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Indeed, in 2021 Sahreej achieved a record in cleaning 10,000 tanks in a single year, while also hitting records for the number of tanks received, repaired, leak tested and statutory tested. At the same time, the time taken to clean each tank was further reduced, falling to an average of just three days per tank across all its sites.
SINCE ITS FORMATION in September 2015, Saudi Arabian tank depot operator Kanoo Tank Services (Sahreej) has set itself the target of continuous improvement in three
local logistics, real estate and commercial specialist YBA Kanoo, to provide a critical link in international tank container supply chains. Tank operators rely on a global network of
SETTING STANDARDS Fundamental to Sahreej’s operation is adherence to HSE standards. Since its foundation, HSE manager Faris Shali has pursued a plan to continually grow the company’s certifications and to improve staff skills. ISO 9001:2015 was gained in early 2018, followed by its first Gulf SQAS tank cleaning assessment in September 2019, in which Sahreej achieved a score of 89 per cent; this was improved in a subsequent audit to 98 per cent. Following up on those certifications, and as part of the plan to cover all areas of safety and environmental concerns, Sahreej was awarded ISO 14001:2015 environmental management certification in July 2020 and ISO 45001:2018 occupational health and safety certification in August 2020. Throughout this time, Shali has overseen staff development, partly through the use of the Intelex system-based Health and Safety platform that identifies key skill sets for every function. Each month a dedicated training programme of theory and practical training is completed with the specific aim of improving skills directly related to each job function. This is complemented by weekly toolbox meetings covering areas that have been identified through the Interlex ‘Near Miss’ reporting format. In addition, first aid, resuscitation, confined space rescue and working at hight sessions are regularly run. Staff are also trained by outside bodies in specific areas, for instance in tank container handling, and Sahreej places
areas: health, safety and environmental (HSE) performance and training; developing its facilities; and growing its scope of operations and level of customer service. Sahreej was established by Stolt Tank Containers, the largest tank container operator in the world, as a joint venture with
cleaning and repair depots in order to keep their tanks in work and, increasingly, they expect the same level of quality and service wherever they are in the world. Sahreej has, therefore, continued to develop its facilities in Saudi Arabia in response to local market developments.
a strong emphasis on its ‘Train the Trainer’ programme. One area that is gaining increasing importance is Behavioural Based Systems, which are already leading to a safer work environment. It also helps if Sahreej’s customers are aware of what goes on in its depots and,
A PLACE TO STAY DEPOTS • TANK CONTAINERS TRANSPORT GOODS AROUND THE WORLD AND THEIR OPERATORS NEED DEPOT SERVICES WHEREVER THEY ARE. SAHREEJ IS WORKING HARD TO PROVIDE JUST THAT
HCB MONTHLY | JANUARY 2022
