APM Terminals honours employees in Lagos on Global Safety Day
Lagos – Leading container terminal operator, APM Terminals Apapa, has honoured over 60 of its employees and contract staffers with outstanding safety records.
At its 2021 Annual Global Safety Day event, with the theme “Leading with Care”, which had in attendance the
Port Manager of Lagos Port Complex, Apapa, Mrs Olufunmilayo Olotu; Controller, Apapa Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, Comptroller Yusuf Ibrahim Malanta; and other invited guests, the Terminal Manager, APM Terminals Apapa, Steen Knudsen, said that while the management staff have more influence over work design control, the colleagues at the quayside, yard, workshop and other units “are the experts and it is crucial that we all listen and learn from these colleagues with the highest potential for injury”.
He stated: “You are the experts that expose yourselves to the front-line activities of our business, hence I want to encourage you to continuously learn safety and adapt to best practices. Safety is not what we learn once; it is a continuous process.
"Do not hesitate to wave me or other management team members down to share your ideas, suggestions and the challenges you are facing when carrying out your duties. Our priority is to make sure everyone coming to work in our terminal return home to their families safe and sound.”
Also speaking, the Head of
Safety, APM Terminals Apapa, Felix Ugwuagbo, said while safety remains a key priority at the terminal, all employees including senior management team members must be diligent in observing relevant safety at the time.
An employee, Keni Ebiowei, who shared his experience at the event, also emphasised the need for every worker to take responsibility for safety at the terminal.
"My experience has taught me to believe that safety should be first as I carry out my responsibility. As a matter of fact, it should not be a management policy again; it should be individual responsibility,” Ebiowei said.
The Port Manager of Lagos Port Complex, Apapa, Mrs. Olufunmilayo Olotu, commended APM Terminals Apapa for raising the bar in port operation and port safety in Nigeria.