Odfjell Quarterly October 2012

New ideas for Energy Saving Campaign:- A chance to win USD 10,000!By Margrethe Gudbrandsen, Communication Manager, BergenFollowing on from the success of theValue for Money Campaign in 2010,the management decided to launchannual ‘themed’ campaigns in order togenerate new ways in which we canimprove various activities within ourbusiness.The theme for this year’s campaign is‘Energy Saving’. Several of Odfjell employeesare addressing energy saving as partof their responsibilities and tasks (such asweather routing, speed and consumptionanalysis, minimizing auxiliary runninghours etc). However, many of you mayhave already thought of other possibilitiesto save energy in your daily work. If youhave ideas and suggestions for potentialchanges in daily routines, work tasks,activities, equipment or habits, we wouldreally appreciate to hear about them.Energy SavingThe winning criterion is ‘Energy Saving’.We are therefore looking for ideas that willfurther reduce our use of energy and inturn reduce emissions to the environment,improve our earnings, reduce costs andallow us to fulfil our mission statement.How to participate?All Odfjell employees can participate in thiscampaign, whether you are based at sea, atthe terminals or in an office. Please sendyour ‘Energy Saving’ suggestions to the followingemail: energysaving@odfjell.com.What happens to your suggestion?Your ideas will be reviewed initially by theEnergy Saving Evaluation Committee. TheCommittee will then forward suggestionsto the appropriate business unit or departmentfor further evaluation and possibleimplementation.Although your ideas/suggestions maybe modified and further developedduring this evaluation/implementationprocess, we will ensure that we give recognitionand in some cases grant possiblemonetary awards based on the originalemail entry.AwardsThe campaign was launched on1 September. The best proposals eachmonth will receive awards in the rangeof USD 100 – USD 1,000. The top prize ofUSD 10,000 will be awarded the best ideareceived during 2012. The winner will bepresented during first quarter of 2013.NR.03/ 1215The Good Habit – Safety TalkBy Bjørn Ydse, HSE Manager, BergenStay safe and be proactive!!Starts meetings with a ‘Safety Talk’Safety should be an active element ofeveryday life when at work and at home.As an employer, Odfjell strives for and isengaged in many areas working to improvethe Company’s safety culture. Being part ofOdfjell we can and should all contribute tothis and there are many things we can dowhich ‘costs little but has a good impact’both on the business itself and on the imagewe are trying to create.Start meetings with a ‘Safety Talk’One example which has had a positive effectand gives a lot of synergy is the idea of startingvisits from external parties with a safety talk.Meetings at Odfjell locations with customers,suppliers, colleagues from other destinations,contractors, other guests etc, should start witha safety talk. A typical example is when we firstintroduce someone to a site we describe thefire instruction. If a fire situation should occurwe tell our guests how to evacuate the building,where the emergency exits are, wherethe assembly area is and about available fireequipment.This is a good example of improving safetyculture because it is so simple. By repeatinga simple message again and again, even if itis for same audience, it becomes embeddedin you and forms a good habit.odfjell quarterly magazine