Transcript Slide 1

Introduction to the
Southern African
Bitumen Association
By Trevor Distin
Who we are?
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Non profit organisation
Started in 1979
Members comprise of private
companies:
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Bitumen producers & marketers
Manufacturers & applicators of
bituminous products
Consulting Engineers
Membership growth
Communications
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Asphalt News (3)
Digest (annual)
Electronic members news brief (6)
www.sabita.co.za
– publications
– HSE materials
– Members only section
Governance structures
• Sabita Ltd (the company)
– Governed by a board
– 6 sponsor members
• Sabita Council (the Association)
– 6 sponsor members
– 6 ordinary members (elected)
– 2 associate members (elected)
• Code of Conduct
How are we funded
Source
1. Member subscriptions
2. Sponsor members
– HSE levy (R2.55/t)
– Sponsorship (R9.80/t)
– Education grant (fixed)
3. Other
Total
Value (2007)
• R779
• R4188
– R674
– R3020
– R494
• R304
R5272
What do we do?
Promote excellence in the use of bitumen
materials thru:
1. Development of best practice technology
2. Promoting sustainable practices for
construction & maintenance of roads
3. Education and training of practitioners
4. Engaging all shareholders to promote the
efficient provision of road delivery
Achievements
1. Technology development
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Update best practice guidelines
Conduct research into bitumen stabilisation
Conduct trial sections to improve
performance of asphalt surfaces
Revising test methods for bituminous
materials
Implement technology to:
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Recycle old asphalt pavements
Reduce mixing temperatures of asphalt
Build long life heavy duty pavements
Achievements
2. Sustainable practices
– Established Committee for Occupational Safety
Health & Environmental Conservation in 2003
– Lobby for discontinuation of coal tar in 2004
– Development of safe work practices in 2005
– Implementation of bitumen safety training
scheme in 2006
– Launched HSE Charter in 2007
– Implementation of bitumen incident reporting
scheme in 2008
– Development of HSE certification scheme in 2008
COSHEC goals
Maintain global standards on HSE in SA thru:
– Keeping abreast with latest global developments
– Developing best practice guidelines using best
available technology to cover the full spectrum of
industry activities
– Incorporating HSE principles into all courses
conducted & publications produced on behalf of
Sabita
– Develop a protocol for self-regulation to ensure
that safety standards are maintained and
environmental conservation is not compromised
Keeping abreast with global
best practice
• Global Strategic Alliance
formed to ensure
sustainability of the asphalt
industry through exchange of
information
• Agreement signed on 20 May
2008 between Asphalt Paving
Associations of:
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Australia (AAPA)
Europe (EAPA)
Japan (JRCA)
South Africa (Sabita)
United States (NAPA)
Development of safe practices
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Updated guidelines for safe handling of
bituminous products: Manual 8 in 2003
Publish Contract safety file in 2006 to assist
companies involved in construction
Standard Code of Practice for loading bitumen at
all refineries in 2008
– Driver requirements
– Vehicle requirements
– Loading procedures
HSE tools
• DVDs
– Safe handling of
bitumen
– Treatment of bitumen
burns
– Working safely with
bitumen
• Posters
– Wear your PPE
• BitSafe first aid kit
BitSafe Trainers
• Oil Companies
– BP, Chevron,
Engen(3), Natref,
Shell (3)
• Asphalt
– National, More,
Much(10)
• Binder
• Contractor
– Blacktop(2),
Nyanga, Phambili,
Power, Zebra
• Transporter
– Colas, Javseal, Hillary
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(2), Tarspray,
Tosas(3), Bituguard
– BRS, Crossmore,
Javelin(2)
Government
– EThekwini
HSE Charter & Certification
scheme
Charter
• Developed as a framework to formulate
a certification scheme
• Compliance to the principles of the
Charter is a pre-requisite for Sabita
membership
Certification scheme
• Criteria have been developed to:
– Measure conformance against the
requirements of the HSE Charter
– Ensure minimum legal requirements
are met
• Members sites to be audited annually
Achievements
3. Education & Training
– Established Asphalt Academy in 2001
– Hosting international Conference on
Asphalt Pavements for SA every 4 years
– Support the Society for Asphalt
Technology
Achievements
4. Engaging stakeholders
• Councilors workshops on
importance of maintaining
roads
• Co-host Road Pavement
Forum biannually for all
road stakeholders
• Presidential report on
supply capacity &
constraints
Presidential task team
• Part of ASGISA is increased investment in
infrastructure to meet economic growth goals
• Government concerned about key inputs for
construction i.e. materials, equipment & skills
• Established to study and identify ways to deal
with possible bottlenecks
• Initiative is to support the achievement of
the targets set in ASGISA through the
participation of industry
Medium Term Expenditure Framework &
RSA bitumen demand forecast
Bitumen Demand Forecast
Bitumen
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2006
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2008
2009
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2010
Tons thousands
Rand billion
MTEF
Supply of bitumen in 2006
Bitumen refining capacity
Summary
Sufficient inherent refinery capacity to meet demand
• Refineries need to:
– Upgrade dispatching capacity to improve
turnaround time of road tankers during peak
demand
– Increase blending capacity to cope with increased
long term demand
• Prime marketers need to:
– More flexible wrt export orders
• Secondary producers need to:
– increase their own bitumen storage capacity to
cope with peak demand
• Road authorities need to:
– Spread periodic road maintenance over the year to
reduce peak demand on resources
Conclusion
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The industry will be challenged to
supply the raw materials & skills in
order to meet infrastructure needs
Construction & maintenance of
roads are crucial to SA economic
growth & development
Sabita is recognised as a credible
organisation to promote
infrastructural development