Bay port firefighting team the best safety outfit in the country
THE Port of Richards Bay’s firefighting team proved to be a cut above the rest when they won first place in the Transnet National Ports Authority’s (TNPA) national safety competition held in Richards Bay recently.
During the two-day event, safety, health and environment, fire and first aid representatives from all eight commercial ports, as well as teams from the lighthouse and navigational systems and dredging services divisions, battled it out in challenging exercises.
The Richards Bay Rhinos firefighters demonstrated their skills and won the challenge in a time of 4 minutes and 45 seconds, beating their closest rivals, Water Pistols from the Port Elizabeth port, who came in at 5 minutes and 32 seconds.
Port Elizabeth’s Marine Fire Phoenix team claimed third place with a time of 5 minutes and 38 seconds.
The Port of Durban’s Zamajama Mthembu scored another win for KZN, retaining the title of top SHE representative with an impressive score of 96%. Errol Ballabio from Lighthouses placed second with 93% and the Port of Ngqura’s Lumkile Myelade finished third with 90%.
TNPA’s Acting Chief Executive, Nozipho Mdawe, said Transnet’s safety competitions aim to enhance a culture of safety in the working environment.
‘We want our employees to feel safe in the workplace because every single person within our organisation is important to us.’