NORTHERN TANKERS places the personal safety and health of its employees both ashore and on-board ship as its highest priority. It is the management's responsibility to provide a safe work place for the associates of NORTHERN TANKERS INC realizing that each of us is responsible for his/her own personal safety, both on and off the job.
Safety does not automatically happen. It must be caused by the vigilant attention of ALL HANDS to safety precautions developed over the years of maritime experience and passed on through programs of training, rules and regulations, common sense and the policies and procedures developed by the Company.
NORTHERN TANKERS safety policy and related procedures are designed to prevent injury and loss of life to personnel and protect the physical assets of the Company, those of our clients and shore side facilities. The commitment to safety by NORTHERN TANKERS is affirmed in the following statements:
Accidents and injuries are preventable.
A job is not done well unless it is done safely
Working safely is a condition of employment.
Preventing personal injuries is good business
NORTHERN TANKERS should have the best safety performance in the marine industry.