The Company’s approach to safety and general operations is based on these basic principles

  1. Management is committed to health, safety and welfare of all personnel involved in the company’s operation, all stakeholders and to the protection of the environment.
  1. The responsibility of safety lies with the line Supervisors but operating within the guidelines of Management.  Safety is a line responsibility involving all cadres of the company.
  1. Safety takes priority over all other considerations.  Consequently, no duty is so urgent and no job so great that it should not be done safely.
  1. All safety procedures and gadgets must be in place before operation of any magnitude is undertaken.
GENERAL SAFETY POLICY STATEMENT

It is the policy of this company to create a conducive atmosphere necessary for the safety of all its personnel in all its operations and activities.  The company will also strive to ensure that others whom our operation will impact upon are not adversely affected due to our activities.  Furthermore, the Company will motivate all its employees to strive to reduce accidents and create safety awareness.

Towards achieving this objective, the company will:

  • Ensure that all staff are qualified, trained and suited for their various assignments.
  • Provide all employees with relevant Personnel Protective Apparels, Safety tools, and other prerequisites  prevention of accidents.
  • Enforce the use of the various safety gadgets.
  • Ensure that all equipment, tools and infrastructures are in safe and operational forms.
  • Carry out regular integrity and safety tests, and inspections on equipment, tools and other facilities.
  • Sponsor staff to relevant safety training, seminars, unsafe Act Auditing exercises and drills etc.
  • Encourage staff to achieve previously set safety milestones and making awards as necessary.
  • Report all accidents for thorough investigation.  Submit a written report of all investigated accidents to the relevant Authority/(ties).  Publicise any correction action so that all may benefit from the experience.
  • Assign a management staff to coordinate all safety activities with direct reporting to the General Manager.
  • Regular reporting and publicising of safety activities.
  • Carry out annual review of our performance with a view to further improvement.
  • Introduction of Safety incentives.                    

ROAD SAFETY

The majority of our activities require road transportation; with trucks plying the major roads to ensure the safe delivery of consignments. With this in mind, we take the safety and security of personnel and consignment very seriously

  1. Vehicles:

1.1     Conditions.

All vehicles are to be operational and in good state of repair at all times before they are allowed to ply the road and/or convey people and materials for our clients.  Particular attention will be paid to brakes, steering, horn and tyres.  All supervisors and drivers are to ensure that schedule maintenances are strictly carried out.  Defect observed at any time should be reported for prompt repairs.

1.2             Seat Belt:

All vehicles are to be provided with seat belts for all front passengers.  Drivers and all front passengers are obliged to use them.

1.3     Accessories:

All vehicles are to be provided with the relevant accessories i.e. ‘C’ Caution, Fire extinguisher, Highway Code, Jack, Spare tyre, inside and outside mirrors.

  1. Drivers:

2.1     State:

Are mentally and emotionally fit before embarking on any drive.  Towards achieving this objective, Management directs that no one drives continuously for more than five hours before taking a 5 or 10 minutes break.  Ensures that front passengers wear the seat belt at all times.

2.2             Regular Training:

Attends a defensive driving course at least once in his working carrier with the company and practices the techniques thereafter.

  1. Road Condition:

Drivers are to adjust their speed and driving habits to the road conditions with particular reference to pot-holes, pumps, wet and slippery surfaces, bends, narrow bridges and other road signs such as hospital, Children crossing, etc.

  1. Traffic:

          Drivers are to be alert and to adjust driving habits according to the traffic condition.

  1. Weather Condition:

In rainy and dusty weather, the ground is usually slippery while visibility is poor.  Drivers are to ensure general reduction of speed, alertness and comportment in their driving habits and where practicable, park their vehicles until the situation improves.

 10 POINTS SAFETY RULES

  • CARE for people at work as you would care for people at home
  • KNOW the written and unwritten rules of safety that apply to the work.
  • ANTICIPATE the risk that may arise from changes in situations, equipment and methods.
  • ENCOURAGE workers to discuss the hazards of their work.
  • INSTRUCT workers to perform their jobs safely as would do at home.
  • FOLLOW up instructions consistently enforcing safety rules by disciplinary actions if necessary.
  • SET a good example demonstrating safety in your own work habits and personal conduct.
  • INVESTIGATE and analyse every accident that occurs.
  • COOPERATE with others in the Company who are concerned with the safety of employees.
  • REMEMBER that safety is not an accident.

Detailed information on our Safety Policy Initiatives summarizing topics on Accident reporting and Investigation, Unsafe act and condition audit procedure guide is contained in the Company’s Safety Handbook for the year 2000.

Detailed information on our Safety Policy Initiatives summarizing topics on Accident reporting and Investigation, Unsafe act and condition audit procedure guide is contained in the Company’s Safety Handbook for the year 2011.

QUALITY SYSTEM
(GENERAL MATERIAL INSPECTION/HANDLING PROCEDURE GUIDE)

The Company is involved in Freight Forwarding and Customs Clearing activities. Consequently, material handling forms a major plank of our business. It is management directives to render quality services in general and in material handling in particular. Towards this aim, the following shall form a procedure.

1. Confirm that the requirements of the customer/clients are clearly understood.

2. Prepare and complete all documentation

3. Identify the material to be moved.

4. Note manufacturer’s recommendations on storage, lifting, gripping, exposure, etc. and ensure compliance.

5. Procure handling aids (Properly sized boxes, adequate truck, hooks, ropes, etc)

6. Procure Personal Protective Apparel and ensure usage.

7. Inspect and ensure storage point is adequate for plant, or material.

8. Decide on handling method.

8.1 Manual:
a) Inspect material for slivers, jagged edges, burrs or slippery surfaces.
b) Wipe off greasy, wet, slippery or dirty objects before handling.
c) Carry/move material with enough labour standing in safe postures.

8.2 Mechanical:
a) Request for adequately sized equipment; i.e. truck, crane, forklift, etc.
b) Sleeve/hook material as appropriate.
c) Direct driver using appropriate movement signals.

9. Document and file for future reference.

COMPANY’S GENERAL QUALITY ASSURANCE POLICY STATEMENT

Our company is primarily in the Service Industry. This implies that we thrive on the patronage of our clients and customers. Management believes that only satisfied customers return to do more business and customers can be satisfied when quality services is rendered to them. Consequently, our activities and functions will be geared toward the “attainment of quality services”

The Company’s Policy on Total Quality is based on the under listed 5 critical success factors.

1. Satisfied and well-motivated workforce.
Assignment of experienced, competent and qualified personnel to all duties. The annual review of staff and staff’s progression will focus on quality performance as a yardstick.
Staffs at all categories are to be given opportunity to improve themselves and to learn on the job. Furthermore, Management will introduce incentives to encourage quality performance.

2. Mutual agreement of scope of work.
The scope of work as agreed upon between the client and the Company must beDocumented. It is the responsibility of the staff to clear any ambiguity that may arise in schedule of work, scope, timing etc. This principle ensures “Doing the work right the first time”. The staffs are happy and the customer is happy.

3. Use and general compliance with

• Client’s standard specifications (if any).

• Internationally accepted standards and specifications as applicable to the scope of work such as ISO, BSS but the client’s standard specification should take precedence.

• Project Quality plan as may be proposed and agreed upon with the client prior to the commencement of any project.

4. Use of quality products, plants, equipment and standard tools.

5. The Feedback system. Company staff should build in their project quality plans a feedback system, which willafford the client the opportunity of regular review before the final completion of Services.