Falcon Corporation Limited has accomplished a significant milestone by achieving one million man-hours without a lost time injury (LTI) on the ongoing 15,000MT LPG storage facility project in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
The Managing Director/Founder of the firm, Prof. Joe Ezigbo, said the accomplishment underscored Falcon’s dedication to best practices and safety standards across its operations and management.
Ezigbo expressed pride in this achievement, highlighting the company’s commitment to maintaining high standards in environmental, health, safety, and quality management.
“This milestone reflects our team’s dedication to creating a safe work environment and our continuous pursuit of operational excellence.
“Falcon ‘Target zero’ of no harm to people equipment and environment is the key driver to this accomplishment. Working one millon man-hours without LTI aligns with Falcon’s strategic objective and mission to deliver superior solutions through operational excellence, people and partnership,” he stated.
He emphasised the company’s commitment to safety as a core part of its corporate culture, stressing that the achievement showcases the effectiveness of Falcon’s safety protocols and training programs. “We are committed to upholding stringent safety standards to ensure that every stakeholder returns home safely,” Ezigbo said.
The MD pointed out that Falcon remains vigilant in minimizing operational risks, prioritising the health and safety of employees, contractors, and the environment.
According to him, the company adheres to rigorous national and global standards, adopting innovative strategies to enhance workplace safety.
Giving an overview of the project that recorded the 1m man-hours without LTI, the Falcon Corporation boss, said the project is a 15,000 metric tonnes capacity Liquefied Petroleum Gas(LPG) storage facility with jetty access for marine activities is located in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
According to him, the facility is constructed in over 110,000sqm of land for end-to-end LPG delivery to distributors and off takers for throughput activities.
He added that Falcon Corporation desire to deepen gas utilisation in the South South and South East by making LPG available to users by bridging the rigour of taking gas first to Lagos, before delivering same by road informed its decision to take up the investment decision.
