BSM receives safety award

Pg Hj Yasmin bin Pg Hj Mohammad (L) presented the safety award plaque by Dato Sri Lim Haw Kuang

Dato Sri Lim Haw Kuang (L) presenting the certificate of appreciation to a BSM contractor

The Brunei Shell marketing Company Sdn Bhd (BSM) yesterday received a safety award for 1 million man-hours worked without LTI (Lost Time Injury), achieved by the company and its contractors in 2002.

It is learnt that this is a very important occasion for BSM because this is the first time they have achieved 1 million man-hours worked without LTI safety award.

Dato Sri Lim Haw Kuang, the president of Shell Oil Products East, presented a safety award plaque to BSM's Managing Director, Pg Hj Yasmin bin Pg Hj Mohammad, in a ceremony at the company's head office in Bandar Seri Begawan. Dato Sri Lim also visited BSM's facilities and operations in Brunei and several land-based and riverine fuel stations, and the company's depot in Muara. He also made courtesy calls on the Deputy Minister of Finance, Dato Paduka Hj Yakup bin Abu Bakar, in his capacity as the Chairman of BSM Board of Directors, and the Director of the Petroleum Unit at the Prime Minister's Office, Awang Alias bin Hj Yusof.

Pg Hj Yasmin Pg Hj Mohammad said BSM was proud to have achieved such a milestone in safety. He thanked all BSM staff and contractors for their commitment to preventing accidents and personal injuries in the business, and especially the road tanker drivers for their safety awareness on Brunei's public roads.

In addition to the safety award plaque presentation, the company's contractors also received certificates of appreciation, which were also presented by Dato Sri Lim Hua Kwang yesterday morning.

Safety, said Pg Hj Yasmin, was integral to BSM whose very mission was to serve the nation by fulfilling the nation's everyday fuel and energy needs through the supply and sales of mainly vehicle fuels, cooking gas (LPG), engine lubricants and jet fuel.