Chairman Shell Companies in Australia, Russell Caplan, said that this global event would help entrench the three golden rules of safety introduced across all manufacturing sites late last year.
“Shell’s safety rules are simple. That is, comply with the law, standards and procedures; intervene in unsafe or non-compliant situations and respect neighbours,” said Mr Caplan.
“Maintaining this level of personal responsibility will help ensure that everyone leaves work every day, in the same way as they arrived – uninjured,” he said.
“A large part of instilling a safety culture in any organisation is helping employees understand the importance of individual responsibility.
“It is therefore important to demonstrate that collectively, safety performance can be improved when individual standards are lifted.
“The Geelong refinery has made very real progress in safety management and its performance is already considered world class.
“Twenty years ago there were about 300 onsite injuries and if you asked employees at the time if it were possible not to be injured at work they would have said no.
“However, last year the refinery celebrated its best ever safety performance by working for an entire year without incurring a recordable injury.
“This is an outstanding achievement and the goal of no harm to people is something that must continue to be first and foremost in our minds.
“During Safety Week I would like our staff to get involved in the range of activities designed to get them thinking, talking and acting in ways that promote the practical use of the golden rules,” he said.
Safety Week activities at the refinery will include a range of workshops, lunchtime seminars, interactive exhibitions and regular viewings of the new film ‘"Shadow of a Doubt" which reinforces the message that personal intervention can prevent accidents from occurring. ENDS
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