MOSSEL BAY NEWS - At the end of the 2020/21 financial year, the Port of Mossel Bay reached an incredible milestone of achieving 131 858 disabling injury-free hours, meaning that for the past seven consecutive years, the port's disabling injury frequency rate remained at 0%.

Mossel Bay Port manager Shadrack Tshikalange says: "The correct reporting of all occurrences by vigilant port employees to the port's Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) Department which always results in occurrence investigations and the implementation of mitigation measures, is a direct contributing factor to the achievement of this milestone.

"This is an indication the port is fully committed to ensuring all operations are carried out safely and employees are not harmed in the process."

The last disabling injury was recorded in April 2014.

Mossel Bay Port acting SHE manager, Quelynne Bruinders, says: "It is important to always remember that having a safety mindset is primarily about doing the right thing, even when no one is looking, because safety comes first in everything we do, not only within the port environment but everywhere we go.

"We applaud all Port of Mossel Bay employees for fully embracing the Brother's Keeper concept. Without your vigilance and dedication towards safety, we wouldn't have reached this milestone."

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