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Article

6 Oct 2015

Author:
Danesius Marteh and Martina Brookes, Front Page Africa (Liberia)

Liberia: Cemenco concludes third annual safety week affirming company's commitment to zero fatalities

'Cemenco concludes Freeway safety week', 6 Oct 2015:…Liberia Cement Corporation (Cemenco)…[has] concluded a…Safety Week, with a call on all contractors and employees to remain safe…at all times…[G]eneral manager James Doe Gibson…said Cemenco will not sacrifice safety for profit. Gibson said Cemenco has a risk assessment policy to ensure the utmost safety of its employees and contractors. “…[W]e make sure health and safety is paramount…because you are our most valuable assets…” Gibson admonished…Dweh Boley…speaking on behalf of the contractors…[said] “…I…appreciate that as an occupational, health and safety specialist…[y]ou, who are doing the work, must be safe. The area in which the work is being done must be conducive…”…Cemenco…safety manager Robert Marshall [says]… “It started in 2013…because we were having a lot of incidents and accidents on our plants…[S]ince we started our safety week, we have not had a fatality on our plant…”…