Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company (GPIC) Chairman Ahmed Al Sharyan has congratulated the management and employees on the company winning Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Award (Rospa Gold Award), in recognition of its outstanding achievements in the field of safety.

He said the Award comes as a result of the company's approach to ensuring the highest standards of safety in its operations and in reaffirming a high level of safety awareness.
He said that the Board of Directors would continue to provide all support to maintain the achievements and excellence in the field of occupational health and safety, which today is one of the most important elements of the success of any business.
He reiterated they would remain committed to applying strict international standards and continue to win the safety Awards by implementing high standards.

GPIC President Dr. Abdulrahman Jawahery, who presented the Award to the Chairman during the recently concluded Middle East Process Engineering Conference, 2017, said this was in appreciation of the Board’s balanced policies and its keenness to follow up on the implementation of principles of safety and in maintaining its achievements.

He said company employees have received high quality training on the implementation of safety standards and maintaining the safety of all facilities so that it conducts operations smoothly. He said the priority at all times was towards the safety of individuals rather than on profits.

The company's winning the Award is culmination of many years of excellence in safety, adding that the company has been winning for the last 25 years the Rospa Award for safety at the workplace.

Dr. Jawahery spoke of the Company's determination to continue its plans to raise the level of performance in the field of safety, health, environment and accident prevention, which it considers as a pillar of management and on which all decisions are based.

He said the frequent awards and competition to major international companies over the past years is the best evidence of GPIC's ongoing efforts in the field of safety, health and the environment.

Dr. Jawahery had earlier received the Award during an event in London, to coincide with the 100th anniversary celebrations of Rospa. The event was attended by the Rospa president and his deputy, along with a number of dignitaries concerned with occupational safety issues and representatives of industrial companies around the world.

The award came GPIC’s way after competing with more than 5,500 companies around the world, making it an unprecedented achievement in the history of the global chemicals sector.

The fourth edition of the MEPC was held under the theme “Sustainable growth through innovation and integration in refining and petrochemical operations.”

It was organised with the support of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, in cooperation with the National Oil and Gas Authority.

Representatives from 350 companies from the oil and gas, refining and petrochemicals sectors took part.

 

Source: BNA