Quarterly October 2004 - Odfjell

Odfjell Safety InitiativeSAFETY COMES FIRST!Following recent tragic accidents and subsequent investigation, Ihave concluded that we need to review and further enhance oursafety standards. For obvious reasons, accidents, and in particularthose with fatal outcome, are not acceptable to Odfjell.Excellent safety performance does not come by itself, but throughhard teamwork and continuous commitment from everyoneinvolved. Hence, we will launch a Corporate Safety Initiative toraise the safety awareness throughout the Odfjell Group, as wellas provide means to develop behaviour that improve our safetyperformance. We want to be recognised by the highest safetystandards wherever we operate.Although we are in the planning stage of the Safety Initiative,there are some important statements I would like to share withyou:• I want you to work safely. Make sure that you areconfident with the work you are doing.• What can happen will happen – Take the necessary timeto plan tasks properly prior to doing the job!• If in doubt – stop and ask!• Nobody in Odfjell should work in an unsafe way or acceptunsafe practises!• Never compromise on safety – SAFETY COMES FIRST!I ask you urgently to keep these fundamental guidelines in mindwhenever in service for Odfjell.The Safety Initiative will be further developed in the coming weeks,but we have made some decisions already:• We will review our Safety Policy to further clarify thepriority of safety and the expected safety performance.• We are reviewing relevant procedures to clarify expectedsafety standards.• We will define measures and targets to drive safetyimprovements.• Resources and organisation will be reviewed to supportthe Safety Initiative program.• Training and tools will be provided enabling us better tolearn from accidents and near-misses and enforce safebehaviour.I expect safety to be a prioritised issue at all relevant meetingswithin Odfjell, and I will personally follow the Safety Initiativeclosely. Let us further improve on safety culture and attitudes. Letus all work together to make Odfjell a zero-accident company!Terje Storeng, President/CEOodfjell quarterly 8