Safe Days in APM Mumbai Terminals

PORTS: Employees at APM Terminals Mumbai achieved 500 Safe Days, without any Lost Time Injury (LTI), setting a record at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT) at Nhava Sheva.

“We operate with the objective that each employee, stakeholder and contractor returns home safely each day, every day. It is indeed heartwarming to witness that the teams’ efforts have paid off. Kudos to the team at APM Terminals Mumbai!”, says Major P. Swathimohan, General Manager, HSSE

APM Terminals Mumbai accounts for nearly 44% of the throughput emerging from Nhava Sheva, recording 1.89 million TEUs in Fiscal Year 2011-12, which is almost 20% of India’s containerized throughput. Safety of staff and visitors is of highest priority at the terminal, and each one follows the example of “If You See It, You Own It”.

Innovative Safety campaigns initiated by HSSE have gone a long way in generating awareness among employees and stakeholders at the terminal. The HSSE team ensures that employees and terminal users are provided the necessary safety training and tools required to perform safe and smooth operations. Safety Workshops are rolled out to clients and contracted staff emphasizing the need to follow Safety rules inside the terminal, thus minimizing workplace accidents.

By setting ‘Rules that Work’, like regular toolbox meetings with employees and contractors, training sessions with external drivers, monthly safety meetings, recognizing and felicitating employees/ contractors displaying high safety standards and reporting of near misses, conducting periodic mock drills at site etc have contributed to achieving this milestone.

“We will not stop here, but continue our pursuit of Safety at the terminal”, says Safety Executive, Santosh Sawant.

Source: APM Terminals