Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemical Ltd (MRPL) has won the prestigious Oil Industry Safety Award for the year 2006-07, conferred by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natrual Gas Oil Industry Safety Directorate.
Mangalore, Aug.8 : Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemical Ltd (MRPL) has won the prestigious Oil Industry Safety Award for the year 2006-07, conferred by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natrual Gas' Oil Industry Safety Directorate.
MRPL has been adjudged second in the refineries category and this marks the entry of MRPL in the OISD panel of Awards.
The award is given after an exhaustive evaluation by an Awards Committee, on various safety parameters including a safety audit by an external agency.
The selection criteria includes penalty rating, derived from hazard potential, which in turn is based on the complexities in operations, throughput etc., safety management systems adopted during the period and avoidance of accidents, injuries etc.
With a safety record of 1300 days as on 2nd July 2007, MRPL has set a lofty target for the rest of the oil industry to follow.
Just recently MRPL has won the Jawaharlal Award For Energy Performance for the fourth time in a row as a result of the continuous efforts by the Refinery personnel to excel in the energy management processes of MRPL.
ANI