REFINERY NEWS May 2012
REFINERY NEWS May 2012
REFINERY NEWS May 2012
Create successful ePaper yourself
Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.
MAY <strong>2012</strong><br />
engen Refinery news <strong>May</strong> <strong>2012</strong> // 1
7 8 12<br />
COVER: Control Systems Engineer, Neville Mshengu, Junior Process Control Technician, Ashlin Pillay and Process Control trainee, Andile<br />
Mthiyane were at the forefront of installing new equipment cabinets in the PCC. Read story on pg3<br />
Contents<br />
Process Control Network upgrade 3<br />
Rope Access services save Enref time and money 4<br />
Engen Computer School changing lives 5<br />
Long Service rewarded 6<br />
Durban EMSS Programmes produce excellent results 7<br />
Engen Relieves stationery burden 8<br />
Engen opens new supplementary education centre 8<br />
Contractor’s yard revamp 9<br />
Caring for the elderly 9<br />
New Switchgear for Refinery substations 10<br />
Lee-Ann tackles Midmar Challenge 11<br />
Competition 11<br />
ECPP uplifts Bayview Community 12<br />
6<br />
This newsletter is produced by the Public Affairs Department of<br />
The Engen Refinery.<br />
Send comments and feedback to:<br />
Thabisile Gumede<br />
Tel: 031 460 3617 OR<br />
E-mail: thabisile.gumede@engenoil.com<br />
Layout and Design by<br />
<strong>May</strong> Birthdays<br />
Sudesh Sarjoo<br />
1st Aniel Sahue<br />
Ntuthuko Mabaso<br />
1st Alistair Groom<br />
Siphamandla Chili<br />
1st Pule Molefe<br />
Anesh Sewduth<br />
1st Nelson Govender<br />
Ray Bhagwandin<br />
3rd Alfred Mhlongo<br />
Brian Lloyd<br />
4th Shabeer Mahomed<br />
Musa Ndwandwe<br />
4th Sandile Nzimakwe<br />
Melvin Jansen<br />
4th Zukisa <strong>May</strong>a<br />
Suren Ruthnum<br />
4th Michael Sharp<br />
Garry Pitman<br />
5th Strini Moodley<br />
Dhevan Naidoo<br />
5th Mellanie Chetty<br />
Rob Balfour<br />
6th Patrick Canham<br />
Links Govender<br />
6th Thokozani Langa<br />
Thabani Zondi<br />
6th Chad Van Der Merwe<br />
Steven Moodley<br />
7th Dave Moodley<br />
Learn Bhendane<br />
7th Romeo Sibiya<br />
Celeste Hudson<br />
8th Vikash Devraj<br />
Nokukhanya Dlamini 8th Vernon Mudaly<br />
Ceshan Hanuvanth<br />
9th Silindele Sithole<br />
Cyprian Shezi<br />
10th Jodie Peters<br />
Segren Govender<br />
10th Suren Naidoo<br />
Justin Gunkel<br />
10th Deveron Wagner<br />
Phindile Ngcobo<br />
11th Riaz Kajee<br />
Lizwe Dube<br />
11th Innocent Sekwaila<br />
Reginald Gasa<br />
12th Heather Seidle<br />
Kurt Seidle<br />
13th Cody Brauns<br />
Avir Ramkissoon<br />
13th Charles Koster<br />
Jeeten Jagadis<br />
14th Michele Padayachee<br />
Thobelani Boyana<br />
14th Famida Mohamed<br />
Burtie Dercksen<br />
15th Clairissa Padayachee<br />
Siyethaba Maphumulo 15th Charmaine Xaba<br />
Johnny Moodley<br />
Musa Ndwandwe<br />
Jerrold Lazarus<br />
Silindile Mathe<br />
Ronald Naidu<br />
Service anniversaries<br />
16th<br />
17th<br />
17th<br />
20th<br />
21st<br />
21st<br />
21st<br />
21st<br />
21st<br />
23rd<br />
23rd<br />
24th<br />
24th<br />
24th<br />
25th<br />
25th<br />
26th<br />
26th<br />
26th<br />
27th<br />
28th<br />
28th<br />
28th<br />
28th<br />
29th<br />
29th<br />
30th<br />
30th<br />
30th<br />
30th<br />
31st<br />
5 Years<br />
5 Years<br />
5 Years<br />
10 Years<br />
20 Years<br />
2 // engen Refinery news <strong>May</strong> <strong>2012</strong>
Process Control Network Upgrade<br />
Above: Before upgrade<br />
Above: After upgrade<br />
In with the new, out with the old. This is exactly what has happened in the PCC where five spanking new computer cabinets<br />
have replaced old cabinets that are no longer suitable for the Process Control computer equipment currently in use.<br />
The Process Control Network and<br />
Infrastructure Upgrade which is currently<br />
underway at the PCC was born of the<br />
need to improve the reliability of Process Control<br />
network systems. This not only meant upgrading<br />
the servers, but also introducing new cabinets<br />
to house and protect the computer equipment<br />
effectively and neatly.<br />
Control Systems Engineer, Neville Mshengu says<br />
the new cabinets provide better network cable<br />
management whereby cables are neatly tied and<br />
the cabinets provide better cooling for equipment<br />
and save space. Up to 42 units can now be installed<br />
in a cabinet whereas previously, only a maximum<br />
of five units could be installed per cabinet.<br />
“The three-phase project began with upgrading<br />
of the Historian (PHD) and Advanced Control<br />
old and smaller equipment cabinets have been<br />
upgraded with Dell D4220 cabinets to ensure<br />
security of the control network cables and higher<br />
reliability thereof,” he says.<br />
Subsequent to this will be the engineering of the<br />
Process Control Network domain and installation<br />
of the firewall between the Business Information<br />
Network and Process Control Network for better<br />
domain administration and management and<br />
Process Control network data security.<br />
Neville adds that although the project has not<br />
been without its fair share of challenges, it was<br />
well worth it. “The biggest challenge we have had<br />
is ensuring that while the project is underway that<br />
no disruptions occur to the control network as well<br />
as minimizing loss of data from the servers during<br />
upgrade.”<br />
(RMPCT) servers. Now in its second phase, the<br />
Above: Junior Process Control Technician, Ashlin Pillay says being part of<br />
this project was a great learning experience<br />
engen Refinery news <strong>May</strong> <strong>2012</strong> // 3
Rope Access Services save Enref<br />
time and money<br />
In these tough economic times every cent counts, which is why Enref is delighted to have saved more than<br />
R14m on scaffolding costs during the refurbishment of over 23 storage tanks.<br />
The contracting company - Acumax (Pty)<br />
Ltd, supplied Engen with a comprehensive,<br />
cost-effective, safe and environmentallyfriendly<br />
solution for Ultra-high pressure Water<br />
Blasting, Grit blasting and protective coating<br />
utilizing Rope Access Services on above-ground<br />
storage tanks.<br />
To date, Acumax have UHP blasted/ grit blasted<br />
and painted a total of 41361m2 of tankage<br />
surfaces and used a total of 24817 Litres of paint<br />
with a total of 64 800 man hours at the refinery.<br />
Plant maintenance Deputy Manager, John<br />
Naidoo says the benefits of rope access include<br />
minimal impact on structures and surroundings,<br />
including traffic flow and pedestrian access,<br />
in comparison to the use of scaffolding, which<br />
makes substantial cost savings and minimal<br />
downtime possible. “Acumax has not only saved<br />
the Refinery money but during the year that they<br />
were contracted (between 2010 and 2011) they<br />
completed over 23 above-ground storage tanks<br />
utilizing Rope Access Services with zero lost-time<br />
incidents and zero near misses,” says John.<br />
Acumax was established in 2006 and is run<br />
by highly experienced, South African, expatriate<br />
management teams who have worked abroad<br />
providing maintenance and inspection services in<br />
the oil and gas industry.<br />
In 2011, Acumax was acquired by The SGS<br />
Group which is the largest inspection, verification,<br />
testing and certification organization in the world.<br />
Being part of the SGS Industrial Services global<br />
network has provided Acumax with massive<br />
growth and expansion opportunities and the<br />
prospect of supplying additional services to<br />
companies such as Engen and other significant<br />
industry participants in Southern Africa.<br />
4 // engen Refinery news <strong>May</strong> <strong>2012</strong>
Above: Eighty-two graduates were presented with certificates for successfully completing a basic computer course at the Engen Computer School<br />
Engen Computer School changing lives<br />
Refinery Call Centre Operator, Nokukhanya<br />
Dlamini thought she knew all she needed<br />
to know about computers until she heard<br />
about the Engen Computer School run by the<br />
Added Advantage Academy which is operated on<br />
the Refinery’s behalf.<br />
Enrolling in the course was easy; the challenge<br />
was finding time to attend the day course as<br />
Nokukhanya works shifts at the Call Centre.<br />
Determined to complete the course she chose to<br />
work night shifts for six months for the duration<br />
of the course.<br />
“It was not easy working night shifts every<br />
day but I knew that my sacrifice would lead to<br />
success. The course exceeded my expectations<br />
and I learnt many new skills. The facilitators are<br />
very knowledgeable and we all forged life-long<br />
relationships,” says Nokukhanya.<br />
She is one of 82 Engen Community Computer<br />
Training Centre graduates who received their<br />
certificates at a recent certification ceremony held<br />
at the Refinery.<br />
Five pensioners who also received their<br />
certificates proved that one is never too old to<br />
learn. Retired Wentworth Councillor, Derrick<br />
Parsons (75) says he was inspired to do the<br />
computer course when he saw people sitting<br />
at an internet café. “I looked at them and they<br />
seemed to be having fun and I thought this is an<br />
interesting challenge – I must learn how to use a<br />
computer.”<br />
More than 500 students have acquired new<br />
computer skills since Engen embarked on the<br />
partnership with Added Advantage in 2009. These<br />
have included added proficiency with a personal<br />
computer mouse, the keyboard and general<br />
competence at using Microsoft programmes like<br />
MS word, Excel and PowerPoint as well as emailing<br />
and logging onto the internet.<br />
Director of the Programme, Sheryll Cassalis says<br />
over 120 students who were unemployed before<br />
taking up the course are now employed. She<br />
believes that this can partly be attributed to the<br />
computer literacy as well as business skills they<br />
have learnt at the Training Centre.<br />
Above: Call Centre Supervisor, Brenda Ndlovu and Public Affairs Manager,<br />
Thandeka Cele congratulate Refinery Call Centre Operator, Nokukhanya<br />
Dlamini (centre) on her achievement<br />
Right: Refinery Fire Fighter, Jabulani Sithole (left) who also<br />
attended the course to enhance his computer skills, encourages<br />
other Refinery employees to attend the course<br />
engen Refinery news <strong>May</strong> <strong>2012</strong> // 5
Some of the long service award recipients for <strong>2012</strong><br />
Long Service rewarded<br />
In March the Refinery recognised and paid tribute to employees who have passed various long service<br />
milestones ranging from five, to 40 years service.<br />
Refinery GM, Kamal Bahrin Ahmad,<br />
personally thanked each individual for<br />
their contributions and loyalty to the<br />
organisation often sacrificing time with families<br />
when the Refinery needed them.<br />
Certificates were handed out for five, ten, 15, 20,<br />
25, 30, 35 and 40 years. Most of the recipients were<br />
cheered and applauded as they went up to receive<br />
their certificates.<br />
At the top of the list was Clean Fuels Process<br />
Manager, Dave Laurence who has been with the<br />
Refinery for 40 years. Dave is one of the more<br />
jovial personalities at the Refinery, and has a knack<br />
of making people laugh with his entertaining<br />
anecdotes. Dave joined the refinery as a Junior<br />
Chemical Engineer and has seen the Refinery go<br />
through both good and bad times. He started<br />
working at Engen when it was still called Mobil<br />
and still considers Engen to be one of the best<br />
companies to work for. Now Dave is using all<br />
his acquired knowledge to give direction and<br />
guidance of how all fuel specifications will change<br />
into the future in his assignment to the Clean Fuels<br />
project.<br />
Others who have spent most or all of their<br />
working life at the Refinery for 30 years and above<br />
include HSEQ Manager, Lynne Hanekom who<br />
never shies away from a challenge regardless of<br />
how daunting the task. She started off as an agile<br />
engineer and has a vast knowledge of Refinery<br />
operations and is always willing to share her<br />
knowledge with others around her.<br />
Refinery Security manager, Nicholas Ngubo<br />
takes the safety and security of every individual<br />
at the Refinery very seriously and has a high level<br />
of commitment to his work. The same goes for<br />
Laboratory Supervisor Francis Mkize who started<br />
off at the lab as a junior technician and worked his<br />
way up to becoming a supervisor,<br />
a position he has now held for<br />
the past 12 years. He is a very<br />
knowledgeable and hands<br />
on person when it comes to<br />
his work. These two<br />
gentlemen are<br />
just two out<br />
of 16 refinery employees who received certificates<br />
for completing 30 years of service.<br />
Another familiar face around the Refinery is IS<br />
System Support Specialist, Roger Crawley who<br />
speaks fondly about the past and the people<br />
who joined the company at the same time as him<br />
35 years ago. Roger is also one of nine refinery<br />
colleagues who have completed 35 years at Engen.<br />
6 // engen Refinery news <strong>May</strong> <strong>2012</strong>
Durban EMSS Programmes<br />
produce excellent results<br />
For most learners being 35km from a<br />
classroom would be more than sufficient<br />
reason to skip lessons.<br />
Not for Nqobile Hlongwane. She was a pupil at<br />
Mqhawe High School in Inanda (about 35km<br />
North of Durban; on the extreme opposite side<br />
of the city to Umlazi). Nevertheless she went to<br />
great lengths to make sure she was able to attend<br />
the Engen supplementary education programme<br />
at Mangosuthu University of Technology (MUT),<br />
not just occasionally, but every day.<br />
Nqobile, with help from a caring and generous<br />
teacher made sure that distance was not an<br />
obstacle to attending the supplementary tutorials.<br />
Their efforts were handsomely rewarded when<br />
Nqobile passed all her matric subjects with<br />
distinctions. She was fortunate that a grade 11<br />
teacher at her school, Mrs Shabane recognised her<br />
potential and each day, used her own car to drive<br />
Nqobile from Inanda to Umlazi and back to attend<br />
the extra tuition. The reward for this extraordinary<br />
dedication and sacrifice: Nqobile romped home<br />
81% for English, 81% for Physical Science and 86%<br />
for Mathematics in her matric exams.<br />
Not only that. Nqobile was the only matriculant<br />
to achieve distinctions in all her subjects at Mqhawe<br />
including Zulu, Life Science and Accounting.<br />
That has left here well placed to fulfill her dream<br />
Above: Fairvale Saturday school programme learners and educators<br />
of becoming a chartered accountant. She is now in<br />
her first year of studies for a B.Com in Accounting<br />
at the University of the Western Cape. “I found<br />
Physical Science very challenging but the Engen<br />
programme, through its tutorials, provided the<br />
support that I needed.”<br />
Hard work and dedication has paid off for over<br />
100 learners who attended the Engen Maths<br />
and Science School (EMSS) Programme. An<br />
awards ceremony was held that the Refinery to<br />
recognise and reward these learners for passing<br />
their supplementary programme subjects with<br />
distinction. The successful students received<br />
vouchers for each relevant distinction. The<br />
vouchers will help pay further education costs.<br />
The Fairvale group notched 22 As and 43 Bs<br />
while the Mangosuthu group achieved 62 As<br />
and 84 Bs. Learners in the programme from both<br />
the Mangosuthu and Fairvale Saturday school<br />
programmes have again done Engen proud by<br />
achieving top matric marks in Maths Physical<br />
Science and English subjects.<br />
The extra-curricular tutorials for learners<br />
attending schools in the Bluff, Wentworth and<br />
Merebank areas are hosted at the Fairvale<br />
Secondary school while lessons for learners in the<br />
Umlazi district are hosted at the MUT.<br />
Engen relieves stationery burden<br />
As ever there was widespread excitement<br />
when schools reopened for the <strong>2012</strong><br />
year. But some youngsters faced the<br />
new term with trepidation. They didn’t have, and<br />
could not afford, the exercise books, pens, rulers<br />
and other stationery necessary for their lessons.<br />
Their families cannot afford school fees let alone<br />
high-priced stationery for the children. As part of<br />
the CSI outreach programme, Engen has extended<br />
a helping hand to two schools in the neighbouring<br />
community - Settlers Primary School and Nizaam<br />
Road Primary by providing stationery for learners<br />
from indigent families. At Settlers ten learners<br />
are benefitting from the stationery and another<br />
ten at Ocean View Primary School. Settler’s<br />
Primary principal, I.Y Naidoo says he is extremely<br />
grateful to Engen for providing this much needed<br />
contribution. “It will go a long way to assist these<br />
learners to participate in everyday educational<br />
activities.” The Refinery has also donated stationery<br />
to the community through the local councilor,<br />
Aubrey Snyman who distributes it to a broader<br />
spectrum of the needy in the community.<br />
Top Right: The Refinery has also donated stationery to the community<br />
through the local councilor, Aubrey Snyman.<br />
Right: Refinery CSI Coordinator, Paul Makhanya with some of the learners who<br />
received stationery at Settlers primary school.<br />
engen Refinery news <strong>May</strong> <strong>2012</strong> // 7
Above: EMSS unveiling L-R Engen Corporate Affairs GM Natie Maphanga, DoE HOD Dr Nkosinathi Sishi, Cllr<br />
Speaker Logie Naidoo, Engen Refinery GM Kamal Ahmad, Refinery Public Affairs Manager Thandeka Cele<br />
Above: Principal of Ganges Secondary Deena Reddy, Lamontville Cllr Sthembiso Nzuza, Engen GM Corporate<br />
Affairs Natie Maphanga and Refinery GM Kamal Ahmad adress learners in the Saturday programme<br />
Engen opens new Supplementary<br />
Education Centre<br />
“Thank you Engen for playing and active role in the development of our youth in preparation for their future careers<br />
by making mathematics and science a priority thereby contributing to the future economy of our country”.<br />
This was the glowing commendation lauded<br />
upon Enref by HOD of the KZN Department<br />
of Education, Dr Nkosinathi Sish. Sishi<br />
made this statement during a keynote address at<br />
the opening, in the Durban<br />
South Basin (DSB),<br />
of the third Engen<br />
Maths and Science<br />
Supplementary (EMSS) education programme at<br />
Ganges Secondary School in Merebank. The other<br />
facilities are currently at Fairvale Secondary School<br />
on the Engen Refinery fence line and Mangosuthu<br />
University of Technology (MUT).<br />
Engen constantly strives to be at the forefront<br />
of the drive to enhance educational standards and<br />
bridge skills gaps, especially in our surrounding<br />
communities. Now the 232 learners enrolled at<br />
Merebank will no longer have to travel to Umlazi<br />
or Wentworth for special tuition in mathematics<br />
and physical science. Fairvale has 318 learners,<br />
whilst Mangosuthu has the highest enrollment of<br />
over 750 learners.<br />
The hugely successful EMSS offers learners in<br />
grades 10 to 12 three hours of mathematics and<br />
physical science on Saturdays (and daily in the case<br />
of MUT) throughout the year. A life-skills element<br />
is woven into the curriculum to help prepare<br />
youngsters for life after they have left school.<br />
The Ganges programme is facilitated by six<br />
educators and headed by Principal of Ganges<br />
Secondary, Deena Reddy, with the assistance of<br />
one administrator.<br />
Above: Ganges opening being addressed Dr Nkosinathi Sishi HOD KZN<br />
Department of Education<br />
Above: EMSS unveiling Education HOD, dignitaries, SDB Community stakeholders<br />
8 // engen Refinery news <strong>May</strong> <strong>2012</strong>
Contractor’s Yard revamp<br />
Enref is in the process of re-asserting its control of the contractor’s on-site fabrication yard and offices. That means<br />
that contractors doing business with Enref will have to operate from their own external bases.<br />
Over the years the contractor’s yard has<br />
been used by both Enref and third party<br />
companies- some of the more than 14<br />
third party companies have had bases on site for<br />
over 15 years.<br />
However, after an extensive re-assessment<br />
of the pros and cons in terms of the business<br />
processes the engineering department decided<br />
that a change was needed.<br />
Deputy Engineering Manager, Sibusiso Zulu<br />
says the concept of removing contractors from<br />
the Refinery came about when Engen realised<br />
that having contractor’s on site was becoming an<br />
increasing HSE risk in terms of added responsibility<br />
for Engen controlling the yard.<br />
“We considered the cost involved in keeping<br />
the contractor’s on site as well as the image the<br />
yard was creating for Enref and weighed this<br />
against cost saving on these logistics.”<br />
As a refinery we were spending a lot of money<br />
on constant supervision, security (badging, theft,<br />
and confidential info), controlling traffic and<br />
personnel movement, property damage.<br />
“Our research showed substantial savings in the<br />
long term and we devised an engineering control<br />
plan,” says Sibusiso. This plan includes discussions<br />
with relevant contractors and revisiting our<br />
current workflow processes to manage risks.<br />
Relocating from site, however, does not<br />
excuse contractors from complying with Engen<br />
regulations as safety audits will still be conducted<br />
regularly by appointed Engen staff. If contractors<br />
do not comply with regulations they will be<br />
instructed to stop work until deviation is corrected.<br />
Above: The contractor’s yards in the process of demolition<br />
Caring for the elderly<br />
Recently, CSI Co-ordinator Paul Makhanya along with Refinery Events<br />
co-ordiantor Heather Seidle visited Old age homes in Lamontville,<br />
Wentworth, Bluff and UMlazi to show them love and appreciation in<br />
their respective communities.<br />
The elderly patrons of four old age homes could not contain their excitement<br />
when Paul arrived unexpectedly to give them a variety of clothing.<br />
Above: Refinery Social Investment continues to build a caring brand image and positive perceptions.<br />
engen Refinery news <strong>May</strong> <strong>2012</strong> // 9
Above: Some of the team members involved in the refurbishment L-R: Keith Charlton, Ravi Moodley, Donovan and Andrew. Other team members that made this project a huge success were Mohammed Ayoob,<br />
Francis Perry and Mike Hancock.<br />
New Switchgear for<br />
Refinery substations<br />
The Refinery has taken a giant step forward in terms of reducing the risk of<br />
trips triggered by power outages. The refurbishment of five substations in the<br />
Combo, South Complex and Alky units should go a long way towards ensuring<br />
uninterrupted power supplies to these sections of the plant.<br />
Project Manager, Steven Moodley says<br />
the refurbishment of the substations will<br />
ensure that we are better equipped to<br />
manage equipment failure, handle power outages<br />
and pin-point the failure causes earlier.<br />
The refurbishment which was completed in<br />
four weeks, involved the replacement of obsolete<br />
switchgear – some of which had been in the<br />
Refinery since the Refinery’s early days.<br />
These challenges should be a thing of the past<br />
as the new switchgear should be much more<br />
reliable and it incorporates a fast fault clearance<br />
time. This means that in the event of a fault the<br />
state-of-the-art features speed up detection and<br />
resolution of problems. The substation equipment<br />
is also protected from catastrophic damage.<br />
As part of this electrical infrastructure upgrade<br />
substation T, which supplies the majority of power<br />
to the Alkylation plant is now equipped with two<br />
sources of supply where it was a single source<br />
supply in the past. “This will increase the reliability<br />
and availability of Substation T substantially,” says<br />
Steven.<br />
Safety is our first priority and the teams involved<br />
must be commended for executing this high risk<br />
project without a Lost Time Injury or Medical<br />
treatment Case and just one First Aid injury.<br />
Over and above that, the strong technical<br />
support and team commitment resulted in the<br />
project being completed on schedule, with<br />
minimum deviations and a significant cost saving<br />
in excess of 40% achieved by utilizing in-house<br />
Engen personnel for the project.<br />
Senior Reliability Electrical Engineer, Ravi<br />
Moodley says the project was “a complex project<br />
involving a lot of hard work, but dedication and<br />
commitment from the team, made this project a<br />
success”.<br />
Above: The substations after refurbishment<br />
10 // engen Refinery news <strong>May</strong> <strong>2012</strong>
Lee-Ann tackles Midmar Challenge<br />
Above: It was a cold morning at Midmar and Lee-Ann and her friend Lara put on plastic bags<br />
to keep warm before the race<br />
When Refinery Quality Systems<br />
Coordinator, Lee-Ann Olsen is not at<br />
the Refinery, you can be sure to find<br />
her in her bikini doing laps in a swimming pool<br />
or a local dam. No swimming challenge is too<br />
daunting for Lee-Ann and she proved it when<br />
she entered this year’s 39th Midmar Mile along<br />
with over 17 000 swimmers who participated in<br />
what has been hailed the world’s greatest open<br />
water swimming race. This being her first Midmar<br />
Mile, Lee-Ann says it was very challenging and<br />
she finished in 36 minutes<br />
and 44 seconds. “I would<br />
have liked to do better<br />
but it was very crowded in<br />
the water and the weather<br />
conditions were not good<br />
and as a result the water<br />
was choppy making the<br />
swim harder.” Despite these<br />
challenges, Lee-Ann says<br />
it was a great experience -<br />
enjoyable yet challenging<br />
and she is looking forward<br />
to next year’s Midmar race.<br />
Lee-Ann started swimming<br />
in September 2010 at the gym just to have fun<br />
and to keep her body fit. Seeing her growing<br />
passion for swimming, a friend suggested that<br />
she enter swimming competitions to challenge<br />
herself further. When she came<br />
across an advert in the paper<br />
encouraging swimmers to<br />
enter the 1Kilometre Capital ‘K’<br />
swim she rose to the challenge<br />
and completed the swim in 24<br />
minutes. She was then motivated<br />
to enter more swimming challenges and she<br />
entered the 1km challenge at Albert Falls and the<br />
Golden Mile. Seeking a greater challenge Lee-Ann<br />
then began entering 3km swim challenges.<br />
Now an avid swimmer, Lee-Ann trains four<br />
times a week to remain in tip-top shape. This year<br />
she is gearing up to enter 5km races and no doubt<br />
she will add to her collection of six medals she has<br />
clinched from all the races she has swum.<br />
If swimming is a bug, Lee-Ann has been infected<br />
as she says: “Every time I enter a swimming<br />
race I get excited about the next race and I am<br />
encouraged to enter another race.”<br />
Left: Lee-Ann proudly holds<br />
up her six medals<br />
engen Refinery news <strong>May</strong> <strong>2012</strong> // 11
ECPP Uplifts Bayview Community<br />
Above: The Bayview club runs successful school development programmes with a vision to build a drug free society. Pictured is the Bayview United<br />
FC Under 15 team which won the SAFA Chatsworth 2011 Knock-out Cup and the league with their trophy<br />
Uplifting the community is something that is close to the heart of the Refinery. This is why Engen has supported<br />
Refinery Laboratory Quality Chemist, Gary Moodley’s Bayview United Football Club through the Employee<br />
Community Partnership Programme (ECPP) for the past five years.<br />
The Bayview United Football Club founded<br />
11 years ago is committed to the upliftment<br />
of soccer and through the support of<br />
the ECPP funding; the club has managed to<br />
assist youngsters in the Bayview community by<br />
providing them with free soccer kit.<br />
As part of their community soccer development<br />
last year, the club gave away 15 sets of soccer kit<br />
to various underprivileged primary schools in the<br />
Bayview area. The club also runs successful schools<br />
soccer development programmes and a Bayview<br />
united schools Knockout Cup.<br />
Over the years, Gary says the club has<br />
recognised the need to focus more on community<br />
projects because strong, disciplined families<br />
build strong communities. The club has initiated<br />
a schools outreach programme and adopted<br />
eight underprivileged children from eight<br />
primary schools in the Bayview area and<br />
sponsored them with school uniforms.<br />
The programme has also been extended<br />
to three Secondary schools in the area.<br />
“We decided to extend the<br />
programme to learners in high schools<br />
because they are also experiencing<br />
many problems such as those related<br />
to drug and alcohol abuse, poverty,<br />
and lack of parental guidance. By<br />
providing them with food hampers,<br />
uniforms and introducing them to<br />
sport we believe we can make a<br />
difference in their lives,” says Gary.<br />
The Club completed a successful<br />
soccer season last year and continues to do what it<br />
can to turn its vision of a better future for Bayview<br />
community youngsters into a reality.<br />
Right: The Bayview United Football Club committee<br />
during a school outreach programme<br />
12 // engen Refinery news <strong>May</strong> <strong>2012</strong>