True North Electrical Pty Ltd has been carrying out electrical installation and maintenance works for Facilities Division of QR National for some five years.
The work they have carried out has encompassed a wide variety of activities from simple maintenance tasks to complex replacement of electrical switchboards and circuits, and high risk "at heights" works to repair our yard lighting with in our major depots including Jilalan yard and the Mackay yard. True North Electrical have worked within the "corridor" and followed all instructions and safety requirements that have been asked of them.
Some sites that they have been maintaining for the past five years are: Jilalan Rail Complex, Yukan Depot, Coppabella Station and housing infrastructure, Moranbah Track Depot and Overhead Line Depot, Moranbah Yard, Moranbah housing infrastructure, Dysart Track Depot and Assets, Paget Station, Paget Q-Link Container Terminal and Paget BC & F Infrastructure and Assets. They have also been maintaining Boddington Street Administration Building and Engineer's Building in this time.
Within this time some projects they have completed for us include:
- Lighting upgrade to Jilalan Locomotive Facility steam clean pits
- Lighting upgrade to Jilalan Old Provisioning Shed in 25Kv electrified zone
- Replacement of main switchboard in Jilalan Locomotive Facility Loco Shed
- Fit out of offices / workstations at Integrated Logistics Centre, Paget
- Fit out of offices / workstations at 2 Romeo Street, Mackay for QR National Coal North
- Implementation and maintenance of electronic database for Test and Tag and RCD testing of all sites listed above
- Implementation and maintenance of Emergency Lighting of all sites listed above
- Lighting upgrades to Jilalan Locomotive Facility wagon shop pit lights
- Upgrade / replacement of switchboard at Mackay Harbour Station
- Upgrade / replacement of switchboard at Paget Station
- Repairs and maintenance to lighting towers in 25Kv electrified yards
- Re-engineer and install new "Shore Power" supplies for refrigerated rolling-stock containers at both Q-Link Paget and Paget Station, to improve level of safety
- Installation of flashing light / siren systems at Jilalan Locomotive Facility for increased safety whilst shunting movements are in progress
In the time they have carried out this work none of their employee's or any QR National employee's have been injured or harmed in any way as a result of their workmanship. True North Electrical strives for continual improvement and their employee's are receptive to increasing safety for themselves and others whilst on our sites. They are familiar with pre-start meetings and have their own "Take 5" system in place and alos have a sound work method statement system in place.
I have found their work to be of a very high standard and would not hesitate to recommend True North Electrical for any electrical project works or maintenance."
Steve Pearl
Work Co-ordinator (North)
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