Ensuring Safety and Zero Harm at BW LPG

Keeping a sharp focus on safety, onboard and onshore.

Drills ensure we know what to do in case of a real emergency.
Drills ensure we know what to do when an emergency occurs.

What does it mean to have Zero Harm as a priority in all that we do? It means that many initiatives are humming across our fleet and in offices, ensuring that we have our focus on safety. Whether on shore or onboard, there are activities planned around selected themes. We have monthly initiatives – winners for Zero Harm safety observation reports, Zero Harm photo contests,  and Marine Summaries discussing current topics of concern. We conduct drills onboard, with safety trainers assisting to ensure processes are followed and learnings discussed.

L: A drill in progress onboard BW Var. Photo contributed by Onboard Trainer Szymon Dabkowski. R: Crew onboard BW Magellan posing with tees they won from submitting a winning photo in the Zero Harm Photo Contest.
L: A drill in progress onboard BW Var. Photo contributed by Onboard Trainer Szymon Dabkowski. R: Crew onboard BW Magellan posing with tees they won for submitting a winning photo in our monthly Safety Bulletin Photo Contest.

On shore, some colleagues underwent a First Aid course which included a rigorous coursework element, and also underwent a refresher course on media management.

L: Colleagues undergoing First Aid Training. R: Colleagyes undergoing media handling refresher course.

L: Colleagues undergoing First Aid Training. R: Colleagues undergoing a media handling refresher course.

During the course of the year, we also commemorated World Day for Safety and Health at Work on 28 April with a fleet-wide safety stand-down, and dedicated time to reflect on and discuss the importance of safety.

Colleagues at our Oslo office commemorating World Day for Safety and Health at Work
Colleagues at our Oslo office commemorating World Day for Safety and Health at Work

Zero Harm does not stop at the workplace. We hold Zero Harm Art Competitions annually, and in 2022, the theme was “Keeping Our Family Safe”. Children and siblings of employees were invited to contribute their version of Safety Posters, to remind themselves on how to keep safe at home.

Zero Harm Art Competition Category A Winner Adelynn Nicole Pereira
Zero Harm Art Competition Category A Winner Adelynn Nicole Pereira

There is nothing more important than safety. Because nothing else matters if we do not bring our team member home safe.


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Keywords: Zero Harm, Safety, Health, Training, Sustainability, Priority