Disciplined in Applying K3, PPA site MLP Wins the Zero Accident Award from the Southeast Sulawesi Provincial Government

Kendari, 16 January 2024 – PT Putra Perkasa Abadi (PPA) site MLP won the Zero Accident Award from the Southeast Sulawesi (Sultra) Provincial Government at the Occupational Safety and Health (K3) Month ceremony held at the Sultra Governor's Office, Monday (15/1/2024).

The award was given to PPA site MLP for successfully implementing its K3 programme well and reaching 7,500,000 working hours without an accident from January 2021 through December 2023.

"Dari 120 perusahaan yang terdaftar, kami memberikan penghargaan kepada 3 perusahaan yang dinilai telah menerapkan K3 dengan baik sehingga dapat mencapai angka zero accident. Semoga penghargaan ini menjadi motivasi bagi perusahaan lainnya," said Acting Sultra Governor Andap Budhi Revianto.

According to data from the Sultra Manpower and Transmigration Office (Disnaker), workplace accident cases rose from 485 in 2022 to 504 in 2023. Even so, the number of fatalities fell from 25 to 20 people.

"Tingkatkan pemahaman dan kesadaran penerapan norma ketenagakerjaan, membangun budaya K3. Insya Allah angka kecelakaan kerja dan penyakit akibat kerja dapat kita eliminir yang pada akhirnya diharapkan mampu tingkatkan produktivitas kerja," said Acting Sultra Governor Andap Budhi Revianto.

In practice, K3 at Site MLP is divided into 22 programmes carried out routinely by supervisors and the personnel on duty. Among them are the General safety talk, the K3PLME test at induction, routine inspections and spot checks, Safety bulletins and campaigns, and raising employees' SHE competence.

"PPA Site MLP mengajak seluruh elemen pekerja untuk menyukseskan semua program K3 agar dapat menekan kerugian akibat kecelakaan kerja guna meningkatkan kualitas hidup dan indeks pembangunan manusia sesuai dengan Tema Bulan K3 Nasional 2024 "Budayakan K3, Sehat dan Selamat dalam Bekerja, Terjaga Keberlangsungan Usaha dengan Sub tema Meningkatkan kinerja Keselamatan Pertambangan.," said PPA Site MLP Operations Manager Faham Burhanudin.

PPA is committed to keep improving the implementation of K3 programmes at every work location, to create a work environment that is safe, healthy and conducive to sustained production.