Holdfast Training Services Trial Blog

The dates of this blog seem to cover a long stretch but when you consider that the first 2 weeks I was on holiday and the third week I was on various training courses, it only leaves the last couple to write about!

For those interested, we had a nice break.  We drove North through tropical North Queensland and saw many nice things. I will not bore anyone with the happy snaps.

Week 28 was when I finally completed some safety training with JHG; it should happen within the first few weeks but I guess that’s the way the GLNG MOF rolls!  It was surprisingly good and because it was in Brisbane I was well looked after with flights, taxis and a particularly nice hotel in the city centre with a service called “charge-back”.  I didn’t abuse it but it certainly puts JPA expenses to shame!

My holiday and courses resulted me being off the Island for 20 days straight and didn’t I know it when I returned.  Having to get up again at 0400 was painful.  What I was not surprised to see was that nothing had changed, apart from the wall leaning over.

The works programme had been extended by some 4 months and my immediate issues were to find some work for the civil crew to actually undertake.  Unfortunately we failed to deliver and said a sad farewell to some of the workforce although they were only temps provided by a sub-contractor.  Even so, it’s not a great feeling and rests heavily on you.

That said, things will pick up eventually and new work fronts are scheduled to come live soon…I just have to wait a bit longer…