APM Terminals ’ observes 7th Global Safety Day
The APM Terminals Global Terminal Network observed its seventh annual Global Safety Day with an emphasis on personal responsibility for safety in the workplace with the kick-off of the theme: “Intervention - If you see it - You own it” to be presented across the APM Terminals Global Terminal Network, the Company said in a press release. “It’s about taking personal responsibility, not passing the buck or hoping somebody else will take action to avoid an unsafe situation.
The leadership of APM Terminals is fully behind the ongoing expansion of our Safety Culture around the world; everyone h as the right to stop the operation, everybody has the responsibility to intervene to avoid the risk of accidents” explained APM Terminals Safety Activist , Martin Poulsen , who participated in the Global Safety Day activities at APM Terminals Bahrain . Other APM Terminals senior leaders also travelled across the world to take part in local Global Safety Day observations to demonstrate the company’s commitment at both global and local levels.
The combined APM Terminals operations saw Lost - Time Injury Frequency (LTIF) decline by 43% in 2012 to 2.42 per million man - hours worked. Year - to - date, APM Terminals’ LTIF rate has decreased further to 2 per million man - hours worked, less than half of the 4.45 LTIF rate recorded in 2010. This year has also seen a 25% r eduction in high - severity incidents compared with last year. In 2012 , APM Terminals also introduced four new global safety commitments and associated minimum requirements.
Any APM Terminals operations which were not yet in compliance were charged with preparing an action plan to meet these standards, which is closely monitored. The increasing focus on safety has been felt throughout the organization ; in the yearly APM Terminals Employee Engagement Survey 94% of employees agreed that APM Te rminals is committed to employee safety. “The elimination of fatalities and any workplace accidents remains our paramount goal for Safety Performance, and that is a shared responsibility to each other as well” said APM Terminals CEO Kim Fejfer.