Brewery hits no-injury milestone

As of August 22, SP Port Moresby Brewery recorded 730 (two years) accident-free days, affirming the company’s seriousness in maintaining safety at the workplace.
This is expected by all companies operating under Heineken.
The Port Moresby Brewery, with 240 employees, celebrated their milestone recently.
Present to congratulate them was managing-director, Stan Joyce, who said the company continued to prioritise safety.
The Port Moresby Brewery achieved 365 accident-free days on Aug 24 last year.
“People are an important asset in the company, therefore, we must ensure our employees go home safely to their families,” Joyce said.
“Our positive safety result is a testament of team work and proves that SP Brewery is committed to ensuring our staff is provided a healthy and safe working environment. We are more mature and understand better Heineken world standards, thus paving the way forward for safety in the manufacturing sector.”
Staff from both breweries are practising safety first by adopting it in their work culture.
The milestone achieved so far is due to:

• Open reporting is now a norm;
• Near misses are being reported more often, which assists in the implementation of corrective measures; and
• Processes have improved over time, where start-up and control meetings are held daily to ensure employees are informed about various safety information.