26 Jan
MEGAMAS Training Company Sdn Bhd recently delivered a two-day course in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, at St Giles Boulevard Hotel, highlighting the importance of having both a positive safety culture in the organisation and an understanding of human factors.
The course delivered by Mohd Roger Ainsworth, Megamas General Manager was attended by 17 people from different companies from Sabah and Sarawak, including five participants from Sarawak Energy.
According to Mohd Roger, “There remains extensive confusion over what exactly safety culture is and what it really means. Safety Culture is the set of shared values, norms, perceptions and attitudes regarding safety issues at all levels of an organisation or the way things are done on the night shift when no managers are present. The safety culture of an organisation has an impact on the individuals who work for the company in that it defines the way a person feels obligated to behave in all circumstances.”
Megamas growing reputation in the region for quality training with numerous international safety awards in recent years is providing new opportunities for the company in Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam, according to a press release.
Mohd Roger has over 45 years of experience of Project Management in the oil/gas, and petrochemical industries throughout Europe, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia. The UK Institution of Chemical Engineers has recognised Mohd Roger’s achievements with the appointment of Fellowship in 1998, 25 years having been a member and Chartered Engineer, and subsequently, Chartered Environmentalist, and Chartered Scientist. The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health also appointed Mohd Roger as a Chartered MIOSH in 1997.
Mohd Roger explained that, “A good safety culture means a good safety performance and good a business performance, but it needs good management and leadership of the organisation and its activities. A good safety culture is recognisable, like an elephant, it is an attitude, detectable both in the board room and on the shop floor, it shows in company behaviour, an inspector can almost smell it.
“However, for many companies, despite their claims, the safety culture is not sufficiently ingrained even after many years of industrial practice; preventable accidents happen regularly.
Successful management of health, safety, and the environment, and the avoidance of disaster, is not rocket science, but it does require leadership, determination, communication and a willingness to learn from mistakes and share the lessons. A safety culture ought to be ever-present, whether the work involves concreting work, cranes, scaffolds, or painting jobs, whether at building sites or on the roads.”
Borneo Bulletin
Tuesday, January 26, 2016