Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), one of the largest and modern aluminium smelters in the world, achieved a major milestone by attaining 4 million plant-wide hours without Lost Time Injuries (LTIs) during the first half.

The award-winning record was set on June 29 by maintaining the best safety standards, said a statement from Alba.

This comes in line with “Ramadan Safety Challenge” and in line with the CEO's expectations for 2016 where departments were tasked with the objective of completing the holy month without any cases of LTIs, heat stress related-injuries or accidents while meeting the production targets, it stated.

Many awareness sessions and safety visits were conducted by the Alba management team in the presence of labour union and trade union members with special emphasis on healthy eating habits, road safety and attaining sufficient amount of sleep before reporting to duty.

Lauding the employees for the achievement, CEO Tim Murray, said: "We are pleased to achieve 4 million working hours without LTIs as of to date and will strive to stretch this record going into the months of July and August."

"We, at Alba, believe that safety is a perpetual journey that bonds employees together under one common goal 'stay safe'. Safety is our long-term strategic goal that is linked directly to our bottom line," he added.-TradeArabia News Service