Foreword
SHARP, EFFICIENT AND TO THE POINT Recently, I read an article on the ‘Bushido’. What struck me in the article were the words ‘efficiency, energy and sharpness’ of the Samurai warrior. This warrior uses his energy effectively in order to master any given situation.
He applies specific martial arts so that he disturbs his enemy’s balance and defeats him with minimal effort. He doesn’t waste any energy and makes no unnecessary movements. This makes him sharp, efficient and to the point. You could apply these qualities to safety. Working safely within the Oil and Gas Industry springs to mind. We always need to enable the man on the shop floor to stay sharp and to be able to work efficiently and to be to the point. In short: to work cleverly. However, if we want to work cleverly we don’t want to disturb the balance. Safety is not our enemy. If you stop adding petrol, your car will stall. If you scrutinize your business you’ll often find that there’s room for improvement. But if scrutinizing only leads to cutbacks and working cost efficiently, the balance will be disturbed. If you turn of the faucet, no water will come out. Sharpness dissolves, safety is in jeopardy and therefore also health and environment. That is why it is important to make safety, health and environment sustainable and to keep on investing in this. So, if we put even more effort and work into the implementation and integration of HSElife UNIO within the Operator’s and Contractor’s organizations, we will ultimately reach our goal: Incident Free Operations. In the videos on hselifeunio.com on HSE items, it’s not a coincidence that you constantly hear: “ Handling safety, health, well-being and environment in a conscious way is not a nine-to-five job. It has to become a second nature.” Let’s keep on working together strenuously in order to stay sharp, work efficiently and be to the point. Then, we will be able to master any given situation.
On behalf of THE WAT GROUP Pier van Spronsen
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