WACT Hits 3m Man-hours Without Lost Time Injury

APM Terminals’ West Africa Container Terminal (WACT), Onne, Rivers State, on Friday, recorded a significant safety milestone by achieving three million man-hours without Lost Time Injury (LTI) in its ongoing Phase Two terminal upgrade and expansion. 

No Lost Time Injury (LTI), which is a key indicator of the effectiveness of an organisation’s safety program, means no injury was sustained on the job by an employee or contractor that resulted in the person being away from work due to his or her injury.

Speaking recently at an event to mark the three million man-hours without LTI, the Country CEO of APM Terminals Nigeria, Frederik Klinke, described the feat as an enormous achievement. 

“My congratulations go out to each and everyone of you who has kept yourselves and your colleagues safe. Safety is not an individual thing; it is a collective thing. You look out for your brother and for your sister, and that is how we ensure that everyone gets home safe. This is the first duty for all of us. Whether you are handling containers or building materials, don’t take your eyes off the ball. 

“We have a very big inauguration coming up, and we want to be ready for that, but there is not going to be any inauguration ceremony if we are not keeping each other safe. Despite all the stress, safety remains our primary obligation, and it is a huge achievement that you have managed to deliver the vast majority of this project without LTI. I am immensely proud. 

“For APM Terminals, safety is the first element of our ‘safer, bigger and better’ strategy. This is a live illustration of the importance that we in APM Terminals put on safety, not only for our operators but certainly also for everyone that comes to our premises to work,” Klinke said. 

Also speaking, WACT Project Manager, Kingsley Nwafor, said the three million man-hours without LTI demonstrates the commitment of APM Terminals WACT to a culture of safety.

“Most important to us is that we don’t just do the job, but we ensure that we get back to our families safe. I can assure you that this wouldn’t have been possible without the support of all the team members. It has not been easy to get to this milestone,” he said.