UAE-based Tristar Group, a leading integrated liquid logistics company, is contributing to Oman’s Sohar Port and Freezone’s annual safety week programme - ‘Be Safe Sohar 2018’, for the second consecutive year.

The event, which kicked off yesterday (April 16), will run until April 18.

The annual event sees employees and stakeholders of Sohar Port and Freezone take part in a number of workshops covering first-aid, road and driver safety, dangerous and heavy goods handling, safe terminal operations, ship-to-shore operational safety, and environmental preservation

Tristar Group is providing resource speakers on road safety, ship-to-shore operational safety, and safe terminal operations, at the event, said a statement from the company.

The company will also help with the defensive driver training and a first aid training course, a blood donation drive, an exhibition and a mock drill, it said.

Tristar’s shipping division also participated in the oil spill drill at the event. The company has regularly conducted simulation exercises to further improve its ability to respond to any oil spills, it added.

Balaji Nagabhushan, chief administrative officer, Tristar Group, said: “We are one with Sohar Port and Freezone to further the importance of safety, as we firmly believe that having safe operations and implementing world class best practices will attract businesses and will considerably improve the economy, thereby benefiting the community.” – TradeArabia News Service