Arjan Ottink, OCM, and Nick Troost, DOCM, took the new NINA E-learning course from home before starting work on the Triton Knoll wind turbine project. The project ran from June through November 2020, so right in the middle of the COVID-19 crisis. This meant the opportunities for coming together for a NINA session were limited. They found that taking the NINA E-learning course in advance was a good alternative.

In January, Menno van der Ploeg, Director Projects at Boskalis Nederland and Jan Tetteroo, Assistant Foreman, took part in an online NINA Management training course. Its format and degree of interaction came as a positive surprise to both of them.

Joke van Vugt, Director Corporate SHE-Q

10 years of NINA offers the perfect occasion to reflect on the bigger picture of safety. It brings back stories of years past. I hear a lot of pride when our people tell those stories, but also still shame when it truly comes to the topic of safety.

Rik Lammes, Segment Director Export & Near shore of Boskalis Subsea Cables

“A few years ago we were awarded a challenging project, close to the eastern English coast. This Galloper project for energy supplier RWE Group included a beaching operation and the associated cable burial started from the beach.

NINA Workbox Lifting & Hoisting sessions.

In September two Workbox Lifting & Hoisting sessions were held at NWDM Ijora Yard in Lagos, Nigeria. Super Akpo Opiti (Project SHE-Q Manager) talks about his role as facilitator.

NINA Workbox Lifting & Hoisting sessions.

Crane Operator Pureheart Kpeji is enthusiastic about the changes the Workbox Session Lifting & Hoisting brought about at NWDM Ijora Yard in Nigeria.