Having successfully passed both Stage One and Stage Two of the audit requirements, Banagas has been awarded OHSAS 18001:2007 Certification (an internationally accepted Standard for occupational health and safety management). Representatives of the certification body, Bureau Veritas, have expressed their complete satisfaction with Banagas's Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) Management System. No nonconformities was found from those sections and departments which were subject to the auditing process. It is an exceptional achievement that a company passes such a rigid audit at the first attempt.

Commenting on this important achievement, Banagas' General Manager, Dr. Shaikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al-Khalifa, extended his sincere congratulations to all employees of the Company and emphasized that certification has been the result of the exerted efforts of each and every member of staff, contractors and visitors, who have all endeavoured to observe the Company's occupational safety, health and environmental policy. The General Manager also applauded the commitment of all employees throughout the Company to the occupational safety, health and environmental policy in order to maintain high levels of performance. As evidence, Banagas has now achieved a record rate of 6.5 million hours without lost time accident since 27 May 2002. This year, the Company has also won several international safety awards from reputed organizations such as the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, the Gas Processors Association and the U.S. National Safety Council.

"I am grateful to each and every employee who has worked dedicatedly to realise this achievement. I call upon you to maintain this excellent performance to reach our next goal of ISO 14001:2004 Certification on environmental management by the end of this year", Shaikh Mohammed concluded.

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