•Alba announces that the company has achieved 4 million work hours without LTI
•Alba's senior management met and congratulated employees on this safety milestone
•The company had recently organised an HSE Zero Accidents Week to reinforce the safety message to employees
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba)'s on-going drive to maintain a zero accident work environment for employees is generating positive results on a plant wide basis as the company announced that it has achieved 4 million work hours without Loss Time Injury (LTI).
Alba's Chief Executive, Tim Murray along with members of the Executive Management Team and other managers marked this safety milestone on the morning of Tuesday, April 23, 2013 by meeting employees at the gates and congratulating them on their involvement in this success.
Employees were further commended on their commitment to be proactive on matters related to safety, filing reports on near-miss incidents, and for showing intolerance towards unsafe behaviour.
Commenting on the company achieving 4 million work hours without LTI, Alba's Chief Executive, Tim Murray said:
"Safety achievements are truly a collaborative effort, and am proud to say that the involvement of Alba employees was crucial in enabling the company to attain this milestone. I would like to congratulate each and every employee, therefore, for playing their part in this success story and for taking steps in translating these safety goals into tangible action plans."
Alba had recently organised the HSE Zero Accident Week with the objective of enhancing awareness of health, safety and environment related issues amongst employees and contract staff. Over the past year, the company has also launched a safety behaviour observation campaign and has also seen widespread reporting of near miss incidents. Site visits by executives and management team have also helped in communicating and addressing concerns on safety related issues with employees.
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Alba has been consistently ranked as one of the largest aluminium smelters in the world, and is known for its technological strength, global competitiveness and innovative policies. Alba produces more than 890,000 metric tonnes per annum of aluminium which meet or exceed the industry standard for purity, with products including standard and T-ingots, extrusion billets, rolling slab, properzi ingots, and molten aluminium. It has also maintained a strong track record of operational safety and environmental compliance.
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For further details, please contact Public Relations Officer, Ashish B. Gorde
Tel: (973) 17 8333998 (direct)
(973) 39 029237 (mobile)
Fax: (973) 17 833822
E-mail: ashish.gorde@alba.com.bh
© Press Release 2013
