By Chinonye Anyatonwu
SIFAX Inland Container Terminal ICT, a subsidiary of SIFAX Group has given detailed procedures on how it deployed strict regulations on Health, Safety and Environment HSE as well as robust stakeholders’ cooperation to attain 8,736 hours of zero lost time to injury LTI in the outgone 2022.
The company had at the end of its 2022 operational year ended December 31, 2022, achieved a massive feat by recording 8,736 hours of zero lost time to injury LTI during operations at the terminal.
Speaking on this feat during the company’s Health, Safety and Environment HSE week held recently, Managing Director of the SIFAX ICT, Mr. Paul Linden admitted that the company recorded a few minor accidents during its first year of operations between 2020 and 2021.
He however disclosed that the terminal’s management did a thorough review and evaluation of its health and safety processes and procedures with a view to minimising accidents in the terminal.
“The terminal is glad to announce that we recorded zero accidents in the 2022 business year. This is a good one for us and we will improve on this in the coming years. I must applaud our HSE team for the thorough job of making sure that all members of staff and visitors comply with the policies of the terminal.
Through their efforts we can roll out the drum to celebrate one -year injury free work place. A special thank you to all our staff for their cooperation too”, he said.
Meanwhile, head of HSE, SIFAX ICT, Mr. Godwin Okoyeaniche, explained that the terminal was able to achieve this feat due to collaborative efforts of all stakeholders.
Okoyeaniche said: “We are celebrating the 2022 HSE Week to appreciate all our stakeholders for their support towards helping us achieve a zero LTI this year. We promise that the New Year 2023 will bring more possibilities for us all.”
Group Executive Director, SIFAX Group, Mr. Bode Ojeniyi, while speaking during the HSE week, also remarked that the Group’s mantra of ‘Safety First’ has engineered a safe work environment for all its employees, clients and other stakeholders. He noted further that the company has invested heavily in health and safety equipment as well as training of its personnel in order to make the workplace safe.
“Across all our Group entities, we were deliberate about health and safety in the 2022 business year, and we made a lot of progress in this regard. This progress recorded at Sifax ICT is a great achievement for us and we intend to make this a template for all our subsidiaries going into the future”, the Executive Director said.
