Comments on: LOGCAP Statement of Work (SOW)

By: glen

glen — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 19:50:34 +0000

turned down work for KBR contractor olgoonik for $18.35. heard that KBR was making over 235.00 per man hour. enlighten me as to why the pay is so little.

By: zzzzap

zzzzap — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:18:55 +0000

any contract that is issued by the government would be governed by the EM385 at the very least. The EM385 is very similar to OSHA and basically refers you to OSHA, NEC and NFPA codes indirectly. I know that every contract I worked on a military facility back home had a statement that all work was to be performed up to current NEC standards. The military doesn’t actually have to follow the NEC or NFPA standards but they do. That’s what the EM385 is, it’s their version of “codes and compliance”. So yes, KBR as a subcontractor, would be bound to perform the contract under the regulations of the EM385 at least.

Ms Sparky’s Response:
So why hasn’t that been happening? Where was the DCMA in all this?

By: Jimbo

Jimbo — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 03:44:38 +0000

“My General Foreman insisted I work electrical circuits energized. We couldn’t get decent Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). One time we received a whole shipment of “safety glasses”. I don’t know where they came from, but they didn’t have any ANSI Z87 stamp. ”

That “general manager” should have been shot, er, terminated. You NEVER work on energized circuits! Lock-out, Tag-Out!

There were two major suppliers of safety equipment, one was Lab Safety Supply. I forget the name of the second one. They were the only ones we were supposed to utilize.

“I was surprised when I learned my HSE manager did not approve or have control over PPE that is purchased by someone other than himself.”

The HSE Supervisor was responsible for ALL PPE on the site. He either had control of what was purchased, or he was stupid.

Ms Sparky’s Response:
Yes my General Foreman should have been shot or exterminated…I mean terminated. But that just didn’t happen then2004, 2005, 2oo6! And as far as the HSE manager…even as late as 2006, I went to the HSE office to get some Danger Tags for a LOTO station I was “trying” to established, much against the will of the same General Foreman now Supervisor….yes in typical KBR form he was promoted far beyond his qualifications. Back to my point, the HSE office didn’t have ANY LOTO equipment. None, Zero, Zip, Nada!!!

This just proves my point about the total inconsistency of how KBR managed their LOGCAP locations. It was a flipn’ free for all. Everyone did their own thing. A whole bunch of personal empire building.

By: saint-john smythe

saint-john smythe — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:05:54 +0000

i never seen the SOP in all my time with KBR!! i suppose that was how upper management wanted it!! don’t talk about the grounding & bonding validation paperwork, YOU could drive a bus through it and was open to interpretation by the individual conducting the validation work!!

Ms Sparky’s Response:
It’s hard to call management on their crap if you don’t know how you are supposed to perform your work.

By: Ken@Home

Ken@Home — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 23:19:45 +0000

We tried to get the electrical SOP from the higher ups in Kuwait and they blew us off. Then the whole deal about it being a “living” and “ever changing” document kept it out of reach.

By: ms sparky

ms sparky — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 18:17:58 +0000

You may also be able to request these Statements of Work from KBR. They have them ALL.

By: Jims thoughts

Jims thoughts — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 03:26:52 +0000

I have known people who were told to erect razor wire without any gloves simply because the management did not want to cross level them from another site or spend the money on a closing base to get them.

“It’s a war zone” Yes it is which makes it even more imprtant to do things safely, teh troops have enough dangers outside the wire, why should KBR be allowed to continue endangering them inside?