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Spotlight on...
Deepak Narayanappa
In February Deepak Narayanappa, HSEQ Manager in the United
Arab Emirates (UAE), visited his HSEQ colleagues in Dublin.
Deepak visited the Sisk Training Centre in Dublin... ... and our new Data Centre at Microsoft.
Being an HSEQ professional developing staff skills, the training sport in Ireland. Wayne Byrne, Sisk’s
is not an easy job. When facilities, and the commitment Site Safety Manager, was excellent
you get things right, nothing levels of staff. The Training Centre company and he taught me the
happens, but if you fail, someone was impressive, and I got to see rules of the game.
gets hurt. It’s therefore imperative how safety plays a major role in the
that best practice is shared across culture of the company right from I would like to pass on my sincere
the business and this visit was an apprenticeship level upwards. Dave thanks to the whole team for
opportunity of mutual benefit. Tracey took time to explain the welcoming me to Ireland. I’ve been
From Deepak’s perspective it was course and all the achievements of in the profession for ten years and
the chance not only to understand the centre so far. when I go home and see my family
the HSE system, but also network each evening I still think of the huge
with other HSEQ managers in At Microsoft I got the opportunity responsibility both myself and the
the company. Likewise, HSEQ to see the implementation of the team have to send loved ones back
managers gained insight into Sisk’s HSE management system at the to their own families. It’s a never
UAE business and Deepak took the site. Everyone is 100% committed ending job to safeguard people,
opportunity to present an overview to safety management, and the and that’s why I enjoy working at
of the UAE business to the team. standards maintained in each Sisk. Staff wellbeing comes before
It covered the challenges, current aspect of the build were second anything else.
initiatives and programmes, and to none. In the UAE we have two
successes so far. These successes key goals for 2015. The first is to It’s been an incredibly insightful
included achieving 10 million transform the business from being visit and I look forward to passing
accident free hours in the past reactive to empowering all staff on the knowledge I’ve learned to
five years! As a part of his tour, he to highlight where changes need the team back in the UAE.’
visited the Sisk Training Centre in to be made. And the second is to
Dublin, our new Data Centre at integrate the health and safety Wayne Byrne, Sisk’s Site Safety Manager,
Microsoft (more about this project and environmental management enjoying the Gallic football with Deepak at
on page 13) and he attended a systems. By achieving both of these Croke Park stadium.
Gallic football game at Croke Park objectives we will go a long way
stadium. Here’s what Deepak had to to reaching the standards seen at
say about his visit. Microsoft.
‘I thoroughly enjoyed my visit And finally, it was wonderful
to Dublin. It was great to see the experience to watch Gallic football
amount of effort that goes in to game, it certainly helped me
understand the level passion for
18 Sisk News | March 2015
Deepak Narayanappa
In February Deepak Narayanappa, HSEQ Manager in the United
Arab Emirates (UAE), visited his HSEQ colleagues in Dublin.
Deepak visited the Sisk Training Centre in Dublin... ... and our new Data Centre at Microsoft.
Being an HSEQ professional developing staff skills, the training sport in Ireland. Wayne Byrne, Sisk’s
is not an easy job. When facilities, and the commitment Site Safety Manager, was excellent
you get things right, nothing levels of staff. The Training Centre company and he taught me the
happens, but if you fail, someone was impressive, and I got to see rules of the game.
gets hurt. It’s therefore imperative how safety plays a major role in the
that best practice is shared across culture of the company right from I would like to pass on my sincere
the business and this visit was an apprenticeship level upwards. Dave thanks to the whole team for
opportunity of mutual benefit. Tracey took time to explain the welcoming me to Ireland. I’ve been
From Deepak’s perspective it was course and all the achievements of in the profession for ten years and
the chance not only to understand the centre so far. when I go home and see my family
the HSE system, but also network each evening I still think of the huge
with other HSEQ managers in At Microsoft I got the opportunity responsibility both myself and the
the company. Likewise, HSEQ to see the implementation of the team have to send loved ones back
managers gained insight into Sisk’s HSE management system at the to their own families. It’s a never
UAE business and Deepak took the site. Everyone is 100% committed ending job to safeguard people,
opportunity to present an overview to safety management, and the and that’s why I enjoy working at
of the UAE business to the team. standards maintained in each Sisk. Staff wellbeing comes before
It covered the challenges, current aspect of the build were second anything else.
initiatives and programmes, and to none. In the UAE we have two
successes so far. These successes key goals for 2015. The first is to It’s been an incredibly insightful
included achieving 10 million transform the business from being visit and I look forward to passing
accident free hours in the past reactive to empowering all staff on the knowledge I’ve learned to
five years! As a part of his tour, he to highlight where changes need the team back in the UAE.’
visited the Sisk Training Centre in to be made. And the second is to
Dublin, our new Data Centre at integrate the health and safety Wayne Byrne, Sisk’s Site Safety Manager,
Microsoft (more about this project and environmental management enjoying the Gallic football with Deepak at
on page 13) and he attended a systems. By achieving both of these Croke Park stadium.
Gallic football game at Croke Park objectives we will go a long way
stadium. Here’s what Deepak had to to reaching the standards seen at
say about his visit. Microsoft.
‘I thoroughly enjoyed my visit And finally, it was wonderful
to Dublin. It was great to see the experience to watch Gallic football
amount of effort that goes in to game, it certainly helped me
understand the level passion for
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