PASS Award (Problem Accepted Solution Supplied)

Applications for the 2018 PASS Award are open 

All operational staff are invited to share their in the field innovations & fixes to problems so that others in the water industry can benefit.

The winner will join the WIOA team on their annual operational tour of New Zealand including attendance at the Water Industry Operations Group of NZ annual conference.

Applications for the 2018 award have been extended and will now close on 9th March 2018

2017 PASS Award Winner Announced 

The PASS award sponsored by Aqualift Project Delivery winner was announced at the 2017 NSW Conference held in Canberra.

The winner was Marcus Boyd from the Toowoomba Regional Council who in conjunction with the team of fitters at Toowoomba designed and developed a tool to allow replacement of the mixer baseplates in the BNR bioreactor, avoiding the need to take the plant offline.

The resulting tool is estimated to have saved Toowoomba Regional Council around $120,000.

Our congratulations go to Marcus and all of the other solutions that came from members.

PASS Award Winners

2017 Marcus Boyd
Toowoomba Regional Council		 2017 PASS Booklet
2016 Daren Lord
TasWater		 2016 PASS Booklet
2015 Frank Rinaldo
North East Water		 2015 PASS Booklet
2014 Lester Little
TasWater		 2014 PASS Booklet
2013 Terry Randall & Danny Roberts
Port Macquarie Hastings Council		 2013 PASS Booklet
2012 Mark Walker
Gippsland Water		 2012 PASS Booklet
2011 Wayne Shaw
Gippsland Water		 2011 PASS Booklet

About the PASS Award

Objective

  1. To create an opportunity which encourages water industry operational staff to share their “in the field innovations” and/or “fixes to problems” so that others in the water industry can benefit.
  2. To provide an application process which is easy to complete and utilises a standard template. This will give all water industry operational staff the same opportunity for presenting their innovation.
  3. To provide the opportunity for operational staff to receive recognition for their innovation and efforts.
  4. To encourage operational staff to become aware of and involved with the Water Industry Operators Association of Australia (WIOA).
  5. To allow WIOA to share the good ideas and innovations with other Members through the Operator magazine and/or other publications.

Process

The PASS application Template can be downloaded from the WIOA web site or can be obtained from the WIOA office. Applicants complete the Template and return it to the WIOA office either electronically or by mail after obtaining management permission to submit the PASS application. All PASS applications received in the 12 month period ending 1 March annually, will be judged by an independent judging panel as nominated by WIOA.

The PASS application deemed the best based on the range of criteria below, will win the PASS award for that year. The recipient of the Award will be announced at the “Meet the Exhibitors Dinner” at the WIOA NSW conference each year. By submitting an application, PASS authors automatically grant WIOA permission to publish the application in the ‘Operator’ newsletter or another WIOA publication.

Evaluation

PASS applications will be reviewed by an independent judging panel as nominated by WIOA and assessed on a number of criteria, including:

• Commonality of the problem
• Benefit to OH&S, Water Quality, and the Environment
• Financial and sustainability benefits
• Application to other industries
• Uniqueness, adaptability and simplicity

Reward

The person who submits the PASS application deemed to be the best in that particular year will be announced as the winner of the PASS Award.

Aqualift Project Delivery, as the PASS Award sponsor, will provide sponsorship for the winner to join the WIOA team on their annual operational tour of New Zealand including attendance at the Water Industry Operations Group of NZ annual conference. The tour and conference is normally held in early May annually.

The value of the prize is to a maximum of $2000. This sum will be paid to WIOA and WIOA will undertake all the necessary travel, accommodation and logistical arrangements on behalf of the PASS winner.

The winner will be responsible for obtaining the permission of their employer to attend the tour, will need to secure appropriate time off work, and will need a passport.