Aqaba Container Terminal wins Jordanian National Workplace Health and Safety Award


07-04-2016 02:51 PM

Ammon News - AMMONNEWS - the Kingdom of Jordan’s primary port, has been named the winner of the Workplace Safety and Health Award by the Jordanian Social Security Corporation. The achievement was recognized at a ceremony in Amman on March 29th sponsored by the Jordanian Minister of Labor and Board Chairman of the Social Security Corporation, Dr. Nidal Qatamin, who was represented at the event by the Social Security Corporation’s Director General, Nadia Al Rawabdah. The award was bestowed upon ACT for exceeding all health and safety standards and benchmarks established by the relevant Jordanian national authorities.

ACT reduced health and safety-related incidents by nearly one third between 2014 and 2015, registered a 32% decline in workplace accidents, while safety checks and observations were increased by 13% over the same period as new risk management procedures have been put into place.
The port facility, located on the Red Sea, performs numerous inspections and evaluations, to identify and resolve potential work hazards. ACT employees undergo regular training on a comprehensive array of health and safety issues, in preparation to handle any health or safety emergency.

ACT is a joint venture between the Aqaba Development Corporation (ADC), the Jordanian Government's development arm for the Aqaba Special Economic Zone, and APM Terminals, which manages the facility. A terminal expansion project completed in October 2013 added 460 meters to the existing quay to a total quay length of 1 km, increasing the annual container throughput capacity to 1.3 million TEUs. Container throughput in 2015 was 767,000 TEUs.




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