Singha Cement observes 'Safety Day'
The Italcementi Group considers Safety to be part and parcel of it's
day to day operations, with Safety being integrated as a Group core
business strategy.
The Safety Day team |
"'Safety Day' is an annual event that takes place in all the
Italcementi terminals worldwide, in keeping with the World Safety Day",
said Managing Director Singha Cement, Colin Nelson.
This year Singha Cement held its annual 'Safety Day' celebrations on
June 08, at the Grand Oriental Hotel in Colombo, with the theme being
'Code of practice for Safe Driving'.
"The main objectives in conducting a 'Safety Day' programme are to
gain the participative approach of the employees by involving them in
safety activities, compliance with Group requirements, as well as
developing a professional safety management system in the workplace",
said Nelson.
"It also serves as a reminder to employers, employees and others
concerned of their responsibility in making the workplace safer and
awaken community awareness of the Company's activities".
Over 90 Singha Cement staff members participated in the day's
programme which commenced with the lighting of the oil lamp and other
traditional observances, followed by Nelson giving a brief address on
the objective of the day, as well as the Company's achievements and
performance during the year 2012.
Safety Manager, Nalinda Jayasinghe made a short presentation on road
accidents in Sri Lanka for the last decade and went on to explain the
ten "Master Rules" of the Group for safe driving, namely, wear your seat
belt at all times, never drive under influence of drugs / alcohol, have
only permitted passengers on board, respect traffic regulations, never
use mobile phones or two-way communication devices while driving, stay
alert and prevent fatigue at all times, wear high visibility clothing
and use head lights only where legally permissible, never exceed the
permitted load, use the appropriate vehicle with the appropriate safety
equipment, and respect other road users at all times.
Two professionals, namely Dr. Wajira Palipana, Deputy Commissioner
Labour Department/Specialist in Occupational Diseases and Uditha
Wijetunga, Medical Marketing Manager Fonterra, were also present and
shared their knowledge on Health and Safety and Personal Development,
with both sessions being enthusiastically received by the staff.
"All in all it was a most productive day with the participants being
satisfied with the knowledge gained.
They left feeling enriched by the day's programme and more committed
to observing and improving the Health and Safety culture of their
Organization", said Nelson. |