Samsung Heavy Industries Nigeria says it has reached the significant health and safety milestone of 1,200 days without a lost-time injury at SHI-MCI, a ship fabrication and integration yard located in Lagos.
SHIN said the achievement was reflective of its intense focus on ensuring the health and safety of its entire workforce through significant investment in training and oversight.
According to a statement, the shipbuilding industry is potentially a very dangerous one with heavy machinery in operation, explosive gases used for welding and high temperatures in enclosed spaces.
The Senior Health, Safety and Environment Manager, SHIN, Bala Adjuya, said, “The main challenge for Samsung is that we have many employees who have never worked in the industry before. So, it is hard to instil an awareness of health and safety. But once you train them, it becomes a skill for life.”
According to the statement, in addition to continuous staff training, every worksite is investigated for hazards; mitigation measures are implemented, and active HSE personnel are constantly present onsite to ensure safety protocols are followed.
It said as of March 25, 2019, the SHI-MCI had achieved 1,207 days without a lost-time injury, adding that Samsung Heavy Industries set itself a target of 0.9 per cent LTIs on the Egina FPSO project in Nigeria.
Adjuya said, “It begins from the day that new people come into the yard. We first take people to HSE training even if they only come onto the site for a job interview.
“It makes me proud that during the massive Egina FPSO project [Africa’s largest FPSO recently completed] we were able to pull through with no sanction from regulators.”
According to the statement, at the peak of the Egina FPSO project, Samsung Heavy Industries Nigeria employed approximately 5,000 employees at its fabrication and integration yard in Lagos.
Source: Punch
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