TPT Richards Bay SHEQ received a NOSA Award for Branch Winner 2012 – Sector I (Transport Storage and Communication) for being the integrated SHEQ System during July 19, 2013. Environment and Quality Officer of the Year Award 2012 and Corporate SHEQ Manager of the Year Award 2012 were also scooped by our very own Matthew Du Sart and Raymond van Rooyen.
Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) was recently hailed the overall winner in the Transport Safety category at the Transport Africa Awards held in Johannesburg in June 2013.
TPT – Ngqura Container Terminals were awarded for the being the best Terminal throughout Transnet Group for implementation of the above behaviour-based programme, dubbed the Golden Safety League (GSL) in May 2013. The league is based on a soccer league model wherein points are allocated for adhering to various measures. TPT continued to be a leader is this area of competition ranking first and dominating other Transnet Operating Divisions in the fallen financial year. The above Terminal has been promoted to the next level of the league, Platinum Safety League (PSL) wherein they continue to hold first position.
Our automotive terminals in Durban and East London were audited by external organization National Occupational Safety Association (NOSA) and were graded as NOSCAR which is the highest safety accolade in the safety business.
Similar audits were undertaken at three terminals wherein these were graded 5-Star terminals and the balance being 4- Star rated terminals, with average scores of 90% and above. These terminals will soon be graded to become five star categories.
Transnet Safety Competition (17th and 18th Annual Competition)
Transnet Port Terminals also participated at the 17th Transnet Annual Safety Competition wherein the 3 x Fire Teams represented it and were awarded the 1st, 2nd and 6th best fire teams in Transnet Group, out of a total of 24 participating teams. Transnet Port Terminals was first runner-up in the SHE Representative category out of a total of 24 SHE Representatives.
Transnet Port Terminals has retained the Fire Safety accolade during the most recent 18th Annual safety competition held in May 2013. In addition, TPT retained 1st position in the SHE Rep category which is the most lucrative in comparison to other competition rewards