Dekra gets seventh NOSCAR award

Dekra Industrial SA has received yet another NOSCAR Safety Award – its seventh in a row. The award, coveted globally by any company serious about business ethics and safety, has been described as the highest safety honour that can be bestowed on a business.

With a 96-year industry track record, and a footprint in more than 50 countries across five continents, Dekra Industrial is globally acknowledged as being an expert in non-destructive testing (NDT), material testing, laboratory services, advanced NDT, asset integrity services and industry training. As part of the global parent company, Dekra Industrial in South Africa has played a major role in the fields of NDT and inspection locally – across a wide range of industry sectors – for 38 years.

For Dekra Industrial SA, the NOSCAR represents far more than just an award: “Winning a renowned international safety award is one thing. However, to be the recipient of this award for seven consecutive years is an achievement that speaks volumes about who we are and what we aspire to as a company,” says health, safety and environment manager Carina Kleinhans.

“Our business intention has remained clear: to entrench a safer culture within and outside of the workplace, in line
with our parent company Dekra’s stated intention to be the market leaders by 2025: offering the highest quality non-destructive testing, inspection and advanced technology – coupled with the best service – to our clients, with safety as our priority.”

After a rigorous verification audit, eligible companies are required to meet stringent criteria that must be maintained for a period of three years in order to qualify for the NOSCAR Award. These include:

• Verification audit score of >95% for the period of review;
• Disabling injury frequency rate (DIFR) of less than 0,8%;
• No fatal accidents;
• No diagnoses of an irreversible occupational health case; and
• No major environmental incidents.

Categories that are audited annually include: leadership and worker participation; planning, support and operations; performance evaluation; improvement; safety; health; environmental; risk management; systems; compliance and effectiveness.

“Our sincere thanks and congratulations go to Carina and her HSE department – as well as the rest of our management and staff – for the passion and effort they have invested in creating a safety culture within our company, and maintaining HSE compliance of such a high standard,” says Johan Gerber, managing director of Dekra Industrial.

“We are a company that is committed to improving safety in the workplace, at our clients’ sites, at home, on the road and in every situation. In line with this ethos, we encourage every Dekra Industrial employee to continuously identify areas for improvement, manage our risks and constantly stay abreast of changes within the workplace,” Kleinhans says.