Ireland: P&O Maritime Signs RenewableUK Health and Safety Accord

Ireland: P&O Maritime Signs RenewableUK Health and Safety Accord

P&O Maritime has become a signatory to the RenewableUK “Offshore Wind and Marine Energy Health and Safety Accord” which aligns with P&O Maritime’s commitment to ensuring that Health and Safety is at the forefront of its operations within the European Offshore Renewables Industry.

As a signatory to this accord, P&O Maritime is demonstrating its public commitment and support to delivering Health and Safety excellence in the UK offshore renewable energy sector.

P&O Maritime has adopted a culture of ‘Zero Harm’ throughout its Global Operations. This recognises that the safety and welfare of all employees and also care for the environment is a management responsibility in partnership with their employees. This ‘Zero Harm’ ethos aims to maintain a culture where no work-related injury, near-miss, illness or environmental impact is acceptable.

Angela Shairp, HSEQ Manager, P&O Maritime said: “Signing of this Accord with RenewableUK is another clear sign of P&O Maritime’s commitment to Global Maritime Excellence. Effective Safety Management Systems are an integral part of P&O Maritime’s operations across the globe. The systems in place both ashore and on-board all of our vessels are operated to ISM Code Standards. P&O Maritime’s management system is further accredited to ISO 9001 (Quality), ISO 14001 (Environment) and ISO 18001 (OHS) standards”.

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Offshore WIND staff, May 25, 2012; Image: offshoremm