Huntsman awards Den Hartogh Gold+ Contractor

The annual presentation of the Contractor Awards has taken place at Huntsman Rotterdam-Botlek. The Contractor Awards are presented annually based on the safety performance of the on-site house contractors. This year, Den Hartogh received the Gold+ award.

A minimum number of work hours are linked to every award level. When no negative incidents have occurred and the work has been carried out safely, the contractor is awarded a plus ‘+’ with the given award. Therefore, Gold+ is the highest possible award level that Den Hartogh can achieve.

Senior Operations Director Europe Polyurethanes, Max van der Meer opened the proceedings and gave an interactive presentation on safety and innovations. When mentioning Den Hartogh, he addressed the safety gantry. Operations Manager, Edwin Petit van der Walle, received the Gold+ award from Max on behalf of Den Hartogh Logistics.

Edwin said: “Currently, the LSC 5210 has 31 employees, in the following functions; load and preblend operators, shunters and administrative coordinators, on-site coordinators and an operational manager. Together they form a team that arranges the logistics for Huntsman. During all of our activities, safety always has 1st priority. From the load and preblend operators who work with chemicals on a daily basis and the shunters who arrange on average more than 120 movements (connections and disconnections) per day, to the check gantry employees who perform 50-60 checks per day. They are also continually aware that they must and will carry out their work in a safe way”

For more information visit www.denhartogh.com

10th April 2017