Tema Tank Farm celebrates major safety milestone
Tema Tank Farm (TTF), a private petroleum depot in the country, has celebrated its 2,000 days without Lost Time Injury (LTI).
This is the first time that a company in the country’s petroleum downstream industry has ever achieved the record.
TTF, responsible for managing the terminal owned by Chase Logistics, both under the CH Group umbrella has maintained an impeccable safety record since 2012.
Lost time injuries, according to experts, are a very important benchmark for any organisation concerned with the health and safety of its employees.
These incidents have immediate consequences and long-term effects on both the injured employees and employers.
Speaking at a day’s event to climax the celebration, the Managing Director of the TFF Terminal, Edem Boni, said, “To be able to do this when the terminal is live during construction and operations is a major milestone.”
He said “It is also a testament to the commitment to safety from the entire staff and stakeholders. This is a first in the industry.”
“Achieving the 2,000 days without LTI gives all our stakeholders and customers who are using our facility the comfort that we adhere to the best safety standards when it comes to downstream petroleum.”
Mr Boni explained that the company was dealing with petroleum products, and for stakeholders and customers to know that they have been able to do this for 2,000 days without any LTI was comforting.
Furthermore, he noted that, “It is only a few companies in the world who are able to combine operations and constructions without their lost time injury, and this is a testament to our slogan, which is: TTF, “we mean safety, all accidents are preventable.”
The Executive Director at CH Group, Dr Daniel Amoah, stated that, “This milestone is not just a number. It represents thousands of hours of dedication, vigilance, and teamwork from every single member of this organisation.”
“Safety is a collective achievement. Today, we honour the unwavering commitment to safety that has become the cornerstone of our operations,” he added.
Emmanuel Asumani Ofosu, Safety Manager at the Terminal, said, “We focused on predictive and preventive philosophies, and thanks to the leadership of my terminal director, we checked all the boxes, which has contributed largely to our success.”
Touching on leadership, CEO of the Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors, Dr Patrick Kwaku Ofori, in the industry where risks were inherited, the achievement by the Tema Tank Farm was not mere statistics but a testament to a serious commitment to safety excellence.
“The Tema Tank Farm has demonstrated that strict adherence to safety has not been merely a tick box exercise but a serious adherence to effective business culture. At the heart of this culture has been the tone of effective leadership,” he indicated
BY TIMES REPORTER
