APM Terminals Bahrain has joined other operating ports across 76 locations to commemorate the annual ‘Global Safety Day’ programme under the theme, ‘We Learn and Adapt’. 

 

The event focused on bringing together all APM Terminals Bahrain employees during the course of the 5-day event at Khalifa Bin Salman Port and engaging them to listen, learn and respond to what people need to do to work safely and effectively.

 

APM Terminals Bahrain hosted exercises and demonstrations which were carried out throughout the 5-day event, in attendance of Managing Director, Maureen Bannerman. The Regional Managing Director, Asia & Middle East, at APM Terminals, Jonathan Goldner, was also in attendance as part of his visit to ports across the region.  The activities were coordinated by our Health, Safety and Environment Team under the leadership of Karl Gnonlonfin, the Head of Department. All activities throughout the program highlighted the value and importance of safety at Khalifa Bin Salman Port and ensuring the safety of the employees. 

 

Safety Gemba walks

The programme hosted safety Gemba walks – physical visits to the frontline- where leaders were invited to participate in engaging and learning from the frontliners by walking in their shoes. The event spread across the week, covering major health and safety topics such as traffic management, truck blind spot activities, interactive games and presentation of new Safety Initiatives that encourage safety across the port. 

 

The purpose of those activities is to create awareness about some of the risks across the port, in addition to manage risks in daily work and the kind of support that is needed to make work safer. 

APM Terminals Bahrain works towards improving their safety performance on a continuous basis, following a Lean approach, with regular employees engagement sessions and training, with leader-led safety Gemba walks, by systematically identifying and addressing safety gaps and by continually implementing best practices and industry standards to improve the Health, Safety, and Environment performance of the terminal.-- TradeArabia News Service