Policy

OUR HEALTH, SAFETY & ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

JOSEPH HABIB SULE DREDGING NIGERIA LIMITED, recognizes that safety and health of personnel and community are core determinants in ensuring the success of any operation especially in the dredging activities. Safety and environmental issues are given priority in the conduct of our business because of our firm belief that:

  • ❖ Accidents and injuries are preventable
  • ❖ Everyone has a responsibility for safety both on and off the job
  • ❖ No business objective is pursued at the expense of safety
  • ❖ A job is satisfactorily done if it is done safely

We stop at nothing to achieve zero accident and equipment failure or damage in all our operations; as such safety and environmental education is part of our staff orientation programme and this is a continual process. Every staff of Joseph Habib Sule Dredging Nigeria Limited (JSDNL) has a personal stake and responsibility towards ensuring that we maintain 100% safety compliance and environmental friendliness in all our operations both on and off field. We achieve this high level of safety and environmental consciousness through the following:

  • ❖ Orientation & re-orientation of personnel on safety issues.
  • ❖ Daily Tool Book Meeting for Workers.
  • ❖ Weekly General Safety Meetings.
  • ❖ Weekly Site/ Tank Farm Inspection.
  • ❖ Investigating & Follow up of all Near Misses & Accidents.
  • ❖ Monitor Equipment Preventive Maintenance Schedules.
  • ❖ Provide all personnel on site with Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and ensure that employees understand their usage.

COMMUNITY AFFAIRS POLICY

JOSEPH HABIB SULE DREDGING NIGERIA LIMITED places paramount importance on industrial harmony and good working relationship with the host communities wherever we operate. As a corporate body, we have therefore evolved policies towards the affairs of the communities in which we work as follows:

  • 1. Maintain good relationship with the Host community in which we work at all times.
  • 2. Participate to the best of our ability in their developmental programs.
  • 3. Respect their culture and traditions by obeying and paying attention to their laws and customs.
  • 4. Evolve and maintain a line of communication with the host community or government even during periods of crises by using the option of dialogue.
  • 5. Carry out our operations in such a manner that minimizes impact on the environment by maintaining minimum trace of waste products in any work site and also by our operations or products.
  • 6. Generally carry out our operations in such a way as to positively contribute to the progress and development of the community.
  • 7. Offer gainful employment to the youths of the Host Community, where possible and feasible.

OUR HEALTH, SAFETY & ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

JOSEPH HABIB SULE DREDGING NIGERIA LIMITED recognizes the paramount importance of the safety of her employees, clients and the general public. The company is committed to conducting all her business and operations in healthy and safe manner by consistently applying safety practices, rules and guidelines covering all aspects of our operations comply with our clients' standards and obey all Government rules and regulations affecting our business and operations. As a body of professionals, it is the policy of the company that all services, no matter how small, must be carried out in such a way that:

  • 1. We avoid any injury to preserve the health and safety of our staff, clients and members of the public who may be exposed to our operations.
  • 2. Incidents or accidents that can result in loss of time to our clients are prevented through near miss and unsafe act/condition reporting, tool box meeting in all jobs, regular safety meeting and training.
  • 3. Damage/loss of equipment and injury to or loss of any personnel is avoided by training all employees to perform their jobs properly and safely.

The company insists on the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) by all employees to avert health hazards associated with chemicals and equipment. Safety means professionalism. No job is so urgent that we cannot take time to do it right, first time, all the time and safely

HEALTH POLICY

JOSEPH HABIB SULE DREDGING NIGERIA LIMITED places high premium on the health and wellbeing of her staff and will do all that is reasonable:

  • 1. To protect employees from hazards and occupational diseases so far as they are involved with the company's activities.
  • 2. In identifying health hazards inherent in the operations of the company.
  • 3. To provide medical attention through referral clinics (Under our medical retainership scheme), first aid boxes at designated places, medical examinations and evolve health education programs for the enhancement of staff health awareness.
  • 4. To provide industrial welfare facilities.

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION POLICY

We, at JOSEPH HABIB SULE DREDGING NIGERIA LIMITED are mindful of the importance of the protection of the environment, and it is our policy that during the course of carrying out our business or operation:

  • 1. The company will strive at all times to ensure that impact on the environment is minimized by maintaining the minimum or no trace of waste in all our areas of operation(s).
  • 2. Comply with all Government regulations on the protection of the environment.
  • 3. Alert our clients and the general public of any hazard posed by our products and/or services on the environment.
  • 4. Maintain at all times a contingency plan to minimize impact on the environment in the event of any accident or incident.

SECURITY POLICY

JOSEPH HABIB SULE DREDGING NIGERIA LIMITED as a corporate entity will at all times ensure adequate security of her equipment, personnel and structures using as much as possible, security outfits of proven ability and by inculcating security awareness in the STAFF through appropriate training and encouragement.

We will not shy away from every possibility of cooperation with the other companies in the neighborhood, the Host Community and the State in areas of security, in order to further enhance our general security as above.

QUALITY POLICY

Our Quality policy is to:

  • ❖ Provide excellent and Quality in our Products and services to our clients.
  • ❖ Actively seek opportunities for continues improvement in service, product performance and reliability and all other areas of our business.
  • ❖ Ensure Quality is a line management responsibility and all.
  • ❖ Employees are responsible for performing their work in such a manner as to meet our Quality requirements.
  • ❖ Ensure that our Quality objectives are met.