Safety and Health
Creating a safe work environment is critical to the success of a business. A high regard and practice for safety is also the best way to retain staff and maximize productivity. Knowing and understanding health and safety laws help a business avoid unnecessary costs and damage caused by workplace injury and illness thus providing businesses a strong foundation to achieve long-term success. Though safety practices, training and equipment are expensive, the harmful and costly consequences of not taking action is sound reason to make that necessary investment.
Through continous safety and health workshops, seminars and on the job training, QED continues to implement industry best practices on safety that should translate to a safer work environment for everyone.
THE QED APPROACH
QED believes that the health and safety of its employees is vital to the success of its operations. The company is committed to conduct its operations in a safe and productive manner that will not hurt or endanger a life. Embracing the 'zero accident' principle, QED seeks to comply with all the appropriate laws and regulations necessary to make safety a way of life for everyone.
The role of management is to provide the necessary training and effective supervision while cascading the mandatory information and literature for potential workplace hazards to its subordinates. The employees, on the other hand, are responsible for following the nominated safe working procedures, wearing the required protective clothing, to care for the safety of their fellow employees, to vigilantly report all hazards and incidents while being able to accept and perform their responsibilities excellently in the profession they have chosen.
Everyone in the company is entitled, and responsible, to contribute towards the development of a safe and healthy work environment, hence QED expects the active participation of everyone in the company to help develop and enhance the company's health and safety programs.
Despite a work environment that involves heavy equipment, hazardous materials, high temperatures and extreme pressures, the exploration and drilling industry fully recognize safety as critical to the success of any project. Safety, if properly carried out, can help focus the company's efforts at improving the work environment thus translating to better production and quality control. With a fully engaged safety program, the employees are more aware of the risks involved in the occupation thus learn how to better execute their jobs.
The QED group is committed in developing the technologies, standards, best practices and programs needed to help ensure that workplace safety is at the forefront of its activities. Exploration and drilling being high-risk occupations, QED has made it its business acumen to invest heavily on the right training, implementing the appropriate policies & procedures, purchasing the necessary equipment and hiring only suitable professionals, all for the advancement of its safety program.
Abiding by the SHE program (Safety, Health & Environment), QED has now added Community to its safety mix. The SHE program describes the company's approach on how to prevent accidents, injuries and illnesses on and off site while making sure that the environment and the community the group operates on are never compromised.
QED regularly checks its current safety and health system, and constantly finds ways on how to strengthen its safety strategies. The following section in QED's SHE program describe these key factors and hopefully, provide your business the necessary knowledge on why safety should be a part of your own safety and health management system.
Safety, afterall, is everybody's business.