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"TAQA North invests a lot of time and effort ensuring our workplace health and safety guidelines are world-class and this award recognizes this commitment,"
Mr. Granger said.
"As a global energy company we strive to set the benchmark in everything we do and workplace health and safety is a critical component of our ongoing success," added Mr. Granger.
"We will continue to invest heavily in workplace health and safety," he added.
In receiving the award, TAQA North met the following criteria:
• A current Certificate of Recognition (COR) or a Partner in good standing under the Partnerships in Health and Safety Program.
• A disabling injury (DI) rate of 40% lower than the industry's average, no DI's in the most recent 60 consecutive person years of employment, and no more than one additional DI per each additional 60 years.
• No work related fatalities in the previous three years and no outstanding compliance orders under Alberta's Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Legislation.
• No violations of the OHS Act in connection with any incident investigated by Alberta Employment and Immigration during the past two years.
• Not currently being prosecuted for a violation under Alberta's OHS Legislation.
TAQA North is part of the TAQA family, commonly known as the Abu Dhabi National Energy Company, a leading global energy holding company, with interests in power generation, water production and oil and gas exploration and production.
The company is listed on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange and has a AA- credit rating from S&P and an Aa2 credit rating from Moody's.
TAQA is a dynamic organization that has developed an impressive global footprint in a relatively short period of time.
TAQA's strategy is underpinned by strategic acquisitions in Europe, North America, North Africa, Middle East and Asia, which enable the company to utilize its expertise as a best-in-class developer and operator of upstream, midstream and downstream assets.
Posted by Siba Sami Ammari
