SAFETY 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.
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 attention 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 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.