An indigenous integrated oil and gas company, NIPCO Plc, has set an accident -free target for its downstream operations.
The Managing Director, NIPCO Plc, Mr. Venkataraman Venkatapathy, who said safety and environmental friendliness remained the hallmark of the company's operations, expressed an unwavering commitment to minimising the number of instances of occupational accidents and illnesses with the ultimate goal of achieving an accident-free operation.
The NIPCO CEO, who was on Tuesday quoted as saying this during the company's safety week celebrations in Lagos, insisted that HSE-related matters were always of utmost priority.
According to him, a robust HSE policy fashioned by the company in line with international best practices in the industry clearly spells out how best to achieve the lofty goal.
He stated that in the policy, health and safety of the employees were of utmost importance in the scheme of things, having recognised that there is no greater value than one's life.
Venkatapathy also informed that the policy sought to promote a safety, healthy and congenial working environment for all employees as well as stakeholders in the course of its operations.
According to him, all workers are provided with Personal Protective Equipment, adequate information training and a well-serviced clinic, in addition to several retainer hospitals in line with best global practices in the industry. Venkatapathy listed the main thrust of the policy as PPE culture and housekeeping, both of which had received tremendous support from management.
"Our well-acclaimed house-keeping tradition has been a successful tool in maintaining healthy life for the employees and other publics that had one or two things to do with the organization," he said.
