When most people think about sustainability, more often than not, the environment and natural resources are the first things that come to mind. But sustainability can also refer to workplace conditions. Studies show that providing employees with a healthy and sustainable work environment can increase morale and productivity. More importantly, it leads to fewer workplace-related illnesses, accidents, and injuries. In the long run, taking shortcuts with safety leads to higher operational costs for most, if not all, companies.
URC Sugar and Renewable's haul of four Safety Excellence Awards.
In the Philippines, the Workplace Advocates on Safety in the Philippines, Inc. (WASPI) initiated in 2017 an awards program to promote compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Standards (OSHS). The Safety Excellence Award is given to OSHS-compliant companies who have achieved a record of having no disabling injuries or no lost time accidents for a specified period of time.
From left: Atty. Brenda Villafuerte, President WASPI Inc.; Adrian Guylan, EHS Manager of URC SURE URSUMCO and URC SURE Ethanol Plant; James Alvin Maestrecampo, plant safety officer URC SONEDCO and URC SURE Kabankalan Biomass Power Plant. Image Courtesy URC SURE
At the Fifth OSHE Annual Convention and General Assembly recently held at Bayfront Hotel in Cebu City, URC Sugar and Renewables division racked up four Safety Excellence Awards for their remarkable safety rate over the past year. Four manufacturing plants achieved the No Lost Time Accident recognition: URC SURE Fuel Ethanol Plant in Bais City, Negros Oriental; URC SURE URSUMCO in Manjuyod, Negros Oriental; URC SURE Biomass-Fired Power Plant in Kabankalan, Negros Occidental; and URC SURE SONEDCO Sugar Mill in Kabankalan, Negros Occidental.
Representing URC-SURE at the awarding ceremony were Adrian Guylan, EHS Manager of URC SURE URSUMCO and URC SURE Ethanol Plant together with James Alvin Maestrecampo, plant safety officer URC SONEDCO and URC SURE Kabankalan Biomass Power Plant.
Congratulations to the team!
