Furthermore, Ngqura Container Terminal (NCT) won first place in the NOSA Eastern Region Award, Sector I - Transport Storage and Communication, and PE’s Container Terminal and their multi-purpose terminal came in at second and third place respectively within the same sector category. Durban’s Container Terminal also received top honours with Sinegugu Shangase from the terminal winning the prestigious SHE REP Award for the Eastern Region.
TPT has been undertaking NOSA audits since 2002 when the first set of audits commenced with the newly formed operational entity. The NOSA audit, which is recognised as an international benchmark in the management of Occupational Health, Safety and Environmental risks, entails 72 elements and was based on CMB253 and CMB0001, both of which are NOSA Integrated 5 Star systems, as a guideline for general industries. Some of the criteria measured during the NOSA audits include mechanical, electrical and personal safeguarding, management of fire and other emergency risks, SHE incident recording and investigations (DIFR) and Organisational Management, etc.
Until now, TPT’s car terminals in Port Elizabeth and East London have been the shining beacon and last October were recipients of NOSCAR awards for the fifth and tenth years respectively. Earlier this year, NCT was the very first container terminal in Africa to be the recipient of a NOSCAR scoring of 95%, putting the terminal in prime position to become a NOSCAR accredited terminal in the next three years. TPT subscribes to and complies with industry best practice in the areas of Safety, Health, Environment and Quality (SHEQ) management systems.
