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OFFICIAL RECOGNITION FOR QATALUM
SAFETY DELEGATES
A ceremony was held for the safety delegate volunteers at Qatalum in
recognition of their past efforts and their contribution towards building a
Qatalum safety culture leading to an industry-wide benchmark safety record.
On the 24 April 2014 at the Crown Plaza Hotel, Doha, Group workshops followed the DCEO. Facilitated by
Qatalum celebrated Safety Delegation Recognition. Andi Mappangara and Head of HSE from the groups,
The away day was held in recognition of the Safety the workshops consisted of what had been achieved
Delegate’s efforts in supporting Qatalum management’s and the way forward for HSE.
implementation of high HSE standards. Deon Earle, Qatalum HSE Manager, presented a
The Safety Delegate program was started in 2010 and revived hand and finger injury campaign, a current
this was the first time since inception that individual and prevalent issue contributing to incidents within
safety delegates were recognised for their contribution. Qatalum over all others. Furthermore, Addi Abboa
Safety Delegate Program was introduced to establish Offei, Head of HSE, Reduction, reinforced the need
representative from the floor to HSE issues. It is a for awareness and reporting to decrease and prevent
voluntary position proposed by the team/shift to injuries through his presentation on Behaviour Based
representative team members to report up to the next Safety.
line management level. Their main roles are: At 11:30 am the Recognition Ceremony took place hosted
by the CEO and DCEO whereby Safety Delegates received
- Communicate HSE issues raised from his/her team to recognition certificates.
line management This was followed by the commendation and
appreciation of Kurt Jan Nilsson, Chairman of the Joint
- Support in promoting HSE awareness among team Safety Committee and long serving Management
members member of Qatalum who is leaving Qatalum for Oslo
after completing his 6 year tenure at Qatalum.
- Facilitate team based safety programmes At mid-day the CEO made his closing remarks reinforcing
- To participate a co-chaired Qatalum Join Safety the celebration and awareness required in going forward
to reach ‘zero harm’.
Committee Meeting, a quarterly meeting between Richard Appiah, a Casthouse Safety Delegate
the Safety Delegates and QMT to discuss high level commented about the appreciation, “I really appreciate
issues with management this recognition. I am now motivated to carry on my
responsibilities as a Safety Delegate…”
The event began at 8:00 am with activities controlled
by Kurt Jan Nilsson and Andi Mappangara. In his opening
remarks the DCEO was proud of Qatalum’s bench mark
safety record and encouraged all to improve on the
challenges faced in developing an all-encompassing
Qatalum safety culture from the floor up.
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SAFETY DELEGATES
A ceremony was held for the safety delegate volunteers at Qatalum in
recognition of their past efforts and their contribution towards building a
Qatalum safety culture leading to an industry-wide benchmark safety record.
On the 24 April 2014 at the Crown Plaza Hotel, Doha, Group workshops followed the DCEO. Facilitated by
Qatalum celebrated Safety Delegation Recognition. Andi Mappangara and Head of HSE from the groups,
The away day was held in recognition of the Safety the workshops consisted of what had been achieved
Delegate’s efforts in supporting Qatalum management’s and the way forward for HSE.
implementation of high HSE standards. Deon Earle, Qatalum HSE Manager, presented a
The Safety Delegate program was started in 2010 and revived hand and finger injury campaign, a current
this was the first time since inception that individual and prevalent issue contributing to incidents within
safety delegates were recognised for their contribution. Qatalum over all others. Furthermore, Addi Abboa
Safety Delegate Program was introduced to establish Offei, Head of HSE, Reduction, reinforced the need
representative from the floor to HSE issues. It is a for awareness and reporting to decrease and prevent
voluntary position proposed by the team/shift to injuries through his presentation on Behaviour Based
representative team members to report up to the next Safety.
line management level. Their main roles are: At 11:30 am the Recognition Ceremony took place hosted
by the CEO and DCEO whereby Safety Delegates received
- Communicate HSE issues raised from his/her team to recognition certificates.
line management This was followed by the commendation and
appreciation of Kurt Jan Nilsson, Chairman of the Joint
- Support in promoting HSE awareness among team Safety Committee and long serving Management
members member of Qatalum who is leaving Qatalum for Oslo
after completing his 6 year tenure at Qatalum.
- Facilitate team based safety programmes At mid-day the CEO made his closing remarks reinforcing
- To participate a co-chaired Qatalum Join Safety the celebration and awareness required in going forward
to reach ‘zero harm’.
Committee Meeting, a quarterly meeting between Richard Appiah, a Casthouse Safety Delegate
the Safety Delegates and QMT to discuss high level commented about the appreciation, “I really appreciate
issues with management this recognition. I am now motivated to carry on my
responsibilities as a Safety Delegate…”
The event began at 8:00 am with activities controlled
by Kurt Jan Nilsson and Andi Mappangara. In his opening
remarks the DCEO was proud of Qatalum’s bench mark
safety record and encouraged all to improve on the
challenges faced in developing an all-encompassing
Qatalum safety culture from the floor up.
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