Sarawak Shell, Brooke Dockyard launch road safety drive in Kpg Sejingkat

KUCHING: SarawakShellBerhad E6 Field Development Project Team together with Brooke Dockyard and Engineering Works Corporation ( BDEWC) recently launched a campaign for Road Safety within the Kampung Sejingkat area.

The campaign themed ‘We Care’ was organised in conjunction with Shell Malaysia Safety Day 2017.

“The aim of this collaboration is to spread and raise the awareness of road safety among villagers of Kampung Sejingkat, a neighbouring village to BDEWC. The collaboration this year also witnessed the participation of Shell Timur Sdn Bhd a joint venture company with the states governments of Sarawak and Sabah as safety partners for the event,” Brooke Dockyard said in a press statement yesterday.

Other then the road safety campaign, employees of Shell and BDEWC also took the opportunity to donate safety apparatus such as fire alarms, fire blankets and emergency exit signage for the nearby Kampung Sejingkat Kindergarten. A demonstration on the correct us of fire extinguisher was also carried out as part of the day’s activity. Kuching North City Commsion ( DBKU) also installed two sets of road signage leading to the village at the request of BDEWC and Shell to improve the road condition.

BDEWC corporate communications senior manager Salmiah Abdullah commended Shell for their efforts and pioneering their caring attitude towards its surrounding neighbours and she hoped that other oil and gas companies would emulate such good practices.

Shell Malaysia senior manager for government relations Jonathan Jolly and Kampung Sejingkat residents were present to witness the event.

Late last year, BDEWC was awarded an offshore platform fabrication contract by Sarawak Shell Berhad, which will see the platform being deployed at the E6 field and developed as an integrated oil and gas facility offshore Sarawak.