STARS UPDATES VOL.8/2020

We all can learn from this unfortunate incident that risk at work is highly relatable. The effect varies from something minor to something as enormous as the incident in Lebanon.

The Risk Committee under the leadership of Mr. Jitchai Nimitpanya has played a major part during the Covid-19 Pandemic. The Committee has holistically examined and established measures in many aspects including; strategic, process compliant, and financial aspect and abiding to related industrial law. These measures have guided us through the crisis without reduction in staff number nor salary. Contradict to major of the industry where the impact is felt rather immensely.  

On the 4^th of August 2020, The Committee arranged an event called “JWD Risks Management Day” to provide knowledge and set up workshops on risk management for our associates. This allows attending associates to be able to apply knowledge and skills learnt during the day into their work within our organisation. Later in August, an arrangement is made to conduct a risk assessment within each of our business groups. And in September, an internal audit will follow up on the progress of the assessment.

JWD has been awarded concession to store dangerous substances for the period of over 30 years. 17 years after the award of the concession, JWD has demonstrated strict safety policies and has never involved in a fatal incident. This illustrates our capability in managing risks within our operations. However, apart from the operations, there are still risks that can take place within many other parts of our organisation.

I would like to ask every associate to help identify any risks within our own practice and establish a plan to help contain or reduce those risks. This will not contribute only to the safety of every colleague including ourselves, but to a sustainable growth of our organisation as well.