third Quarter of 2006 were:
Simon Pinto, a secretary on project 1236, for handling additional
responsibilities and enhancing the efficiency of the project through
QMS procedures. In control of record maintenance since 2001, his
superior work ethic has been well proven during eight years with KN.
The Runners-up were:
NON-MANUAL EMPLOYEES
P Chacko Biju, a BMS supervisor on project
1311, for being very sincere, dedicated
and hard-working and for always displaying excellent knowledge of his duties.
Vasudevan Prakash, an equipment superintendent at KNDU, for his professionalism
in reducing costs during the installation of
gantry crane rails in Sulaibiya main stores,
and for his superb after sales service and
handling of customer warranty claims.
Saseendra Kumar K, an electrical supervisor
in cost centre 9169, for his commitment,
willingness to learn new skills and accept
responsibility, for making himself available
to customers after normal working hours and
for demonstrating leadership potential.
Ganesan Kothandaraman, a senior secretary
on project 1229, for being a committed team player who maintains excellent
communications with support departments
and contributes significantly to improved
project performance through his organizational skills.
Ahsan Syed Mohamed, an electrician on project 1265, for playing a very important role in the early mobilization of the project site
offices, during which he displayed an active attitude and pro-active
behaviour.
Hassan Al Dajani, a business development
Abel Ali Butt, a safety officer on project
officer, for his energy and enthusiasm in improving the strategic sales plan system and
developing the project preview systems,
and his continuing efforts to develop new
systems that improve efficiency.
1265, for his in-depth knowledge of safety
procedures and for his excellence in implementing the projectsÊ EHSE pro-cedures
and being active in following up compliance with all safety regulations.
Ramashray Sahani, an electrician, for han-
dling the electrical works of projects 1179
and 1295 simultaneously, his great troubleshooting skills and instrumentation techniques, and for his trouble-free maintenance
of the building management system on project 1179.
MANUAL EMPLOYEES
Onkaranath Vishwakarma, a mechanic with
V Shaji Joseph, an office assistant, for single-
cost centre 9140, for excellence in the
maintenance of heavy duty vehicles and
equipment, and for being a dedicated employee and good team player.
handedly managing the clerical duties for
projects 1178, 1179, 1280 and 1295,
including all document filing, as well as
document drawing control for three of these
projects, and for his excellent interpersonal
skills that generate a positive attitude from
others.
Ahmed Kamel, a senior crane operator with
cost centre 9185, for displaying complete
dedication to his job by playing a major
role in arranging the effective delivery of
equipment to sites and cooperating with
project staff.
Mohammed Mustafa, an IT systems engineer,
for his sense of ownership while implementing the network for projects 1264, 1265,
and1272. His coordination with the supplier and the project staff to have the network completed on time was a role model
for others to follow.
Ravi Shankar Kannan, a mechanical technician on project 1229, for being a sincere,
dedicated, hard-working, experi-enced employee who motivates his team to achieve
maximum output, and for being an excellent team player who maintains good relations with client staff.
Kharafi National
Sixth Ramadan Soccer Tournament
As this issue of Transmission went to
press Kharafi NationalÊs 6th Ramadan
Soccer Tournament was just finishing.
Winners
ABJ Workshop Team
Runners-up
P&C Unit A, Project 1264
P&C Unit A, Project 1292
This year 28 teams took part, including
guest teams from MAK, KOC, KNPC
and Alamiah Building Company. The
highly popular series of matches kicked off on the 30th September 2006 at
Nasser Sports Club in Ardiya, Kuwait,
and the finals were played on Thursday
the 19th October.
On Thursday the 19th of October, the
last day of the tournament, a series of
soccer games for the children, aged 6
to 12 years, of employees was held.
Team ABJ Workshop celebrates
As always, KNÊs soccer tournament
generated immense excitement and
provided a great way to spend the
evenings during the Holy Month of
Ramadan as player or supporter.
Full results with photos in the next issue
of Transmission.
STAFF PAGES
Congratulations to ⁄..
Ramadan Abd El
Momen Ghonim,
a senior electrical
technician, whose
baby girl was born
on the 10th November, 2005.
Dawood Ismail
Kanchwala, who
works for FAD
ABJ, on the birth
Saji Kaimannil of his son Hamza
Thomas, a courier on the 28th July,
with the accommo- 2006.
dation unit, whose
son Anek was born
on the 25th January, 2006.
Lory An Soriano,
secretary to the
COO Petroleum
Chemical & Facilities Management,
whose daughter
Fean Abreine was
born on the 2nd February, 2006.
Ramesh Chandra,
a planning engineer on project
1178, whose
son Dhruva was
born on the 15th
Ahmed Adel August, 2006.
Amin, an administrative assistant
in HR, whose son
Adel was born
on the 17th May,
2006.
Alaa Noufal, a
superintendent
with HRD, whose
son Marwan was
born on the 15th
July, 2006.
Best Wishes to ⁄..
Bhatia Samun, a quality control engineer
with ABJ, on his marriage to Alefiya on the
19th June 2006.
Hussein Gharieb
Hussein, a HR
administrative
supervisor, whose
daughter Haneen
was born on 19th
June, 2006.
Bijou Simon, a
secretary on project 1179, whose
son Alfin was born
on the 6th September, 2006.
Yasser Abdel Zaher Al Amir, an officer in
the administration unit, on his marriage to
Heba on the 13th July 2006.
Victor Edward, a laboratory instrument
technician in IMTE, on his marriage to Shibi
Simon on the 17th July 2006.
Farewells To .....
Ahmed Boraei Mohamed Ahmed, a HR administration representative, who has left for pastures anew after ten years with
KN. A farewell party, attended by Antoine El-Khoury, CD HR
& IT, and Abdul Hamid, administration unit head, was held on
the 27th July 2006.
P Kutbuddin Abbasbhai, a HVAC supervisor on the Seif Palace O&M project, who is leaving KN after 25 years of loyal
and dedicated service. At a farewell party held recently, Kutbuddin was presented with a gift of appreciation by project
manager Mohamed El Faytoury.
DIGITAL CAMERAS TIPS - 1
ICE SAVER
Resolution is the amount of de-
Most of us carry a mobile phone. However paramedics have found that when
they go to the scene of an accident they
never know which number to call on a
victimÊs mobile to contact next-of-kin.
tail a camera can capture. It is measured in pixels. The more pixels your
camera has, the more detail it can
capture. The more detail you have,
the more you can blow up a picture
before it starts looking fuzzy.
When buying a digital camera, the
number of pixels you
need depends on how
youÊll use the camera.
If all you want to do is
post photos on a website or e-mail them to
friends, less than one
million pixels (a megapixel) will be enough.
To print reasonable-quality normalsized photos a camera needs at least
one mega-pixel. If you want to print
in larger sizes, such as 8x10 inches,
youÊll need 2 or more mega-pixels.
To click pictures suitable for printing
up to half-a-page in size in high-quality magazines you need 3.5 megapixels or more. If you intend making
posters, donÊt look at a camera with
less than 5 mega-pixels.
REMEMBRANCES
The simple solution is to store the number of a person who should be contacted in an emergency as ICE, meaning
Âin case of emergencyÊ.
If you have more than
one contact, enter them
as ICE-1, ICE-2, ICE-3,
etc. What could be simpler?
Since an ambulance service in the UK launched
a public awareness
campaign after a major
disaster some time ago, the concept of
ICE has been catching on internationally.
This effective solution enables emergency service personnel and hospital staff
to contact next-of-kin quickly by simply
dialing the number stored as ICE.
It could save your life or put someoneÊs
mind at rest ⁄
SO TAP IN YOUR ICE NUMBER NOW!
MENTAL FIGURES 5
Reading from left to right, place the four numbers in the first, third, fifth and seventh
boxes in the order of your choice and use whatever operators you wish in the
second, fourth and sixth boxes in the correct order to get the answer shown. Use
each number only once.
Numbers: 3
Operators: +
4 9 11
- x /
= 3
Alternative solutions are possible.
Solution
The solution will be posted on corpnet
with a link from this page about two
weeks after this issue of Transmission is
distributed.
Prize
All correct answers received before
close of business on the 16th November 2006 will be put into a draw for a
special prize.
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Send your answer NOW to the editor on:
[email protected].
ANSWER
TO
MENTAL FIGURES - 4
(April June 2006)
Forty-three correct answers were received by the deadline. The drawn
winner was: Sonia Scaria, an Oracle
programmer in the IT department, who
received a valuable prize.
The DMD, senior management
and all staff in KN offer their
sincere condolences to the families and friends of colleagues
who died recently. May their
souls rest in peace.
Mohamed Mannaa
Alobeid, 54, died of
a heart attack on the
24th October 2006.
A Syrian who worked
as a courier with project 1264, Mohamed
had been with KN since May 2005.
Bino Stephan, 28,
died of a heart attack
on the 10th October
2006. An Indian
who worked as a
mechanical helper on
project 1264, Bino had been with KN
since February 2006.
Gani Bava
Bahurdeen, 38,
died of a heart attack
on the 26th August
2006. An Indian
who worked as a
storekeeper on project 1229, Gani
had been with KN since May 2004.
Amin Hussein
Elmouniry Amin,
44, died of a heart
attack on the 6th July
2006. An Egyptian
who worked as a
safety-officer for ABJ,
Amin joined KN in February 2005.
Raman Kuttan, 39,
died after a long
illness on the 8th June
2006. An Indian
who worked as a
pipe fabricator on
project 1186, Raman had been with
KN since August 2001.